Steam hardening, e.g. in an autoclave

Steam hardening, e.g. in an autoclave · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC04B40/024
Official title{Steam hardening, e.g. in an autoclave}
Display labelSteam hardening, e.g. in an autoclave
Total patents41

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
20154
20164
20174
20183
20194
20206
20216
20224
20232
20241
20252
20261

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 C04B40/024?
CPC C04B40/024 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Steam hardening, e.g. in an autoclave.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C04B40/024 (Steam hardening, e.g. in an autoclave)?
Our database includes 41 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C04B40/024 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 1 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).