Surface-active agents, dispersants

Surface-active agents, dispersants · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC04B2103/40
Official titleSurface-active agents, dispersants
Display labelSurface-active agents, dispersants
Total patents317

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
201515
201611
201733
201843
201954
202059
202135
202220
202317
202418
202511
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 C04B2103/40?
CPC C04B2103/40 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Surface-active agents, dispersants.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C04B2103/40 (Surface-active agents, dispersants)?
Our database includes 317 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C04B2103/40 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 18 in 2024 vs 11 in 2025 (latest complete years).