characterised by the purpose

characterised by the purpose · 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 codeB60Q3/70
Official titlecharacterised by the purpose
Display labelcharacterised by the purpose
Total patents439

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
20178
201829
201944
202043
202141
202253
202367
202483
202557
202614

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 B60Q3/70?
CPC B60Q3/70 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “characterised by the purpose.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B60Q3/70 (characterised by the purpose)?
Our database includes 439 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B60Q3/70 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 83 in 2024 vs 57 in 2025 (latest complete years).