CPC Main Group
C10G 9/00 Thermal non-catalytic cracking, in the absence of hydrogen, of hydrocarbon oils
Filing statistics
CPC C10G 9/00 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
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C10G 9/02 in retorts
- C10G 9/06 by pressure distillation
- C10G 9/14 in pipes or coils with or without auxiliary means, e.g. digesters, soaking drums, expansion means
- C10G 9/24 by heating with electrical means
- C10G 9/26 with discontinuously preheated non-moving solid material, e.g. blast and run
- C10G 9/28 with preheated moving solid material
- C10G 9/34 by direct contact with inert preheated fluids, e.g. with molten metals or salts
- C10G 9/40 by indirect contact with preheated fluid other than hot combustion gases
- C10G 9/42 by passing the material to be cracked in thin streams or as spray on or near continuously heated surfaces
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