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DIFF Subgroup
C09K 19/52

characterised by components which are not liquid crystals, e.g. additives

Introduced: January 1985

Full Title

Liquid crystal materials > characterised by components which are not liquid crystals, e.g. additives

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 5 additional codes.

5 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 5 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

IPC defines codes here since 1985.

Child Classifications

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  • C09K 2019/521 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • C09K 2019/523 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • C09K 2019/525 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • C09K 2019/526 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • C09K 2019/528 2nd only CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class C09,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG CHEM KR 6,420
  2. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 5,752
  3. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 5,650
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 5,635
  5. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 4,844
  6. MERCK PATENT DE 4,779
  7. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 4,311
  8. FUJIFILM JP 4,205
  9. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 4,039
  10. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 3,931

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C09,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG CHEM KR 7,954
  2. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 6,584
  3. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 6,500
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 6,490
  5. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 6,324
  6. FUJIFILM JP 5,832
  7. MERCK PATENT DE 5,481
  8. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,147
  9. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 5,105
  10. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 3,584