B65C LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES (nailing or stapling in general B25C, B27F; applying labels for packaging purposes B65B; labels, name-plates G09F )
Introduced: September 1968
Description
B65C covers machines, apparatus, and processes for applying labels or tags to objects, containers, or products during manufacturing or packaging operations. This includes mechanical, pneumatic, and automated systems for positioning, adhering, and securing labels to various substrates such as bottles, boxes, packages, and other industrial articles. The classification encompasses both the equipment design and the operational methods for label application, including adhesive-based labeling, pressure-sensitive systems, and tag attachment mechanisms. Related handling and positioning of labeled materials falls within adjacent B65 subclasses, while the manufacture of labels themselves is covered elsewhere in the B classification.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
CPC: LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES (nailing or stapling in general B25C, B27F; applying labels for packaging purposes B65B; labels, name-plates G09F )
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES (nailing or stapling in general B25C, B27F; applying labels for packaging purposes B65B; labels, name-plates G09F )
Of 8 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 2 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B65C 1/00 Labelling flat essentially-rigid surfaces (labelling of fabrics B65C5/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65C 11/00 Manually-controlled or manually-operable label dispensers, e.g. modified for the application of labels to articles (special furniture, fittings, or accessories for shops, storehouses, bars, or the like A47F; for paper towels or toilet paper A47K10/32; for playing cards A63F; movable-strip writing or reading apparatus B42D19/00; adhesive tape dispensers B65H35/002; dispensers for tickets G07B; coin-operated dispensers for stamps G07F ) +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65C 2201/00 Portable tools for labelling or tagging, associated with holders when in use 2nd only CPC only CPC only
- B65C 2210/00 Details of manually controlled or manually operable label dispensers 2nd only +5 CPC CPC only CPC only
- B65C 5/00 Labelling fabrics or comparable materials or articles with deformable surface, e.g. paper, fabric rolls, stockings, shoes (affixing labels to non-rigid containers B65C3/26; by sewing D05B ) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65C 7/00 Affixing tags (in combination with filling of tea bags B65B29/04 ) +2 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