Inoculator or sampler

Inoculator or sampler · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Chemical and metallurgical processes, compounds, and materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeC12M1/26
Official titleInoculator or sampler
Display labelInoculator or sampler
Total patents135

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
20155
20162
201713
201814
20199
202015
202116
202214
202312
202421
202510
20264

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 C12M1/26?
CPC C12M1/26 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Inoculator or sampler.”
How many patents are filed under CPC C12M1/26 (Inoculator or sampler)?
Our database includes 135 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC C12M1/26 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 21 in 2024 vs 10 in 2025 (latest complete years).