having {mechanical, electric or electronic} automatic return to inoperative position

having {mechanical, electric or electronic} automatic return to inoperative position · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB60Q1/40
Official titlehaving {mechanical, electric or electronic} automatic return to inoperative position
Display labelhaving {mechanical, electric or electronic} automatic return to inoperative position
Total patents119

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201514
20169
20178
201811
201913
202011
202110
20226
20237
20249
202518
20263

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC B60Q1/40?
CPC B60Q1/40 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “having {mechanical, electric or electronic} automatic return to inoperative position.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B60Q1/40 (having {mechanical, electric or electronic} automatic return to inoperative position)?
Our database includes 119 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B60Q1/40 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 9 in 2024 vs 18 in 2025 (latest complete years).