Pretreatment

Pretreatment · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC25D13/20
Official titlePretreatment
Display labelPretreatment
Total patents212

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
201515
201627
201718
201823
201928
202019
202118
202219
202312
202418
20259
20266

Representative patents

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Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC C25D13/20?
CPC C25D13/20 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Pretreatment.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C25D13/20 (Pretreatment)?
Our database includes 212 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C25D13/20 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 18 in 2024 vs 9 in 2025 (latest complete years).