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DIFF Subgroup
B02C 4/18

in the form of a bar

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Crushing or disintegrating by roller mills > with a roller co-operating with a stationary member > in the form of a bar

CPC:

Crushing or disintegrating by roller mills (with milling members in the form of rollers or balls co-operating with rings or discs B02C15/00; roller mills or roll refiners exclusively for chocolate A23G1/10, A23G1/12) > with a roller co-operating with a stationary member > in the form of a bar

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

Child Classifications

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  • B02C 4/20 wherein the roller is corrugated or toothed IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B02C 4/22 specially adapted for milling paste-like material, e.g. paint, chocolate, colloids IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B02C 4/24 specially adapted for milling grain 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