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CPC technology class · C12

C12L - Pitching OR Depitching Machines

Pitching or depitching machines; cellar tools. 14 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

14
US patents granted
C12
Parent CPC class
0
Active assignees
+150%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Pitching OR Depitching Machines ranks #656 of 670 CPC technology areas - 14 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 150% over five years.

#656
of 670 CPC technology areas
14
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Watgrid
leading assignee (4)
+150%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Watgrid, S.a. (4 patents)

CPC subclass C12L - PITCHING OR DEPITCHING MACHINES; CELLAR TOOLS - covers 14 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 C12L is shaped by a range of assignees actively filing in this space. Watgrid, S.a. leads with 4 patents.

Filing activity in C12L is up 150% 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 C12L innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in C12L, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 150% versus 2015–2019.

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About This Class

CPC subclass C12L belongs to class C12.

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

Classification System

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class C12L?
CPC subclass C12L covers PITCHING OR DEPITCHING MACHINES; CELLAR TOOLS. It belongs to CPC class C12 (BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING), with 14 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in C12L?
14 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass C12L between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in C12L?
Watgrid, S.a. leads C12L with 4 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for C12L 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 C12L 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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