DIFF Main Group
C10C 1/00 Working-up tar
Introduced: September 1968
Of 6 combined children, 5 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- C10C 1/18 by extraction with selective solvents (preparation of hydrocarbon oils from tar oils C10G21/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C10C 1/19 by thermal treatment not involving distillation since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C10C 1/20 Refining by chemical means (obtaining hydrocarbon oils C10G) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class C10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 8,875
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 2,245
- PETROCHINA COMPANY 2,028
- EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY US 1,980
- IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 1,963
- SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ NL 1,878
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,829
- UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 1,787
- LUBRIZOL CORPORATION US 1,277
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,268
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class C10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 5,831
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 2,918
- IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 2,305
- EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY US 2,282
- UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 2,268
- SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ NL 2,124
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,487
- CHEVRON CORPORATION US 1,400
- PETROCHINA COMPANY 1,372
- LUBRIZOL CORPORATION US 1,324