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C10C 3/08

by selective extraction

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Working-up pitch, asphalt, bitumen > by selective extraction

Classification Context

Section:
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:
PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
Subclass:
WORKING-UP TAR, PITCH, ASPHALT, BITUMEN; PYROLIGNEOUS ACID

Filing statistics

IPC C10C 3/08 belongs to the parent subclass C10C, which recorded 6,010 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 369 in 2013 to 595 in 2023 (+61%), peaking at 822 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class C10 are SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) (8,875 applications), SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (2,245 applications) and PETROCHINA COMPANY (2,028 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 8,875
  2. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 2,245
  3. PETROCHINA COMPANY 2,028
  4. EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY US 1,980
  5. IFPEN (IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES) FR 1,963
  6. SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ NL 1,878
  7. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,829
  8. UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY (UOP) US 1,787
  9. LUBRIZOL CORPORATION US 1,277
  10. BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 1,268