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IPC Subgroup
C10M 129/3

having 7 or less carbon atoms

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Lubricating compositions characterised by the additive being an organic non-macromolecular compound containing oxygen > having a carbon chain of less than 30 atoms > Carboxylic acids; Salts thereof > having carboxyl groups bound to acyclic or cycloaliphatic carbon atoms > having 7 or less carbon atoms

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

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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