Chemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating; Contact plating

Chemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating; Contact plating · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC codeC23C18/00
Official titleChemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating; Contact plating
Display labelChemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating; Contact plating
Total patents106

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201519
201620
201715
201811
20198
20207
20218
20226
20234
20246
20252

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Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC C23C18/00?
CPC C23C18/00 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Chemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating; Contact plating.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C23C18/00 (Chemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating; Contact plating)?
Our database includes 106 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C23C18/00 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 6 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).