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C02F 1/00

Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage (C02F3/00 - C02F9/00 take precedence)

Introduced: January 1980

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage

CPC: Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage (C02F3/00 - C02F9/00 take precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage

CPC:

Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage (C02F3/00 - C02F9/00 take precedence)

Of 26 combined children, 21 exist in both systems.

5 codes are CPC-only extensions.

10 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

Child Classifications

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  • C02F 1/005 CPC only CPC only
  • C02F 1/006 CPC only CPC only
  • C02F 1/008 CPC only CPC only
  • C02F 1/20 by degassing, i.e. liberation of dissolved gases (degasification of liquids in general B01D19/00; arrangement of degassing apparatus in boiler feed supply F22D) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C02F 1/22 by freezing since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C02F 1/24 by flotation (C02F1/465 takes precedence) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C02F 1/40 Devices for separating or removing fatty or oily substances or similar floating material (cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like materials E02B15/04; devices in sewers for separating liquid or solid substances from sewage E03F5/14, e.g. for use in drains leading to the sewer E03F5/16) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class C02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 3,734
  2. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 2,761
  3. MIDEA 1,938
  4. TONGJI UNIVERSITY 1,433
  5. HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1,380
  6. HOHAI UNIVERSITY 1,367
  7. BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 1,317
  8. CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY 1,248
  9. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 1,229
  10. SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 1,203

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,531
  2. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 1,700
  3. KURITA WATER IND JP 1,287
  4. TONGJI UNIVERSITY 1,040
  5. CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY 928
  6. ECOLAB US 904
  7. HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 904
  8. BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 878
  9. HOHAI UNIVERSITY 862
  10. EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES US 842