Sulfur-containing compounds

Sulfur-containing compounds · 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 codeC23F11/16
Official titleSulfur-containing compounds
Display labelSulfur-containing compounds
Total patents103

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
20153
20163
201710
20184
20197
202011
202113
20227
202316
202423
20253
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 C23F11/16?
CPC C23F11/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Sulfur-containing compounds.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C23F11/16 (Sulfur-containing compounds)?
Our database includes 103 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C23F11/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 23 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).