Wire welding

Wire welding · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB23K20/004
Official title{Wire welding}
Display labelWire welding
Total patents213

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
201516
201621
201717
201825
201927
202020
202115
202218
202319
202420
202512
20263

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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 B23K20/004?
CPC B23K20/004 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Wire welding.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K20/004 (Wire welding)?
Our database includes 213 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K20/004 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 20 in 2024 vs 12 in 2025 (latest complete years).