Who owns the IP
The organizations most actively patenting around this compound, ranked by referenced patent volume.
| # | Assignee | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASF SE | 6,741 |
| 2 | Dow Inc | 3,561 |
| 3 | China Petrochemical Corp | 2,115 |
| 4 | Henkel AG and Co KGaA | 1,739 |
| 5 | Procter and Gamble Co | 1,351 |
| 6 | Bayer AG | 1,183 |
| 7 | Covestro AG | 1,066 |
| 8 | LyondellBasell Industries NV | 991 |
| 9 | Evonik Industries AG | 918 |
| 10 | Corteva Inc | 890 |
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Patent classifications ranked by volume reveal the technical domains with the most active filing.
| # | Code | Area | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C08G | Polymers from non-vinyl bonds (e.g. polyamides, polyesters) | 32,268 |
| 2 | C08L | Polymer compositions (blends) | 21,551 |
| 3 | C09D | Coatings, paints, varnishes | 11,913 |
| 4 | C08K | Polymer compositions (additives) | 11,892 |
| 5 | A61K | Medicinal preparations | 11,488 |
| 6 | C08F | Polymers from C=C unsaturated bonds | 10,491 |
| 7 | C07D | Heterocyclic compounds | 9,888 |
| 8 | C08J | Working-up of plastics | 8,199 |
| 9 | C07C | Acyclic and carbocyclic compounds | 8,048 |
| 10 | C11D | Detergents, cleaning compositions | 7,311 |
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See Cypris in actionRepresentative patents
The filings that best characterise the patent activity around this compound, most-referenced first.
| Title | Year | Assignee | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low foaming rinse agents comprising ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block copolymer | 1996 | Ecolab Inc | 124 |
| PRODUCTION OF PROPYLENE OXIDE | 1992 | Tosoh Corp | 118 |
| Cosmetic or dermatological preparations based on emulsifiers which are free from ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, for the preparation of microemulsion gels | 2002 | Maxingvest AG | 113 |
| Process for producing propylene oxide | 1997 | Honeywell International Inc | 81 |
| Process for purifying propylene oxide | 2004 | Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd | 79 |
How research activity has moved
Papers published per year for this compound, over the last decade of indexed records.
| Year | Papers |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Who's driving the science
The most-published authors working with this compound, alongside their primary affiliations.
| # | Author | Affiliation | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malcolm H. Chisholm | The Ohio State University | 9 |
| 2 | Winfried Kessler | Institute of Groundwater Ecology | 6 |
| 3 | Folke Tjerneld | Lund University | 5 |
| 4 | R. De Lisi | University of Palermo | 4 |
| 5 | Carmen Alvarez‐Lorenzo | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela | 4 |
| 6 | Nicole Borho | University of Alberta | 4 |
| 7 | J. G. Filser | Technical University of Munich | 4 |
| 8 | Siv Osterman-Golkar | Stockholm University | 4 |
| 9 | Vera A. Schulte | RWTH Aachen University | 3 |
| 10 | Nicola Muratore | University of Palermo | 3 |
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See Cypris in actionThe literature that defines it
The most-cited papers anchoring the scientific record for this compound.
| Title | Year | Cited by | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Increased Silver Activity for Direct Propylene Epoxidation via Subnanometer Size Effects | 2010 | 888 | Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques |
| Polymerization of Ethylene Oxide, Propylene Oxide, and Other Alkylene Oxides: Synthesis, Novel Polymer Architectures, and Bioconjugation | 2015 | 855 | Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis |
| Root-Specific Expression of OsNAC10 Improves Drought Tolerance and Grain Yield in Rice under Field Drought Conditions | 2010 | 843 | Plant Molecular Biology Research |
| Selective oxidation using gold | 2008 | 678 | Catalytic Processes in Materials Science |
| Anti-proliferative activity of silver nanoparticles | 2009 | 659 | Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery |
Frequently asked questions
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