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C01F 7/062

Digestion

Introduced: January 2022

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Compounds of aluminium > Aluminium oxide; Aluminium hydroxide; Aluminates > Preparation of alkali metal aluminates; Aluminium oxide or hydroxide therefrom > by treating aluminous minerals or waste-like raw materials with alkali hydroxide, e.g. leaching of bauxite according to the Bayer process > Digestion

CPC:

Compounds of aluminium > Aluminium oxide; Aluminium hydroxide; Aluminates > Preparation of alkali metal aluminates; Aluminium oxide or hydroxide therefrom (C01F7/028 takes precedence) > by treating aluminous minerals or waste-like raw materials with alkali hydroxide, e.g. leaching of bauxite according to the Bayer process (obtaining aluminium oxide or hydroxide from the resulting aluminate solution C01F7/14) > Digestion

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 2022.

Child Classifications

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  • C01F 7/0626 Processes making use of tube digestion only since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C01F 7/0633 characterised by the use of additives since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C01F 7/064 Apparatus for digestion, e.g. digestor vessels or heat exchangers since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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