Human Necessities

Human Necessities · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Agriculture, food, personal care, health, and life sciences.

Related technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeA23K20/22
Official title
Display labelHuman Necessities (mapped technology topic)
Total patents150

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201515
20166
201710
20189
201911
202010
202121
202214
202314
202418
202520
20262

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC A23K20/22?
CPC A23K20/22 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Human Necessities.”
How many patents are filed under CPC A23K20/22 (Human Necessities)?
Our database includes 150 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC A23K20/22 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 18 in 2024 vs 20 in 2025 (latest complete years).
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