Treatment of selected surface areas, e.g. using masks

Treatment of selected surface areas, e.g. using masks · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC23C8/04
Official titleTreatment of selected surface areas, e.g. using masks
Display labelTreatment of selected surface areas, e.g. using masks
Total patents133

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
201517
201622
201719
201810
201917
202012
20219
20229
20234
20246
20257
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 C23C8/04?
CPC C23C8/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Treatment of selected surface areas, e.g. using masks.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C23C8/04 (Treatment of selected surface areas, e.g. using masks)?
Our database includes 133 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C23C8/04 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 6 in 2024 vs 7 in 2025 (latest complete years).