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 codeB23K26/382
Official title
Display labelOperations & Transport (mapped technology topic)
Total patents819

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
201665
201774
201883
201988
202067
2021100
202286
202368
202472
202559
202610

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 B23K26/382?
CPC B23K26/382 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Operations & Transport.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K26/382 (Operations & Transport)?
Our database includes 819 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K26/382 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 72 in 2024 vs 59 in 2025 (latest complete years).
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