Operations & Transport

Operations & Transport · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

Related technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeB01L3/021
Official title
Display labelOperations & Transport (mapped technology topic)
Total patents602

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
201563
201682
201748
201849
201952
202057
202164
202269
202336
202443
202533
20266

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 B01L3/021?
CPC B01L3/021 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Operations & Transport.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B01L3/021 (Operations & Transport)?
Our database includes 602 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B01L3/021 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 43 in 2024 vs 33 in 2025 (latest complete years).