Separating or sorting of material, associated with crushing or disintegrating (B02C23/18 takes precedence )

Introduced: July 1974

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Separating or sorting of material, associated with crushing or disintegrating

CPC: Separating or sorting of material, associated with crushing or disintegrating (B02C23/18 takes precedence )

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Auxiliary methods or auxiliary devices or accessories specially adapted for crushing or disintegrating not provided for in groups or not specially adapted to apparatus covered by one only of groups > Separating or sorting of material, associated with crushing or disintegrating

CPC:

Auxiliary methods or auxiliary devices or accessories specially adapted for crushing or disintegrating not provided for in preceding groups or not specially adapted to apparatus covered by a single preceding group ( separating or sorting in general B03, B04, B07) > Separating or sorting of material, associated with crushing or disintegrating (B02C23/18 takes precedence )

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1974.

Child Classifications

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B02C 23/10 with separator arranged in discharge path of crushing or disintegrating zone since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B02C 23/14 with more than one separator since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B02C 23/16 with separator defining termination of crushing or disintegrating zone, e.g. screen denying egress of oversize material since 1974 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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