Purification

Purification · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC01B32/196
Official titlePurification
Display labelPurification
Total patents72

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
20154
20169
20179
20188
20194
20205
20219
20226
20239
20244
20255

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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 C01B32/196?
CPC C01B32/196 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Purification.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C01B32/196 (Purification)?
Our database includes 72 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C01B32/196 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 4 in 2024 vs 5 in 2025 (latest complete years).