B82 NANOTECHNOLOGY
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- NANOTECHNOLOGY
Description
B82 encompasses inventions and technologies involving the manipulation, control, and application of matter at the nanoscale (typically 1–100 nanometers). This classification covers nanostructures, nanoparticles, nanocomposites, and nanodevices, including their synthesis, characterization, and integration into functional systems across multiple technical fields. Applications include nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, nanomaterials for structural or chemical purposes, and nano-enabled devices in sectors such as medicine, energy, and manufacturing. Excluded are bulk material properties, conventional semiconductor devices without nanoscale features, and macro-scale systems that merely incorporate nano-sized components without exploiting nanoscale phenomena.
Additional Content
"nanosize" or "nanoscale" nanosize nanoscale nanosized controlled geometrical size below 100 nanometres (nm) in one or more dimensions nanostructure nanostructures nanostructured entity having at least one nanosized functional component that makes physical, chemical or biological properties or effects available, which are uniquely attributable to the nanoscale
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Child Classifications
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- B82B NANOSTRUCTURES FORMED BY MANIPULATION OF INDIVIDUAL ATOMS OR MOLECULES, OR LIMITED COLLECTIONS OF ATOMS OR MOLECULES AS DISCRETE UNITS; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT THEREOF
- B82Y SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filings, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 3,032
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 711
- ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 703
- SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 641
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 620
- TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 546
- JILIN UNIVERSITY 544
- SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 525
- TIANJIN UNIVERSITY 524
- UNIVERSITY OF JINAN 521