What is CPC B43K23/12?

CPC B43K23/12 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “for pens {(caps co-operating with retractable nibs B43K5/165)}.”

How many patents are filed under CPC B43K23/12 (for pens {(caps co-operating with retractable nibs B43K5/165)})?

Our database includes 47 publications tagged with this CPC code.

Publication counts under this code: 8 in 2024 vs 6 in 2025 (latest complete years).

for pens {(caps co-operating with retractable nibs B43K5/165)} · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
Metric	Value
CPC code	B43K23/12
Official title	for pens {(caps co-operating with retractable nibs B43K5/165)}
Display label	for pens {(caps co-operating with retractable nibs B43K5/165)}
Total patents	47

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

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

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

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC B43K23/12?: CPC B43K23/12 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “for pens {(caps co-operating with retractable nibs B43K5/165)}.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B43K23/12 (for pens {(caps co-operating with retractable nibs B43K5/165)})?: Our database includes 47 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B43K23/12 growing?: Publication counts under this code: 8 in 2024 vs 6 in 2025 (latest complete years).