containing sulfur

containing sulfur · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC09K11/56
Official titlecontaining sulfur
Display labelcontaining sulfur
Total patents206

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
20157
201611
201710
201818
201929
202019
202123
202222
202321
202426
202515
20265

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 C09K11/56?
CPC C09K11/56 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “containing sulfur.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C09K11/56 (containing sulfur)?
Our database includes 206 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C09K11/56 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 26 in 2024 vs 15 in 2025 (latest complete years).