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 codeB23K9/09
Official title
Display labelOperations & Transport (mapped technology topic)
Total patents398

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201536
201640
201736
201852
201939
202049
202123
202231
202326
202428
202532
20266

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 B23K9/09?
CPC B23K9/09 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Operations & Transport.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K9/09 (Operations & Transport)?
Our database includes 398 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K9/09 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 28 in 2024 vs 32 in 2025 (latest complete years).