DIFF Subgroup
C09B 23/02 the polymethine chain containing an odd number of >CH- groups
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: containing an odd number of CH groups
CPC: the polymethine chain containing an odd number of >CH- groups
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Methine or polymethine dyes, e.g. cyanine dyes > characterised by the methine chain > containing an odd number of CH groups
CPC:
Methine or polymethine dyes, e.g. cyanine dyes > the polymethine chain containing an odd number of >CH- groups
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- C09B 23/04 one >CH- group, e.g. cyanines, isocyanines, pseudocyanines IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C09B 23/08 more than three >CH- groups, e.g. polycarbocyanines +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class C09,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- LG CHEM KR 6,420
- NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 5,752
- HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 5,650
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 5,635
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 4,844
- MERCK PATENT DE 4,779
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 4,311
- FUJIFILM JP 4,205
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 4,039
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 3,931
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class C09,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- LG CHEM KR 7,954
- HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 6,584
- NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 6,500
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 6,490
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 6,324
- FUJIFILM JP 5,832
- MERCK PATENT DE 5,481
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,147
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 5,105
- NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 3,584