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B65G 47/48

according to bodily destination marks on either articles or load-carriers

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices > Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyors > with distribution, e.g. automatically, to desired points > according to bodily destination marks on either articles or load-carriers

CPC:

Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices > Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor (B65G47/256 takes precedence) > and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points (in tube mail systems B65G51/36) > according to bodily destination marks on either articles or load-carriers

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 2 additional codes.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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  • B65G 47/482 CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B65,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CANON 3,755
  2. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 3,721
  3. YOSHINO KOGYOSHO COMPANY 3,659
  4. DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 3,573
  5. KRONES DE 3,114
  6. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 2,777
  7. TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY 2,720
  8. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,574
  9. KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 2,371
  10. RICOH COMPANY 2,349

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B65,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 3,369
  2. KRONES DE 3,304
  3. TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE CH 2,227
  4. CANON JP 2,051
  5. AUTOSTORE TECHNOLOGY NO 1,731
  6. GPI (GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL) US 1,707
  7. CANON 1,693
  8. G.D IT 1,678
  9. MURATA MACHINERY JP 1,664
  10. DAIFUKU COMPANY JP 1,654