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D21F 1/66

Pulp catching, de-watering, or recovering; Re-use of pulp-water

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Wet end of machines for making continuous webs of paper > Pulp catching, de-watering, or recovering; Re-use of pulp-water

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 6 subcodes exist in both systems.

Child Classifications

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  • D21F 1/68 using hydrocyclones IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D21F 1/70 by flotation IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D21F 1/72 using funnels IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D21F 1/80 using endless screening belts IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D21F 1/82 adding fibre agglomeration compositions IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class D21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. VOITH PATENT DE 1,809
  2. STORA ENSO FI 1,467
  3. KEMIRA FI 1,086
  4. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 935
  5. VALMET TECHNOLOGIES FI 924
  6. VALMET SE 904
  7. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 862
  8. OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION 696
  9. OMYA INTERNATIONAL CH 584
  10. SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 571

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class D21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. VOITH PATENT DE 1,857
  2. STORA ENSO FI 1,552
  3. KEMIRA FI 1,173
  4. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 1,107
  5. VALMET TECHNOLOGIES FI 965
  6. VALMET SE 943
  7. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 941
  8. OMYA INTERNATIONAL CH 821
  9. UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION FI 512
  10. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 501