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B65H 2220/00

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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

  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