B01J 2531/0202 Polynuclearity
Full Title
Additional information regarding catalytic systems classified in B01J31/00 > Compositional aspects of complexes used, e.g. polynuclearity > Polynuclearity
Filing statistics
CPC B01J 2531/0202 belongs to the parent subclass B01J, which recorded 375,224 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 21,358 in 2013 to 35,413 in 2023 (+66%), peaking at 40,354 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B01 are SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) (10,345 applications), CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (8,352 applications) and BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) (5,134 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B01J 2531/0205 Bi- or polynuclear complexes, i.e. comprising two or more metal coordination centres, without metal-metal bonds, e.g. Cp(Lx)Zr-imidazole-Zr(Lx)Cp
- B01J 2531/0208 Bimetallic complexes, i.e. comprising one or more units of two metals, with metal-metal bonds but no all-metal (M)n rings, e.g. Cr2(OAc)4
- B01J 2531/0211 Metal clusters, i.e. complexes comprising 3 to about 1000 metal atoms with metal-metal bonds to provide one or more all-metal (M)n rings, e.g. Rh4(CO)12
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 10,345
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 8,352
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,134
- LG CHEM KR 4,290
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 3,444
- IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 3,417
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,195
- MANN + HUMMEL DE 2,822
- JOHNSON MATTHEY GB 2,802
- UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 2,737