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 codeB23K26/38
Official title
Display labelOperations & Transport (mapped technology topic)
Total patents3,429

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
2015163
2016213
2017227
2018266
2019367
2020390
2021380
2022379
2023333
2024330
2025313
202668

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 B23K26/38?
CPC B23K26/38 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Operations & Transport.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K26/38 (Operations & Transport)?
Our database includes 3,429 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K26/38 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 330 in 2024 vs 313 in 2025 (latest complete years).