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Method for Predicting Addition Polymerization Reactions Using AI

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Published March 25th, 2026
Detected April 2nd, 2026
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Summary

The European Patent Office published patent application EP4461754A1 for DIC Corporation, covering a method for predicting addition polymerization reactions using artificial intelligence. The invention utilizes machine learning models to predict chemical reaction outcomes, with applications in polymer and chemical manufacturing. The patent names five inventors and is classified under multiple IPC categories including computational chemistry and neural networks.

What changed

EPO published DIC Corporation's patent application EP4461754A1 for an AI-based method predicting addition polymerization reactions. The invention involves using machine learning models (G06N 3/02) to forecast polymerization outcomes, classified under computational chemistry (G16C 20/10, G16C 20/30) and data analysis (G06F 18/2135, G06F 18/23). The application covers polymer prediction for chemical manufacturing applications.

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Source document (simplified)

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METHOD FOR MAKING PREDICTION RELATED TO ADDITION POLYMERIZATION REACTION, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM

Publication EP4461754A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

DIC Corporation

Inventors

NAGAO Atsushi, MATSUFUJI Yoshimasa, SHIBAMOTO Naoki, KARIURA Shinsuke, MATSUI Kouichi

IPC Classifications

G16C 20/10 20190101AFI20260217BHEP G16C 20/30 20190101ALI20260217BHEP G06N 3/02 20060101ALI20260217BHEP G06F 18/2135 20230101ALI20260217BHEP G06F 18/23 20230101ALI20260217BHEP G16C 20/70 20190101ALN20260217BHEP G16C 60/00 20190101ALN20260217BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR

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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 25th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Draft
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP4461754A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Drug manufacturers Pharmaceutical companies Manufacturers
Industry sector
3254 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 3241 Chemical Manufacturing 5112 Software & Technology
Activity scope
Patent Application Chemical Research
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Intellectual Property
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Artificial Intelligence Chemical Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals

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