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IPC Subgroup
C02F 101/2

Heavy metals or heavy metal compounds

Introduced: January 2000

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Nature of the contaminant > Inorganic compounds > Heavy metals or heavy metal compounds

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
Subclass:
TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE

1 direct subcode

Child Classifications

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  • C02F 101/22 Chromium or chromium compounds, e.g. chromates

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 3,734
  2. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 2,761
  3. MIDEA 1,938
  4. TONGJI UNIVERSITY 1,433
  5. HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1,380
  6. HOHAI UNIVERSITY 1,367
  7. BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 1,317
  8. CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY 1,248
  9. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 1,229
  10. SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 1,203