Chemistry & Metallurgy

Chemistry & Metallurgy · 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 codeC04B28/02
Official title
Display labelChemistry & Metallurgy (mapped technology topic)
Total patents2,119

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
2015179
2016179
2017188
2018203
2019202
2020252
2021170
2022190
2023193
2024179
2025147
202637

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC C04B28/02?
CPC C04B28/02 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Chemistry & Metallurgy.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C04B28/02 (Chemistry & Metallurgy)?
Our database includes 2,119 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C04B28/02 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 179 in 2024 vs 147 in 2025 (latest complete years).