moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction

Introduced: January 2000

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto > Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes > Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages > using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes > moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction

CPC:

Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto > Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes (apparatus for cleaning metal pipes by chemical methods C23G3/04) > Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages > using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes > moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction

Of 3 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 2000.

Child Classifications

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B08B 9/0535 CPC only CPC only
B08B 9/055 the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, since 2000 +7 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B08B 9/057 the cleaning devices being entrained discrete elements, e.g. balls, grinding elements, brushes since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC