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B65C 5/04

Thermo-activatable adhesives

Full Title

Labelling fabrics or comparable materials or articles with deformable surface, e.g. paper, fabric rolls, stockings, shoes (affixing labels to non-rigid containers B65C3/26; by sewing D05B ) > using adhesives > Thermo-activatable adhesives

Filing statistics

CPC B65C 5/04 belongs to the parent subclass B65C, which recorded 12,499 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 661 in 2013 to 988 in 2023 (+49%), peaking at 1,617 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

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B65, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 3,369
  2. KRONES DE 3,304
  3. TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE CH 2,227
  4. CANON JP 2,051
  5. AUTOSTORE TECHNOLOGY NO 1,731
  6. GPI (GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL) US 1,707
  7. CANON 1,693
  8. G.D IT 1,678
  9. MURATA MACHINERY JP 1,664
  10. DAIFUKU COMPANY JP 1,654