IPC Main Group
C10B 53/00 Destructive distillation, specially adapted for particular solid raw materials or solid raw materials in special form
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- Class:
- PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- Subclass:
- DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C10B 53/02 of cellulose-containing material
- C10B 53/04 of powdered coal
- C10B 53/06 of oil shale or bituminous rocks
- C10B 53/07 of synthetic polymeric materials, e.g. tyres
- C10B 53/08 in the form of briquettes, lumps or the like
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 8,875
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 2,245
- PETROCHINA COMPANY 2,028
- EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY US 1,980
- IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 1,963
- SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ NL 1,878
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,829
- UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 1,787
- LUBRIZOL CORPORATION US 1,277
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,268