Metals

Metals · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.

Related technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeG01N33/20
Official titleMetals
Display labelMetals
Total patents383

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
201527
201643
201755
201842
201947
202044
202129
202232
202322
202420
202518
20264

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 G01N33/20?
CPC G01N33/20 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Metals.”
How many patents are filed under CPC G01N33/20 (Metals)?
Our database includes 383 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC G01N33/20 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 20 in 2024 vs 18 in 2025 (latest complete years).