by cathodic sputtering

by cathodic sputtering · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeH05K3/16
Official titleby cathodic sputtering
Display labelby cathodic sputtering
Total patents173

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
201518
201619
201716
201824
201913
202011
20218
202210
20238
202426
202517
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 H05K3/16?
CPC H05K3/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “by cathodic sputtering.”
How many patents are filed under CPC H05K3/16 (by cathodic sputtering)?
Our database includes 173 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H05K3/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 26 in 2024 vs 17 in 2025 (latest complete years).