Method for selective separation of thorium and cerium from a solid concentrate comprising same and one or more further rare earth metals and acidic rare earth solution thereof
US-12559822-B2 · Feb 24, 2026 · US
obtaining thorium · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | C22B60/0291 |
| Official title | {obtaining thorium} |
| Display label | obtaining thorium |
| Total patents | 24 |
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
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