characterised by the material or the manufacturing process (B29C33/44 takes precedence)

characterised by the material or the manufacturing process (B29C33/44 takes precedence) · 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 codeB29C33/38
Official titlecharacterised by the material or the manufacturing process (B29C33/44 takes precedence)
Display labelcharacterised by the material or the manufacturing process (B29C33/44 takes precedence)
Total patents547

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
201566
201655
201759
201864
201953
202051
202149
202234
202338
202437
202537
20264

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 B29C33/38?
CPC B29C33/38 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “characterised by the material or the manufacturing process (B29C33/44 takes precedence).”
How many patents are filed under CPC B29C33/38 (characterised by the material or the manufacturing process (B29C33/44 takes precedence))?
Our database includes 547 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B29C33/38 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 37 in 2024 vs 37 in 2025 (latest complete years).