Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor

Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC codeC21D9/00
Official titleHeat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor
Display labelHeat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor
Total patents362

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201526
201624
201732
201834
201932
202033
202133
202244
202332
202434
202534
20264

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Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC C21D9/00?
CPC C21D9/00 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C21D9/00 (Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor)?
Our database includes 362 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C21D9/00 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 34 in 2024 vs 34 in 2025 (latest complete years).