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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 grant trajectory.

11,139
US patents granted
#3/8
in C09
14.9%
C09 class share
+7%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Adhesives ranks #159 of 670 CPC technology areas - 11,139 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 7% over five years.

#159
of 670 CPC technology areas
11,139
US patents granted, 2015–2025
3m Innovative Properties
leading assignee (610)
+7%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How C09J's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, C09J recorded 5,015 grants versus 4,691 in 2015–2019 (+7% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 1,146 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 689 (+66% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee 3M Innovative Properties Company holds 5.5% of the class ; the top three share 11.4%.

Leaderboard read

C09J concentration, lead at 5.5%

3M Innovative Properties Company leads this historical grant record at 5.5% of C09J - foreign corporation assignees hold 62% of class grants (4,441 of 7,149). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
5.5%

610 of 11,139 grants

Top three share
11.4%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
243

more grants than LG Chem, Ltd.

Where C09J sits inside C09

Among 8 subclasses in C09 (DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; Natural RESINS; ADHESIVES; Compositions NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Applications OF Materials NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), C09J ranks #3 and holds 14.9% of the parent class's 74,898 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

C09K 29,124 C09D 27,394 C09B 3,624 C09C 2,483 C09G 1,039 C09F 77 C09H 18

Rising assignees active in C09J

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

  1. #1 Resonac Corporation 192x 0 → 192 company-wide · 21 in C09J
  2. #2 Solventum Intellectual Properties Company 88x 0 → 88 company-wide · 7 in C09J
  3. #3 Bmic LLC 35x 5 → 176 company-wide · 14 in C09J
  4. #4 Rockwool A/S 21x 0 → 21 company-wide · 13 in C09J
  5. #5 Toyobo MC Corporation 20x 0 → 20 company-wide · 7 in C09J

C09J grants by year, peak 2019 (1,146)

US utility-patent grants per year in C09J, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 7% 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… 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
View data table
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

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). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 0200400600800 Patents in C09J Avg claims / patent (company-wide) 3m Innovative…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).

Classes near C09J's 11,139-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for C09J (#159 of 670 by volume ; lead share 5.5%) - not the C09 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

H02G 11,084 B29D 11,216 G09F 11,061 F02B 11,001

Nearest by lead-assignee share

C10N 5.5% H03M 5.5% H01C 5.4% F23C 5.4%

Questions about C09J

Which company holds the most patents in C09J?
3M Innovative Properties Company leads C09J with 610 patents (5.5% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 62% of class grants.
Which C09J assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in C09J, Resonac Corporation shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (192x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 192 in 2022–2024) while holding 21 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does C09J compare inside parent class C09?
Inside C09 (DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; Natural RESINS; ADHESIVES; Compositions NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Applications OF Materials NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), C09J ranks #3 of 8 subclasses by grant volume and holds 14.9% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is C09K (29,124 grants).

What to do with this data

C09J in context - here's where to go next.

  • 3M Innovative Properties Company leads C09J with 610 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • C09J ranks #159 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class C09, the largest sibling subclass is C09K with 29,124 grants. Explore C09K

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - C09J figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (11,139 grants in the tracked window).

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