using pigs or probes travelling in the pipe

using pigs or probes travelling in the pipe · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeG01M3/246
Official title{using pigs or probes travelling in the pipe}
Display labelusing pigs or probes travelling in the pipe
Total patents61

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
20153
20164
20172
20186
20192
20208
20213
202210
20235
20249
20257
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 G01M3/246?
CPC G01M3/246 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “using pigs or probes travelling in the pipe.”
How many patents are filed under CPC G01M3/246 (using pigs or probes travelling in the pipe)?
Our database includes 61 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC G01M3/246 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 9 in 2024 vs 7 in 2025 (latest complete years).