Flattening; Dressing; Flexing

Flattening; Dressing; Flexing · 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 codeC21D8/0242
Official title{Flattening; Dressing; Flexing}
Display labelFlattening; Dressing; Flexing
Total patents166

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
20153
20161
20175
20184
20195
20207
20215
202217
202334
202434
202542
20269

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 C21D8/0242?
CPC C21D8/0242 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Flattening; Dressing; Flexing.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C21D8/0242 (Flattening; Dressing; Flexing)?
Our database includes 166 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C21D8/0242 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 34 in 2024 vs 42 in 2025 (latest complete years).