Obtaining nickel or cobalt

Obtaining nickel or cobalt · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC22B23/00
Official titleObtaining nickel or cobalt
Display labelObtaining nickel or cobalt
Total patents116

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
20157
20167
20175
20187
20196
20206
20219
20227
202325
202416
202519
20262

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 C22B23/00?
CPC C22B23/00 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Obtaining nickel or cobalt.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C22B23/00 (Obtaining nickel or cobalt)?
Our database includes 116 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C22B23/00 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 16 in 2024 vs 19 in 2025 (latest complete years).