Class/
Subclass |
Subject Matter |
Groups Guaranteed Coverage |
|
A: HUMAN NECESSITIES
|
| A01N |
Biocides, pesticides, herbicides, and plant growth regulators |
27/00-61/02, 65/02 |
| A21D |
Baking additives and preservatives |
2/02-2/32 |
|
A23D
|
Edible oils or fats, e.g., margarines, cooking oils and shortenings |
7/005-7/01, 9/007-9/013 |
|
A23L
|
Miscellaneous food preparation and preservation |
3/34-3/3409, 3/3427-3/3436, 3/3454-3/3463, 3/3481-3/3562, 3/358, 3/37, 3/42 |
| A24B |
Manufacture and preparation of tobacco |
15/00-15/20, 15/26-15/42 |
|
A61K
|
Medical, dental and toilet preparations |
6/00-6/10, 8/19-8/91, 9/107-9/113, 9/28-9/46, 9/56-9/66, 31/00-31/80, 33/00-33/44, 38/00-38/58, 47/00-47/44, 47/48, 51/00-103/40 |
| A61L |
Sterilization, disinfection and deodorization |
9/02, 15/12, 15/22-15/34, 15/38 |
|
B: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
|
| B01D |
Separation |
3/12. 7/02, 9/00-15/42, 53/48-53/72, 53/86, 53/90, 53/94,
59/00-61/04, 61/14-61/16, 61/36-61/44, 61/56-61/58, 65/06-65/08,
71/00-71/82 |
| B01F |
Mixing, dissolving, emulsifying or
dispersing |
17/00-17/56 |
| B01J |
Chemical or physical processes |
10/00-12/02, 13/14-13/18, 14/00-16/00, 19/14-19/16, 20/00-47/12 |
|
B03D
|
Flotation and differential sedimentation |
1/002-1/018 |
|
B09C
|
Reclamation of contaminated soil
|
1/08 |
| B22C |
Foundry molding |
1/00-3/02 |
| B22F |
Manufacture and working of metallic powder |
1/00-1/02 |
|
B23K
|
Soldering, welding, cladding or plating by applying heat locally |
103/00-103/24 |
| B27K |
Staining, dyeing, impregnation and bleaching of wood and similar materials |
3/15-3/42, 3/50-3/52 |
| B29K |
Molding material indexing scheme associated with processing subclasses B29B, C or D |
1/00-19/00, 23/00-103/08, 105/16-105/18, 105/22, 201/00-711/14 |
| B32B |
Layered products |
23/20-23/22, 25/14-27/42 |
| B41M |
Printing and copying |
5/132-5/155, 5/28-5/337, 5/382-5/395 |
| B82B |
Nanostructures: manufacture and
treatment |
all groups |
|
C: CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
|
| C01B |
Nonmetallic elements and their compounds |
all groups |
|
C01C
|
Ammonia, cyanogen and their compounds |
all groups |
| C01D |
Alkali metal compounds |
all groups |
|
C01F
|
Compounds of Be, Mg, Al, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Th or the rare earth metals
|
all groups |
| C01G |
Compounds containing metals covered by C01D or C01F |
all groups |
|
C02F
|
Treatment of water, wastewater, sewage or sludge |
1/28, 1/42-1/469, 1/50-1/72, 1/76-1/78, 5/00-5/14, 9/08, 11/14 |
| C03B |
Manufacture, shaping or supplementary processes for glass, mineral or slag wool |
8/00-8/04, 37/014-37/018 |
|
C03C
|
Chemical compositions and surface treatment of glass, mineral or slag wool
|
00/00-17/44, 21/00-25/00, 25/24-25/48, 25/66 |
|
C04B
|
Lime, magnesia, cements, ceramics, and refractories
|
00/00-7/345, 7/60-16/12, 22/00-103/50, 103/54-103/69, 111/10-111/28 |
| C05B |
Phosphate fertilizers |
all groups |
| C05C |
Nitrogen fertilizers |
all groups |
| C05D |
Inorganic fertilizers |
all groups |
| C05G |
Fertilizer mixtures |
all groups |
| C06B |
Explosives or thermic compositions |
23/00-49/00 |
| C06C |
Detonating or priming devices, fuses, chemical lighters and pyrophoric compositions |
15/00 |
| C06D |
Smoke or mist generation, gas-attack compositions and gas generation for blasting or propulsion |
all groups |
| C06F |
Matches and their manufacture |
3/00-3/08 |
| C07B |
General methods and apparatus for organic chemistry |
all groups |
| C07C |
Acyclic or carbocyclic compounds |
all groups |
|
C07D
|
Heterocyclic compounds |
all groups |
| C07F |
Acyclic, carbocyclic or heterocyclic compounds containing elements other than C, H, halogen, O, N, Se or Te |
all groups |
| C07G |
Compounds of unknown constitution |
all groups |
| C07H |
Sugars and their derivatives, nucleosides, nucleotides and nucleic acids |
all groups |
| C07J |
Steroids |
all groups |
| C07K |
Peptides |
all groups |
| C08B |
Polysaccharides and derivatives |
all groups |
| C08C |
Treatment or chemical modification of rubbers |
all groups |
| C08F |
Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving C-to-C unsaturated bonds |
all groups |
| C08G |
Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving C-to-C unsaturated bonds |
all groups |
| C08H |
Derivatives of natural macromolecular compounds |
all groups |
| C08J |
Work-up, compounding and after-treatment |
all groups |
| C08K |
Inorganic or non-macromolecular compounding ingredients |
all groups |
|
C08L
|
Compositions of macromolecular compounds |
all groups |
|
C09B
|
Organic dyes and mordants |
all groups |
|
C09C
|
Treatment of inorganic materials to enhance their pigmenting or filling properties |
all groups |
|
C09D
|
Coating compositions, inks, lacquers, etc. |
all groups |
|
C09F
|
Natural resins |
all groups |
| C09G |
Polishing compositions |
all groups |
| C09H |
Preparation of glue or gelatin |
00/00, 3/00-7/00 |
|
C09J
|
Adhesives |
00/00, 1/00-4/06, 9/00-201/10 |
|
C09K
|
Materials for miscellaneous applications |
00/00, 5/00-15/32, 17/02, 17/06-17/08, 17/12-17/30, 17/36-17/50, 19/00-21/14 |
|
C10C
|
Work-up of tar, pitch, asphalt or bitumen |
1/08-1/12, 1/20, 3/02-3/04, 5/00 |
|
C10G
|
Petrochemistry |
00/00-7/10, 9/00-9/02, 9/06, 9/34-9/38, 11/00-21/28, 25/00-71/00, 73/00-75/04 |
|
C10H
|
Production of acetylene by wet methods |
all groups |
|
C10J
|
Production of fuel gases |
1/00-3/20, 3/46-3/48, 3/54-3/70 |
| C10K |
Purifying or modifying CO-containing combustible gas |
all groups |
|
C10L
|
Fuels |
00/00-5/40, 7/00-11/04 |
|
C10M
|
Lubricating compositions |
all groups |
|
C10N
|
Indexing scheme associated with
subclass C10M |
00/00-20/04, 30/00-30/20, 40/26-40/28, 60/00-80/00 |
|
C11B
|
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes and essential oils for perfumes |
all groups |
|
C11C
|
Fatty acids and chemical modification of fats, oils or fatty acids |
00/00-3/14 |
|
C11D
|
Detergent compositions and soaps |
00/00-13/08, 13/30-15/04, 19/00 |
|
C12F
|
Recovery of byproducts of fermented solutions |
00/00, 3/00-3/04, 5/00 |
|
C12G
|
Wine and other alcoholic beverages |
1/022, 1/04, 1/10-1/12, 3/12 |
| C12H |
Pasteurization, sterilization, preservation, purification, etc., of alcoholic beverages |
1/04-1/056, 1/10, 1/14-1/15, 3/00-3/04 |
|
C12J
|
Vinegar and its preparation |
00/00-1/06, 1/10 |
|
C12N
|
Microorganisms and enzymes |
1/08, 1/11, 1/13, 1/15, 1/19, 1/21-1/32, 1/38, 5/10-5/28, 7/01, 7/06, 9/00-11/18, 15/00-15/90 |
|
C12P
|
Fermentation for synthesis or separation of isomers |
all groups |
|
C12Q
|
Enzyme- and microorganism-based measuring or testing methods |
1/25-1/62, 1/66-1/68 |
|
C12S
|
Enzyme- and microorganism-based processes for liberation, separation or purification of compounds |
1/00-1/02, 3/02-3/04, 3/08, 3/14-3/20, 5/00 |
|
C13D
|
Production or purification of sugar juices |
3/00-3/18 |
| C13J |
Extraction of sugar from molasses |
all groups |
|
C13K
|
Glucose, invert sugar, lactose, maltose and sugar synthesis by
hydrolysis of di- or polysaccharides |
all groups |
|
C14C
|
Chemical treatment of skins, hides and leather and tanning compositions |
all groups |
|
C21B
|
Manufacture or iron and steel |
3/00-3/06, 5/00-5/04, 15/00-15/04 |
|
C21C
|
Processing or pig iron |
1/02-1/04, 5/06, 5/36, 5/54, 7/04-7/076 |
|
C21D
|
Metallurgy of ferrous metals |
1/56-1/613, 1/72-1/76, 3/00-5/00, 5/04-6/04 |
|
C22B
|
Production and refining of ferrous and nonferrous metals |
00/00-1/248, 3/00-9/187, 9/20-61/00 |
|
C22C
|
Alloys |
00/00-47/10, 47/14-47/18, 49/00-121/02 |
|
C22F
|
Metallurgy of nonferrous metals and alloys |
all groups |
|
C23C
|
Coating and surface treatment of metallic materials |
2/00-2/12, 4/04-4/10, 8/00-14/48, 14/54, 14/58-16/48, 16/52-30/00 |
| C23D |
Enamelling or vitreous layer application to metals |
1/00-7/00, 11/00 |
| C23F |
Surface treatment or corrosion and incrustation inhibition of metallic materials |
00/00-1/06, 1/10-13/16, 14/00-17/00 |
|
C23G
|
Chemical cleaning or degreasing of metallic materials |
00/00-1/36, 5/00-5/06 |
|
C25B
|
Electrolytic or electrophoretic processes for production of compounds or nonmetals |
1/00-7/00, 9/06-9/16, 11/00-13/08, 15/08 |
|
C25C
|
Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals |
00/00-3/06, 3/12, 3/18, 3/24-5/04, 7/08 |
|
C25D
|
Electrolytic and electrophoretic processes for production of coatings and electroforming |
1/12-1/22, 3/00-5/56, 9/00-13/10, 13/18, 13/20, 13/24, 15/00-15/02, 19/00, 21/11, 21/14-21/22 |
|
C25F
|
Electrolytic removal of materials from objects |
00/00-5/00 |
|
C30B
|
Crystal growth |
00/00-13/12, 13/34-15/04, 17/00-19/04, 23/00-23/02, 23/08-25/06, 28/00-29/58, 31/00-31/08 |
|
C40B
|
Combinatorial chemistry libraries |
all groups |
|
D: TEXTILES; PAPER
|
|
D01C
|
Chemical treatment of natural filamentary or fibrous material to obtain filaments or fibers for spinning |
00/00-1/02, 3/00-5/00 |
|
D01F
|
Chemical features in manufacture of artificial fibers and filaments |
00/00-9/127, 9/14-9/30, 11/00-13/04 |
|
D06L
|
Bleaching, dry cleaning or washing of fibers and fabrics |
all groups |
|
D06M
|
Miscellaneous textile and fiber treatment
|
00/00, 10/04-11/83, 13/00-13/517, 14/00-15/693, 16/00-19/00, 101/00-101/40 |
|
D06N
|
Covering materials for walls, floors and roofs |
00/00, 3/00-3/14, 3/18 |
|
D06P
|
Dyeing or printing of textiles, leathers, furs or macromolecular materials |
00/00-5/17, 5/22-7/00 |
|
D21C
|
Cellulose production and pulping liquor regeneration |
00/00-1/08, 3/00-3/20, 9/10-9/16, 11/00-11/14 |
| D21H |
Pulp compositions and impregnating or coating of paper |
00/00-11/06, 11/20-13/50, 17/03-17/74, 19/10-19/70, 19/80-19/82, 21/14-21/38 |
|
F: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
|
| F28D |
Heat-exchange apparatus in which the heat-exchange media do not come into direct contact |
15/00-15/04 |
| F28F |
Details of heat-exchange or heat-transfer apparatus |
21/02, 21/06-21/08 |
|
G: PHYSICS
|
| G01N |
Analyzing materials by determining their chemical and physical properties |
27/48-27/49, 31/00-31/22, 33/15, 33/50-33/553, 33/561-33/567, 33/573, 33/58-33/98 |
|
G03C
|
Photosensitive materials and processes in photography
|
1/00-1/015, 1/035-1/735, 1/76, 1/77-1/775, 1/79-1/795, 1/815-1/89,
1/93, 5/20-5/26, 5/30-5/58, 7/00-7/02, 7/25-7/44, 8/00-8/28, 8/32,
8/36-8/38, 8/52-8/56 |
|
G03F
|
Photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces
|
7/004-7/085 |
|
G03G
|
Electrography and electrophotography
|
5/06-5/08, 5/09, 7/00-11/00 |
|
G21C
|
Nuclear reactors |
3/42-3/64, 19/42-19/50 |
| G21G |
Conversion of chemical elements and radioactive sources |
00/00-1/12 |
|
H: ELECTRICITY
|
| H01B |
Cables, conductors, insulators and dielectrics |
1/00-3/56 |
|
H01C
|
Resistors |
7/108-7/118 |
|
H01F
|
Magnetic materials and inductors |
1/00-1/01, 1/032-1/44, 10/00, 10/08-10/30 |
|
H01G
|
Capacitors |
9/022-9/038, 9/042-9/045 |
|
H01J
|
Electric discharge tubes or discharge lamps |
1/142-1/148, 19/062-19/068, 61/14-61/22 |
| H01M |
Processes or means (e.g., batteries) for direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy |
4/13-4/1399, 4/24-4/60, 4/86-6/00, 6/04-6/06, 6/14-6/20, 6/24-6/28, 8/06-8/22 |