Roughening, e.g. by etching

Roughening, e.g. by etching · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC23C18/22
Official titleRoughening, e.g. by etching
Display labelRoughening, e.g. by etching
Total patents122

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
201511
201624
201712
201814
201918
20209
20217
20224
20235
20248
20259
20261

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 C23C18/22?
CPC C23C18/22 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Roughening, e.g. by etching.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C23C18/22 (Roughening, e.g. by etching)?
Our database includes 122 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C23C18/22 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 8 in 2024 vs 9 in 2025 (latest complete years).