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B08B 9/057

the cleaning devices being entrained discrete elements, e.g. balls, grinding elements, brushes

Full Title

Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto > Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes (apparatus for cleaning metal pipes by chemical methods C23G3/04) > Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages > using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes > moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction > the cleaning devices being entrained discrete elements, e.g. balls, grinding elements, brushes

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TOKYO ELECTRON JP 982
  2. SCREEN HOLDINGS JP 980
  3. APPLIED MATERIALS US 739
  4. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 721
  5. SEMES COMPANY KR 691
  6. ECOLAB US 515
  7. SCREEN HOLDINGS 510
  8. TOKYO ELECTRON 505
  9. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 493
  10. EBARA CORPORATION JP 475