Iron group metals

Iron group metals · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC04B2235/405
Official titleIron group metals
Display labelIron group metals
Total patents441

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
201526
201642
201735
201840
201954
202044
202142
202235
202346
202448
202524
20265

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 C04B2235/405?
CPC C04B2235/405 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Iron group metals.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C04B2235/405 (Iron group metals)?
Our database includes 441 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C04B2235/405 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 48 in 2024 vs 24 in 2025 (latest complete years).