Locking and securing devices

Locking and securing devices · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.

Related technology areas

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeB25G3/12
Official titleLocking and securing devices
Display labelLocking and securing devices
Total patents81

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20152
20164
20178
20186
20197
20208
20215
202213
20237
20249
20257
20265

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 B25G3/12?
CPC B25G3/12 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Locking and securing devices.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B25G3/12 (Locking and securing devices)?
Our database includes 81 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B25G3/12 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 9 in 2024 vs 7 in 2025 (latest complete years).