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B01F 31/00

Mixers with shaking, oscillating, or vibrating mechanisms

Introduced: January 2022

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
Subclass:
MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING

13 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B01F 31/1 with a mixing receptacle rotating alternately in opposite directions
  • B01F 31/29 Mixing by periodically deforming flexible tubular members through which the material is flowing
  • B01F 31/4 with an axially oscillating rotary stirrer
  • B01F 31/42 with pendulum stirrers, i.e. with stirrers suspended so as to oscillate about fixed points or axes
  • B01F 31/46 with an annular vibrating trough
  • B01F 31/5 with a receptacle submitted to a combination of movements, i.e. at least one vibratory or oscillatory movement
  • B01F 31/55 the materials to be mixed being contained in a flexible bag submitted to periodical deformation
  • B01F 31/6 with a vibrating receptacle
  • B01F 31/65 the materials to be mixed being directly submitted to a pulsating movement, e.g. by means of an oscillating piston or air column

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