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B07B 13/11

involving travel of particles over surfaces which separate by centrifugal force or by relative friction between particles and such surfaces, e.g. helical sorters

Introduced: July 1974

Full Title

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IPC:

Grading or sorting solid materials by dry methods, not otherwise provided for; Sorting articles otherwise than by indirectly controlled devices > using momentum effects > involving travel of particles over surfaces which separate by centrifugal force or by relative friction between particles and such surfaces, e.g. helical sorters

CPC:

Grading or sorting solid materials by dry methods, not otherwise provided for; Sorting articles otherwise than by indirectly controlled devices (grading eggs A01K43/04) > using momentum effects > involving travel of particles over surfaces which separate by centrifugal force or by relative friction between particles and such surfaces, e.g. helical sorters

Of 2 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B07,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ANHUI JIEXUN OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 444
  2. HENAN WINNER VIBRATING EQUIPMENT COMPANY 386
  3. DERRICK CORPORATION US 370
  4. SOLYSTIC FR 359
  5. XINXIANG ZHEN YING MACHINERY EQUIPMENT COMPANY 347
  6. ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 288
  7. CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY 269
  8. CHINA TOBACCO HENAN INDUSTRIAL 230
  9. KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 230
  10. XINXIANG GAOFU MACHINERY COMPANY 229

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B07,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. DERRICK CORPORATION US 427
  2. SOLYSTIC FR 370
  3. M-I SWACO US 223
  4. SATAKE CORPORATION JP 190
  5. ANHUI JIEXUN OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 186
  6. SIEMENS DE 175
  7. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE US 158
  8. ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 156
  9. UNITEC IT 150
  10. XINXIANG ZHEN YING MACHINERY EQUIPMENT COMPANY 149