Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbons · 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 codeC10L1/16
Official titleHydrocarbons
Display labelHydrocarbons
Total patents118

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
201531
201616
201718
201815
201912
20208
20218
20223
20234
20242
20251

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 C10L1/16?
CPC C10L1/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Hydrocarbons.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C10L1/16 (Hydrocarbons)?
Our database includes 118 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C10L1/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 1 in 2025 (latest complete years).