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B01B 1/04

by chemical means

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Boiling; Boiling apparatus for physical or chemical purposes > Preventing foaming > by chemical means

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
Subclass:
BOILING; BOILING APPARATUS

Filing statistics

IPC B01B 1/04 belongs to the parent subclass B01B, which recorded 1,130 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 72 in 2013 to 141 in 2023 (+96%), peaking at 173 applications in 2022. The most active applicants in class B01 are SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) (16,893 applications), CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (11,733 applications) and BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) (3,898 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 16,893
  2. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,733
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 3,898
  4. LG CHEM KR 3,367
  5. PETROCHINA COMPANY 3,224
  6. IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 3,042
  7. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 2,890
  8. MANN + HUMMEL DE 2,740
  9. JOHNSON MATTHEY GB 2,534
  10. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 2,527