comprising iron or steel {(B32B15/011, B32B15/012 and B32B15/013 take precedence)}

comprising iron or steel {(B32B15/011, B32B15/012 and B32B15/013 take precedence)} · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

Related technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB32B15/18
Official titlecomprising iron or steel {(B32B15/011, B32B15/012 and B32B15/013 take precedence)}
Display labelcomprising iron or steel {(B32B15/011, B32B15/012 and B32B15/013 take precedence)}
Total patents3,305

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
2015102
2016129
2017229
2018329
2019319
2020419
2021430
2022371
2023340
2024338
2025244
202655

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 B32B15/18?
CPC B32B15/18 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “comprising iron or steel {(B32B15/011, B32B15/012 and B32B15/013 take precedence)}.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B32B15/18 (comprising iron or steel {(B32B15/011, B32B15/012 and B32B15/013 take precedence)})?
Our database includes 3,305 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B32B15/18 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 338 in 2024 vs 244 in 2025 (latest complete years).