最高人民法院知识产权法庭判决认定康宁AFR微通道反应器关键专利有效

Corning Incorporated is pleased announce that its Chinese patent for multi-path microchannel reactor design (CN102202774B) has recently been ruled valid by the final judgment of the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court, following the CNIPA's decision and Beijing IP Court's 1st instance judgment. Corning Advanced-Flow? Reactor (AFR) technology is embodied in this patent and others in the company’s portfolio and are only available through Corning-supplied AFR technology. Corning has always attached great importance to the protection of its intellectual property rights, and this ruling further strengthens Corning’s IP protection.

Building on more than 170 years of innovation, Corning AFR is a global leader in end-to-end advanced-flow chemical processing products and services for pharma, fine chemicals, agrochemicals, and performance materials industries.  AFR products and services leverage inherently safer processing technology and are specifically designed to enable the conversion from traditional batch to continuous flow chemical processing. 

A part of Corning’s AFR portfolio, Corning’s patented multi-path microchannel reactor is designed to significantly improve the mixing and heat transfer efficiency of the reaction process through its unique and parallel multi-flow path design, ensuring the seamless scale-up of continuous processes from laboratory to industrial scale, and achieving continuous and stable operation of the industrial reactors while reducing energy consumption and operating costs.

With more than 40 years in China, innovation continues to be a core driver of Corning's businesses in the region. Corning looks forward to continuing to collaborate with our customers and suppliers to enable the high-quality development of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and new materials with our proprietary technology.