DIFF Main Group
B65D 71/00 Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
Introduced: September 1968
Additional Content IPC
Binding of hay or straw ,
Of 9 combined children, 5 exist in both systems.
3 codes are CPC-only extensions, 1 exist only in IPC.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B65D 71/06 Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers since 1980 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65D 71/40 comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank since 1990 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65D 71/50 comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank since 1990 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65D 71/52 Tray-like packaging elements provided with handles for storage or transport of a plurality of articles since 1990 −5 IPC IPC only IPC only
- B65D 71/70 Trays provided with projections or recesses in order to assemble multiple articles, e.g. intermediate elements for stacking since 1990 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