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C09K 13/00

Etching, surface-brightening or pickling compositions

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2006

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:
MATERIALS FOR APPLICATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Filing statistics

IPC C09K 13/00 belongs to the parent subclass C09K, which recorded 265,496 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 22,189 in 2013 to 22,283 in 2023 (+0%), peaking at 26,558 applications in 2018. 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

Related Keywords

BRIGHTENING compositions for surface treatmentcompositions for ETCHINGPICKLING compositions (not for foodstuffs)

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • C09K 13/02 containing an alkali metal hydroxide
  • C09K 13/12 containing heavy metal salts in an amount of at least 50% of the non-solvent components

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