Devices controlling the quantity or the distribution pattern

Devices controlling the quantity or the distribution pattern · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Agriculture, food, personal care, health, and life sciences.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeA01C17/008
Official title{Devices controlling the quantity or the distribution pattern}
Display labelDevices controlling the quantity or the distribution pattern
Total patents63

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
20151
20165
20174
20183
20193
20208
20214
202211
20235
20247
20259
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 A01C17/008?
CPC A01C17/008 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Devices controlling the quantity or the distribution pattern.”
How many patents are filed under CPC A01C17/008 (Devices controlling the quantity or the distribution pattern)?
Our database includes 63 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC A01C17/008 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 7 in 2024 vs 9 in 2025 (latest complete years).