by mouldable materials, e.g. metals, cellulose derivatives, plastics (A46B1/00 takes precedence)

by mouldable materials, e.g. metals, cellulose derivatives, plastics (A46B1/00 takes precedence) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeA46B3/04
Official titleby mouldable materials, e.g. metals, cellulose derivatives, plastics (A46B1/00 takes precedence)
Display labelby mouldable materials, e.g. metals, cellulose derivatives, plastics (A46B1/00 takes precedence)
Total patents106

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20154
20163
201715
20186
201912
202015
202112
202211
202315
20247
20253
20263

Representative patents

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

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC A46B3/04?
CPC A46B3/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “by mouldable materials, e.g. metals, cellulose derivatives, plastics (A46B1/00 takes precedence).”
How many patents are filed under CPC A46B3/04 (by mouldable materials, e.g. metals, cellulose derivatives, plastics (A46B1/00 takes precedence))?
Our database includes 106 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC A46B3/04 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 7 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).