Preliminary treatment of work or areas to be soldered, e.g. in respect of a galvanic coating

Preliminary treatment of work or areas to be soldered, e.g. in respect of a galvanic coating · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB23K1/20
Official titlePreliminary treatment of work or areas to be soldered, e.g. in respect of a galvanic coating
Display labelPreliminary treatment of work or areas to be soldered, e.g. in respect of a galvanic coating
Total patents787

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
2015101
201676
201788
201856
201969
202085
202165
202267
202368
202462
202546
20264

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC B23K1/20?
CPC B23K1/20 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Preliminary treatment of work or areas to be soldered, e.g. in respect of a galvanic coating.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K1/20 (Preliminary treatment of work or areas to be soldered, e.g. in respect of a galvanic coating)?
Our database includes 787 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K1/20 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 62 in 2024 vs 46 in 2025 (latest complete years).