General processes of refining or remelting of metals; Apparatus for electroslag or arc remelting of metals

General processes of refining or remelting of metals; Apparatus for electroslag or arc remelting of metals · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC22B9/00
Official titleGeneral processes of refining or remelting of metals; Apparatus for electroslag or arc remelting of metals
Display labelGeneral processes of refining or remelting of metals; Apparatus for electroslag or arc remelting of metals
Total patents36

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
20156
20165
20175
20183
20197
20202
20222
20241
20254
20261

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Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC C22B9/00?
CPC C22B9/00 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “General processes of refining or remelting of metals; Apparatus for electroslag or arc remelting of metals.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C22B9/00 (General processes of refining or remelting of metals; Apparatus for electroslag or arc remelting of metals)?
Our database includes 36 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C22B9/00 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 1 in 2024 vs 4 in 2025 (latest complete years).