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Patent Landscape · Chemical Process EngineeringProcess Intensification Equipment Patents: Where Filing Activity Actually Sits
- B01J concentration. 46 of 64 records sit in chemical/physical process apparatus (B01J), nearly three times the next-largest class, showing the reactor itself — not the downstream chemistry — is where most claims are staked.
- Flat filing trend. Activity was zero in 2017 and still zero at the 2022 midpoint, peaking so far at only 10 records in 2024 — this is a niche, steady field, not a fast-growing one.
- Thin adjacent branches. Additive manufacturing (2 records) and nanostructures (3 records) are barely claimed next to the dense rotating packed bed core, and a 2026 filing already targets exactly that overlap.
64
Published Records
58%
Top-5 Share of All Records
+233%
3-Yr Growth (lag-adjusted)
WO
Leading Jurisdiction
Published byPatsnap Research··7 min readSourced from Patsnap Eureka
Overview
What this landscape covers
This landscape tracks patent families combining process intensification equipment terms — spinning disc reactors, rotating packed beds and high-gravity contactors — with mass-transfer, volume-reduction and scale-up language, filtered to IPC classes covering chemical/physical process apparatus, separation equipment and mixing hardware. The corpus totals 64 published families across a filing window from 2015 through the 2026 data cut-off, with publication naturally lagging the most recent filing activity by around eighteen months.
The technology mix is heavily weighted toward reaction apparatus claims, with separation and mixing equipment as secondary but still substantial categories, and a handful of adjacent classes — additive manufacturing, nanostructures, hydrocarbon refining — appearing only a few times each.
Filing activity and technology composition, 2015–2026
Source: Patsnap Eureka. Assignee ranking and totals. Derived from a Patsnap search on Process Intensification Equipment covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish.Run this in Eureka MCP
Filing Data
Filing trends and technology composition
The dataset spans 64 published families across a search window from 2015 through the 2026 cut-off, filtered to rotating packed bed, spinning disc and related high-gravity process intensification equipment claims.
Filing activity is flat, not accelerating
Filings sat at zero in 2017, stayed at zero through the 2022 midpoint, and peaked so far in 2024 at 10 records. There is no sustained upward trend visible in this window; the most recent year is also partial and will read low until publication catches up, since publication typically lags filing by around 18 months.
B01J dominates the technology mix
Chemical and physical process claims under B01J account for 46 of the records, roughly three-quarters of the corpus once overlaps are counted, with separation processes (B01D, 25) and mixing equipment (B01F, 11) as the next-heaviest classes. Adjacent classes — non-metallic inorganic compounds, hydrocarbon refining, nanostructures and additive manufacturing — each carry single-digit counts, marking them as thin rather than empty.
Shares are the percentage of the 64 records in scope. A patent can carry several IPC classes, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Source: Patsnap Eureka. Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Process Intensification Equipment covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish.
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Representative Recent Filing
Additive manufacturing process for producing packing material and rotating packed bed apparatus utilizing the same (WO2026122960A1)
MOJONNIER USA, LLC
The present disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for large- or commercial-scale process intensification and, more particularly, to additive manufacturing processes for producing packing material and rotating packed bed apparatus utilizing the same.Filed by Mojonnier USA, LLC and published 2026-06-11, this record combines two thinly-claimed branches of the corpus — additive manufacturing and rotating packed bed hardware — into a single filing.
Most-cited records in the corpus
| # | Publication no. | Patent title | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US20090269250A1 | Apparatus and Methods For Nanoparticle Generation and Process Intensification of Transport and Reaction Syste… | 76 |
| 2 | US8187554B2 | Apparatus and methods for nanoparticle generation and process intensification of transport and reaction syste… | 60 |
| 3 | CN2654194Y | 强化传质的旋转床超重力机 | 33 |
| 4 | US20090238751A1 | Process Intensification In Microreactors | 25 |
| 5 | WO2016038480A1 | Rotating packed bed assembly | 23 |
| 6 | WO2015101826A1 | Rotating packed bed unit | 17 |
| 7 | US20170028311A1 | Rotating packed bed assembly | 15 |
| 8 | US20070034565A1 | Method for treating a contaminated fluid | 13 |
| 9 | CN106075950A | 一种双驱动超重力旋转填料床 | 12 |
| 10 | CN205759800U | 复合式多级旋转填料床传质反应装置 | 10 |
Ranked by citation count within this search; older records accumulate more citations by nature of being in circulation longer, so treat this as a measure of influence rather than current relevance.
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Source: Patsnap Eureka. Citation counts and representative records. Derived from a Patsnap search on Process Intensification Equipment covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish.Run this in Eureka MCP
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What the numbers say before you file
Three figures from this dataset matter more than the headline count: where the claim density actually sits, how the timeline behaves, and how tightly filers co-assign their portfolios.
Technology Concentration
46 of 64
records under B01J
Reaction apparatus carries most of the claim weight
Chemical and physical process apparatus (B01J19) accounts for the large majority of the corpus, with separation (B01D, 25) and mixing (B01F, 11) as secondary classes. New filers competing directly in B01J are entering the most contested part of the landscape.
IPC subclass breakdown
Filing Momentum
0 → 10
2017 to peak year 2024
Growth is flat across the window, not rising
Filings sat at zero in 2017 and remained at zero through the 2022 midpoint before reaching a peak of 10 records in 2024. Read the most recent year with caution: publication lags filing by roughly 18 months, so late-window counts are always understated.
Filing trend, 2017–2026
Portfolio Clustering
7
strongest co-assignee pair count
A handful of related entities file together repeatedly
The strongest co-assignee link in this corpus pairs two related Schlumberger entities filing together 7 times, with two further Schlumberger-linked pairs each at 3. This indicates a small number of corporate families coordinate filings rather than one company acting alone.
Co-assignee pairs, n=10
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Co-filing concentration
| Assignee | Co-assignee | Shared families |
|---|---|---|
| Schlumberger Technology LLC | Schlumberger Limited | 7 |
| Schlumberger Technology LLC | Schlumberger Canada Limited | 3 |
| Schlumberger Technology LLC | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 3 |
| Schlumberger Limited | Schlumberger Canada Limited | 3 |
| Schlumberger Limited | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 3 |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | Schlumberger Canada Limited | 3 |
| Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | PARIMI KRISHNIAH | 2 |
| Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | LIM MANUEL | 2 |
Co-assignee activity in this corpus is dominated by a single related corporate family rather than cross-industry joint filings, worth checking before assuming any single legal entity holds a claim outright.
Source: Patsnap Eureka. Co-assignee relationships and derived observations. Derived from a Patsnap search on Process Intensification Equipment covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish.Run this in Eureka MCP
Who's Filing
Assignee landscape and where the gate sits
No single assignee dominates this corpus outright; instead, a related corporate family co-files repeatedly, alongside independent filers spread across a long tail. Recent-year momentum across the named assignees sits at zero, consistent with the corpus's flat overall trend rather than a specific competitor pulling back.
Portfolio Family
7 co-filings
strongest co-assignee pair
Related entities coordinate rather than compete internally
A cluster of Schlumberger-linked entities files together repeatedly across this corpus, with the strongest pair co-assigning 7 times and two further related pairs each at 3. Freedom-to-operate work here should treat the cluster as one effective filer.
Co-assignee pairs, n=10
Independent Filers
Long tail
single-family entrants
Most named assignees hold isolated filings
Beyond the Schlumberger cluster, assignees such as Hindustan Petroleum and Microfluidics International appear as individual filers rather than as part of a coordinated portfolio, each showing zero momentum in the latest tracked year.
Recent-year momentum data
Recent Entrant
2026-06-11
filing date
New filers are still entering the additive-manufacturing overlap
Mojonnier USA, LLC's WO2026122960A1 shows a filer with no other record in this corpus moving directly into the thin additive-manufacturing-plus-rotating-packed-bed intersection, ahead of the broader field.
Representative recent filing
Recent-year filing momentum by assignee
| Assignee | Recent year | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited | 0 | -100% |
| Schlumberger Technology LLC | 0 | — |
| Schlumberger Limited | 0 | — |
| Microfluidics International Corporation | 0 | — |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 0 | — |
| Schlumberger Canada Limited | 0 | — |
| North University of China | 0 | — |
| Velocys, Inc. | 0 | — |
Source: Patsnap Eureka. Assignee-level momentum. Derived from a Patsnap search on Process Intensification Equipment covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish.Run this in Eureka MCP
Next Steps
Where to take this analysis
The dataset points to a small number of concrete follow-up checks rather than a broad monitoring exercise, given how concentrated and flat this corpus is.
Check the additive-manufacturing overlap directly
With only 2 records combining additive manufacturing with process intensification equipment, and one 2026 filing already in that space, a targeted freedom-to-operate check on packing geometry claims is a fast first step.
Search this overlap in EurekaMap the Schlumberger-linked cluster as one entity
The strongest co-assignee pair in this corpus files together 7 times; treating the related entities as a single effective filer will give a more accurate picture of who actually controls claim space here.
Build an assignee map in EurekaWatch B01D and B01F for a lower-density filing angle
Separation and mixing equipment claims are less dense than the B01J core, making them a comparatively open angle for new filings framed around a specific separation stage or mixing parameter.
Compare subclass density in EurekaSource: Patsnap Eureka. Forward-looking reading of the same dataset. Derived from a Patsnap search on Process Intensification Equipment covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish.Run this in Eureka MCP
FAQ
Common questions about process intensification equipment patents
In this dataset, process intensification equipment refers to hardware such as spinning disc reactors and rotating packed beds that concentrate mass transfer, reaction or separation into a much smaller equipment volume than conventional vessels. The search string used here combines those equipment terms with mass-transfer enhancement, volume reduction, high-gravity and scale-up language, filtered to IPC classes B01J19 (chemical/physical process apparatus), B01D3 (distillation and separation) and B01F27 (mixing and stirring). Most of the 64 records in this corpus fall under B01J, meaning the bulk of the patent activity treats the reactor or contactor itself as the point of novelty rather than the downstream chemistry.
Filing activity in this corpus is not concentrated behind a single dominant assignee; instead it includes a cluster of related Schlumberger entities that co-file with each other, alongside independent filers such as Hindustan Petroleum and Microfluidics International. The co-assignee data shows the strongest linked pair filing together 7 times, which is a modest cluster rather than a single company controlling the field. Recent-year momentum for the named assignees shows zero filings in the latest year across the board, so leadership in this space should be assessed on cumulative family counts and citation weight rather than on who filed most recently.
The trend data shows zero filings in 2017, zero again at the 2022 midpoint, and a peak of only 10 records in 2024, with no clear upward slope across the window. Part of this is a genuine reflection of a niche, equipment-specific search string rather than a broad chemical engineering category. Part of it is also a publication-lag effect: patent applications typically publish around 18 months after filing, so the 2025 and 2026 figures in any such dataset are structurally understated and should not be read as a real decline yet.
WO2026122960A1, filed by Mojonnier USA, LLC and published on 2026-06-11, covers additive manufacturing processes for producing packing material together with a rotating packed bed apparatus that uses that packing. It sits at the intersection of two thinly claimed areas in this corpus: additive manufacturing (only 2 records) and rotating packed bed hardware, which is otherwise a dense cluster. Because it is a very recent publication, it has not yet accumulated citations, so its practical scope in later prosecution and litigation is still forming.
The thinnest IPC branches in this corpus are additive manufacturing (2 records), nanostructures (3 records), hydrocarbon oil refining (4 records) and acyclic/carbocyclic compound chemistry (5 records), all sitting well below the 46-record B01J core. These branches are under-claimed rather than technically infeasible, and the representative WO2026122960A1 filing shows one company already moving into the additive-manufacturing-plus-rotating-packed-bed overlap. Separation (B01D) and mixing (B01F) claim space is also comparatively lighter than the core reaction-apparatus cluster, making equipment geometry framed around a specific separation stage or mixing residence time a more open filing angle than another general transport-and-reaction claim.
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