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B65B 61/20

for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents (adding unpacking elements B65B61/18)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

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IPC: for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents

CPC: for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents (adding unpacking elements B65B61/18)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages > for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents

CPC:

Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages > for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents (adding unpacking elements B65B61/18)

CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 3 additional codes.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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  • B65B 61/202 CPC only CPC only
  • B65B 61/205 CPC only CPC only
  • B65B 61/207 CPC only CPC only
  • B65B 61/22 for placing protecting sheets, plugs, or wads over contents, e.g. cotton-wool in bottles of pills 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