DIFF Subgroup
D01B 1/14 Breaking or scutching, e.g. of flax; Decorticating
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Mechanical separation of fibres from plant material, e.g. seeds, leaves, stalks > Separating vegetable fibres from stalks or leaves > Breaking or scutching, e.g. of flax; Decorticating
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 8 subcodes exist in both systems.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- D01B 1/16 with devices dependent on a bending action to break or loosen fibre-bearing materials (crushing rollers D01B1/22) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D01B 1/26 with beaters rotating about an axis parallel with the fibre bundle IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D01B 1/28 with beaters rotating about an axis perpendicular to the fibre bundle IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class D01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 1,242
- MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER CH 1,162
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 1,093
- TORAY INDUSTRIES 802
- JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 771
- WUHAN TEXTILE UNIVERSITY 663
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 653
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 559
- LENZING AT 525
- MURATA MACHINERY 492
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class D01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 1,268
- MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER CH 1,200
- NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 955
- LENZING AT 602
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 594
- WUHAN TEXTILE UNIVERSITY 494
- TRUETZSCHLER & COMPANY DE 453
- KOLON INDUSTRIES KR 433
- OERLIKON TEXTILE & COMPANY DE 430
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 412