Switchboards

Switchboards · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeH04L12/04
Official titleSwitchboards
Display labelSwitchboards
Total patents45

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
20154
20168
20175
20182
20197
20206
20211
20222
20234
20243
20263

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 H04L12/04?
CPC H04L12/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Switchboards.”
How many patents are filed under CPC H04L12/04 (Switchboards)?
Our database includes 45 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H04L12/04 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 4 in 2023 vs 3 in 2024 (latest complete years).