B
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
TRANSPORTING
Note(s)

The following notes are meant to assist in the use of this part of the classification scheme;
they must not be read as modifying in any way the elaborations.
o In this sub-section, the separation of different materials, e.g. of different matter,
size, or state, is predominantly found in the following subclasses:
 B01D
 B03B, B03C, B03D
 B04B, B04C
 B07B, B07C.
o The classifying characteristics of these subclasses are:
 the physical state of the matter to be separated;
 the principle of the process used;
 particular kinds of apparatus.
 The first of these characteristics involves six different aspects, assembled
in three groups:
 liquid/liquid or liquid/gas and gas/gas;
 solid/liquid or solid/gas;
 solid/solid.
o These subclasses are to be used according to the following general rules:
 B01D is the most general class as far as separation other than solids from
solids is concerned.
 Apparatus for separating solids from solids are covered by B03B when the
process concerned is regarded as the equivalent of "washing" in the sense
of the mining art, even if such apparatus is a pneumatic one, especially
pneumatic tables or jigs. Screens per se are not covered by this subclass
but are classified in B07B, even if they are being used in a wet process. All
other apparatus for the separation of solids from solids according to dry
methods are classified in B07B.
 If the separation takes place as a result of the detection or measurement of
some feature of the material or articles to be sorted it is classified in B07C.
 It should also be noted that the separation of isotopes of the same
chemical element is covered by B01D 59/00, whatever process or
apparatus is employed.
Subclass indexes
LIQUID/LIQUID, LIQUID/GAS OR GAS/GAS SEPARATION
Method
General operations
B01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus
B01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effect
B03C
Apparatus
General operations
B01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus
B04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effect
B03C
SOLID/LIQUID OR SOLID/GAS SEPARATION
Method
General operations
B01D
by centrifugal force
B01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus
B01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effect
B03C
Apparatus
General operations
B01D
by centrifugal force
B01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus
B04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effect
B03C
SOLID/SOLID SEPARATION
Method
Dry methods
material in bulk
B07B
Individual sorting
B07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sorting
B07B
using pneumatic tables or jigs
B03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effect
B03C
by centrifugal force
B07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus
B07B
Wet methods
General operations
B03B
flotation, differential sedimentation
B03D
screening
B07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methods
B03B
Apparatus
Dry methods
material in bulk
B07B
Individual sorting
B07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sorting
B07B
using pneumatic tables or jigs
B03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effect
B03C
by centrifugal force
B07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus
B04B, B04C
Wet methods
B60
General operations
B03B
flotation, differential sedimentation
B03D
screening
B07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methods
B03B
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Note(s)

In this class, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
o "vehicle" means all vehicles except those restricted to one of the following types of
vehicles: rail vehicles, waterborne vessels, aircraft, space vehicles, hand carts,
cycles, animal-drawn vehicles, and sledges, which are covered by the relevant
subclasses of B61-B64.
 Thus the term "vehicle" includes:
 vehicular characteristics which are common to more than one of
the above-listed types;
 certain characteristics restricted to automobiles, road or crosscountry trailers.
 The following exceptions to the above should be noted:
 subclass B60B or B60C embrace all vehicle wheels and
tyres, except wheels for roller skates A63C 17/22, wheels
for model railway vehicles A63H 19/22, and special
adaptations of wheels or tyres for aircraft B64C 25/36;
 subclass B60C embraces the connection of valves to
inflatable elastic bodies in general, and in this respect it is
not limited to vehicles;
 subclass B60L embraces certain electric equipment of all
electrically-propelled vehicles;
 subclass B60M embraces certain power supply equipment
for, but external to, any kind of electrically-propelled
vehicle;
 subclass B60R embraces safety belts or body harnesses
used in all types of land vehicles; [4]
 subclass B60S relates to all kinds of vehicles, except the
servicing of rail locomotives B61K 11/00, ground
equipment for aircraft B64F, or cleaning apparatus peculiar
to waterborne vessels B63B 57/00, B63B 59/00;
 subclass B60T includes brake control systems of general
applicability, and in this respect it is not limited to vehicles.
It also includes rail-vehicle power-brake systems and some
other features of rail-vehicle brake systems;

subclass B60V embraces air-cushion vehicles per se and
land vehicles, waterborne vessels or aircraft combined with
features allowing them to alternatively operate as aircushion vehicles or to be partially supported by an air
cushion. [2009.01]
B60F
VEHICLES FOR USE BOTH ON RAIL AND ON ROAD; VEHICLES CAPABLE OF TRAVELLING
IN OR ON DIFFERENT MEDIA, e.g. AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES (air-cushion vehicles B60V)
B60F 1/00
Vehicles for use both on rail and on road; Conversions therefor
B60F 1/02
· with rail and road wheels on the same axle
B60F 1/04
· with rail and road wheels on different axles
B60F 3/00
Amphibious vehicles, i.e. vehicles capable of travelling both on land and on water; Land vehicles
capable of travelling under water (buoyant wheels B60B)
B60F 5/00
Other vehicles capable of travelling in or on different media (vehicles having alternatively-usable
runners and wheels B62B 13/18; flying-boats or seaplanes B64C 35/00)
B60F 5/02
· convertible into aircraft