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C08J 9/00

Working-up of macromolecular substances to porous or cellular articles or materials; After-treatment thereof

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
Subclass:
WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES , , , or

Related Keywords

production of CELLULAR from macromolecular compoundsfoaming POLYADDITIONfoaming POLYCONDENSATIONfoaming POLYMERSfoaming natural RUBBERfoaming of synthetic RUBBER

13 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C08J 9/02 using blowing gases generated by the reacting monomers or modifying agents during the preparation or modification of macromolecules
  • C08J 9/24 by surface fusion and bonding of particles to form voids, e.g. sintering
  • C08J 9/26 by elimination of a solid phase from a macromolecular composition or article, e.g. leaching out
  • C08J 9/28 by elimination of a liquid phase from a macromolecular composition or article, e.g. drying of coagulum
  • C08J 9/3 by mixing gases into liquid compositions or plastisols, e.g. frothing with air
  • C08J 9/32 from compositions containing microballoons, e.g. syntactic foams
  • C08J 9/33 Agglomerating foam fragments, e.g. waste foam
  • C08J 9/34 Chemical features in the manufacture of articles consisting of a foamed macromolecular core and a macromolecular surface layer having a higher density than the core
  • C08J 9/35 Composite foams, i.e. continuous macromolecular foams containing discontinuous cellular particles or fragments

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