CPC Main Group
C10M 105/00 Lubricating compositions characterised by the base-material being a non-macromolecular organic compound
Filing statistics
CPC C10M 105/00 belongs to the parent subclass C10M, which recorded 41,664 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 3,023 in 2013 to 2,626 in 2023 (-13%), peaking at 5,458 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
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C10M 105/02 Well-defined hydrocarbons (petroleum fractions C10M101/02)
- C10M 105/08 containing oxygen
- C10M 105/50 containing halogen
- C10M 105/56 containing nitrogen
- C10M 105/72 containing sulfur, selenium or tellurium
- C10M 105/74 containing phosphorus
- C10M 105/76 containing silicon
- C10M 105/78 containing boron
- C10M 105/80 containing atoms of elements not provided for in groups C10M105/02 - C10M105/78
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