B01D 21/00 Separation of suspended solid particles from liquids by sedimentation ( ; differential sedimentation B03D3/00; devices for separating or removing fatty or oily substances or similar floating material from water, waste water or sewage C02F1/40)
Introduced: September 1968
Title
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IPC: Separation of suspended solid particles from liquids by sedimentation
CPC: Separation of suspended solid particles from liquids by sedimentation ( ; differential sedimentation B03D3/00; devices for separating or removing fatty or oily substances or similar floating material from water, waste water or sewage C02F1/40)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Separation of suspended solid particles from liquids by sedimentation
Separation of suspended solid particles from liquids by sedimentation ( ; differential sedimentation B03D3/00; devices for separating or removing fatty or oily substances or similar floating material from water, waste water or sewage C02F1/40)
Additional Content IPC
Devices for separating or removing fatty or oily substances or similar floating material from water, waste water, or sewage
CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 16 additional codes.
16 codes are CPC-only extensions.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B01D 21/01 using flocculating agents (for purifying water C02F1/52; for liquid radioactive waste G21F9/10) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B01D 21/18 Construction of the scrapers or the driving mechanisms for settling tanks +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 16,893
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,733
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 3,898
- LG CHEM KR 3,367
- PETROCHINA COMPANY 3,224
- IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 3,042
- ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 2,890
- MANN + HUMMEL DE 2,740
- JOHNSON MATTHEY GB 2,534
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 2,527
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 10,345
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 8,352
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,134
- LG CHEM KR 4,290
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 3,444
- IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 3,417
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,195
- MANN + HUMMEL DE 2,822
- JOHNSON MATTHEY GB 2,802
- UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 2,737