Sulfides, selenides, or tellurides

Sulfides, selenides, or tellurides · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC23C16/305
Official title{Sulfides, selenides, or tellurides}
Display labelSulfides, selenides, or tellurides
Total patents427

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
201529
201625
201730
201824
201940
202036
202154
202247
202347
202436
202552
20267

Representative patents

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 C23C16/305?
CPC C23C16/305 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Sulfides, selenides, or tellurides.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C23C16/305 (Sulfides, selenides, or tellurides)?
Our database includes 427 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C23C16/305 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 36 in 2024 vs 52 in 2025 (latest complete years).