of silicon, germanium, tin, lead, titanium, zirconium or hafnium

of silicon, germanium, tin, lead, titanium, zirconium or hafnium · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC08F4/16
Official titleof silicon, germanium, tin, lead, titanium, zirconium or hafnium
Display labelof silicon, germanium, tin, lead, titanium, zirconium or hafnium
Total patents147

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
201516
201615
201721
201824
201919
202015
20219
202211
20235
20247
20253
20262

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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 C08F4/16?
CPC C08F4/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “of silicon, germanium, tin, lead, titanium, zirconium or hafnium.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C08F4/16 (of silicon, germanium, tin, lead, titanium, zirconium or hafnium)?
Our database includes 147 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C08F4/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 7 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).