of metals

of metals · 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 codeC02F1/4678
Official title{of metals}
Display labelof metals
Total patents40

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
20154
20162
20171
20184
20193
20205
20217
20223
20236
20242
20252
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 C02F1/4678?
CPC C02F1/4678 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “of metals.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C02F1/4678 (of metals)?
Our database includes 40 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C02F1/4678 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).