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C10B 41/005

Full Title

Safety devices, e.g. signalling or controlling devices for use in the discharge of coke

Filing statistics

CPC C10B 41/005 belongs to the parent subclass C10B, which recorded 22,990 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,658 in 2013 to 2,271 in 2023 (+37%), peaking at 2,590 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class C10 are SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) (5,831 applications), SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (2,918 applications) and IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) (2,305 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 5,831
  2. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 2,918
  3. IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 2,305
  4. EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY US 2,282
  5. UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 2,268
  6. SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ NL 2,124
  7. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,487
  8. CHEVRON CORPORATION US 1,400
  9. PETROCHINA COMPANY 1,372
  10. LUBRIZOL CORPORATION US 1,324