Preparation

Preparation · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC01B32/16
Official titlePreparation
Display labelPreparation
Total patents779

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
201583
201676
2017101
201881
201982
202070
202165
202253
202368
202450
202543
20267

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 C01B32/16?
CPC C01B32/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Preparation.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C01B32/16 (Preparation)?
Our database includes 779 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C01B32/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 50 in 2024 vs 43 in 2025 (latest complete years).