Chemical processes in general for reacting liquids with non- particulate solids, e.g. sheet material; Apparatus specially adapted therefor (B01J19/08 takes precedence)

Filing statistics

CPC B01J 16/00 belongs to the parent subclass B01J, which recorded 375,224 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 21,358 in 2013 to 35,413 in 2023 (+66%), peaking at 40,354 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B01 are SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) (10,345 applications), CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (8,352 applications) and BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) (5,134 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings