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 codeB23K26/388
Official title
Display labelOperations & Transport (mapped technology topic)
Total patents108

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
201520
201617
20178
20188
201913
20208
202111
20225
20239
20242
20256
20261

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 B23K26/388?
CPC B23K26/388 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Operations & Transport.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K26/388 (Operations & Transport)?
Our database includes 108 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K26/388 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 6 in 2025 (latest complete years).