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B01D 35/00

Filtering devices having features not specifically covered by groups , or for applications not specifically covered by groups; Auxiliary devices for filtration; Filter housing constructions

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

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

15 direct subcodes

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  • B01D 35/01 Devices for the removal of gas, e.g. air purge systems
  • B01D 35/05 Floating filters
  • B01D 35/06 Filters making use of electricity or magnetism
  • B01D 35/1 Brush filters
  • B01D 35/12 Devices for taking out of action one or more units of multi-unit filters, e.g. for regeneration
  • B01D 35/16 Cleaning-out devices
  • B01D 35/18 Heating or cooling the filters
  • B01D 35/2 Vibrating the filters
  • B01D 35/22 Directing the mixture to be filtered on to the filters in a manner to clean the filters
  • B01D 35/24 Providing loose granular material to scratch the filters clean
  • B01D 35/26 Filters with built-in pumps
  • B01D 35/28 Strainers not provided for elsewhere

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