DIFF Main Group
C05F 17/00 Preparation of fertilisers characterised by biological or biochemical treatment steps, e.g. composting or fermentation
Introduced: January 1990
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 10 subcodes exist in both systems.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 2020.
Child Classifications
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- C05F 17/05 Treatments involving invertebrates, e.g. worms, flies or maggots since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C05F 17/10 Addition or removal of substances other than water or air to or from the material during the treatment (for activating or stimulating the treatment C05F17/20) since 2020 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C05F 17/20 using specific microorganisms or substances, e.g. enzymes, for activating or stimulating the treatment (use of invertebrates C05F17/05) since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C05F 17/30 using irradiation, e.g. solar or nuclear radiation; using electric or magnetic fields since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C05F 17/50 Treatments combining two or more different biological or biochemical treatments, e.g. anaerobic and aerobic treatment or vermicomposting and aerobic treatment since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C05F 17/70 Controlling the treatment in response to process parameters since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C05F 17/80 Separation, elimination or disposal of harmful substances during the treatment since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class C05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 895
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 387
- GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY 386
- YARA INTERNATIONAL NO 380
- SHENZHEN BATIAN ECOTYPIC ENGINEERING COMPANY 378
- SHANDONG SUNWAY LANDSCAPE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 327
- GUILIN JIEYU ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 283
- CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 271
- GUANGXI UNIVERSITY 266
- NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 231
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class C05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 654
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 452
- YARA INTERNATIONAL NO 434
- SHANDONG SUNWAY LANDSCAPE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 315
- SHENZHEN BATIAN ECOTYPIC ENGINEERING COMPANY 253
- GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY 251
- GUILIN JIEYU ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 236
- GUANGXI ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 205
- CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 197
- KOCH AGRONOMIC SERVICES US 194