CPC Subgroup
C02F 1/40 Devices for separating or removing fatty or oily substances or similar floating material (cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like materials E02B15/04; devices in sewers for separating liquid or solid substances from sewage E03F5/14, e.g. for use in drains leading to the sewer E03F5/16)
Full Title
Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage (C02F3/00 - C02F9/00 take precedence) > Devices for separating or removing fatty or oily substances or similar floating material (cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like materials E02B15/04; devices in sewers for separating liquid or solid substances from sewage E03F5/14, e.g. for use in drains leading to the sewer E03F5/16)
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,531
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 1,700
- KURITA WATER IND JP 1,287
- TONGJI UNIVERSITY 1,040
- CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY 928
- ECOLAB US 904
- HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 904
- BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 878
- HOHAI UNIVERSITY 862
- EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES US 842