making use of shielding gas

making use of shielding gas · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB23K9/16
Official titlemaking use of shielding gas
Display labelmaking use of shielding gas
Total patents532

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201533
201647
201727
201838
201953
202049
202166
202262
202338
202449
202557
202613

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 B23K9/16?
CPC B23K9/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “making use of shielding gas.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K9/16 (making use of shielding gas)?
Our database includes 532 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K9/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 49 in 2024 vs 57 in 2025 (latest complete years).