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 codeB23K26/032
Official title
Display labelOperations & Transport (mapped technology topic)
Total patents2,353

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
201574
2016114
2017166
2018177
2019221
2020252
2021238
2022258
2023248
2024285
2025254
202666

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 B23K26/032?
CPC B23K26/032 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Operations & Transport.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K26/032 (Operations & Transport)?
Our database includes 2,353 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K26/032 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 285 in 2024 vs 254 in 2025 (latest complete years).
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