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CPC technology class · B01

B01F - Mixing

Mixing, e.g. dissolving, emulsifying or dispersing. 8,785 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

8,785
US patents granted
B01
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+13%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Mixing ranks #183 of 670 CPC technology areas - 8,785 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 13% over five years.

#183
of 670 CPC technology areas
8,785
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Life
leading assignee (91)
+13%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Life Technologies Corporation (91 patents)

CPC subclass B01F - MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING - covers 8,785 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class B01 (PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in B01F is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Life Technologies Corporation leads with 91 patents, followed by Bio-rad Laboratories, Inc. at 72 grants and President And Fellows Of Harvard College at 65.

Filing activity in B01F is up 13% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is B01F innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B01F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 13% versus 2015–2019.

5006007008009001,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 550

Who leads B01F?

The 12 most active assignees in MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Life is the most active filer in B01F, holding 91 of the 8,785 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass B01F
Rank Company Patents in B01F
#1 Life Technologies Corporation 91
#2 Bio-rad Laboratories, Inc. 72
#3 President And Fellows Of Harvard College 65
#4 Heraeus Medical Gmbh 60
#5 L'oreal 56
#6 Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, Llc 38
#7 Sartorius Stedim Biotech Gmbh 37
#8 Nordson Corporation 36
#9 M. Technique Co., Ltd. 36
#10 King Technology, Inc. 33
#11 Vita-mix Management Corporation 31
#12 Coldsnap, Corp. 30
#13 Cummins Emission Solutions Inc. 29
#14 Typhon Technology Solutions (u.s.), Llc 28
#15 Donaldson Company, Inc. 27
#16 THE University OF Chicago 27
#17 Global Life Sciences Solutions USA Llc 26
#18 Sulzer Mixpac Ag 26
#19 Sharkninja Operating Llc 25
#20 Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Llc 25

About This Class

CPC subclass B01F belongs to class B01.

8,785 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B01F assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 B01F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B01F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B01F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B01F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 51015202530 20406080100 Patents in B01F Avg claims / patent (company-wide) LifeBio-rad LaboratoriesPresident and Fellows…Heraeus MedicalL'orealFaurecia Emissions Co…Sartorius Stedim Biot…NordsonM TechniqueKing TechnologyVita-mix ManagementColdsnapCummins Emission Solu…Typhon Technology Sol…
Top 14 B01F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B01F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B01F?
CPC subclass B01F covers MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING. It belongs to CPC class B01 (PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL), with 8,785 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B01F?
8,785 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B01F between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B01F?
Life Technologies Corporation leads B01F with 91 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B01F collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., B01) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like B01F provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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