Tubular or hollow articles

Tubular or hollow articles · 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 codeB23K2101/04
Official titleTubular or hollow articles
Display labelTubular or hollow articles
Total patents389

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
201515
201618
201734
201833
201955
202048
202141
202232
202348
202437
202524
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 B23K2101/04?
CPC B23K2101/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Tubular or hollow articles.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K2101/04 (Tubular or hollow articles)?
Our database includes 389 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K2101/04 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 37 in 2024 vs 24 in 2025 (latest complete years).