using directory or table look-up (use of a directory or look-up table in file systems G06F16/13)

using directory or table look-up (use of a directory or look-up table in file systems G06F16/13) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeG06F16/9017
Official title{using directory or table look-up (use of a directory or look-up table in file systems G06F16/13)}
Display labelusing directory or table look-up (use of a directory or look-up table in file systems G06F16/13)
Total patents1,063

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
201533
201645
201763
201870
2019100
2020136
2021159
2022158
2023109
202488
202586
202616

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 G06F16/9017?
CPC G06F16/9017 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “using directory or table look-up (use of a directory or look-up table in file systems G06F16/13).”
How many patents are filed under CPC G06F16/9017 (using directory or table look-up (use of a directory or look-up table in file systems G06F16/13))?
Our database includes 1,063 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC G06F16/9017 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 88 in 2024 vs 86 in 2025 (latest complete years).