Additives

Additives · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC09D7/40
Official titleAdditives
Display labelAdditives
Total patents1,675

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
201580
2016136
2017208
2018252
2019253
2020252
2021153
2022129
202390
202469
202542
202611

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 C09D7/40?
CPC C09D7/40 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Additives.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C09D7/40 (Additives)?
Our database includes 1,675 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C09D7/40 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 69 in 2024 vs 42 in 2025 (latest complete years).