Ring systems of four or more rings

Ring systems of four or more rings · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC07D221/18
Official titleRing systems of four or more rings
Display labelRing systems of four or more rings
Total patents293

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
201540
201628
201734
201829
201930
202023
202128
202223
202320
202416
202518
20264

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 C07D221/18?
CPC C07D221/18 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Ring systems of four or more rings.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C07D221/18 (Ring systems of four or more rings)?
Our database includes 293 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C07D221/18 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 16 in 2024 vs 18 in 2025 (latest complete years).