Identifying library members by their fixed physical location on a support or substrate

Identifying library members by their fixed physical location on a support or substrate · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeC40B20/02
Official titleIdentifying library members by their fixed physical location on a support or substrate
Display labelIdentifying library members by their fixed physical location on a support or substrate
Total patents41

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
20155
20165
20174
20184
20193
20201
20215
20221
20235
20243
20253
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 C40B20/02?
CPC C40B20/02 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Identifying library members by their fixed physical location on a support or substrate.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C40B20/02 (Identifying library members by their fixed physical location on a support or substrate)?
Our database includes 41 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C40B20/02 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 3 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).