Preparation

Preparation · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC01B17/74
Official titlePreparation
Display labelPreparation
Total patents51

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
20153
20162
20173
20184
20197
20203
20213
20229
20238
20242
20255
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 C01B17/74?
CPC C01B17/74 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Preparation.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C01B17/74 (Preparation)?
Our database includes 51 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C01B17/74 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 5 in 2025 (latest complete years).