IPC Main Group
C08B 3/00 Preparation of cellulose esters of organic acids
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- Class:
- ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
- Subclass:
- POLYSACCHARIDES; DERIVATIVES THEREOF
Related Keywords
CELLULOSE esters
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C08B 3/02 Catalysts used for the esterification
- C08B 3/04 Cellulose formate
- C08B 3/06 Cellulose acetate
- C08B 3/08 of monobasic organic acids with three or more carbon atoms
- C08B 3/12 of polybasic organic acids
- C08B 3/14 in which the organic acid residue contains substituents, e.g. NH, Cl
- C08B 3/16 Preparation of mixed organic cellulose esters
- C08B 3/2 Esterification with maintenance of the fibrous structure of the cellulose
- C08B 3/22 Post-esterification treatments, including purification
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- LG CHEM KR 14,262
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 12,486
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 9,858
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 7,877
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 6,993
- FUJIFILM JP 5,049
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 4,923
- SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 4,517
- BOREALIS AT 4,213
- ARKEMA FR 4,098