CPC Main Group Additional Only
C10N 2040/00 Specified use or application for which the lubricating composition is intended
Filing statistics
CPC C10N 2040/00 belongs to the parent subclass C10N, which recorded 33,955 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 2,628 in 2013 to 2,247 in 2023 (-14%), peaking at 4,784 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
22 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C10N 2040/02 Bearings
- C10N 2040/04 Oil-bath; Gear-boxes; Automatic transmissions; Traction drives
- C10N 2040/06 Instruments or other precision apparatus, e.g. damping fluids
- C10N 2040/08 Hydraulic fluids, e.g. brake-fluids
- C10N 2040/10 Running-in-oil
- C10N 2040/12 Gas-turbines
- C10N 2040/14 Electric or magnetic purposes
- C10N 2040/20 Metal working
- C10N 2040/25 Internal-combustion engines
- C10N 2040/30 Refrigerators lubricants
- C10N 2040/32 Wires, ropes or cables lubricants
- C10N 2040/34 Lubricating-sealants
- C10N 2040/36 Release agents
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