Activated sludge processes

Activated sludge processes · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC02F3/12
Official titleActivated sludge processes
Display labelActivated sludge processes
Total patents188

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
201511
20169
201722
201819
201919
202020
202114
202217
202314
202414
202525
20264

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 C02F3/12?
CPC C02F3/12 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Activated sludge processes.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C02F3/12 (Activated sludge processes)?
Our database includes 188 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C02F3/12 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 14 in 2024 vs 25 in 2025 (latest complete years).