IPC Main Group
B09B 101/00 Type of solid waste
Introduced: January 2022
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
- Subclass:
- DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Filing statistics
IPC B09B 101/00 belongs to the parent subclass B09B, which recorded 69,632 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 3,588 in 2013 to 8,905 in 2023 (+148%), peaking at 10,040 applications in 2022. The most active applicants in class B09 are CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (776 applications), TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION (279 applications) and BEIJING GEOENVIRON ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (247 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
20 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B09B 101/02 Gases or liquids enclosed in discarded articles, e.g. aerosol cans or cooling systems of refrigerators
- B09B 101/05 Vehicles; Vehicle parts
- B09B 101/1 Cans
- B09B 101/15 Electronic waste
- B09B 101/2 Filters, e.g. oil filters
- B09B 101/25 Non-industrial waste, e.g. household waste
- B09B 101/3 Incineration ashes
- B09B 101/35 Asbestos
- B09B 101/4 Asphalt
- B09B 101/45 Concrete
- B09B 101/5 Glass
- B09B 101/55 Slag
- B09B 101/6 Ceramics, e.g. pottery
- B09B 101/65 Medical waste
- B09B 101/7 Kitchen refuse; Food waste
- B09B 101/75 Plastic waste
- B09B 101/8 Rubber waste, e.g. scrap tyres
- B09B 101/85 Paper; Wood; Fabrics, e.g. cloths
- B09B 101/9 Soil, e.g. excavated soil from construction sites
- B09B 101/95 Waste catalysts; Waste ion exchange materials; Waste adsorbents
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B09, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 776
- TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION 279
- BEIJING GEOENVIRON ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY 247
- ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 232
- CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 212
- KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 208
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 203
- CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY 172
- BCEG ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COMPANY 167
- UNI-CHARM CORPORATION JP 165