DIFF Main Group
A61K 33/00 Medicinal preparations containing inorganic active ingredients
Introduced: July 1974
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 12 subcodes exist in both systems.
IPC defines codes here since 1974.
Child Classifications
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- A61K 33/04 Sulfur, selenium or tellurium; Compounds thereof since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61K 33/06 Aluminium, calcium or magnesium; Compounds thereof since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61K 33/14 Alkali metal chlorides; Alkaline earth metal chlorides since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61K 33/20 Elemental chlorine; Inorganic compounds releasing chlorine since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A61K 33/44 Elemental carbon, e.g. charcoal, carbon black since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class A61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 18,523
- NOVARTIS CH 14,253
- COVIDIEN US 13,953
- ROCHE CH 12,005
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,955
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 11,692
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 11,596
- L'OREAL FR 11,593
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 11,297
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,594
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class A61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 20,621
- NOVARTIS CH 15,792
- ROCHE CH 14,303
- COVIDIEN US 13,862
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 13,454
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 12,798
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 12,140
- L'OREAL FR 11,800
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,894
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED US 9,513