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C10F 5/04

by using presses, handpresses, rolls, or centrifuges (moulding C10F7/04)

Full Title

Drying or de-watering peat (drying in general F26B) > by using presses, handpresses, rolls, or centrifuges (moulding C10F7/04)

Filing statistics

CPC C10F 5/04 belongs to the parent subclass C10F, which recorded 154 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 28 in 2013 to 3 in 2023 (-89%). 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