Auxiliary operations or devices

Auxiliary operations or devices · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeB29C66/87
Official title{Auxiliary operations or devices}
Display labelAuxiliary operations or devices
Total patents50

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20151
20162
20172
20188
20194
202012
20215
20227
20235
20242
20252

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 B29C66/87?
CPC B29C66/87 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Auxiliary operations or devices.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B29C66/87 (Auxiliary operations or devices)?
Our database includes 50 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B29C66/87 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).