containing inorganic compounds only

containing inorganic compounds only · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC09K17/02
Official titlecontaining inorganic compounds only
Display labelcontaining inorganic compounds only
Total patents95

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
20151
20166
201714
201817
201915
20207
202111
20226
20234
20245
20257
20262

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 C09K17/02?
CPC C09K17/02 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “containing inorganic compounds only.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C09K17/02 (containing inorganic compounds only)?
Our database includes 95 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C09K17/02 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 5 in 2024 vs 7 in 2025 (latest complete years).