Making tubes by soldering or welding

Making tubes by soldering or welding · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB23K31/027
Official title{Making tubes by soldering or welding}
Display labelMaking tubes by soldering or welding
Total patents224

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
201523
201626
201722
201817
201922
202021
202124
202216
202316
202421
202516

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 B23K31/027?
CPC B23K31/027 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Making tubes by soldering or welding.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K31/027 (Making tubes by soldering or welding)?
Our database includes 224 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K31/027 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 21 in 2024 vs 16 in 2025 (latest complete years).