File system types

File system types · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeG06F16/18
Official titleFile system types
Display labelFile system types
Total patents353

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
201522
201618
201726
201826
201959
202048
202138
202237
202337
202426
202511
20265

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 G06F16/18?
CPC G06F16/18 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “File system types.”
How many patents are filed under CPC G06F16/18 (File system types)?
Our database includes 353 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC G06F16/18 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 26 in 2024 vs 11 in 2025 (latest complete years).