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B03C 3/01

Pretreatment of the gases prior to electrostatic precipitation

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapour, e.g. air, by electrostatic effect > Pretreatment of the gases prior to electrostatic precipitation

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1995.

Child Classifications

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  • B03C 3/011 Prefiltering; Flow controlling since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B03C 3/013 Conditioning by chemical additives, e.g. with SO3 since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B03C 3/014 Addition of water; Heat exchange, e.g. by condensation since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B03C 3/016 by acoustic or electromagnetic energy, e.g. ultraviolet light 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