Elemental carbon, e.g. active carbon, carbon nanotubes or fullerenes

Elemental carbon, e.g. active carbon, carbon nanotubes or fullerenes · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC01B3/0021
Official titleElemental carbon, e.g. active carbon, carbon nanotubes or fullerenes
Display labelElemental carbon, e.g. active carbon, carbon nanotubes or fullerenes
Total patents65

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
20158
20164
20178
20189
20195
20203
20215
20225
20237
20245
20254
20262

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 C01B3/0021?
CPC C01B3/0021 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Elemental carbon, e.g. active carbon, carbon nanotubes or fullerenes.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C01B3/0021 (Elemental carbon, e.g. active carbon, carbon nanotubes or fullerenes)?
Our database includes 65 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C01B3/0021 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 5 in 2024 vs 4 in 2025 (latest complete years).