CPC Main Group
C06C 15/00 Pyrophoric compositions; Flints (chemical lighters C06C9/00; alloys in general C22C)
Filing statistics
CPC C06C 15/00 belongs to the parent subclass C06C, which recorded 1,078 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 104 in 2013 to 57 in 2023 (-45%), peaking at 139 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class C06 are XIAN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (309 applications), BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (295 applications) and INST. OF CHEMICAL MATERIAL, CHINA ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS (216 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- XIAN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 309
- BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 295
- INST. OF CHEMICAL MATERIAL, CHINA ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS 216
- HUBEI INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE CHEMOTECHNOLOGY 187
- NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 120
- DYNO NOBEL ASIA PACIFIC AU 108
- AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 102
- DAICEL CORPORATION JP 102
- BAE SYSTEMS GB 91
- DYNO NOBEL US 88