Combined merging and sorting

Combined merging and sorting · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeG06F7/16
Official titleCombined merging and sorting
Display labelCombined merging and sorting
Total patents219

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
20156
20161
201711
20184
201920
202026
202112
202211
202314
20246
202582
202626

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 G06F7/16?
CPC G06F7/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Combined merging and sorting.”
How many patents are filed under CPC G06F7/16 (Combined merging and sorting)?
Our database includes 219 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC G06F7/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 6 in 2024 vs 82 in 2025 (latest complete years).