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IPC Main Group
B08B 6/00

Cleaning by electrostatic means

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
CLEANING
Subclass:
CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL

Additional Content

Domestic cleaning implements functioning electrostatically Cleaning of grooved record carriers Electrostatic separation of solid materials

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,817
  2. SCREEN HOLDINGS JP 591
  3. TOKYO ELECTRON JP 558
  4. CHONGQING RUNZE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY 547
  5. APPLIED MATERIALS US 506
  6. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 490
  7. SEMES COMPANY KR 464
  8. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 411
  9. ECOLAB US 380
  10. PETROCHINA COMPANY 369