CPC Main Group Additional Only
B65H 2515/00 Physical entities not provided for in groups B65H2511/00 or B65H2513/00
Filing statistics
CPC B65H 2515/00 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
14 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B65H 2515/10 Mass, e.g. mass flow rate; Weight; Inertia
- B65H 2515/12 Density
- B65H 2515/20 Volume; Volume flow
- B65H 2515/30 Forces; Stresses
- B65H 2515/40 Temperature; Thermal conductivity
- B65H 2515/50 Vibrations; Oscillations
- B65H 2515/60 Optical characteristics, e.g. colour, light
- B65H 2515/70 Electrical or magnetic properties, e.g. electric power or current
- B65H 2515/805 Humidity
- B65H 2515/81 Rigidity; Stiffness; Elasticity
- B65H 2515/815 Slip
- B65H 2515/82 Sound; Noise
- B65H 2515/83 Environmental conditions, i.e. in the area confining the handled material or the handling machine
- B65H 2515/84 Quality; Condition, e.g. degree of wear
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