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CPC Subclass Not Allocatable
F26B

DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM (drying devices for combines A01D41/133; racks for drying fruit or vegetables A01F25/12; drying foodstuffs A23; drying hair A45D20/00; body-drying implements A47K10/00; drying household articles A47L; drying gases or vapours B01D; chemical or physical processes for dewatering or like separating liquids from solids B01D43/00; centrifugal apparatus B04; drying ceramics C04B33/30; drying yarns or fabrics in association with some other form of treatment D06C; drying frames for laundry without heating or positive air circulation, domestic laundry-or spin-driers, wringing or hot pressing laundry D06F; furnaces, kilns, ovens F27)

Description

F26B encompasses mechanical and thermal processes for removing moisture or other liquids from solid materials and objects. This subclass covers drying equipment and methods applicable to diverse solids such as textiles, paper, wood, chemicals, minerals, and agricultural products. Specific technologies include drum dryers, spray dryers, tunnel dryers, vibrating dryers, and rotary dryers, as well as drying by heat application or mechanical removal of liquid. F26B excludes drying by evaporation alone (covered under F26A) and focuses on apparatus and processes where solids are the primary product being dried rather than liquid recovery.

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  • F26B 20/00 Combinations of machines or apparatus covered by two or more of groups F26B9/00 - F26B19/00

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F26, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG ELECTRONICS KR 487
  2. DUERR SYSTEMS DE 205
  3. SCREEN HOLDINGS JP 200
  4. SEMES COMPANY KR 187
  5. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 181
  6. LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 178
  7. TOKYO ELECTRON JP 168
  8. LG CHEM KR 166
  9. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 139
  10. SCREEN HOLDINGS 127