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CPC technology class · C07

C07F - Acyclic

Acyclic, carbocyclic or heterocyclic compounds containing elements other than carbon, hydrogen, halogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, selenium or tellurium. 14,249 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

14,249
US patents granted
C07
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
-1%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Acyclic ranks #131 of 670 CPC technology areas - 14,249 US patents granted since 2015, with filing down 1% over five years.

#131
of 670 CPC technology areas
14,249
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Samsung
leading assignee (655)
-1%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (655 patents)

CPC subclass C07F - ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM - covers 14,249 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class C07 (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in C07F is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads with 655 patents, followed by Merck Patent Gmbh at 197 grants and Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. at 144.

Filing activity in C07F is down 1% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is C07F innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in C07F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 1% versus 2015–2019.

6008001,0001,2001,400 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 803

Who leads C07F?

The 12 most active assignees in ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Samsung is the most active filer in C07F, holding 655 of the 14,249 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass C07F
Rank Company Patents in C07F
#1 Universal Display Corporation 542
#2 Merck Patent Gmbh 197
#3 Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 144
#4 Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique 129
#5 Evonik Degussa Gmbh 125
#6 DOW Global Technologies Llc 93
#7 Arizona Board OF Regents FOR AND ON Behalf OF Arizona State University 93
#8 Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc. 90
#9 KING FAHD University OF Petroleum AND Minerals 88
#10 Gilead Sciences, Inc. 86
#11 Bristol-myers Squibb Company 75
#12 Merck Sharp & Dohme Llc 73
#13 UDC Ireland Limited 70
#14 Momentive Performance Materials Gmbh 62
#15 Adeka Corporation 61
#16 Versum Materials US, Llc 61
#17 L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude Et L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude 58
#18 Wacker Chemie Ag 56
#19 Umicore Ag & Co. KG 53
#20 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp 52

About This Class

CPC subclass C07F belongs to class C07.

14,249 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading C07F assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 C07F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C07F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 C07F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C07F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 10152025 0200400600 Patents in C07F Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Universal DisplayMerck PatentShin-etsu ChemicalCentre National De La…Evonik DegussaDow GlobalArizona Board Of Rege…Exxonmobil Chemical P…King Fahd University…Gilead SciencesBristol-myers SquibbMerck Sharp & DohmeUdc IrelandMomentive Performance…
Top 14 C07F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C07F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class C07F?
CPC subclass C07F covers ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM. It belongs to CPC class C07 (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY), with 14,249 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in C07F?
14,249 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass C07F between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in C07F?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads C07F with 655 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for C07F collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., C07) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like C07F provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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