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CPC technology class · C11

C11C - Fatty Acids From Fats

Fatty acids from fats, oils or waxes; candles; fats, oils or fatty acids by chemical modification of fats, oils, or fatty acids obtained therefrom. 1,114 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

1,114
US patents granted
#3/3
in C11
11.3%
C11 class share
-38%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Fatty Acids From Fats ranks #440 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,114 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 38% over five years.

#440
of 670 CPC technology areas
1,114
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Elevance Renewable Sciences
leading assignee (36)
-38%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How C11C's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, C11C recorded 371 grants versus 601 in 2015–2019 (-38% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2016 at 135 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 57 (+137% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. holds 3.2% of the class ; the top three share 8.9%.

Leaderboard read

C11C concentration, lead at 3.2%

Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. leads this historical grant record at 3.2% of C11C - us corporation assignees hold 52% of class grants (319 of 619). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
3.2%

36 of 1,114 grants

Top three share
8.9%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
2

more grants than Commonwealth Scientific AND Industrial Research Organisation

Where C11C sits inside C11

Among 3 subclasses in C11 (Animal OR Vegetable Oils, Fats, Fatty Substances OR WAXES; Fatty Acids THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; Candles), C11C ranks #3 and holds 11.3% of the parent class's 9,860 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

C11D 6,504 C11B 2,242

Rising assignees active in C11C

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 Nissui Corporation 5.00x 0 → 5 company-wide · 5 in C11C
  2. #2 PETRÓLEO Brasileiro S.A.—PETROBRAS 4.70x 20 → 94 company-wide · 5 in C11C
  3. #3 Fil-tec Holdings, Inc. 2.50x 2 → 5 company-wide · 7 in C11C
  4. #4 The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd. 2.20x 5 → 11 company-wide · 14 in C11C
  5. #5 Delcotto IP, LLC 2.00x 1 → 2 company-wide · 6 in C11C

C11C grants by year, peak 2016 (135)

US utility-patent grants per year in C11C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 38% versus 2015–2019.

050100150 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 43

Who leads C11C?

The 12 most active assignees in Fatty Acids From Fats, Oils OR WAXES; CANDLES; Fats, Oils OR Fatty Acids BY Chemical Modification OF Fats, Oils, OR Fatty Acids Obtained Therefrom - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Elevance Renewable… is the most active filer in C11C, holding 36 of the 1,114 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 C11C
Rank Company Patents in C11C
#1 Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. 36
#2 Commonwealth Scientific AND Industrial Research Organisation 34
#3 Cargill, Incorporated 29
#4 Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd 27
#5 Neste OYJ 22
#6 Stepan Company 21
#7 Grains Research AND Development Corporation 15
#8 Biosynthetic Technologies, LLC 14
#9 The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd. 14
#10 Fuji OIL Holdings Inc. 13
#11 Nuseed Pty Ltd 13
#12 Novamont S.p.A. 11
#13 Basf Pharma (Callanish) Limited 11
#14 Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc. 10
#15 Louisiana ECO Green, LLC 10
#16 Diamond Candles, LLC 9
#17 Novita Nutrition, LLC 9
#18 Heliae Development, LLC 7
#19 Cavitation Technologies, Inc. 7
#20 Inventure Renewables, Inc. 7

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading C11C 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 C11C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C11C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 10152025 010203040 Patents in C11C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Elevance Renewable…Commonwealth…Cargill IncorporatedNippon Suisan KaishaNeste OyjStepanGrains Research And…BiosyntheticThe Nisshin Oillio…Fuji Oil HoldingsNuseed PtyNovamont S p ABasf Pharma (Callanish…Arcturus Therapeutics
Top 14 C11C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C11C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near C11C's 1,114-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for C11C (#440 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.2%) - not the C11 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B25C 1,109 C05F 1,129 G01Q 1,097 A63C 1,092

Nearest by lead-assignee share

H02M 3.2% F22B 3.2% G07C 3.3% B09B 3.3%

Questions about C11C

Which company holds the most patents in C11C?
Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. leads C11C with 36 patents (3.2% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 52% of class grants.
Which C11C assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in C11C, Nissui Corporation shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (5.00x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 5 in 2022–2024) while holding 5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does C11C compare inside parent class C11?
Inside C11 (Animal OR Vegetable Oils, Fats, Fatty Substances OR WAXES; Fatty Acids THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; Candles), C11C ranks #3 of 3 subclasses by grant volume and holds 11.3% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is C11D (6,504 grants).

What to do with this data

C11C in context - here's where to go next.

  • Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. leads C11C with 36 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • C11C ranks #440 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class C11, the largest sibling subclass is C11D with 6,504 grants. Explore C11D

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

Methodology - C11C figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (1,114 grants in the tracked window).

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