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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 17/20 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 17/40 Treatment of liquids or slurries 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 17/60 Heating or cooling during the 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

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 895
  2. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 387
  3. GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY 386
  4. YARA INTERNATIONAL NO 380
  5. SHENZHEN BATIAN ECOTYPIC ENGINEERING COMPANY 378
  6. SHANDONG SUNWAY LANDSCAPE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 327
  7. GUILIN JIEYU ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 283
  8. CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 271
  9. GUANGXI UNIVERSITY 266
  10. NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 231

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 654
  2. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 452
  3. YARA INTERNATIONAL NO 434
  4. SHANDONG SUNWAY LANDSCAPE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 315
  5. SHENZHEN BATIAN ECOTYPIC ENGINEERING COMPANY 253
  6. GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY 251
  7. GUILIN JIEYU ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 236
  8. GUANGXI ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 205
  9. CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 197
  10. KOCH AGRONOMIC SERVICES US 194