Methods specially adapted for identifying library members

Methods specially adapted for identifying library members · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC40B20/00
Official titleMethods specially adapted for identifying library members
Display labelMethods specially adapted for identifying library members
Total patents42

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20152
20162
20172
20182
20195
20203
20212
20224
20236
20247
20255
20262

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 C40B20/00?
CPC C40B20/00 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Methods specially adapted for identifying library members.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C40B20/00 (Methods specially adapted for identifying library members)?
Our database includes 42 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C40B20/00 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 7 in 2024 vs 5 in 2025 (latest complete years).