containing only metal elements (C23C4/073 takes precedence)

containing only metal elements (C23C4/073 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 codeC23C4/08
Official titlecontaining only metal elements (C23C4/073 takes precedence)
Display labelcontaining only metal elements (C23C4/073 takes precedence)
Total patents604

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
201559
201654
201773
201862
201963
202062
202162
202246
202343
202448
202524
20268

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 C23C4/08?
CPC C23C4/08 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “containing only metal elements (C23C4/073 takes precedence).”
How many patents are filed under CPC C23C4/08 (containing only metal elements (C23C4/073 takes precedence))?
Our database includes 604 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C23C4/08 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 48 in 2024 vs 24 in 2025 (latest complete years).