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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 3/12 of polybasic organic acids
  • C08B 3/14 in which the organic acid residue contains substituents, e.g. NH, Cl
  • C08B 3/2 Esterification with maintenance of the fibrous structure of the cellulose

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG CHEM KR 14,262
  2. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 12,486
  3. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 9,858
  4. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 7,877
  5. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 6,993
  6. FUJIFILM JP 5,049
  7. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 4,923
  8. SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL COMPANY JP 4,517
  9. BOREALIS AT 4,213
  10. ARKEMA FR 4,098