Skip to content
Search Classifications
Search for IPC and CPC classification codes or keywords
DIFF Subgroup
C10L 5/16

with bituminous binders, e.g. tar, pitch

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Solid fuels > Briquettes consisting mainly of carbonaceous materials of mineral origin > Briquetting processes > with the aid of binders, e.g. pretreated binders > with organic binders > with bituminous binders, e.g. tar, pitch

CPC:

Solid fuels (produced by solidifying fluid fuels C10L7/00; peat briquettes C10F7/06) > briquettes consisting mainly of carbonaceous materials of mineral origin (peat briquettes C10F) > Methods of briquetting (mechanical part of pressing briquettes B30B11/00) > with the aid of binders, e.g. pretreated binders > with organic binders > with bituminous binders, e.g. tar, pitch

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

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class C10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 8,875
  2. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 2,245
  3. PETROCHINA COMPANY 2,028
  4. EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY US 1,980
  5. IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 1,963
  6. SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ NL 1,878
  7. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,829
  8. UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 1,787
  9. LUBRIZOL CORPORATION US 1,277
  10. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,268

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class C10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 5,831
  2. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 2,918
  3. IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 2,305
  4. EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY US 2,282
  5. UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 2,268
  6. SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ NL 2,124
  7. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,487
  8. CHEVRON CORPORATION US 1,400
  9. PETROCHINA COMPANY 1,372
  10. LUBRIZOL CORPORATION US 1,324