CPC Subgroup
B65H 23/04 longitudinally
Full Title
Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs (registering articles B65H9/00; in connection with splicing B65H21/00) > longitudinally
Filing statistics
CPC B65H 23/04 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
13 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B65H 23/06 by retarding devices, e.g. acting on web-roll spindle
- B65H 23/16 by weighted or spring-pressed movable bars or rollers
- B65H 23/18 by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web
- B65H 23/24 by fluid action, e.g. to retard the running web
- B65H 23/26 by transverse stationary or adjustable bars or rollers
- B65H 23/28 by longitudinally-extending strips, tubes, plates, or wires (flexible tapes or bands B65H23/30)
- B65H 23/30 by longitudinally-extending flexible tapes or bands
- B65H 23/32 Arrangements for turning or reversing webs
- B65H 23/34 Apparatus for taking-out curl from webs
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