Drying webs by hot air

Drying webs by hot air · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Textile and paper production, treatment, and products.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeD21F5/18
Official titleDrying webs by hot air
Display labelDrying webs by hot air
Total patents67

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
20152
20166
20176
201810
20196
20206
20216
202211
20237
20244
20253

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

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC D21F5/18?
CPC D21F5/18 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Drying webs by hot air.”
How many patents are filed under CPC D21F5/18 (Drying webs by hot air)?
Our database includes 67 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC D21F5/18 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 4 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).