containing Cr (C21D6/004 takes precedence)

containing Cr (C21D6/004 takes precedence) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC21D6/002
Official title{containing Cr (C21D6/004 takes precedence)}
Display labelcontaining Cr (C21D6/004 takes precedence)
Total patents1,970

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
2015117
2016106
2017113
2018153
2019171
2020184
2021162
2022226
2023214
2024236
2025225
202663

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 C21D6/002?
CPC C21D6/002 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “containing Cr (C21D6/004 takes precedence).”
How many patents are filed under CPC C21D6/002 (containing Cr (C21D6/004 takes precedence))?
Our database includes 1,970 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C21D6/002 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 236 in 2024 vs 225 in 2025 (latest complete years).