Heavy metals or heavy metal compounds

Heavy metals or heavy metal compounds · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.

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Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB01D2257/60
Official titleHeavy metals or heavy metal compounds
Display labelHeavy metals or heavy metal compounds
Total patents239

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201516
201621
201720
201832
201926
202017
202121
202222
202320
202425
202517
20262

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 B01D2257/60?
CPC B01D2257/60 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Heavy metals or heavy metal compounds.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B01D2257/60 (Heavy metals or heavy metal compounds)?
Our database includes 239 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B01D2257/60 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 25 in 2024 vs 17 in 2025 (latest complete years).