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 codeC08F4/46
Official title
Display labelChemistry & Metallurgy (mapped technology topic)
Total patents37

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
20152
20165
20172
20186
201912
20202
20215
20222
20241

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 C08F4/46?
CPC C08F4/46 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Chemistry & Metallurgy.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C08F4/46 (Chemistry & Metallurgy)?
Our database includes 37 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C08F4/46 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2022 vs 1 in 2024 (latest complete years).