by reduction or substitution, e.g. electroless plating (C23C18/54 takes precedence)

by reduction or substitution, e.g. electroless plating (C23C18/54 takes precedence) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC23C18/16
Official titleby reduction or substitution, e.g. electroless plating (C23C18/54 takes precedence)
Display labelby reduction or substitution, e.g. electroless plating (C23C18/54 takes precedence)
Total patents140

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
201512
201621
201718
201820
201918
202012
202114
20229
20235
20248
20253

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 C23C18/16?
CPC C23C18/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “by reduction or substitution, e.g. electroless plating (C23C18/54 takes precedence).”
How many patents are filed under CPC C23C18/16 (by reduction or substitution, e.g. electroless plating (C23C18/54 takes precedence))?
Our database includes 140 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C23C18/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 8 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).