Lubricating compositions characterised by the additive being an inorganic material

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:: PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
Subclass:: LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS; USE OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES EITHER ALONE OR AS LUBRICATING INGREDIENTS IN A LUBRICATING COMPOSITION

Filing statistics

IPC C10M 125/00 belongs to the parent subclass C10M, which recorded 48,714 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 4,575 in 2013 to 2,917 in 2023 (-36%), peaking at 5,463 applications in 2016. 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

13 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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C10M 125/02 Carbon; Graphite
C10M 125/04 Metals; Alloys
C10M 125/06 Sulfur
C10M 125/08 Metal carbides or hydrides
C10M 125/1 Metal oxides, hydroxides, carbonates or bicarbonates
C10M 125/12 Metal carbonyls
C10M 125/14 Water
C10M 125/16 Hydrogen peroxide; Oxygenated water
C10M 125/18 Compounds containing halogen
C10M 125/2 Compounds containing nitrogen
C10M 125/22 Compounds containing sulfur, selenium or tellurium
C10M 125/24 Compounds containing phosphorus, arsenic or antimony
C10M 125/26 Compounds containing silicon or boron, e.g. silica, sand

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