Auxiliary operations

Auxiliary operations · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeB31B50/74
Official titleAuxiliary operations
Display labelAuxiliary operations
Total patents87

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
20156
20166
201710
201811
201913
202011
20217
20224
20237
20249
20253

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 B31B50/74?
CPC B31B50/74 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Auxiliary operations.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B31B50/74 (Auxiliary operations)?
Our database includes 87 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B31B50/74 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 9 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).