Welding for other purposes than joining, e.g. built-up welding

Welding for other purposes than joining, e.g. built-up welding · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB23K9/04
Official titleWelding for other purposes than joining, e.g. built-up welding
Display labelWelding for other purposes than joining, e.g. built-up welding
Total patents501

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
201537
201629
201744
201834
201954
202056
202147
202251
202343
202458
202538
202610

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 B23K9/04?
CPC B23K9/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Welding for other purposes than joining, e.g. built-up welding.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K9/04 (Welding for other purposes than joining, e.g. built-up welding)?
Our database includes 501 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K9/04 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 58 in 2024 vs 38 in 2025 (latest complete years).