Prevention of deposits

Prevention of deposits · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC02F1/042
Official title{Prevention of deposits}
Display labelPrevention of deposits
Total patents62

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
20156
20169
20176
20188
20197
20208
20214
20223
20232
20245
20253
20261

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 C02F1/042?
CPC C02F1/042 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Prevention of deposits.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C02F1/042 (Prevention of deposits)?
Our database includes 62 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C02F1/042 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 5 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).