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DIFF Subgroup
B01D 39/20

of inorganic material, e.g. asbestos paper, metallic filtering material of non-woven wires (porous ceramic material ; sintering metals C22C1/04; )

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: of inorganic material, e.g. asbestos paper or metallic filtering material of non-woven wires

CPC: of inorganic material, e.g. asbestos paper, metallic filtering material of non-woven wires (porous ceramic material ; sintering metals C22C1/04; )

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Filtering material for liquid or gaseous fluids > Other self-supporting filtering material > of inorganic material, e.g. asbestos paper or metallic filtering material of non-woven wires

CPC:

Filtering material for liquid or gaseous fluids > Other self-supporting filtering material > of inorganic material, e.g. asbestos paper, metallic filtering material of non-woven wires (porous ceramic material ; sintering metals C22C1/04; )

Of 4 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

4 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 16,893
  2. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,733
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 3,898
  4. LG CHEM KR 3,367
  5. PETROCHINA COMPANY 3,224
  6. IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 3,042
  7. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 2,890
  8. MANN + HUMMEL DE 2,740
  9. JOHNSON MATTHEY GB 2,534
  10. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 2,527

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 10,345
  2. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 8,352
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,134
  4. LG CHEM KR 4,290
  5. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 3,444
  6. IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 3,417
  7. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,195
  8. MANN + HUMMEL DE 2,822
  9. JOHNSON MATTHEY GB 2,802
  10. UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 2,737