CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

Introduced: September 1968

Description

B65D encompasses the design and manufacture of rigid and flexible containers used for storing or transporting goods, including bags, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, tanks, and hoppers. The subclass covers container structure, materials, construction methods, and integral or detachable accessories such as closures, handles, and fitting devices. Also included are packaging elements (e.g., padding, dividers, protective inserts) and complete package configurations combining containers with contents or protective arrangements. This classification excludes container-specific technologies related to refrigeration or thermal control (covered in B65D elsewhere or in specialized classes) and focuses on the mechanical and structural aspects of containment solutions across industries.

Additional Content IPC

Glossary

Accessories In relation to the word "accessories" in the subclass title, this word means fixtures or fittings which are associated with the container to fulfil a particular purpose relative to the functioning of the container. Blank Any sheet of paper or other planar material that is pre-shaped, cut/punched out to have holes or slots, perforated/slit to form fold lines, or otherwise modified so that it can subsequently be folded or erected according to a pre-selected pattern to form a container such as a box or carton. Blanks are frequently interim products of a manufacturing process that will require further assembly operations (e.g. corner gluing of carton) to become actual containers. However, the term also covers blanks that require only manual manipulation to fashion or disassemble a container and this is normally done for purposes of economical storage of the container (e.g. folding packing boxes for house moves). Container A structure comprising a barrier for confining its content Flexible containers These include: containers deformed by, or taking up the shape of, their contents; and containers adapted to be permanently deformed to expel their contents. Large containers Containers larger than, or of approximately the size of, containers used in container traffic, sometimes referred to as freight containers, forwarding containers, "ISO" (International Standardization Organization) containers or intermodal containers. Packages These include: combinations of containers or packaging elements with articles or materials to be stored or transported; and articles joined together for convenience of storage or transport. Packaging elements These include: elements, other than containers, for covering, protecting, stiffening or holding together articles or materials to be stored or transported; and packaging materials of special type or form not provided for in other subclasses. Paper In relation to this subclass, this term includes materials, e.g. cardboard, plastic sheet materials, laminated materials or metal foils, worked in a manner analogous to paper. Rigid or semi-rigid containers These include: containers not deformed by, or not taking up the shape of, their contents; containers adapted to be temporarily deformed to expel their contents; pallets; and trays.

Application references

Containers specially adapted for use in dairies Receptacles for live fish, containers for angling Match boxes, receptacles for cigars, cigarettes or cigarette papers Portable containers for personal belongings, e.g. purses, luggage, hand-carried bags Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling toiletry or cosmetic substances Travelling or camp equipment, sacks or packs carried on the body Containers for household or table equipment Kitchen containers Liquid handling Storing gases or liquids

Of 85 combined children, 40 exist in both systems.

42 codes are CPC-only extensions, 3 exist only in IPC.

Note: 36 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

15 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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B65D 1/00 Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material (with curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper B65D3/00; with polygonal cross-section formed by folding B65D5/00; specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions B65D17/00; rigid pallets with side walls B65D19/02) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B65D 11/00 +6 CPC CPC only CPC only
B65D 13/00 Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of the same material, other than metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B65D 15/00 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
B65D 17/00 Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions (frangible inner closure members associated with caps, lids or covers B65D51/20) +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B65D 19/00 Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered +2 CPC −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B65D 21/00 Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B65D 2201/00 Means or constructions for testing or controlling the contents 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B65D 2203/00 Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators 2nd only +5 CPC CPC only CPC only
B65D 2205/00 Venting means 2nd only +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
B65D 2207/00 Standing packages 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B65D 2209/00 Provisions for used articles 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B65D 2211/00 Anti-theft means 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B65D 2213/00 Safety means 2nd only +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
B65D 2215/00 Child-proof means 2nd only +4 CPC CPC only CPC only
B65D 2217/00 Details of mixing containers or closures 2nd only +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
B65D 2221/00 Small packaging specially adapted for product samples, single-use packages or échantillons 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B65D 2231/00 Means for facilitating the complete expelling of the contents 2nd only +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
B65D 2251/00 Details relating to container closures 2nd only +10 CPC CPC only CPC only
B65D 2255/00 Locking devices 2nd only +2 CPC CPC only CPC only

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