IPC Class
C11 ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
Classification Context
- Section:
- CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- Class:
- ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
Description
C11 encompasses the extraction, production, processing, and refining of natural lipids from animal and plant sources, including crude oils, fats, waxes, and their derived fatty acids. It covers detergent manufacturing from these materials and candle production, spanning both traditional rendering processes and modern industrial chemical transformations. The class includes technologies for purification, modification, and formulation of these substances for commercial and consumer applications across food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and industrial sectors.
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C11B PRODUCING, e.g. BY PRESSING RAW MATERIALS OR BY EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS, REFINING OR PRESERVING FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES, e.g. LANOLIN, FATTY OILS OR WAXES; ESSENTIAL OILS; PERFUMES
- C11C FATTY ACIDS OBTAINED FROM FATS, OILS OR WAXES; CANDLES; FATS, OILS OR FATTY ACIDS OBTAINED BY CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF FATS, OILS OR FATTY ACIDS
- C11D DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filings, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 5,930
- HENKEL DE 3,288
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 2,162
- ECOLAB US 1,454
- UNILEVER NL 1,430
- NOVOZYMES DK 1,366
- UNILEVER IP HOLDINGS NL 1,227
- CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER US 1,022
- KAO CORPORATION 947
- KAO CORPORATION JP 853