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IPC Subgroup
B03C 1/02

acting directly on the substance being separated

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Magnetic separation > acting directly on the substance being separated

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
Subclass:
MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS

11 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B03C 1/021 Separation using Meissner effect, i.e. deflection of superconductive particles in a magnetic field
  • B03C 1/023 Separation using Lorentz force, i.e. deflection of electrically charged particles in a magnetic field
  • B03C 1/26 with free falling material
  • B03C 1/28 Magnetic plugs and dipsticks
  • B03C 1/3 Combinations with other devices, not otherwise provided for

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY 535
  2. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 526
  3. KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 510
  4. OUTOTEC (FINLAND) FI 255
  5. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 231
  6. LG ELECTRONICS KR 214
  7. JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 214
  8. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 213
  9. SHANGHAI BIXIUFU ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT COMPANY CN 208
  10. NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 196