Perforating by tool or tools of the drill type

Perforating by tool or tools of the drill type · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeB26F1/16
Official titlePerforating by tool or tools of the drill type
Display labelPerforating by tool or tools of the drill type
Total patents59

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
20156
20162
20174
20186
20199
20208
202110
20224
20235
20242
20253

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 B26F1/16?
CPC B26F1/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Perforating by tool or tools of the drill type.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B26F1/16 (Perforating by tool or tools of the drill type)?
Our database includes 59 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B26F1/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).