Forming printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits

Forming printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeH05K3/40
Official titleForming printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
Display labelForming printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
Total patents427

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
201550
201649
201744
201846
201946
202036
202140
202235
202318
202430
202528
20265

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC H05K3/40?
CPC H05K3/40 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Forming printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits.”
How many patents are filed under CPC H05K3/40 (Forming printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits)?
Our database includes 427 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H05K3/40 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 30 in 2024 vs 28 in 2025 (latest complete years).