to metals or their alloys

to metals or their alloys · 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 codeB29C66/742
Official title{to metals or their alloys}
Display labelto metals or their alloys
Total patents942

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
201577
201692
2017104
2018114
2019106
2020105
202192
202272
202372
202457
202541
202610

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 B29C66/742?
CPC B29C66/742 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “to metals or their alloys.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B29C66/742 (to metals or their alloys)?
Our database includes 942 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B29C66/742 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 57 in 2024 vs 41 in 2025 (latest complete years).