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IPC Subgroup
C01B 3/24

of hydrocarbons

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Hydrogen; Gaseous mixtures containing hydrogen; Separation of hydrogen from mixtures containing it; Purification of hydrogen; Reversible storage of hydrogen > Production of hydrogen; Production of gaseous mixtures containing hydrogen > by decomposition of gaseous or liquid organic compounds > of hydrocarbons

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Subclass:
NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF

2 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C01B 3/26 using catalysts
  • C01B 3/28 using moving solid particles, e.g. fluidised bed technique

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 5,794
  2. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 3,286
  3. LG CHEM KR 2,689
  4. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,669
  5. CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY 1,531
  6. KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 1,252
  7. SUMITOMO METAL MINING COMPANY JP 1,073
  8. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 1,061
  9. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 1,058
  10. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1,038