Iron group metals

Iron group metals · 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 codeC22C49/08
Official titleIron group metals
Display labelIron group metals
Total patents62

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
20157
20163
20177
20184
20196
20209
20214
20225
202311
20241
20252
20263

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 C22C49/08?
CPC C22C49/08 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Iron group metals.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C22C49/08 (Iron group metals)?
Our database includes 62 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C22C49/08 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 1 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).