for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills

for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB65D83/04
Official titlefor dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
Display labelfor dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
Total patents211

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
201523
201621
201725
201816
201921
202025
202110
202223
202321
202416
20258
20262

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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 B65D83/04?
CPC B65D83/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B65D83/04 (for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills)?
Our database includes 211 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B65D83/04 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 16 in 2024 vs 8 in 2025 (latest complete years).