PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

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Class Number: 260
 Class Title: CHEMISTRY OF CARBON COMPOUNDS

Subclass  Subclass
Number    Title

  1       MISCELLANEOUS
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 518 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR FISCHER-TROPSCH.........*
  *       *PROCESSES. .................*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *THE 520 SERIES, CLASSES.....*
  *       *520-528, IS AN INTEGRAL.....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS SERIES PROVIDES...*
  *       *FOR SYNTHETIC RESINS. ......*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 530 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR LIGNINS, PROTEINS.......*
  *       *PEPTIDES, AND NATURAL.......*
  *       *RESINS. ....................*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 534 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR NOBLE GAS, RADIOACTIVE..*
  *       *METAL, AND RARE EARTH METAL.*
  *       *CONTAINING COMPOUNDS; AND...*
  *       *AZO-TYPE COMPOUNDS. ........*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 536 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR CARBOHYDRATES OR........*
  *       *DERIVATIVES THEREOF. .......*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 540 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR HETERO RINGS HAVING.....*
  *       *SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM.......*
  *       *AS THE ONLY RING HETERO.....**
  *       *ATOM(S), HETERO RINGS HAVING*
  *       *MORE THAN SIX RING MEMBERS..*
  *       *AND AT LEAST ONE NITROGEN...*
  *       *RING MEMBER, STEROID........*
  *       *COMPOUNDS CONTAINING HETERO.*
  *       *RINGS, AZAPORPHYRINS,.......*
  *       *PORPHYRINS, AZETIDINONES AND*
  *       *FUSED AZETIDINONES (SUCH AS.*
  *       *CEPHALOSPORINS AND..........*
  *       *PENICILLINS). ..............*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 544 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR SIX-MEMBERED HETERO.....*
  *       *RINGS HAVING TWO OR MORE....*
  *       *HETERO ATOMS OF WHICH AT....*
  *       *LEAST ONE IS NITROGEN. .....*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 546 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR SIX-MEMBERED HETERO.....*
  *       *RINGS HAVING A SINGLE.......*
  *       *HETERO NITROGEN ATOM. ......*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 548 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR FIVE-, FOUR- OR THREE-..*
  *       *MEMBERED HETERO RINGS.......*
  *       *HAVING AT LEAST ONE.........*
  *       *NITROGEN ATOM. .............*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 549 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR HETERO RINGS HAVING.....*
  *       *SULFUR OR OXYGEN AS THEIR...*
  *       *ONLY HETERO ATOMS. .........*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 552 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR AZIDES,.................*
  *       *TRIPHENYLMETHANES, CERTAIN..*
  *       *NAPHTHACENES, ANTHRONES,....*
  *       *ANTHRAQUINONES AND..........**
  *       *CYCLOPENTANOHYDROPHEN-......*
  *       *ANTHRENES (STEROIDS). ......*
  *       ******************************
  350 R   CARBOCYCLIC OR ACYCLIC
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 554 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS ....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES...*
  *       *FOR FATS, FATTY OILS,.......*
  *       *ESTER-TYPE WAXES OR HIGHER..*
  *       *FATTY ACID ESTERS. .........*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 556 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR HEAVY METAL, ALUMINUM,..*
  *       *AND SILICON CONTAINING......*
  *       *COMPOUNDS. .................*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 558 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR MOST ORGANIC ESTERS,....*
  *       *EXCEPT CARBOXYLIC ACID......*
  *       *ESTERS. ....................*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 560 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS,.*
  *       *ISOCYANATE ESTERS AND.......*
  *       *SEVERAL MISCELLANEOUS.......*
  *       *ESTERS. ....................*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 562 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR ORGANIC ACIDS, ACID.....*
  *       *HALIDES, AND ACID...........*
  *       *ANHYDRIDES AND SELENIUM ....*
  *       *AND TELLURIUM CONTAINING....*
  *       *COMPOUNDS. .................*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 564 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR AMINO NITROGEN..........**
  *       *CONTAINING COMPOUNDS. ......*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 568 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR BORON, PHOSPHORUS,......*
  *       *SULFUR OR OXYGEN CONTAINING.*
  *       *COMPOUNDS. .................*
  *       ******************************
  665 R   .C-metal
  665 G   ..Grignard type
  665 B   ..Beryllium containing
  350 L   .Leuco dyes
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 570 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR HALOGENATED.............*
  *       *HYDROCARBONS. ..............*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       *CLASS 585 IS AN INTEGRAL....*
  *       *PART OF CLASS 260 AS SHOWN..*
  *       *BY THE POSITION OF THIS.....*
  *       *BOX. THIS CLASS PROVIDES....*
  *       *FOR HYDROCARBONS. ..........*
  *       ******************************
  *       ******************************
  *       CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS BASED ON INDUSTRY OR ART USE
  *       ******************************
  998.11  DENTAL
  998.12  ABLATIVE
  998.13  BRAKE, FRICTION OR ANTI-SKID
  998.14  BALL, BAT, PIN OR BILLY
  998.15  FLOOR COVERING
  998.16  SOUND RECORD
  998.17  PEARLESCENT
  998.18  MOLD OR MOLD COATING
  998.19  ROAD MARKING OR PAVEMENT COMPOSITIONS (NON-CEMENTITIOUS,
           NON BITUMINOUS)
  998.2   DIPEPTIDES, E.G., ASPARTAME, ANSERINE, CARNOSINE, ETC.
  998.21  .Aspartylphenylalanone esters and cyclohexylalanine esters
  998.22  .Arginine containing
  *       ******************************
  *       DIGESTS
  *       ******************************
  DIG 14  Soil treatment digest (polyelectrolytes)
  DIG 15  Antistatic agents not otherwise provided for
  DIG 16  .Antistatic agents containing a metal, silicon, boron or
            phosphorus
  DIG 17  .High polymeric (resinous) antistatic agents
  DIG 18  ..High polymeric (resinous) antistatic agents containing
             pentavalent nitrogen
  DIG 19  .Non-high polymeric antistatic agents/N
  DIG 20  ..Antistatic agent contains pentavalent nitrogenn
  DIG 21  Polymer chemically or physically modified to impart
           antistatic properties and methods of antistatic agent addition
  DIG 22  Concentration
  DIG 23  Fiber
  DIG 24  Flameproof
  DIG 25  Metal catalyst
  DIG 26  Multicolor
  DIG 27  Nomenclature
  DIG 28  Peroxide
  DIG 30  Properties
  DIG 31  Ionic cross-link
  DIG 32  Incompatible blend
  DIG 33  Molecular sieve
  DIG 34  Hydantoin
  DIG 35  Crystallization
  DIG 37  Closure
  DIG 38  Ink
  DIG 41  Glass flake
  DIG 42  Melts used in preparation of non-cyclic aliphatic chloro-,
           bromo- and iodo-hydrocarbons
  DIG 43  Promoting degradability of polymers
  DIG 44  Beta branched fatty acid
  DIG 45  Polymer dispersions
  DIG 46  Vibration dampening composition
  DIG 47  Poisons, foods or pharmaceuticals