Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated (carriers used for associating, collating, or gathering articles B65H39/00)

Filing statistics

CPC B65H 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B65H, which recorded 133,109 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 7,651 in 2013 to 12,565 in 2023 (+64%), peaking at 16,310 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

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Child Classifications

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B65H 1/02 adapted to support articles on edge
B65H 1/04 adapted to support articles substantially horizontally, e.g. for separation from top of pile
B65H 1/08 with means for advancing the articles to present the articles to the separating device
B65H 1/26 with auxiliary supports to facilitate introduction or renewal of the pile
B65H 1/28 compartmented to receive piles side-by-side
B65H 1/30 with means for replenishing the pile during continuous separation of articles therefrom

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