What follows are the subclasses from one class of the Manual of Classification for US patents. As you scroll through the list and encounter a class/subclass of interest, you can jump back to the top and retrieve patent titles by entering the class/subclass in the box below.
Enter a class/subclass code here to get a list of patent titles. Use
any of the following forms:
363-131 121-55A 14-.5
that is, no embedded spaces, class and subclass seperated by a dash, and any
subclass letters capitalized. Currently Design Patent titles (those in the
classes of the form Dxx.yy) are not retreivable.
Class Number: 554
Class Title: ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
Subclass Subclass
Number Title
* ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (Class 532, Subclass 1)
1 .Fatty compounds having an acid moiety which contains the
carbonyl of a carboxylic acid, salt, ester, or amide group
bonded directly to one end of an acyclic chain of at least
seven (7) uninterrupted carbons, wherein any additional
carbonyl in the acid moiety is (1) part of an aldehyde or
ketone group, (2) bonded directly to a noncarbon atom which is
between the additional carbonyl and the chain, or (3) attached
indirectly to the chain via ionic bonding
2 ..With preservative or stabilizer
3 ...Oxygen containing hetero ring in preservative or stabilizer
4 ...Phosphorus containing preservative or stabilizer
5 ...Nitrogen containing preservative or stabilizer
6 ...Sulfur containing preservative or stabilizer
7 ...Phenolic preservative or stabilizer
8 ..Extraction directly from animal or plant source material
(e.g., recovery from garbage, fish offal, slaughter house
waste, whole fish, olive fruit, etc.)
9 ...Legume, nut, or seed source material (e.g., peanut, soya
bean, rice bran, etc.)
10 ....Fatty or sugar containing treating agent utilized (e.g.,
miscella, molasses, lecithin, cocoa butter used; heated
cashew oil used to extract more oil from cashew nuts; using
soap as emulsifier, etc.)
11 ....Carbon dioxide, peroxy, sulfur, nitrogen, or metal
containing treating agent utilized
12 ....Organic solvent extraction
13 .....Halogen or oxygen in the solvent (e.g., carbon
tetrachloride, ethanol, etc.)
14 ......Plural diverse solvents utilized together or sequentially
(e.g., solvent is mixture of acetone and hexane, ethyl and
isopropyl alcohols, etc.)
15 .....Steam or water added
16 .....Vacuum or pressure utilized (e.g., normally gaseous
hydrocarbon solvent kept liquid under pressure, etc.)
17 ....Steam or water added or vacuum utilized
18 ...Fish liver source material
19 ...Sulfur, silicon, nitrogen, or metal containing treating agent
utilized (e.g., salt or brine, clay, lime, etc.)
20 ...Organic solvent extraction
21 ....Halogen or oxygen in the solvent (e.g., trichloroethylene,
alcohol, etc.)
22 ...Vacuum utilized
23 ...Steam or water added (e.g., wet rendering, etc.)
24 ..Chemical modification of oils to improve their drying
properties and products thereof
25 ...Polymerization process and product thereof (e.g., thermal
polymerization, oxidative polymerization, etc.)
26 ....Additional organic compound utilized (e.g., as catalyst,
promoter, etc.)
27 .....The additional organic compound is an ethylenically
unsaturated hydrocarbon monomer (e.g., butadiene,,
cyclopentadiene, styrene, etc.)
28 ....Inorganic material utilized
29 ....Purification or recovery
30 ...Esterification or molecular rearrangement (e.g., intra- or
inter-esterification, etc.)
31 ...Dehydration or carbon to carbon unsaturation formation (e.g.,
dehydrating hydroxylated fatty acids or oils, forming
conjugated unsaturation by dehydrogenation, dehalogenation,
dehydrohalogenation, etc.)
32 ....Heavy metal containing compound utilized (e.g., as catalyst,
promoter, etc.)
33 ....Sulfur containing compound utilized
34 ....Group IA or IIA light metal containing compound utilized
35 ..The carbonyl is part of a carboxamide group (i.e., fatty acid
amides)
36 ...Additional carbonyl in the acid moiety
37 ....Noncarbon atom bonded directly to the additional carbonyl
38 ...Heavy metal or aluminum containing
39 ...Boron, silicon, selenium, or tellurium containing
40 ...Phosphorus containing
41 ....Additional nitrogen containing
42 ...Sulfur containing
43 ....The sulfur is bonded directly to the carboxamide nitrogen or
to an additional nitrogen (e.g., sulfonamide, sulfamic acid,
etc.)
44 ....Sulfoxy containing
45 .....Ring bonded directly to the sulfoxy
46 .....Additional nitrogen containing
47 ......Containing -C(=O)O- group (e.g., carboxylic acid, ester,
salt, etc.)
48 ......Additional carboxamide containing
49 .....The carboxamide nitrogen and a -S(=O)(=O)-O-X group
attached to each other by an acyclic chain which consists
of carbons, wherein X is hydrogen or a metal (e.g.,
taurides, etc.)
50 .....Sulfoxy in acid moiety
51 ...Additional nitrogen containing
52 ....Quaternary ammonium containing
53 ....Amidino or guanidino containing
54 ....Cyano or hydrazino containing
55 ....Halogen or additional oxygen containing (e.g., isocyanate
containing, etc.)
56 .....Additional carboxamide group containing (e.g., carbamates,
ureas, etc.)
57 ......Plural additional carboxamide groups containing
58 ......Additional nitrogen or -C(=O)O- group containing
59 .....Containing -C(=O)O- group
60 .....Nitro containing or plural oxyalkylene groups bonded
directly to each other
61 ...Additional oxygen containing (e.g., amides of ricinoleic
acid, etc.)
62 ....Halogen containing
63 ....Containing -C(=O)O- group
64 ....Plural oxyalkylene groups bonded directly to each other
65 ....Oxygen bonded directly to a ring
66 ....Hydroxyalkyl substituent on the amido nitrogen
67 ...Halogen containing
68 ...Processess
69 ....Amidation
70 ....Purification or recovery
71 ..Heavy metal containing (e.g., As, Cr, Mn, Sb, V, etc.)
72 ...Titanium, zirconium, or cerium containing (Ti, Zr, or Ce)
73 ...Lead or tin containing (Pb or Sn)
74 ...Iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, silver, or gold containing (Fe,
Co, Ni, Cu, Ag, or Au)
75 ...Zinc, cadmium, or mercury containing (Zn, Cd, or Hg)
76 ..Aluminum containing
77 ..Boron, selenium, or silicon containing
78 ..Phosphorus containing
79 ...Glycerophosphates (e.g., phosphatidic acids, phosphatidyl
inositol, etc.)
80 ....Nitrogen containing (e.g., cephalins, lecithins, etc.)
81 .....Halogen or sulfur containing
82 .....Processes of forming the compound
83 .....Purification on recovery
84 ...Nitrogen containing
85 ..Sulfur containing
86 ...Processes utilizing sulfur chloride
87 ...Processes utilizing elemental sulfur
88 ...Sulfoxy containing (e.g., sulfones, etc.)
89 ....Twitchell or Pfeilring reagent (i.e., product of sulfonation
of fatty material in the presence of an aromatic hydrocarbon
or phenol)
90 ....The sulfoxy is in the alcohol moiety (e.g., sulfate esters
of fatty acid monoglycerides, etc.)
91 .....Nitrogen bonded directly to carbon in the alcohol moiety
92 .....Having -S(=O)(=O)-O-X attached indirectly to the single
bonded oxygen of the carboxyl group by a single carbon or a
chain consisting of carbons, which chain or carbon may
include a ring, wherein X is hydrogen or a cation (e.g.,
isethionates, etc.)
93 .....Purification or recovery
94 ....Nitrogen containing (e.g., sulfonamide containing, etc.)
95 ....Carbocyclic ring in the acid moiety
96 ....Carbon bonded directly to -S(=O)(=O)OH or to -O-S(=O)(=O)OH,
wherein H may be replaced by a cation or by an ester forming
group (e.g., sulfonic acid sulfate monoester, etc.)
97 .....Metal salt
98 .....Processes utilizing anhydrous sulfur trioxide (e.g., in
gaseous form, in sulfur dioxide solution, etc.)
99 .....Processes of sulfonating in the presence of lower
carboxylic acid, anhydride, acid halide, or phosphorus
containing material
100 .....Purification or recovery
101 ...Thioether, thiol, or mercaptide containing
102 ....Plural sulfurs containing
103 ..Nitrogen containing
104 ...Plural nitrogens containing (e.g., guanidine, hydrazine,
etc.)
105 ....Additional oxygen containing
106 .....The additional oxygen is in a carboxamide, carbamate, or
urea group (e.g., chloramphenicol palmitate, etc.)
107 .....The additional oxygen is in a -C(=O)O- group
108 ...Additional oxygen containing (e.g., hydroxy, ether, etc.)
109 ....Plural additional oxygens containing
110 .....The additional oxygens are in a -C(=O)O- groupp
111 .....Nitro or carboxamide containing
112 ....Carboxamide, cyano, or isocyanate containing
113 ...Cyano containing
114 ...Processes
115 ..Additional carbonyl in the acid moiety (e.g., oiticica oil,
licanic acid, etc.)
116 ...Benzene ring in the acid moiety
117 ...Alicyclic ring in the acid moiety (e.g., prostaglandin
analogs, etc.)
118 ....Oxygen double bonded directly to the ring (i.e., the carbon
of the additional carbonyl is part of the ring; e.g., homo
prostaglandins, etc.)
119 .....Additional oxygen bonded directly to the ring
120 ...Hydrogen bonded directly to the additional carbonyl (i.e.,
aldehyde containing)
121 ...The additional carbonyl is in a -C(=O)O- group
122 ....Plural additional carbonyls in the acid moiety
123 ...Halogen or plural additional carbonyls in the acid moiety
124 ..Processes of forming the compound
125 ...Geometric isomer formation (e.g., cis-trans, syn-anti, etc.)
126 ...Double bond shift (e.g., conjugation, etc.)
127 ...Forming carbon to carbon unsaturation (i.e., forming a double
or triple bond)
128 ...Carbonylation, carbonation, or hydroformylation
129 ....Phosphorus or sulfur containing material utilized
130 ....Halogen containing material utilized
131 ....Group VIII metal containing material utilized
132 ...Oxidation
133 ....Ozone utilized
134 ....Molecular oxygen utilized as oxidizing agent
135 .....Heavy metal containing catalyst utilized
136 ......Cobalt containing catalyst
137 ......Manganese containing catalyst
138 ....Peroxy containing material utilized as oxidizing agent
139 ....Nitric acid utilized as oxidizing agent
140 ....Chromium containing compound utilized as oxidizing agent
(e.g., chromic acid, chromosulfuric acid, etc.)
141 ...Catalytic hydrogenation
142 ....Including esterification or inter-esterification (e.g.,
prior to, simultaneously with, or after hydrogenation,
etc.)
143 ....Conversion of a functional group in the course of
hydrogenation (e.g., hydrogenolysis, etc.)
144 ....Plural hydrogenation steps or continuous hydrogenation
process
145 ....Selective hydrogenation (e.g., of polyunsaturated to
monounsaturated, of acetylenic to ethylenic compound, etc.)
146 ....Plural heavy metal containing materials utilized
147 ....Additional treating agent utilized (e.g., as catalyst
carrier or promoter, oil deodorizer, oil solvent,
pretreatment agent, oil filtering aid, etc.)
148 ...Oxygen containing hetero ring reactant (e.g., succinic
anhydride, etc.)
149 ....Oxirane containing reactant
150 ...Organic halogen containing reactant
151 ....The reactant contains carbonyl bonded directly to the
halogen
152 ....Another reactant is a carboxylic acid saltt
153 ....Metal containing material utilized (e.g., Grignard reagent,
Friedel Crafts catalyst, etc.)
154 ...Nitrogen, phosphorus, or sulfur containing reactant
155 ....Inorganic sulfur containing reactant (e.g., utilizing
sulfuric acid to decompose soap, etc.)
156 ...Group IA or IIA metal containing reactant (e.g., forming a
soap from fat and alkali, i.e., saponification, etc.)
157 ....Organic material, in addition to a fatty material, utilized
or plural diverse fatty materials utilized (e.g., as
solvent, reaction promoter, etc.)
158 ....Inorganic boron, halogen, phosphorus, silicon, sulfur,
elemental metal, or additional metal containing compound
utilized (e.g., utilizing inorganic agent for "salting out",
bleaching, purifying, etc.)
159 ...Inorganic halogen containing reactant
160 ...Hydrolyzing fatty material with water only
161 ...Reactant contains -C(=O)O- group (e.g., carboxylic acid,
salt, anhydride, etc.)
162 ....Bonding a hydrocarbyl group to the -C(=O)O- containing
reactant
163 ....The -C(=O)O- is part of an ester group
164 .....Another reactant is a carboxylic acid anhydride (i.e.,
contains -C(=O)-O-C(=O)-)
165 .....Another reactant is a carboxylic acid
166 ......Polycarboxylic or hydroxy acid (i.e., containing
additional -C(=O)OH or an -OH group)
167 .....Another reactant contains alcoholic or phenolic hydroxy
(e.g., methy ricinoleate, etc.)
168 ......Plural alcoholic or phenolic hydroxys (e.g., glycerol,
castor oil, etc.)
169 .....Molecular rearrangement of the acid moieties of glyceride
esters (e.g., random or directed low temperature intra- or
inter-esterification of fats, oils, etc.)
170 ....Another reactant contains alcoholic or phenolic hydroxy
171 .....Ring in the hydroxy containing reactant
172 .....Plural hydroxys in the hydroxy containing reactant
173 ......Glycerol
174 ..Esterification of fatty material to reduce the amount of free
fatty acid or to facilitate separation of constituents
175 ..Purification, recovery, deodorizing, decolorizing or color
stabilizing
176 ...Metal containing contaminant removal (e.g., of colloidal
elemental metal catalyst, of metal ions, etc.)
177 ...Recovering from industrial waste materials (e.g., foots,
textile treating liquors, spent sorbents, filter cake,
sewage, sludge, soapstock, etc.)
178 ....Metal oxide, hydroxide, carbonate, or bicarbonate treating
agent
179 ....Organic or inorganic acid or anhydride treating agent (e.g.,
carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, etc.)
180 ....Hydrocarbon or halohydrocarbon treating agent
181 ...Oxidation of impurities
182 ....Peroxy containing treating agent
183 ....Air, gaseous oxygen, or halogen containing treating agent
184 ...Nitrogen containing compound treating agent
185 ....The treating agent is organic
186 .....Urea or nitro group containing
187 ...Sulfur containing treating agentt
188 ....Sulfuric or sulfurous acid treating agent
189 ....The treating agent is inorganic
190 ...Boron or phosphorus containing treating agent
191 ...Sorbent material utilized (e.g., activated carbon,
decolorizing clay, bentonite, synthetic resin, etc.)
192 ....And utilizing Group IA or IIA metal oxide, hydroxide, or
carbonate treating agent (e.g., saponification,
neutralization, etc.)
193 ....Removal of fatty material from the sorbent or solvent
utilized
194 ...Heavy metal or aluminum containing treating agent
195 ...Group IA or IIA light metal containing treating agent (i.e.,
Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) [e.g., carbonates,
etc.]
196 ....Silicon containing treating agent (e.g., sodium silicate,
etc.)
197 ....Inorganic halogen containing treating agent
198 ....Organic treating agent added to or included with fatty
material
199 .....The organic treating agent contains oxygen
200 ......The treating agent is a carboxylic acid, anhydride, or
salt thereof
201 ....Water or steam added
202 ....The treating agent is a metal oxide or hydroxide (e.g., lye,
lime, caustic alkali, etc.)
203 .....Centrifugal separation
204 ...Carboxylic acid, anhydride, or acid halide treating agent
205 ...Gas or vapor treating agent (e.g., steam, carbon dioxide,
hydrocarbon vapors, etc.)
206 ...Organic solvent utilized
207 ....Water utilized (e.g., solvent-solvent extraction, etc.)
208 ....With crystallization or precipitation (e.g., separation
according to degree of saturation, etc.)
209 .....Halogen containing or hydrocarbon solvent
210 ....Halogen containing or hydrocarbon solvent
211 ...Crystallization or precipitation (e.g., separation according
to degree of saturation, etc.)
212 ...Organic treating agent
213 ..Additional oxygen in the acid moiety (e.g., hydroxystearic
acid, etc.)
214 ...Alicyclic ring in the acid moiety (e.g., prostaglandin
analog, etc.)
215 ....Benzene ring in the acid moiety
216 .....Plural oxygens bonded directly to the alicyclic ring
217 ....Plural oxygens bonded directly to the ring
218 ...Benzene ring in the acid moiety
219 ...Acyclic carbon-to-carbon unsaturation in the acid moiety
(e.g., ricinoleic acid, castor oil, etc.)
220 ..Benzene ring in the acid moiety
221 ..Alicyclic ring in the acid moiety
222 ...The alicyclic ring is five-membered
223 ..Acyclic carbon-to-carbon unsaturation in the acid moiety
224 ...Plural carbon-to-carbon unsaturation in the acid moiety
(e.g., polyunsaturated fatty acids, etc.)
225 ..Halogen in the acid moiety
226 ...Plural halogens in the acid moiety
227 ..Plural oxy groups in the alcohol moiety (e.g., triglycerides,
ethylene glycol monostearate, 2-methoxy ethyl laurate, etc.))
228 ...Ring in the alcohol moiety
229 ..Ring in the alcohol moiety
230 ..Acyclic carbon-to-carbon unsaturation in the alcohol moiety
231 ..Halogen in the alcohol moiety