Hardening articles or materials formed by forging or rolling, with no further heating beyond that required for the formation

Hardening articles or materials formed by forging or rolling, with no further heating beyond that required for the formation · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC21D1/02
Official titleHardening articles or materials formed by forging or rolling, with no further heating beyond that required for the formation
Display labelHardening articles or materials formed by forging or rolling, with no further heating beyond that required for the formation
Total patents306

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20152
20165
20176
20187
20195
202012
202115
202259
202361
202449
202558
202627

Representative patents

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Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC C21D1/02?
CPC C21D1/02 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Hardening articles or materials formed by forging or rolling, with no further heating beyond that required for the formation.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C21D1/02 (Hardening articles or materials formed by forging or rolling, with no further heating beyond that required for the formation)?
Our database includes 306 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C21D1/02 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 49 in 2024 vs 58 in 2025 (latest complete years).