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C01F 7/46

Purification of aluminium oxide, aluminium hydroxide or aluminates (C01F7/028 takes precedence)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Purification of aluminium oxide, aluminium hydroxide or aluminates

CPC: Purification of aluminium oxide, aluminium hydroxide or aluminates (C01F7/028 takes precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Compounds of aluminium > Aluminium oxide; Aluminium hydroxide; Aluminates > Purification of aluminium oxide, aluminium hydroxide or aluminates

CPC:

Compounds of aluminium > Aluminium oxide; Aluminium hydroxide; Aluminates > Purification of aluminium oxide, aluminium hydroxide or aluminates (C01F7/028 takes precedence)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

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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