Sterilising contents prior to, or during, packaging

Sterilising contents prior to, or during, packaging · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeB65B55/12
Official titleSterilising contents prior to, or during, packaging
Display labelSterilising contents prior to, or during, packaging
Total patents111

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
20153
201613
201713
20186
201914
202010
202112
202210
202310
20248
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 B65B55/12?
CPC B65B55/12 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Sterilising contents prior to, or during, packaging.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B65B55/12 (Sterilising contents prior to, or during, packaging)?
Our database includes 111 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B65B55/12 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 8 in 2024 vs 9 in 2025 (latest complete years).