Ballast means

Ballast means · 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 codeB63B22/20
Official titleBallast means
Display labelBallast means
Total patents55

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
20158
20168
20178
20186
20193
20203
20213
20222
20233
20245
20254
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 B63B22/20?
CPC B63B22/20 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Ballast means.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B63B22/20 (Ballast means)?
Our database includes 55 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B63B22/20 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 5 in 2024 vs 4 in 2025 (latest complete years).