Clays

Clays · 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 codeC01B33/40
Official titleClays
Display labelClays
Total patents81

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20151
20163
20177
20187
20196
20208
20216
202212
202312
20249
202510

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 C01B33/40?
CPC C01B33/40 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Clays.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C01B33/40 (Clays)?
Our database includes 81 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C01B33/40 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 9 in 2024 vs 10 in 2025 (latest complete years).