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B02B 3/00

Hulling; Husking; Decorticating (decorticating textile fibres D01B1/14); Polishing; Removing the awns (in threshing machines A01F12/42); Degerming

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Hulling; Husking; Decorticating; Polishing; Removing the awns; Degerming

CPC: Hulling; Husking; Decorticating (decorticating textile fibres D01B1/14); Polishing; Removing the awns (in threshing machines A01F12/42); Degerming

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Hulling; Husking; Decorticating; Polishing; Removing the awns; Degerming

CPC:

Hulling; Husking; Decorticating (decorticating textile fibres D01B1/14); Polishing; Removing the awns (in threshing machines A01F12/42); Degerming

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 7 subcodes exist in both systems.

Child Classifications

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  • B02B 3/02 by means of discs IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B02B 3/06 by means of screws or worms IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B02B 3/08 by means of beaters or blades IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B02B 3/10 by means of brushes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B02B 3/12 by means of fluid IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B02B 3/14 Producing flour or meal directly IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SE 503
  2. THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS DE 498
  3. THYSSEN KRUPP DE 382
  4. ZHEJIANG ZHE KUANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPANY 239
  5. FLSMIDTH DK 239
  6. ZAOZHUANG SNKSAN INTELLIGENT MACHINERY COMPANY 230
  7. KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 202
  8. METSO MINERALS FI 195
  9. BUEHLER CH 189
  10. ISEKI & CO 186

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SE 543
  2. THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS DE 517
  3. THYSSEN KRUPP DE 398
  4. FLSMIDTH DK 262
  5. METSO MINERALS FI 227
  6. BUEHLER CH 200
  7. METSO MINERALS INDUSTRIES US 195
  8. METSO OUTOTEC FINLAND FI 191
  9. NETZSCH-FEINMAHLTECHNIK DE 189
  10. ZAOZHUANG SNKSAN INTELLIGENT MACHINERY COMPANY 165