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Class   556ORGANIC COMPOUNDS -- PART OF THE CLASS 532-570 SERIES
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This Class 556 is considered to be an integral part of Class 260 (see the Class 260 schedule for the position of this Class in schedule hierarchy). This Class retains all pertinent definitions and class lines of Class 260.
     ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (CLASS 532, SUBCLASS 1)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 1][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 1]1 Subclass 1 indent level is 1 HEAVY METAL CONTAINING (e.g., Ga, In or T1, etc.)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 2][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 2]2 Subclass 2 indent level is 2 With preservative or stabilizer
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 7][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 7]7 Subclass 7 indent level is 2 Boron containing
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 9][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 9]9 Subclass 9 indent level is 2 Silicon containing
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 13][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 13]13 Subclass 13 indent level is 2 Phosphorus containing
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 27][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 27]27 Subclass 27 indent level is 2 Aluminum containing
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 28][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 28]28 Subclass 28 indent level is 2 Plural diverse heavy metals containing
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 32][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 32]32 Subclass 32 indent level is 2 Nitrogen double bonded directly to carbon
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 38][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 38]38 Subclass 38 indent level is 2 Nitrogen and plural sulfurs bonded directly to the same carbon (e.g., thiocarbamates, etc.)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 40][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 40]40 Subclass 40 indent level is 2 Plural -C(=X)- groups, wherein X is chalcogen, bonded directly to the same non-benzenoid carbons, or the enolate thereof. (e.g., beta-diketone chelates, acetylacetonates, etc.)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 42][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 42]42 Subclass 42 indent level is 2 Vanadium, niobium, or tantalum containing (V, Nb, or Ta)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 45][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 45]45 Subclass 45 indent level is 2 Manganese or rhenium containing (Mn or Re)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 51][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 51]51 Subclass 51 indent level is 2 Titanium, zirconium, or hafnium containing (Ti, Zr, or Hf)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 57][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 57]57 Subclass 57 indent level is 2 Chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten containing (Cr, Mo, or
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 64][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 64]64 Subclass 64 indent level is 2 Arsenic, antimony, or bismuth containing (As, Sb, or Bi)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 81][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 81]81 Subclass 81 indent level is 2 Germanium, tin, or lead containing (Ge, Sn, or Pb)
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 82][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 82]82 Subclass 82 indent level is 3 Tin bonded directly to tin or lead bonded directly to lead
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 83][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 83]83 Subclass 83 indent level is 3 Plural heavy metals bonded directly to the same chalcogen (e.g., two germaniums bonded directly to the same oxygen, etc.)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 85][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 85]85 Subclass 85 indent level is 3 Sulfur double bonded directly to chalcogen
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 87][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 87]87 Subclass 87 indent level is 3 Carbon bonded directly to the metal
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 88][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 88]88 Subclass 88 indent level is 4 Chalcogen bonded directly to the metal
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 95][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 95]95 Subclass 95 indent level is 4 The compound consists of the metal, carbon and hydrogen or the metal, carbon, hydrogen and halogen (e.g., tetraalkylleads, etc.)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 105][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 105]105 Subclass 105 indent level is 3 Containing -C(=X)X-, wherein the X's are the same or diverse chalcogens
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 556 subclass 108][List of Patents for class 556 subclass 108]108 Subclass 108 indent level is 3 Carbocyclic ring and the metal are bonded directly to the same chalcogen (e.g., stannous catecholates, etc.)