CPC Main Group
B02B 5/00 Grain treatment not otherwise provided for
Filing statistics
CPC B02B 5/00 belongs to the parent subclass B02B, which recorded 3,908 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 95 in 2013 to 261 in 2023 (+175%), peaking at 618 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B02 are SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (543 applications), THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS (517 applications) and THYSSEN KRUPP (398 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- B02B 5/02 Combined processes
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SE 543
- THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS DE 517
- THYSSEN KRUPP DE 398
- FLSMIDTH DK 262
- METSO MINERALS FI 227
- BUEHLER CH 200
- METSO MINERALS INDUSTRIES US 195
- METSO OUTOTEC FINLAND FI 191
- NETZSCH-FEINMAHLTECHNIK DE 189
- ZAOZHUANG SNKSAN INTELLIGENT MACHINERY COMPANY 165