Sputtering

Sputtering · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeH01M4/0426
Official title{Sputtering}
Display labelSputtering
Total patents360

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
201530
201623
201745
201819
201928
202037
202136
202230
202337
202442
202524
20269

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 H01M4/0426?
CPC H01M4/0426 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Sputtering.”
How many patents are filed under CPC H01M4/0426 (Sputtering)?
Our database includes 360 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H01M4/0426 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 42 in 2024 vs 24 in 2025 (latest complete years).