IPC Subgroup
B01F 25/43 Mixing tubes, e.g. wherein the material is moved in a radial or partly reversed direction
Introduced: January 2022
Full Title
Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles > Static mixers > in which the mixing is affected by moving the components jointly in changing directions, e.g. in tubes provided with baffles or obstructions > Mixing tubes, e.g. wherein the material is moved in a radial or partly reversed direction
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B01F 25/431 Straight mixing tubes with baffles or obstructions that do not cause substantial pressure drop; Baffles therefor
- B01F 25/432 with means for dividing the material flow into separate sub-flows and for repositioning and recombining these sub-flows; Cross-mixing, e.g. conducting the outer layer of the material nearer to the axis of the tube or vice-versa
- B01F 25/433 Mixing tubes wherein the shape of the tube influences the mixing, e.g. mixing tubes with varying cross-section or provided with inwardly extending profiles
- B01F 25/434 Mixing tubes comprising cylindrical or conical inserts provided with grooves or protrusions
- B01F 25/435 Mixing tubes composed of concentric tubular members
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 16,893
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,733
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 3,898
- LG CHEM KR 3,367
- PETROCHINA COMPANY 3,224
- IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 3,042
- ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 2,890
- MANN + HUMMEL DE 2,740
- JOHNSON MATTHEY GB 2,534
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 2,527