B31C 1/083 Full Title
Making tubes or pipes by feeding at right angles to the winding mandrel centre line > Accessories of machines therefor not otherwise provided for
Filing statistics
CPC B31C 1/083 belongs to the parent subclass B31C, which recorded 1,135 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 76 in 2013 to 56 in 2023 (-26%), peaking at 181 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B31 are GPI (GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL) (496 applications), P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) (403 applications) and KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION (332 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B31, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GPI (GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL) US 496
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 403
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 332
- RANPAK CORPORATION US 279
- PULPAC SE 256
- BOBST MEX CH 251
- TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE CH 246
- PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING US 210
- WESTROCK SHARED SERVICES US 204
- BHS CORRUGATED MASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU DE 198