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C09K 3/32

for absorbing liquids to remove pollution, e.g. oil, gasoline, fat

Introduced: July 1974

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: for treating liquid pollutants, e.g. oil, gasoline or fat

CPC: for absorbing liquids to remove pollution, e.g. oil, gasoline, fat

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Materials not provided for elsewhere > for treating liquid pollutants, e.g. oil, gasoline or fat

CPC:

Materials not provided for elsewhere > for absorbing liquids to remove pollution, e.g. oil, gasoline, fat

Additional Content IPC

Materials for treatment of water, waste water, or sewage

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.

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