Controlling or regulating processes or operations

Controlling or regulating processes or operations · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

Related technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB22D11/16
Official titleControlling or regulating processes or operations
Display labelControlling or regulating processes or operations
Total patents283

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
201521
201618
201720
201819
201927
202019
202136
202230
202328
202429
202531
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 B22D11/16?
CPC B22D11/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Controlling or regulating processes or operations.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B22D11/16 (Controlling or regulating processes or operations)?
Our database includes 283 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B22D11/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 29 in 2024 vs 31 in 2025 (latest complete years).