characterised by the method of spraying

characterised by the method of spraying · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

Related technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC23C4/12
Official titlecharacterised by the method of spraying
Display labelcharacterised by the method of spraying
Total patents568

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
201558
201681
201771
201865
201976
202044
202156
202233
202331
202431
202519
20263

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 C23C4/12?
CPC C23C4/12 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “characterised by the method of spraying.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C23C4/12 (characterised by the method of spraying)?
Our database includes 568 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C23C4/12 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 31 in 2024 vs 19 in 2025 (latest complete years).