Chemistry & Metallurgy

Chemistry & Metallurgy · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC23C4/06
Official title
Display labelChemistry & Metallurgy (mapped technology topic)
Total patents690

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201546
201675
201778
201868
201977
202080
202161
202261
202349
202454
202533
20268

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC C23C4/06?
CPC C23C4/06 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Chemistry & Metallurgy.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C23C4/06 (Chemistry & Metallurgy)?
Our database includes 690 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C23C4/06 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 54 in 2024 vs 33 in 2025 (latest complete years).