Chemistry & Metallurgy

Chemistry & Metallurgy · 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 codeC21D8/005
Official title
Display labelChemistry & Metallurgy (mapped technology topic)
Total patents654

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
201554
201651
201766
201859
201966
202062
202167
202284
202341
202452
202545
20267

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 C21D8/005?
CPC C21D8/005 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Chemistry & Metallurgy.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C21D8/005 (Chemistry & Metallurgy)?
Our database includes 654 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C21D8/005 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 52 in 2024 vs 45 in 2025 (latest complete years).