by chemical means

by chemical means · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Textile and paper production, treatment, and products.

Related technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeD21B1/021
Official title{by chemical means}
Display labelby chemical means
Total patents84

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
20157
201613
201715
20186
20197
20208
202110
20225
20238
20242
20253

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 D21B1/021?
CPC D21B1/021 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “by chemical means.”
How many patents are filed under CPC D21B1/021 (by chemical means)?
Our database includes 84 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC D21B1/021 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).