Removing impurities by adding a treating agent

Removing impurities by adding a treating agent · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC21C7/04
Official titleRemoving impurities by adding a treating agent
Display labelRemoving impurities by adding a treating agent
Total patents56

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
20153
201611
20175
20185
20199
20206
20213
20236
20244
20253
20261

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Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC C21C7/04?
CPC C21C7/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Removing impurities by adding a treating agent.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C21C7/04 (Removing impurities by adding a treating agent)?
Our database includes 56 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C21C7/04 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 4 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).