Naturally occurring clays or bleaching earth

Naturally occurring clays or bleaching earth · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB01J20/12
Official titleNaturally occurring clays or bleaching earth
Display labelNaturally occurring clays or bleaching earth
Total patents446

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
201533
201635
201736
201837
201953
202045
202144
202246
202332
202440
202540
20265

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 B01J20/12?
CPC B01J20/12 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Naturally occurring clays or bleaching earth.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B01J20/12 (Naturally occurring clays or bleaching earth)?
Our database includes 446 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B01J20/12 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 40 in 2024 vs 40 in 2025 (latest complete years).