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 codeB23K33/006
Official title
Display labelOperations & Transport (mapped technology topic)
Total patents171

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201516
201622
201716
201816
201921
202019
202118
202213
202312
202412
20255
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 B23K33/006?
CPC B23K33/006 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Operations & Transport.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K33/006 (Operations & Transport)?
Our database includes 171 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K33/006 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 12 in 2024 vs 5 in 2025 (latest complete years).