B65B MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00)
Introduced: September 1968
Description
B65B covers machines, apparatus, and devices for packaging articles or materials, encompassing both the mechanical systems and methodologies used in commercial packaging operations. This subclass includes filling machines, wrapping equipment, sealing apparatus, case-packing machinery, and labeling devices used across industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, and chemicals. It also addresses unpacking equipment and related automated or semi-automated processes integral to the packaging workflow. Related conveying, storing, and material-handling aspects are covered in the broader B65 class, while specific container design is addressed in other classifications.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
CPC: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00)
Additional Content IPC
Glossary
Container/Receptacle container containers receptacle receptacles A structure comprising a barrier for confining its content Package packages The end product of a packaging operation, e.g. a filled and closed container or receptacle, an article enclosed in a wrapper, a group of articles held together by string or wire, a crate of bottles Materials material Matter or masses of articles, which are to be packaged, as distinct from separate or individual articles.
Limiting references
Bundling and pressing devices for cigars Devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound Applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers; , , , Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles Emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers
Application references
Machines for forming slabs of butter with packaging devices Sausage filling or stuffing machines Paper-bag holders as shop or office accessories Packaging surgical instruments Filling and assembling of medical capsules Filling of syringes in situ Attaching spouts to cans tins or bottles Filling wrapping material to produce cushioning pads or dunnage products Inserting documents in envelopes and closing the latter , Filling fuel tanks Packaging of matches Cutting machines specially adapted for sugar in combination with sorting and packing machines Packaging of ammunition or explosive charges Filling of grease guns
Of 38 combined children, 35 exist in both systems.
3 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 3 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
13 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B65B 1/00 Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 11/00 Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material (bundling articles by applying narrow strips or bands of flexible material B65B13/00) +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 15/00 Attaching articles to cards, sheets, strings, webs, or other carriers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 17/00 Other machines, apparatus, or methods for packaging articles or materials IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 19/00 Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 21/00 Packaging or unpacking of bottles (bundling bottles B65B27/04) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 23/00 Packaging fragile or shock-sensitive articles other than bottles; Unpacking eggs (embedding articles in shock-absorbing media B65B55/20) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 25/00 Packaging other articles presenting special problems (bundling B65B27/00) +6 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 27/00 Bundling particular articles presenting special problems using string, wire, or narrow tape or band; Baling fibrous material, e.g. peat, not otherwise provided for IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 3/00 Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 31/00 Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 33/00 Packaging articles by applying removable, e.g. strippable, coatings (B65B11/52 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 35/00 Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 37/00 Supplying or feeding fluent-solid, plastic, or liquid material, or loose masses of small articles, to be packaged (methods of, or means for, filling individual containers with such materials or articles B65B1/04, B65B3/04) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65B 39/00 Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B65,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CANON 3,755
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 3,721
- YOSHINO KOGYOSHO COMPANY 3,659
- DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 3,573
- KRONES DE 3,114
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 2,777
- TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY 2,720
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,574
- KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 2,371
- RICOH COMPANY 2,349
Top Applicants (CPC)
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