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C08J 11/28

by treatment with organic compounds containing nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus

Introduced: January 1985

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IPC:

Recovery or working-up of waste materials > of polymers > by chemically breaking down the molecular chains of polymers or breaking of crosslinks, e.g. devulcanisation > by treatment with organic material > by treatment with organic compounds containing nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus

CPC:

Recovery or working-up of waste materials (recovery of plastics B29B17/00; polymerisation processes involving purification or recycling of waste polymers or their depolymerisation products C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G, C08H) > of polymers > by chemically breaking down the molecular chains of polymers or breaking of crosslinks, e.g. devulcanisation (depolymerisation to the original monomer C07) > by treatment with organic material > by treatment with organic compounds containing nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus

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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