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C09B 5/18

Coeroxene; Coerthiene; Coeramidene; Derivatives thereof

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Dyes with an anthracene nucleus condensed with one or more heterocyclic rings with or without carbocyclic rings > the heterocyclic ring being condensed in peri position > Coeroxene; Coerthiene; Coeramidene; Derivatives thereof

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:
ORGANIC DYES OR CLOSELY-RELATED COMPOUNDS FOR PRODUCING DYES; MORDANTS; LAKES

Filing statistics

IPC C09B 5/18 belongs to the parent subclass C09B, which recorded 27,838 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 2,880 in 2013 to 1,697 in 2023 (-41%), peaking at 2,986 applications in 2014. The most active applicants in class C09 are LG CHEM (6,420 applications), NITTO DENKO CORPORATION (5,752 applications) and HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP (5,650 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C09, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG CHEM KR 6,420
  2. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 5,752
  3. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 5,650
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 5,635
  5. DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 4,844
  6. MERCK PATENT DE 4,779
  7. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 4,311
  8. FUJIFILM JP 4,205
  9. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 4,039
  10. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 3,931