Subclass Title Group Patent records Description
A01G HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS, OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (plant reproduction by tissue culture techniques A01H 4/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N 1/12; plant cell culture C12N 5/00) A01G 1/00 13 Horticulture; Cultivation of vegetables
A01H NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES A01H 1/00 11 Processes for modifying genotypes
A01H 5/00 36 Flowering plants, i.e. angiosperms
A01N PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS (mixtures of pesticides with fertilisers) A01N 63/00 15 Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing micro-organisms, viruses, microbial fungi, animals, e.g. nematodes, or substances produced by, or obtained from micro-organisms, viruses, microbial fungi or animals, e.g. enzymes or fermentates
A62D CHEMICAL MEANS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES; PROCESSES FOR MAKING HARMFUL CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES HARMLESS, OR LESS HARMFUL, BY EFFECTING A CHEMICAL CHANGE; COMPOSITION OF MATERIALS FOR COVERINGS OR CLOTHING FOR PROTECTING AGAINST HARMFUL CHEMICAL AGENTS; COMPOSITION OF MATERIALS FOR TRANSPARENT PARTS OF GAS-MASKS, RESPIRATORS, BREATHING BAGS OR HELMETS; COMPOSITION OF CHEMICAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN BREATHING APPARATUS A62D 3/00 41 Processes for making harmful chemical substances harmless, or less harmful, by effecting a chemical change in the substances (devices for rendering harmful chemical agents harmless
B09B DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09B 3/00 36 Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless
B09C RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL B09C 1/00 64 Reclamation of contaminated soil (processes for making harmful chemical substances harmless or less harmful by affecting a chemical change in the substances
B09C 1/08 22 Chemically
B09C 1/10 179 microbiologically or by using enzymes
C02F TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE (processes for making harmful chemical substances harmless, or less harmful, by effecting a chemical change in the substances A62D 3/00; separation, settling tanks or filter devicesB01D; special arrangements on waterborne vessels of installations for treating water, waste water or sewage, e.g. for producing fresh water, B63J; adding materials to water to prevent corrosion C23F; treating radioactively-contaminated liquids C02F 1/68 13 Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by addition of specified substances, e.g. trace elements, for ameliorating potable water
C02F 3/00 49 Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
C02F 3/10 13 Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by using Packings; Fillings; Grids
C02F 3/32 32 characterised by the animals or plants used, e.g. algae
C02F 3/34 67 characterised by the micro-organisms used
C12N MICRO-ORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF (biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing micro-organisms, viruses, microbial fungi, enzymes, fermentates, or substances produced by, or extracted from, micro-organisms or animal material; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICRO-ORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA C12N 1/14 11 Fungi; Culture media therefor
C12N 1/20 36 Bacteria; Culture media therefor
C12N 15/09 23 Recombinant DNA-technology
C12N 15/29 14 Genes encoding plant proteins, e.g. thaumatin
C12N 15/31 14 Genes encoding microbial proteins, e.g. enterotoxins
C12N 15/82 62 This group covers the use of eukaryotes as hosts for plant cells
C12P FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE C12P 1/00 16 Preparation of compounds or compositions by using micro-organisms or enzymes; General processes for the preparation of compounds or compositions by using micro-organisms or enzymes
C22B PRODUCTION OR REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS C22B 3/00 12 Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
C22B 3/18 16 Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes with the aid of micro-organisms or enzymes, e.g. bacteria or algae
Table 1: International patent classification based description of Subclasses and Groups associated with bioremediation technology