Introducing successive articles, e.g. confectionery products, of different shape or size in predetermined positions

Introducing successive articles, e.g. confectionery products, of different shape or size in predetermined positions · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB65B5/12
Official titleIntroducing successive articles, e.g. confectionery products, of different shape or size in predetermined positions
Display labelIntroducing successive articles, e.g. confectionery products, of different shape or size in predetermined positions
Total patents81

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20157
20162
20176
20187
201910
202010
202111
20224
202311
20245
20258

Representative patents

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

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC B65B5/12?
CPC B65B5/12 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Introducing successive articles, e.g. confectionery products, of different shape or size in predetermined positions.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B65B5/12 (Introducing successive articles, e.g. confectionery products, of different shape or size in predetermined positions)?
Our database includes 81 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B65B5/12 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 5 in 2024 vs 8 in 2025 (latest complete years).