Operations & Transport

Operations & Transport · 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 codeB23K20/10
Official title
Display labelOperations & Transport (mapped technology topic)
Total patents1,052

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
201559
201663
201785
201882
2019116
2020107
202195
2022113
202394
2024113
2025100
202625

Representative patents

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

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Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC B23K20/10?
CPC B23K20/10 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Operations & Transport.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K20/10 (Operations & Transport)?
Our database includes 1,052 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K20/10 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 113 in 2024 vs 100 in 2025 (latest complete years).
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