specially adapted for particular articles or work (B23K20/129 takes precedence)

specially adapted for particular articles or work (B23K20/129 takes precedence) · 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 codeB23K20/002
Official title{specially adapted for particular articles or work (B23K20/129 takes precedence)}
Display labelspecially adapted for particular articles or work (B23K20/129 takes precedence)
Total patents322

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
201631
201741
201829
201940
202016
202123
202225
202315
202422
202513
20264

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 B23K20/002?
CPC B23K20/002 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “specially adapted for particular articles or work (B23K20/129 takes precedence).”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K20/002 (specially adapted for particular articles or work (B23K20/129 takes precedence))?
Our database includes 322 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K20/002 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 22 in 2024 vs 13 in 2025 (latest complete years).