IPC Class
B03 SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
Description
Class B03 encompasses separation technologies for solid materials based on physical properties including density, magnetic susceptibility, and electrical conductivity. It covers wet separation methods (using liquids and pneumatic tables or jigs), magnetic separation, electrostatic separation, and high-voltage electric field separation. Applications include mineral processing, recycling, waste management, and beneficiation of ores where different solid components must be isolated from mixed feeds.
Related Keywords
washing or separating ORESSEPARATING or sorting of different materialsSTRATIFYING
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
Navigate with arrow keys, Enter to open
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filings, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY 535
- CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 526
- KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 510
- OUTOTEC (FINLAND) FI 255
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 231
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 214
- JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 214
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 213
- SHANGHAI BIXIUFU ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT COMPANY CN 208
- NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 196