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B65B 11/10

to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material > Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in defined paths > in a single straight path > to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents

CPC:

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) > Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in defined paths > in a single straight path > to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents

Of 3 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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  • B65B 11/105 CPC only CPC only
  • B65B 11/12 and then to form closing folds of similar form at opposite ends of the tube IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B65B 11/14 the ends of the tube being subsequently twisted IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B65,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CANON 3,755
  2. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 3,721
  3. YOSHINO KOGYOSHO COMPANY 3,659
  4. DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 3,573
  5. KRONES DE 3,114
  6. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 2,777
  7. TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY 2,720
  8. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,574
  9. KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 2,371
  10. RICOH COMPANY 2,349

Top Applicants (CPC)

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