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B05D 2401/90

at least one component of the composition being in supercritical state or close to supercritical state

Full Title

Form of the coating product, e.g. solution, water dispersion, powders or the like > at least one component of the composition being in supercritical state or close to supercritical state

Filing statistics

CPC B05D 2401/90 belongs to the parent subclass B05D, which recorded 94,464 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 7,657 in 2013 to 7,465 in 2023 (-3%), peaking at 10,391 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B05 are 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) (1,265 applications), DUERR SYSTEMS (1,191 applications) and TOKYO ELECTRON (1,157 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,265
  2. DUERR SYSTEMS DE 1,191
  3. TOKYO ELECTRON JP 1,157
  4. BASF COATINGS (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK COATINGS) DE 972
  5. APTAR FRANCE FR 848
  6. PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO US 838
  7. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 763
  8. NORDSON CORPORATION US 761
  9. LG CHEM KR 695
  10. GRACO MINNESOTA US 691