CPC Main Group
B65B 1/00 Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
Filing statistics
CPC B65B 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B65B, which recorded 138,536 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 8,210 in 2013 to 11,493 in 2023 (+40%), peaking at 16,352 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B65 are P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) (3,369 applications), KRONES (3,304 applications) and TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE (2,227 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B65B 1/02 Machines characterised by the incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles (from flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material B65B9/00)
- B65B 1/04 Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
- B65B 1/20 Reducing volume of filled material
- B65B 1/28 Controlling escape of air or dust from containers or receptacles during filling
- B65B 1/30 Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality or the material fed or filled
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B65, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 3,369
- KRONES DE 3,304
- TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE CH 2,227
- CANON JP 2,051
- AUTOSTORE TECHNOLOGY NO 1,731
- GPI (GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL) US 1,707
- CANON 1,693
- G.D IT 1,678
- MURATA MACHINERY JP 1,664
- DAIFUKU COMPANY JP 1,654