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C01B 33/148

Concentration; Drying; Dehydration; Stabilisation; Purification

Introduced: January 1980

Full Title

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IPC:

Silicon; Compounds thereof > Silicon oxides; Hydrates thereof > Silica; Hydrates thereof, e.g. lepidoic silicic acid > Colloidal silica, e.g. dispersions, gels, sols > After-treatment of sols > Concentration; Drying; Dehydration; Stabilisation; Purification

CPC:

Silicon; Compounds thereof ( C01B21/00, C01B23/00 take precedence; persilicates C01B15/14; carbides C01B32/956) > Silicon oxides; Hydrates thereof > Silica; Hydrates thereof, e.g. lepidoic silicic acid > Colloidal silica, e.g. dispersions, gels, sols > After-treatment of sols (; preparation of hydroorganosols, organosols or dispersions in an organic medium from hydrosols C01B33/145) > Concentration; Drying; Dehydration; Stabilisation; Purification

Of 1 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class C01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 5,794
  2. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 3,286
  3. LG CHEM KR 2,689
  4. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,669
  5. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 1,531
  6. KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 1,252
  7. SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY JP 1,073
  8. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 1,061
  9. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 1,058
  10. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1,038

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 4,293
  2. LG CHEM KR 3,317
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 2,219
  4. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 2,154
  5. OMYA INTERNATIONAL CH 1,524
  6. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 1,362
  7. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 1,298
  8. SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY JP 1,286
  9. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 1,243
  10. L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE FR 1,238