Punching, slitting or perforating

Punching, slitting or perforating · 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 codeB32B38/04
Official titlePunching, slitting or perforating
Display labelPunching, slitting or perforating
Total patents423

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
201560
201638
201753
201835
201935
202052
202140
202233
202329
202425
202521
20262

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 B32B38/04?
CPC B32B38/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Punching, slitting or perforating.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B32B38/04 (Punching, slitting or perforating)?
Our database includes 423 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B32B38/04 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 25 in 2024 vs 21 in 2025 (latest complete years).