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C08J 9/00

Working-up of macromolecular substances to porous or cellular articles or materials; After-treatment thereof (mechanical aspects of shaping of plastics or substances in a plastic state for the production of porous or cellular articles B29C)

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  • C08J 9/02 using blowing gases generated by the reacting monomers or modifying agents during the preparation or modification of macromolecules
  • C08J 9/24 by surface fusion and bonding of particles to form voids, e.g. sintering (of expandable particles C08J9/232)
  • C08J 9/26 by elimination of a solid phase from a macromolecular composition or article, e.g. leaching out
  • C08J 9/30 by mixing gases into liquid compositions or plastisols, e.g. frothing with air
  • C08J 9/32 from compositions containing microballoons, e.g. syntactic foams
  • C08J 9/33 Agglomerating foam fragments, e.g. waste foam
  • C08J 9/34 Chemical features in the manufacture of articles consisting of a foamed macromolecular core and a macromolecular surface layer having a higher density than the core
  • C08J 9/35 Composite foams, i.e. continuous macromolecular foams containing discontinuous cellular particles or fragments

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG CHEM KR 15,432
  2. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 14,214
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 11,155
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 6,455
  5. FUJIFILM JP 6,178
  6. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 5,569
  7. SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 5,506
  8. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 5,443
  9. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 4,635
  10. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 4,620