Chemistry & Metallurgy

Chemistry & Metallurgy · 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 codeC40B40/06
Official title
Display labelChemistry & Metallurgy (mapped technology topic)
Total patents837

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201546
201655
201748
201879
201979
202088
202190
202283
202397
202476
202579
202617

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC C40B40/06?
CPC C40B40/06 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Chemistry & Metallurgy.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C40B40/06 (Chemistry & Metallurgy)?
Our database includes 837 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C40B40/06 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 76 in 2024 vs 79 in 2025 (latest complete years).