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C02F 11/18

by thermal conditioning (by pyrolysis C02F11/10)

Introduced: January 1980

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: by thermal conditioning

CPC: by thermal conditioning (by pyrolysis C02F11/10)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor > by thermal conditioning

CPC:

Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor > by thermal conditioning (by pyrolysis C02F11/10)

Of 2 combined children, 1 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

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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