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E02B 15/04

Devices for cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like floating materials by separating or removing these materials (; other treatment of water, waste water or sewage C02F; materials for treating liquid pollutants, e.g. oil, gasoline, fat, C09K3/32 )

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Devices for cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like floating materials by separating or removing these materials

CPC: Devices for cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like floating materials by separating or removing these materials (; other treatment of water, waste water or sewage C02F; materials for treating liquid pollutants, e.g. oil, gasoline, fat, C09K3/32 )

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water; Apparatus therefor > Devices for cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like floating materials by separating or removing these materials

CPC:

Cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water; Apparatus therefor (construction of ships or other waterborne vessels B63B, e.g. vessels specially adapted for collecting pollution from open water B63B35/32; in swimming or splash baths or pools E04H4/16) > Devices for cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like floating materials by separating or removing these materials (; other treatment of water, waste water or sewage C02F; materials for treating liquid pollutants, e.g. oil, gasoline, fat, C09K3/32 )

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 6 additional codes.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

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  • E02B 15/041 CPC only CPC only
  • E02B 15/042 CPC only CPC only
  • E02B 15/043 CPC only CPC only
  • E02B 15/045 CPC only CPC only
  • E02B 15/048 CPC only CPC only
  • E02B 15/06 Barriers therefor (E02B15/08 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC