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B03C 3/00

Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapour, e.g. air, by electrostatic effect

Introduced: September 1968

Additional Content IPC

Exhaust or silencing apparatus for machines or engines having means for removing solid constituents of exhaust, using electric or electrostatic separators

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

Child Classifications

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  • B03C 3/019 Post-treatment of gases since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B03C 3/32 Transportable units, e.g. for cleaning room air 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