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CPC technology class · C12

C12H - Pasteurisation

Pasteurisation, sterilisation, preservation, purification, clarification or ageing of alcoholic beverages; methods for altering the alcohol content of fermented solutions or alcoholic beverages. 386 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

386
US patents granted
C12
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+74%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Pasteurisation ranks #561 of 670 CPC technology areas - 386 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 74% over five years.

#561
of 670 CPC technology areas
386
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Immunolight
leading assignee (17)
+74%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Immunolight, Llc (17 patents)

CPC subclass C12H - PASTEURISATION, STERILISATION, PRESERVATION, PURIFICATION, CLARIFICATION OR AGEING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; METHODS FOR ALTERING THE ALCOHOL CONTENT OF FERMENTED SOLUTIONS OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - covers 386 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class C12 (BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in C12H is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Immunolight, Llc leads with 17 patents, followed by Cavitation Technologies, Inc. at 8 grants and ISP Investments Llc at 6.

Filing activity in C12H is up 74% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is C12H innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in C12H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 74% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads C12H?

The 12 most active assignees in PASTEURISATION, STERILISATION, PRESERVATION, PURIFICATION, CLARIFICATION OR AGEING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; METHODS FOR ALTERING THE ALCOHOL CONTENT OF FERMENTED SOLUTIONS OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Immunolight is the most active filer in C12H, holding 17 of the 386 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass C12H
Rank Company Patents in C12H
#1 Heineken Supply Chain B.v. 9
#2 Cavitation Technologies, Inc. 8
#3 ISP Investments Llc 6
#4 Imerys USA, Inc. 5
#5 Porifera, Inc. 5
#6 Roar Holding Llc 5
#7 GEA Mechanical Equipment Gmbh 4
#8 Purewine Inc. 4
#9 Coravin, Inc. 3
#10 Grains Research AND Development Corporation 3
#11 THE Walter AND Eliza HALL Institute OF Medical Research 3
#12 Whitefox Technologies Limited 3
#13 Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc. 3
#14 Mark Anthony International SRL 3
#15 ALFA Laval Copenhagen A/s 3
#16 Melbourne Health 3
#17 Lesaffre ET Compagnie 2
#18 Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. 2
#19 Innovaprep, Llc 2
#20 Anheuser-busch, Llc 2

About This Class

CPC subclass C12H belongs to class C12.

386 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading C12H assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 C12H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C12H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 C12H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C12H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 246810 Patents in C12H Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Heineken Supply Chain…CavitationIsp InvestmentsImerys UsaPoriferaRoar HoldingGea Mechanical Equipm…PurewineCoravinGrains Research And D…The Walter And Eliza…WhitefoxImerys Filtration Min…Mark Anthony Internat…
Top 14 C12H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C12H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class C12H?
CPC subclass C12H covers PASTEURISATION, STERILISATION, PRESERVATION, PURIFICATION, CLARIFICATION OR AGEING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; METHODS FOR ALTERING THE ALCOHOL CONTENT OF FERMENTED SOLUTIONS OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. It belongs to CPC class C12 (BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING), with 386 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in C12H?
386 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass C12H between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in C12H?
Immunolight, Llc leads C12H with 17 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for C12H collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., C12) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like C12H provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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