C09
Dyes
Official title: Dyes; paints; polishes; natural resins; adhesives; compositions not otherwise provided for; applications of materials not otherwise provided for
C09 (Dyes) appears on 164,034 US grants and 170,710 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C09- Granted patents
- 164,034
- Published applications
- 170,710
- Assignees
- 27,887
- Inventors
- 234,442
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1823 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1707 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1737 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1229 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1495 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1672 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1338 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1478 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1618 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1686 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1436 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1595 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1609 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1881 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1807 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2170 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2365 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2413 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2465 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2308 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2320 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2388 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2896 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2886 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2787 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3019 | 946 |
| 2002 | 2971 | 3131 |
| 2003 | 3112 | 4394 |
| 2004 | 3040 | 5035 |
| 2005 | 2204 | 5016 |
| 2006 | 2696 | 5195 |
| 2007 | 2637 | 5314 |
| 2008 | 2392 | 5567 |
| 2009 | 2543 | 5822 |
| 2010 | 3689 | 6579 |
| 2011 | 3751 | 6305 |
| 2012 | 3943 | 6421 |
| 2013 | 4566 | 6993 |
| 2014 | 5007 | 7329 |
| 2015 | 5312 | 8430 |
| 2016 | 5622 | 8576 |
| 2017 | 6128 | 8599 |
| 2018 | 6277 | 8516 |
| 2019 | 6861 | 8492 |
| 2020 | 6685 | 8966 |
| 2021 | 6071 | 8723 |
| 2022 | 5702 | 8424 |
| 2023 | 5569 | 8289 |
| 2024 | 5866 | 7918 |
| 2025 | 5444 | 6662 |
| 2026 | 3818 | 5068 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subclasses
Granted patents
- C09KMaterials for miscellaneous applications, not provided for elsewhere64,838
- C09DCoating compositions63,211
- C09JAdhesives24,864
- C09BOrganic dyes or closely-related compounds for producing dyes16,156
- C09CTreatment of inorganic materials, other than fibrous fillers, to enhance their pigmenting7,728
- C09GPolishing compositions2,883
- C09FNatural resins343
- C09HPreparation of glue or gelatine108
Recent patents
- Coating composition comprising bacteriophage and antibacterial film formed by using same6 Oct 2026US 12,751,458 B2Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
- Cosmetic and dermatological compositions6 Oct 2026US 12,751,904 B2Northeastern University
- Preparation of hydrophobic surfaces6 Oct 2026US 12,752,300 B2Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
- UV/LED printing and finishing process6 Oct 2026US 12,752,562 B2NFSC Holdings, LLC
- Ink jet recording method, ink jet recording apparatus and aqueous ink6 Oct 2026US 12,752,566 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Seed coating binder8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305606 A1Croda International PLC
- An Anti-Soiling, Self-Cleaning, and Antimicrobial Coating for Disinfecting Surface8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305614 A1
- Superhydrophobic antifouling compositions and applications thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306711 A1University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
- Ink formulations for printing and manufacture of reactive chemical sensors8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307076 A1Veriteque USA Inc.
- Metallic decorative laminate, metallic article, and method for manufacturing metallic decorative laminate8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307104 A1Wavelock Advanced Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electroluminescent devices2,432US 5,247,190 ACambridge Capital Management Limited · 1993
- Multicolor organic light emitting devices2,173US 5,707,745 AThe Trustees of Princeton University · 1998
- OLEDs doped with phosphorescent compounds1,989US 6,303,238 B1The Trustees of Princeton University · 2001
- Transparent contacts for organic devices1,986US 5,703,436 AThe Trustees of Princeton University · 1997
- End use applications of biodegradable polymers1,525US 5,444,113 AEcopol, LLC · 1995