DIFF Subgroup
B01F 33/30 Micromixers
Introduced: January 2022
Full Title
Other mixers; Mixing plants; Combinations of mixers > Micromixers
Additional Content IPC
Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of microstructural devices or systems
CPC subdivides this area 2x more granularly than IPC with 8 additional codes.
8 codes are CPC-only extensions.
IPC defines codes here since 2022.
Child Classifications
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- B01F 33/301 using specific means for arranging the streams to be mixed, e.g. channel geometries or dispositions since 2022 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B01F 33/302 the materials to be mixed flowing in the form of droplets since 2022 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B01F 33/3031 using electro-hydrodynamic [EHD] or electro-kinetic [EKI] phenomena to mix or move the fluids since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B01F 33/3032 using magneto-hydrodynamic [MHD] phenomena to mix or move the fluids since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B01F 33/3039 with mixing achieved by diffusion between layers since 2022 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