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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

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,531
  2. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 1,700
  3. KURITA WATER IND JP 1,287
  4. TONGJI UNIVERSITY 1,040
  5. CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY 928
  6. ECOLAB US 904
  7. HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 904
  8. BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 878
  9. HOHAI UNIVERSITY 862
  10. EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES US 842