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A61L 2/00

Disinfection or sterilisation of materials or objects, in general; Accessories therefor

Introduced: January 1980

Additional Content IPC

Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air Disinfection or sterilisation methods specially adapted for refuse Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising contact lenses Preservation of foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general Devices specially adapted for cleaning or disinfecting shavers or razors Sterilisation of packages or package contents in association with packaging Treatment of water, waste water or sewage by ultraviolet light Pasteurisation, sterilisation, preservation, purification, clarification, or ageing of alcoholic beverages

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

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  • A61L 2/24 Apparatus using programmed or automatic operation since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 18,523
  2. NOVARTIS CH 14,253
  3. COVIDIEN US 13,953
  4. ROCHE CH 12,005
  5. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,955
  6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 11,692
  7. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 11,596
  8. L'OREAL FR 11,593
  9. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 11,297
  10. OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,594

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 20,621
  2. NOVARTIS CH 15,792
  3. ROCHE CH 14,303
  4. COVIDIEN US 13,862
  5. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 13,454
  6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 12,798
  7. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 12,140
  8. L'OREAL FR 11,800
  9. OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,894
  10. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED US 9,513