Cleaning

Cleaning · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

Related technology areas

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeB23K1/206
Official title{Cleaning}
Display labelCleaning
Total patents149

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201515
201611
201715
201817
201913
202013
20219
202220
202315
20249
202511
20261

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 B23K1/206?
CPC B23K1/206 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Cleaning.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K1/206 (Cleaning)?
Our database includes 149 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K1/206 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 9 in 2024 vs 11 in 2025 (latest complete years).