Finishing

Finishing · 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 codeB22C9/18
Official titleFinishing
Display labelFinishing
Total patents58

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
20155
20169
20173
20183
20196
20207
20217
20227
20232
20245
20252
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 B22C9/18?
CPC B22C9/18 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Finishing.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B22C9/18 (Finishing)?
Our database includes 58 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B22C9/18 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 5 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).