CPC Main Group Additional Only
B65H 2407/00 Means not provided for in groups B65H2220/00 – B65H2406/00 specially adapted for particular purposes
Filing statistics
CPC B65H 2407/00 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
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B65H 2407/10 Safety means, e.g. for preventing injuries or illegal operations
- B65H 2407/20 for manual intervention of operator
- B65H 2407/30 Means for preventing damage of handled material, e.g. by controlling atmosphere
- B65H 2407/40 Means for adding commercial value, e.g. sound producing or logos
- B65H 2407/50 Means for protecting parts of handling machine
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