Mercaptans

Mercaptans · 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 codeC23F11/161
Official title{Mercaptans}
Display labelMercaptans
Total patents77

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
20151
20165
20173
201811
20196
20208
202113
20224
20239
20249
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 C23F11/161?
CPC C23F11/161 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Mercaptans.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C23F11/161 (Mercaptans)?
Our database includes 77 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C23F11/161 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 9 in 2024 vs 7 in 2025 (latest complete years).