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 codeG06F7/36
Official titleCombined merging and sorting
Display labelCombined merging and sorting
Total patents208

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
201531
201610
201725
201830
201925
202033
202119
202215
202314
20243
20252
20261

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 G06F7/36?
CPC G06F7/36 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Combined merging and sorting.”
How many patents are filed under CPC G06F7/36 (Combined merging and sorting)?
Our database includes 208 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC G06F7/36 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 3 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).