CPC Main Group
B03C 1/00 Magnetic separation
Filing statistics
CPC B03C 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B03C, which recorded 31,675 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,491 in 2013 to 2,894 in 2023 (+94%), peaking at 4,105 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B03 are CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY (405 applications), CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY (310 applications) and KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) (303 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B03C 1/005 Pretreatment specially adapted for magnetic separation
- B03C 1/02 acting directly on the substance being separated
- B03C 1/32 acting on the medium containing the substance being separated, e.g. magneto-gravimetric-, magnetohydrostatic-, or magnetohydrodynamic separation
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 405
- CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY 310
- KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 303
- SHANGHAI BIXIUFU ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT COMPANY CN 296
- OUTOTEC (FINLAND) FI 252
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 234
- CIDRA CORPORATE SERVICES US 232
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 218
- ADEY HOLDINGS (2008) GB 169
- FLSMIDTH DK 166