The report is organized into key sections, each offering critical insights into various aspects of the liquefied petroleum gas industry. The primary sections include the Landscape Overview, Market and Competitor Analysis, Technology Analysis, and Key Players’ Patent Profiles. Each section provides a structured perspective designed to support strategic decisions related to technology development, new product development, investment, licensing, collaboration, and market entry.
Landscape Overview
The landscape overview presents a clear picture of patent activity in liquefied petroleum gas technologies, tracing trends from 2010 to 2023. The report identifies 7,928 patents, including 3,893 active patents, 1,640 pending patents, and 2,394 inactive, discontinued, or expired patents. Patent activity peaked in 2019, while 64% of all identified patents have been registered since 2015. China leads global patent registrations with 2,682 patents, followed by the United States with 1,993 patents, while Europe, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Japan, and other jurisdictions contribute at significant levels, indicating broad international engagement in LPG innovation.Market Analysis Section
The market analysis section explores the competitive dimensions of the liquefied petroleum gas sector by examining patent-market coverage, leading applicants, owners, highly cited organizations, and collaboration networks. UOP LLC leads patent applications with 163 patents, followed by SABIC Global Technologies BV with 147 and Saudi Arabian Oil Co. with 130. Other leading applicants include Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd., Nippon Gas Co. Ltd., Chevron USA Inc., China Petroleum & Chemical, Saudi Basic Industries, Haldor Topsoe, and General Electric. UOP LLC holds the largest patent portfolio, followed by Saudi Arabian Oil Co. and SABIC Global Technologies BV. Evolution Well Services LLC leads highly cited applicants with 1,025 citations. By aligning patent activity with LPG production, fuel systems, hydrocarbon processing, storage, distribution, combustion engines, and transportation, this section highlights technological competition across petroleum, chemical, automotive, and energy markets.Technology Analysis Section
In the technology analysis section, the report reviews core technological areas such as petroleum, gas, and coke industries; fuels and lubricants; storage and distribution of gases and liquids; physical and chemical processes; combustion engines; inorganic and organic chemistry; measuring and testing; combustion apparatus; and waterborne vessels. Innovations in gaseous fuels, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrocarbon cracking, liquid hydrocarbon production, compressed and liquefied gas vessels, vessel filling and discharging, engine fuel supply, combustion control, catalysis, separation, valves, and gas-handling systems are identified as important drivers of advancement in LPG technologies.Top Player Section
The top player section offers insights into leading organizations active in liquefied petroleum gas technologies, including UOP LLC, SABIC Global Technologies BV, and Saudi Arabian Oil Co. Each player is evaluated based on patent-family activity, technological focus, collaboration, key patents, topic modeling, and patent clustering. The section also highlights broader activity by Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd., Nippon Gas Co. Ltd., Chevron USA Inc., China Petroleum & Chemical, Saudi Basic Industries, Haldor Topsoe, and General Electric. Strategic focuses include hydrocarbon processing, gaseous fuels, LPG production, fuel formulations, storage and distribution systems, combustion technologies, catalytic processes, and international market coverage.Overall, the report provides a comprehensive view of liquefied petroleum gas technologies by combining patent trends, competitive insights, technological analysis, and key-player intelligence. It serves as a resource for stakeholders involved in R&D, product development, technology strategy, market entry, petroleum refining, natural gas processing, fuel systems, LPG storage, transportation, automotive applications, combustion technologies, chemicals, and academic research.
What You Will Get:
- 59 Pages PDF Full Report
- Detailed Patent Charts and Technology Figures
- Patent Profiles of Three Leading Players
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction2. Patent Landscape Overview
2.1. Patent Family Analysis
2.2. Patent-Market Coverage
2.3. Geographical jurisdiction
2.4. Top Applicants
2.5. Market Coverage of Top Applicants
2.6. Top Owners
2.7. Highly-Cited Applicants
3. Technology Analysis
3.1. Top Technologies
3.1.1. Top Technologies by Class
3.1.2. Top Technologies by Sub-Class
3.1.3. Top Technologies by Main-Group
3.1.4. Top Technologies by Sub-Group
3.2. Five Recent dominant technologies
3.3. Key Patents
3.4. The main themes of patents
3.5. Technology clustering
3.6. Top inventors
4. Market and Competitor Analysis
4.1. Collaboration
4.1.1. Top Ten Applicants’ collaborations
4.1.2. The strongest cooperation networks
4.2. Top applicant activity
4.3. Pioneer companies in the last 5 years
4.4. Top applicant clustering
4.5. Pending patents
5. Key Players’ Patent Profile
5.1. UOP LLC
5.1.1. Patent family analysis
5.1.2. Top Technologies
5.1.3. Collaboration
5.1.4. Key patents
5.1.5. Topic modeling
5.1.6. Patents clustering
5.2. SABIC Global Technologies BV
5.2.1. Patent family analysis
5.2.2. Top Technologies
5.2.3. Collaboration
5.2.4. Key patents
5.2.5. Topic modeling
5.2.6. Patents clustering
5.3. Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
5.3.1. Patent family analysis
5.3.2. Top Technologies
5.3.3. Collaboration
5.3.4. Key patents
5.3.5. Topic modeling
5.3.6. Patents clustering
Companies Mentioned
- UOP LLC
- SABIC Global Technologies BV
- Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
- Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.
- Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.
- Chevron USA Inc.
- China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
- Saudi Basic Industries Corp.
- Haldor Topsoe
- General Electric

