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H01M 8/0668

Removal of carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide

Introduced: January 2016

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof > Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues > Treatment of gaseous reactants or gaseous residues, e.g. cleaning > Removal of carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide

CPC:

Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof > Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues (regenerative fuel cells H01M8/18) > Treatment of gaseous reactants or gaseous residues, e.g. cleaning > Removal of carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class H01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 43,574
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 42,206
  3. LG CHEM KR 21,383
  4. APPLIED MATERIALS US 20,441
  5. LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 20,279
  6. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 19,725
  7. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 19,400
  8. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 18,819
  9. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 18,082
  10. TOKYO ELECTRON JP 17,634

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class H01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 37,897
  2. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 36,116
  3. APPLIED MATERIALS US 21,640
  4. LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 20,770
  5. LG CHEM KR 19,835
  6. TOKYO ELECTRON JP 18,519
  7. ROBERT BOSCH DE 14,595
  8. INTEL CORPORATION US 13,580
  9. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 12,151
  10. SAMSUNG SDI COMPANY KR 12,080