Hardness

Hardness · 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 codeC02F2209/055
Official titleHardness
Display labelHardness
Total patents132

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
20157
20166
20174
20182
201912
202011
202112
202221
202314
202415
202518
202610

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 C02F2209/055?
CPC C02F2209/055 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Hardness.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C02F2209/055 (Hardness)?
Our database includes 132 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C02F2209/055 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 15 in 2024 vs 18 in 2025 (latest complete years).