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CPC technology class · C09

C09J - Adhesives

Adhesives; non-mechanical aspects of adhesive processes in general; adhesive processes not provided for elsewhere; use of materials as adhesives. 11,139 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

11,139
US patents granted
C09
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+23%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Adhesives ranks #159 of 670 CPC technology areas - 11,139 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 23% over five years.

#159
of 670 CPC technology areas
11,139
US patents granted, 2015–2025
3m Innovative Propert…
leading assignee (610)
+23%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (610 patents)

CPC subclass C09J - ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES - covers 11,139 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class C09 (DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in C09J is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. 3M Innovative Properties Company leads with 610 patents, followed by LG CHEM, Ltd. at 367 grants and Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa at 296.

Filing activity in C09J is up 23% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is C09J innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in C09J, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 23% versus 2015–2019.

6008001,0001,200 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 776

Who leads C09J?

The 12 most active assignees in ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows 3m Innovative Propert… is the most active filer in C09J, holding 610 of the 11,139 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 C09J
Rank Company Patents in C09J
#1 3M Innovative Properties Company 610
#2 LG CHEM, Ltd. 367
#3 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa 296
#4 Nitto Denko Corporation 293
#5 DOW Global Technologies Llc 206
#6 Tesa SE 184
#7 SIKA Technology Ag 171
#8 Shin-etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 152
#9 Henkel IP & Holding Gmbh 142
#10 Avery Dennison Corporation 142
#11 Dexerials Corporation 139
#12 Lintec Corporation 136
#13 Dow Silicones Corporation 99
#14 Rohm And Haas Company 85
#15 Bostik Sa 82
#16 ZEON Corporation 58
#17 Zephyros, Inc. 57
#18 H.b. Fuller Company 56
#19 DIC Corporation 54
#20 Cheil Industries Inc. 54

About This Class

CPC subclass C09J belongs to class C09.

11,139 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 C09J 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 C09J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C09J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 C09J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C09J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 0200400600800 Patents in C09J Avg claims / patent (company-wide) 3m Innovative Propert…Lg ChemHenkel & KgaaNitto DenkoDow Globaltesa SeSika TechnologyShin-etsu ChemicalHenkel Ip & HoldingAvery DennisonDexerialsLintecDow SiliconesRohm and Haas
Top 14 C09J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C09J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class C09J?
CPC subclass C09J covers ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES. It belongs to CPC class C09 (DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR), with 11,139 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in C09J?
11,139 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass C09J between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in C09J?
3M Innovative Properties Company leads C09J with 610 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for C09J 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., C09) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like C09J 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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