Pipeline automatic scale removal and storage device
US-11883862-B2 · Jan 30, 2024 · US
the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, {e.g. pigs or moles (pigs or moles per se F16L55/26; their launching and detection F16L55/46; separating pigs in pipelines F17D3/00)}
the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, {e.g. pigs or moles (pigs or moles per se F16L55/26; their launching and detection F16L55/46; separating pigs in pipelines F17D3/00)} · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B08B9/055 |
| Official title | the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, {e.g. pigs or moles (pigs or moles per se F16L55/26; their launching and detection F16L55/46; separating pigs in pipelines F17D3/00)} |
| Display label | the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, {e.g. pigs or moles (pigs or moles per se F16L55/26; their launching and detection F16L55/46; separating pigs in pipelines F17D3/00)} |
| Total patents | 79 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Directed jet impulse pig launching system and method of its use
US-11536414-B2 · Dec 27, 2022 · US
Remotely operated horizontal pig launcher
US-2022373123-A1 · Nov 24, 2022 · US
Stabilization of flow by moveable choke
US-2022341534-A1 · Oct 27, 2022 · US
Cleaning Coke Deposits from Process Equipment
US-2022305532-A1 · Sep 29, 2022 · US
Flowable slush of frozen particles for ice pigging
US-2022241826-A1 · Aug 4, 2022 · US
Cleaning coke deposits from process equipment
US-11383278-B2 · Jul 12, 2022 · US
Stop & go pig
US-2022213999-A1 · Jul 7, 2022 · US
Pipe cleaning assembly and method of cleaning a piping system using the same
US-2022176418-A1 · Jun 9, 2022 · US
Pipe cleaning assembly and method of cleaning a piping system using the same
US-2022176420-A1 · Jun 9, 2022 · US
Subsea pig launchers
US-11262016-B2 · Mar 1, 2022 · US
Intervention drive system comprising an umbilical
US-2021396342-A1 · Dec 23, 2021 · US
Pipeline Water Remediation Based on Upstream Process Operating Parameters
US-2021396341-A1 · Dec 23, 2021 · US
Pig launcher
US-2021262604-A1 · Aug 26, 2021 · US
A hydrocarbon production field layout
US-2021238963-A1 · Aug 5, 2021 · US
Apparatus and method for in-situ cathodic protection of piggable water pipelines
US-11072005-B2 · Jul 27, 2021 · US
Directed Jet Impulse Pig Launching System and Method of its Use
US-2021172558-A1 · Jun 10, 2021 · US
Cleaning Coke Deposits from Process Equipment
US-2021162471-A1 · Jun 3, 2021 · US
Cleaning coke deposits from process equipment
US-10953443-B2 · Mar 23, 2021 · US
Launching pipeline pigs
US-10955083-B2 · Mar 23, 2021 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B08B9/055?
- CPC B08B9/055 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, {e.g. pigs or moles (pigs or moles per se F16L55/26; their launching and detection F16L55/46; separating pigs in pipelines F17D3/00)}.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B08B9/055 (the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, {e.g. pigs or moles (pigs or moles per se F16L55/26; their launching and detection F16L55/46; separating pigs in pipelines F17D3/00)})?
- Our database includes 79 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B08B9/055 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 7 in 2024 vs 5 in 2025 (latest complete years).