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 codeB29C49/06
Official title
Display labelOperations & Transport (mapped technology topic)
Total patents1,950

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
2015171
2016184
2017155
2018181
2019203
2020194
2021188
2022190
2023160
2024158
2025130
202636

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 B29C49/06?
CPC B29C49/06 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Operations & Transport.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B29C49/06 (Operations & Transport)?
Our database includes 1,950 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B29C49/06 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 158 in 2024 vs 130 in 2025 (latest complete years).