Method and apparatus for filling and closing containers
US-2025382168-A1 · Dec 18, 2025 · US
using suction
using suction · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B67C3/16 |
| Official title | using suction |
| Display label | using suction |
| Total patents | 29 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Container filling system and valve for same
US-2024425341-A1 · Dec 26, 2024 · US
Container filling system and valve for same
US-12110225-B2 · Oct 8, 2024 · US
Container filing systems and valve for same
US-2023312321-A1 · Oct 5, 2023 · US
Container filling system and valve for same
US-11679971-B2 · Jun 20, 2023 · US
Apparatus for filling a container with a filling product
US-11655132-B2 · May 23, 2023 · US
Method and device for filling a container with a filling product
US-11535503-B2 · Dec 27, 2022 · US
Quality control when filling a container with a filling product
US-11192768-B2 · Dec 7, 2021 · US
Apparatus for filling a container with a filling product
US-2021188610-A1 · Jun 24, 2021 · US
Method of filling a fluid housing with fluid
US-10961102-B2 · Mar 30, 2021 · US
Method and device for filling a container with a filling product
US-2021087039-A1 · Mar 25, 2021 · US
Quality control when filling a container with a filling product
US-2021070597-A1 · Mar 11, 2021 · US
Container filling system and valve for same
US-2021024339-A1 · Jan 28, 2021 · US
Method and device for treating a mixture of expansion gas and filling product foam in a beverage filling plant
US-10864529-B2 · Dec 15, 2020 · US
Container filling system and valve for same
US-10836624-B2 · Nov 17, 2020 · US
Method and device for filling a container to be filled with a filling product
US-10836621-B2 · Nov 17, 2020 · US
Method and device for filling a container
US-10836622-B2 · Nov 17, 2020 · US
Method of filling a fluid housing with fluid
US-2020290857-A1 · Sep 17, 2020 · US
Water bottle filling system for a motor vehicle
US-10710863-B2 · Jul 14, 2020 · US
Water bottle filling system for a motor vehicle
US-2019367346-A1 · Dec 5, 2019 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B67C3/16?
- CPC B67C3/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “using suction.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B67C3/16 (using suction)?
- Our database includes 29 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B67C3/16 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 1 in 2025 (latest complete years).