DIFF Subgroup
D21C 9/10 Bleaching
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
After-treatment of cellulose pulp, e.g. of wood pulp, or cotton linters > Bleaching
CPC subdivides this area 5x more granularly than IPC with 11 additional codes.
11 codes are CPC-only extensions.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- D21C 9/12 with halogens or halogen-containing compounds (D21C9/16 takes precedence) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D21C 9/147 with oxygen or its allotropic modifications (D21C9/16 takes precedence) since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class D21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- VOITH PATENT DE 1,809
- STORA ENSO FI 1,467
- KEMIRA FI 1,086
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 935
- VALMET TECHNOLOGIES FI 924
- VALMET SE 904
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 862
- OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION 696
- OMYA INTERNATIONAL CH 584
- SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 571
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class D21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- VOITH PATENT DE 1,857
- STORA ENSO FI 1,552
- KEMIRA FI 1,173
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 1,107
- VALMET TECHNOLOGIES FI 965
- VALMET SE 943
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 941
- OMYA INTERNATIONAL CH 821
- UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION FI 512
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 501