Pre-treatment

Pre-treatment · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeB33Y40/10
Official titlePre-treatment
Display labelPre-treatment
Total patents1,392

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
201510
201612
201741
201872
201996
2020123
2021220
2022243
2023207
2024204
2025132
202632

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 B33Y40/10?
CPC B33Y40/10 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Pre-treatment.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B33Y40/10 (Pre-treatment)?
Our database includes 1,392 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B33Y40/10 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 204 in 2024 vs 132 in 2025 (latest complete years).