B65F GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE (disinfecting refuse A61L; refuse disintegrators B02C; sorting refuse B03B; B07B; handcarts for transporting refuse receptacles B62B; sack holders B65B67/00; converting refuse into fertilisers C05F; converting refuse into solid fuels C10L; sewers, cesspools E03F; arrangements in buildings for the disposal of refuse E04F17/10; refuse-consuming furnaces F23G; )
Description
B65F covers systems and apparatus for collecting, gathering, and removing household waste, municipal refuse, and similar solid waste materials. This includes waste collection vehicles, containers, compactors, and integrated refuse handling systems designed for domestic, commercial, or public sanitation purposes. The classification encompasses mechanical and automated solutions for waste segregation, transport, and temporary storage prior to final disposal or processing. Adjacent classes address specialized waste treatment (e.g., incineration, composting) and broader conveying systems applied to other materials.
Filing statistics
CPC subclass B65F recorded 28,979 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,360 in 2013 to 1,854 in 2023 (+36%), peaking at 4,188 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
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B65F 1/00 Refuse receptacles; (containers not specially adapted for refuse, features of refuse receptacles of general interest B65D)
- B65F 2210/00 Equipment of refuse receptacles
- B65F 2220/00 Properties of refuse receptacles
- B65F 2230/00 Shapes of refuse receptacles
- B65F 2240/00 Types of refuse collected
- B65F 2250/00 Materials of refuse receptacles
- B65F 3/00 Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse (vehicles in general B60; driving vehicle equipment or auxiliaries B60K; discharging contents by tilting entire vehicles B65G; wheeled apparatus for emptying sewers or cesspools E03F7/10)
- B65F 5/00 Gathering or removal of refuse otherwise than by receptacles or vehicles (storage silos, charging and discharging thereof B65G)
- B65F 7/00 Cleaning or disinfecting devices combined with refuse receptacles or refuse vehicles (such devices per se A61L, B08B)
- B65F 9/00 Transferring of refuse between vehicles or containers with intermediate storage or pressing (presses for baling per se B30B9/30)
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