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B65B 9/06

Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages > Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it

Of 4 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B65B 2009/063 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • B65B 9/067 the web advancing continuously (B65B9/08 takes precedence) since 2012 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B65B 9/073 the web having intermittent motion (B65B9/08 takes precedence) since 2012 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