with interposition of special material to facilitate connection of the parts, e.g. material for absorbing or producing gas

with interposition of special material to facilitate connection of the parts, e.g. material for absorbing or producing gas · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB23K20/16
Official titlewith interposition of special material to facilitate connection of the parts, e.g. material for absorbing or producing gas
Display labelwith interposition of special material to facilitate connection of the parts, e.g. material for absorbing or producing gas
Total patents322

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201544
201633
201741
201837
201927
202032
202131
202221
202321
202426
20256
20263

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 B23K20/16?
CPC B23K20/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “with interposition of special material to facilitate connection of the parts, e.g. material for absorbing or producing gas.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K20/16 (with interposition of special material to facilitate connection of the parts, e.g. material for absorbing or producing gas)?
Our database includes 322 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K20/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 26 in 2024 vs 6 in 2025 (latest complete years).