IPC Subgroup
B08B 9/04 using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto > Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes > Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages > using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- CLEANING
- Subclass:
- CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B08B 9/043 moved by externally powered mechanical linkage, e.g. pushed or drawn through the pipes
- B08B 9/049 having self-contained propelling means for moving the cleaning devices along the pipes
- B08B 9/053 moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,817
- SCREEN HOLDINGS JP 591
- TOKYO ELECTRON JP 558
- CHONGQING RUNZE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY 547
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 506
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 490
- SEMES COMPANY KR 464
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 411
- ECOLAB US 380
- PETROCHINA COMPANY 369