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DIFF Main Group
C08B 3/00

Preparation of cellulose esters of organic acids

Introduced: September 1968

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 9 subcodes exist in both systems.

3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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  • C08B 3/02 Catalysts used for the esterification IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C08B 3/04 Cellulose formate IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C08B 3/06 Cellulose acetate IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C08B 3/12 of polybasic organic acids IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C08B 3/14 in which the organic acid residue contains substituents, e.g. NH2, Cl IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C08B 3/20 Esterification with maintenance of the fibrous structure of the cellulose (surface esterification of textiles D06M13/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class C08,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG CHEM KR 14,262
  2. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 12,486
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 9,858
  4. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 7,877
  5. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 6,993
  6. FUJIFILM JP 5,049
  7. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 4,923
  8. SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 4,517
  9. BOREALIS AT 4,213
  10. ARKEMA FR 4,098

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C08,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG CHEM KR 15,432
  2. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 14,214
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 11,155
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 6,455
  5. FUJIFILM JP 6,178
  6. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 5,569
  7. SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 5,506
  8. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 5,443
  9. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 4,635
  10. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 4,620