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B01L 5/00

Gas handling apparatus

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
Subclass:
CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE

Filing statistics

IPC B01L 5/00 belongs to the parent subclass B01L, which recorded 131,341 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 5,347 in 2013 to 14,407 in 2023 (+169%), peaking at 17,377 applications in 2020. 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

Additional Content

Limiting references

Gas jars or cylinders Cold traps or cold baffles

Application references

Separation of gases or vapours

Related Keywords

laboratory apparatus for handling GAS(ES)

2 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B01L 5/02 Gas collection apparatus, e.g. by bubbling under water
  • B01L 5/04 Gas washing apparatus, e.g. by bubbling

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