B29B 2017/0213
Specific separating techniques
Official title: {Specific separating techniques}
B29B2017/0213 (Specific separating techniques) appears on 1,167 US grants and 1,373 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29B- Granted patents
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- 823
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29B 2017/0217Mechanical separating techniquesIndexing code658
- B29B 2017/0293Dissolving the materials in gases or liquidsIndexing code282
- B29B 2017/0286Cleaning means used for separationIndexing code219
- B29B 2017/0268Separation of metalsIndexing code176
- B29B 2017/0279Optical identificationIndexing code144
- B29B 2017/0262Using electrical caracteristicsIndexing code79
- B29B 2017/0255Using different melting or softening temperatures of the materials to be separatedIndexing code74
- B29B 2017/0282Using information associated with the materialsIndexing code19
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