DIFF Main Group
B65G 47/00 Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
Introduced: September 1968
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IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
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- B65G 47/22 Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors (during feeding B65G47/14) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65G 47/34 Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor (B65G47/256 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65G 47/52 Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices (loading or unloading by means not incorporated in, or not operatively associated with, conveyors B65G65/00; transfer of workpieces during metal rolling B21B41/00) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65G 47/74 Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types 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