B08B 9/42 the apparatus being characterised by means for conveying or carrying containers therethrough
Introduced: January 1990
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto > Cleaning of containers, e.g. tanks > by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans, are brought > the apparatus being characterised by means for conveying or carrying containers therethrough
Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto > Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks > by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought > the apparatus being characterised by means for conveying or carrying containers therethrough
CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 2 additional codes.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
IPC defines codes here since 1990.
Child Classifications
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- B08B 9/44 the means being for loading or unloading the apparatus since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B08,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,817
- SCREEN HOLDINGS JP 591
- TOKYO ELECTRON JP 558
- CHONGQING RUNZE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY 547
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 506
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 490
- SEMES COMPANY KR 464
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 411
- ECOLAB US 380
- PETROCHINA COMPANY 369
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B08,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TOKYO ELECTRON JP 982
- SCREEN HOLDINGS JP 980
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 739
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 721
- SEMES COMPANY KR 691
- ECOLAB US 515
- SCREEN HOLDINGS 510
- TOKYO ELECTRON 505
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 493
- EBARA CORPORATION JP 475