C12L
Pitching or depitching machines
Official title: PITCHING OR DEPITCHING MACHINES; CELLAR TOOLS (cleaning of casks B08B9/00)
C12L (Pitching or depitching machines) appears on 34 US grants and 42 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C12L- Granted patents
- 34
- Published applications
- 42
- Assignees
- 23
- Inventors
- 73
- Latest grant
- 23 Sep 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- Monitoring system for winemaking23 Sep 2025US 12,421,482 B2Watgrid, S.A.
- Systems, devices, and methods for introducing additives to a pressurised vessel22 Apr 2025US 12,281,288 B2Natural Brew Inc
- Method for conditioning wood barrels12 Nov 2024US 12,139,695 B2Intellectual Property Corporation Pty Ltd
- Method for devatting the grape harvest and means for devatting a grape harvest10 Sep 2024US 12,084,638 B2Productos Agrovin, S.A.
- Fermentation monitoring system20 Feb 2024US 11,906,400 B2Watgrid, S.A.
- Universal electronic bung system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168981 A1Watgrid, S.A.
- Monitoring system for winemaking25 Dec 2025US 2025/0388839 A1Watgrid, S.A.
- Fermentation monitoring system2 May 2024US 2024/0142349 A1Watgrid, S.A.
- System and method for cleaning wine and/or a barrel containing wine18 Apr 2024US 2024/0123476 A1Ariel Scientific Innovations Ltd.
- Universal electronic bung system14 Mar 2024US 2024/0085393 A1Watgrid, S.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fermentation vessel45US 4,717,031 ABrewmaster Systems Ltd. · 1988
- Wine preservation device and method32US 4,477,477 A1984
- Stopper and method of use in association with wine barrels26US 4,826,029 A1989
- Wine recorking apparatus and method23US 5,299,408 AWine Recorker, Inc. · 1994
- Method and apparatus for roasting barrels13US 5,271,161 A1993