Dissimilar materials

Dissimilar materials · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

Related technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB23K2103/18
Official titleDissimilar materials
Display labelDissimilar materials
Total patents1,243

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
201583
2016128
2017123
2018109
2019136
2020135
2021110
2022117
2023100
2024112
202574
202616

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 B23K2103/18?
CPC B23K2103/18 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Dissimilar materials.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K2103/18 (Dissimilar materials)?
Our database includes 1,243 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K2103/18 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 112 in 2024 vs 74 in 2025 (latest complete years).