Characteristics of the process deviating from typical ways of processing

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Aspects relating to hydrocarbon processing covered by groups C10G1/00 - C10G99/00 > Characteristics of the process deviating from typical ways of processing

Filing statistics

CPC C10G 2300/40 belongs to the parent subclass C10G, which recorded 73,540 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 6,805 in 2013 to 5,869 in 2023 (-14%), peaking at 7,573 applications in 2016. 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

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C10G 2300/4006 Temperature
C10G 2300/4012 Pressure
C10G 2300/4018 Spatial velocity, e.g. LHSV, WHSV
C10G 2300/4025 Yield
C10G 2300/4031 Start up or shut down operations
C10G 2300/4037 In-situ processes
C10G 2300/4043 Limiting CO2 emissions
C10G 2300/405 Limiting CO, NOx or SOx emissions
C10G 2300/4056 Retrofitting operations
C10G 2300/4062 Geographical aspects, e.g. different process units form a combination process at different geographical locations
C10G 2300/4068 Moveable devices or units, e.g. on trucks, barges
C10G 2300/4075 Limiting deterioration of equipment
C10G 2300/4081 Recycling aspects
C10G 2300/4087 Catalytic distillation
C10G 2300/4093 Catalyst stripping
C10G 2300/42 Hydrogen of special source or of special composition
C10G 2300/44 Solvents

Top Applicants

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

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