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 codeC01B31/02
Official title
Display labelChemistry & Metallurgy (mapped technology topic)
Total patents251

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201570
201678
201775
201826
20192

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 C01B31/02?
CPC C01B31/02 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Chemistry & Metallurgy.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C01B31/02 (Chemistry & Metallurgy)?
Our database includes 251 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C01B31/02 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 26 in 2018 vs 2 in 2019 (latest complete years).