Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing

Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB29C64/386
Official titleData acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing
Display labelData acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing
Total patents5,110

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
2015106
2016165
2017376
2018660
2019672
2020626
2021561
2022589
2023509
2024397
2025380
202669

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 B29C64/386?
CPC B29C64/386 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B29C64/386 (Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing)?
Our database includes 5,110 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B29C64/386 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 397 in 2024 vs 380 in 2025 (latest complete years).