DIFF Subgroup
B65D 50/02 openable or removable by the combination of plural actions
Introduced: January 1990
Full Title
Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures > openable or removable by the combination of plural actions
Of 4 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.
2 codes exist only in IPC.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1990.
Child Classifications
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- B65D 50/04 requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one ( takes precedence) since 1990 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65D 50/06 requiring the combination of different actions in succession since 1990 +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65D 50/1 disengageable only after alignment of closure parts with container since 1990 IPC only IPC 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