Carbonaceous materials, e.g. coal, carbon, graphite, hydrocarbons

Carbonaceous materials, e.g. coal, carbon, graphite, hydrocarbons · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC04B38/068
Official title{Carbonaceous materials, e.g. coal, carbon, graphite, hydrocarbons}
Display labelCarbonaceous materials, e.g. coal, carbon, graphite, hydrocarbons
Total patents114

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
201511
20167
20176
20189
201916
20209
202112
202214
202311
20248
20257
20264

Representative patents

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

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC C04B38/068?
CPC C04B38/068 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Carbonaceous materials, e.g. coal, carbon, graphite, hydrocarbons.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C04B38/068 (Carbonaceous materials, e.g. coal, carbon, graphite, hydrocarbons)?
Our database includes 114 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C04B38/068 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 8 in 2024 vs 7 in 2025 (latest complete years).