Mincing machines with perforated discs and feeding worms

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments; Mincing machines or similar apparatus using worms or the like > Mincing machines with perforated discs and feeding worms

CPC:

Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments > Mincing machines with perforated discs and feeding worms

Of 7 combined children, 4 exist in both systems.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

Child Classifications

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B02C 18/301 +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
B02C 18/305 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
B02C 18/32 with sharpening devices IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B02C 18/34 with means for cleaning the perforated discs IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B02C 18/36 Knives or perforated discs +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B02C 18/38 Drives IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B02C 2018/308 2nd only CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

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

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

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

SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SE 543
THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS DE 517
THYSSEN KRUPP DE 398
FLSMIDTH DK 262
METSO MINERALS FI 227
BUEHLER CH 200
METSO MINERALS INDUSTRIES US 195
METSO OUTOTEC FINLAND FI 191
NETZSCH-FEINMAHLTECHNIK DE 189
ZAOZHUANG SNKSAN INTELLIGENT MACHINERY COMPANY 165