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IPC Subgroup
C01B 32/318

characterised by the starting materials

Introduced: January 2017

Full Title

Carbon; Compounds thereof > Active carbon > Preparation > characterised by the starting materials

Classification Context

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

2 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C01B 32/324 from waste materials, e.g. tyres or spent sulfite pulp liquor
  • C01B 32/33 from distillation residues of coal or petroleum; from petroleum acid sludge

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