CPC Main Group Additional Only
B65H 2220/00 Function indicators
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B65H 2220/01 indicating an entity as a function of which control, adjustment or change is performed, i.e. input
- B65H 2220/02 indicating an entity which is controlled, adjusted or changed by a control process, i.e. output
- B65H 2220/03 indicating an entity which is measured, estimated, evaluated, calculated or determined but which does not constitute an entity which is adjusted or changed by the control process per se
- B65H 2220/04 for distinguishing adjusting from controlling, i.e. manual adjustments
- B65H 2220/08 for distinguishing changing an entity in function of another entity purely by mechanical means, i.e. no electronics involved
- B65H 2220/09 indicating that several of an entity are present
- B65H 2220/11 indicating that the input or output entities exclusively relate to machine elements
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