Opening, closing or clamping

Opening, closing or clamping · 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 codeB29C33/20
Official titleOpening, closing or clamping
Display labelOpening, closing or clamping
Total patents105

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
20157
20167
20177
20189
20195
20205
202120
202210
20238
202411
202510
20266

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 B29C33/20?
CPC B29C33/20 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Opening, closing or clamping.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B29C33/20 (Opening, closing or clamping)?
Our database includes 105 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B29C33/20 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 11 in 2024 vs 10 in 2025 (latest complete years).