Heavy metals

Heavy metals · 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 codeC23F3/04
Official titleHeavy metals
Display labelHeavy metals
Total patents97

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
20156
201611
201718
201810
20199
202016
20219
20222
20239
20242
20252
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 C23F3/04?
CPC C23F3/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Heavy metals.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C23F3/04 (Heavy metals)?
Our database includes 97 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C23F3/04 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).