Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Forming, feeding, opening, or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging > Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks

CPC:

Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging (forming pockets in sheets, blanks or webs, by pressing the material into forming dies or moving it through folding dies B65B47/00) > Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks

Of 7 combined children, 4 exist in both systems.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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B65B 43/262 CPC only CPC only
B65B 43/265 CPC only CPC only
B65B 43/267 CPC only CPC only
B65B 43/28 by grippers co-operating with fixed supports +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B65B 43/30 by grippers engaging opposed walls, e.g. suction-operated +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B65B 43/32 by external pressure diagonally applied +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B65B 43/34 by internal pressure +1 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