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DIFF Subgroup
B03C 1/005

Pretreatment specially adapted for magnetic separation

Introduced: January 1995

Full Title

Magnetic separation > Pretreatment specially adapted for magnetic separation

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1995.

Child Classifications

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  • B03C 1/01 by addition of magnetic adjuvants since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B03C 1/015 by chemical treatment imparting magnetic properties to the material to be separated, e.g. roasting, reduction, oxidation since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY 535
  2. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 526
  3. KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 510
  4. OUTOTEC (FINLAND) FI 255
  5. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 231
  6. LG ELECTRONICS KR 214
  7. JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 214
  8. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 213
  9. SHANGHAI BIXIUFU ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT COMPANY CN 208
  10. NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 196

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 405
  2. CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY 310
  3. KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 303
  4. SHANGHAI BIXIUFU ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT COMPANY CN 296
  5. OUTOTEC (FINLAND) FI 252
  6. LG ELECTRONICS KR 234
  7. CIDRA CORPORATE SERVICES US 232
  8. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 218
  9. ADEY HOLDINGS (2008) GB 169
  10. FLSMIDTH DK 166