for surface treatment

for surface treatment · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeB23K26/352
Official titlefor surface treatment
Display labelfor surface treatment
Total patents1,109

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
201547
201696
2017111
201890
2019132
2020128
2021109
202286
2023102
2024108
202585
202615

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 B23K26/352?
CPC B23K26/352 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “for surface treatment.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K26/352 (for surface treatment)?
Our database includes 1,109 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K26/352 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 108 in 2024 vs 85 in 2025 (latest complete years).