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C06B 47/00

Compositions in which the components are separately stored until the moment of burning or explosion, e.g. "Sprengel"-type explosives; Suspensions of solid component in a normally non-explosive liquid phase, including a thickened aqueous phase

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
EXPLOSIVES; MATCHES
Subclass:
EXPLOSIVE OR THERMIC COMPOSITIONS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS EXPLOSIVES

Filing statistics

IPC C06B 47/00 belongs to the parent subclass C06B, which recorded 8,933 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 739 in 2013 to 821 in 2023 (+11%), peaking at 991 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class C06 are XIAN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (390 applications), BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (338 applications) and INST. OF CHEMICAL MATERIAL, CHINA ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS (275 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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  • C06B 47/14 comprising a solid component and an aqueous phase

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. XIAN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 390
  2. BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 338
  3. INST. OF CHEMICAL MATERIAL, CHINA ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS 275
  4. HUBEI INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE CHEMOTECHNOLOGY 232
  5. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 176
  6. AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 112
  7. NORTH UNIVERSITY OF CHINA 91
  8. DYNO NOBEL ASIA PACIFIC AU 91
  9. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 86
  10. BAE SYSTEMS GB 84