C10N 2040/245
Soft metals
Official title: {Soft metals, e.g. aluminum}
C10N2040/245 (Soft metals) appears on 557 US grants and 126 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C10N- Granted patents
- 557
- Published applications
- 126
- Assignees
- 293
- Inventors
- 1,078
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 34 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 22 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 28 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | 25 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 | 12 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Aqueous lubricant for metalworking2 Jun 2026US 12,644,070 B2Totalenergies Onetech
- Amine containing aqueous fluids and method of producing same24 Feb 2026US 12,559,696 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Cooling lubricant for cold rolling aluminum4 Feb 2025US 12,215,295 B2Speira GmbH
- Systems and methods for removing micro-particles from a metalworking fluid24 Sep 2024US 12,098,349 B2Quaker Chemical Corporation
- Systems and methods for removing micro-particles from a metalworking fluid17 Sep 2024US 12,091,632 B2Quaker Chemical Corporation
- Lubricating oil composition24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286244 A1Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
- Aqueous lubricant for metalworking13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234501 A1Totalenergies Onetech
- Aqueous lubricant for metalworking18 Sep 2025US 2025/0290006 A1Totalenergies Onetech
- Fabrication fluids27 Feb 2025US 2025/0066684 A1Hydrant International Trading Co., Ltd.
- Amine containing aqueous fluids and method of producing same21 Nov 2024US 2024/0384199 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Olefin oligomerization with BF.sub.3 alcohol alkoxylate co-catalysts131US 5,068,487 AEthyl Corporation · 1991
- Ashless dispersants formed from substituted acylating agents and their production and use115US 5,241,003 AEthyl Petroleum Additives, Inc. · 1993
- Ethylene .alpha.-olefin block copolymers and methods for production thereof83US 5,733,980 AExxon Chemical Patents Inc. · 1998
- Ashless dispersants formed from substituted acylating agents and their production and use82US 5,137,980 AEthyl Petroleum Additives, Inc. · 1992
- Novel diamide and lubricants containing same75US 4,239,635 ACincinnati Milacron Inc. · 1980