|  | B |
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS

SEPARATING AND MIXING

|  | B08 |
CLEANING

|  | B08B |
CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL (brushes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A46; devices for domestic or like cleaning Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47L; separation of particles from liquids or gases Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B01D; separation of solids Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B03, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B07; spraying in general or applying liquids to surfaces per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05; cleaning large numbers of more or less identical bottles or articles of nature and size similar to bottles, e.g. jars, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B67C 1/00; inhibiting corrosion or incrustation in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C23; cleaning roads or permanent ways Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E01H; preventing or removing electrostatic charges Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H05F)

|  | B08B |
Note(s) Inventions relating to cleaning are usually classified according to one (or more) of the undermentioned aspects, and are only classified in this class if they are not fully classifiable in a class providing for such an aspect: the article cleaned, e.g. filters Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B01D, castings and moulds Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B22D 29/00, vehicles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B60S, coke ovens Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C10B 43/00, building forms Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G, boilers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F22, combustion apparatus Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F23, furnaces Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F27; the general nature of the cleaning, e.g. preparing for sugar manufacture Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A23N, domestic cleaning Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47L, treatment of textiles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05C, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D06L, laundry Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D06F, air-conditioning Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F24F; the particular operation performed, e.g. filtering Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B01D, separating of solids Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B03, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B07, sand-blasting Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B24C; the particular apparatus or device per se, e.g. brushes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A46B, mops Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47L, centrifuges Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B04, hand tools Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25; the substance cleaned, e.g. metals Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21C, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C23, water Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C02, glass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C03B, leather Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C14B, textile fibres Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D01; the substance removed (or prevented from depositing or forming), e.g. removing paint Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B44, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C09D, preventing rust Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C23F; the substance used, e.g. macromolecular compounds or compositions Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C08, anti-icing compositions Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C09K, detergents Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C11D; the operation in connection with which cleaning is done, e.g. metal rolling Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21B, metal boring Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B23B, soldering Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B23K; the surroundings of a surface to be cleaned or kept clean, e.g. water in a boiler Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C02B, air in a room Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F24F.