Chemistry & Metallurgy

Chemistry & Metallurgy · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

Related technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC01B3/12
Official title
Display labelChemistry & Metallurgy (mapped technology topic)
Total patents160

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201512
20169
201714
201810
20199
20208
20214
202220
202316
202429
202526
20263

Representative patents

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

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Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC C01B3/12?
CPC C01B3/12 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Chemistry & Metallurgy.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C01B3/12 (Chemistry & Metallurgy)?
Our database includes 160 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C01B3/12 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 29 in 2024 vs 26 in 2025 (latest complete years).