using switches, contacts or markings, e.g. optical, magnetic or barcode

using switches, contacts or markings, e.g. optical, magnetic or barcode · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeH02J7/448
Official title{using switches, contacts or markings, e.g. optical, magnetic or barcode}
Display labelusing switches, contacts or markings, e.g. optical, magnetic or barcode
Total patents203

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20156
20169
201713
201849
201944
202031
202115
202213
20232
20246
202513
20262

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 H02J7/448?
CPC H02J7/448 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “using switches, contacts or markings, e.g. optical, magnetic or barcode.”
How many patents are filed under CPC H02J7/448 (using switches, contacts or markings, e.g. optical, magnetic or barcode)?
Our database includes 203 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H02J7/448 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 6 in 2024 vs 13 in 2025 (latest complete years).