Silicides

Silicides · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC23C16/42
Official titleSilicides
Display labelSilicides
Total patents450

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201524
201631
201730
201829
201934
202051
202138
202246
202335
202455
202559
202618

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 C23C16/42?
CPC C23C16/42 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Silicides.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C23C16/42 (Silicides)?
Our database includes 450 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C23C16/42 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 55 in 2024 vs 59 in 2025 (latest complete years).