ABB ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS innovation strategy

Patent filings in countries

#	Country	Total Patents
#1	United States	6
#2	Australia	5
#3	WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)	5
#4	Canada	3
#5	Czechia	3
#6	Poland	3
#7	Slovenia	3
#8	Taiwan	3
#9	Bulgaria	2
#10	Brazil	2
#11	EPO (European Patent Office)	2
#12	Finland	2
#13	Mexico	2
#14	Russian Federation	2
#15	Slovakia	2
#16	China	1
#17	United Kingdom	1

#	Technology
#1	Separation
#2	Combustion residues removal
#3	Climate change mitigation in goods production
#4	Rare-earth metal compounds
#5	Inorganic compounds
#6	Unspecified technologies

Publication	Filing date	Title
US6083302A	1998-08-13	Mist eliminator for wet gas scrubbing
GB9612992D0	1996-06-20	Apparatus and method for cleaning gas
CN1153482A	1995-06-07	Improved wet scrubbing method and apparatus for removing sulfur oxides from combustion effluents
MX9606215A	1995-06-07	Improved wet scrubbing method and apparatus for removing sulfur oxides from combustion effluents.
SI9520070A	1995-06-07	Improved entrainment separator for high velocity gases and reheating of scrubber gases
MX9606216A	1995-06-07	Improved entrainment separator for high velocity gases and reheating of scrubber gases.
US5575984A	1994-12-06	Method for preparing calcium carbonate for scrubbing sulfur oxides from combustion effluents
US5635149A	1994-06-09	Wet scrubbing method and apparatus for removing sulfur oxides from combustion effluents
US5486341A	1994-06-09	Entrainment separator for high velocity gases