Controlling transverse register of web

Introduced: January 1985

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs > transversely > Controlling transverse register of web

CPC:

Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs (registering articles B65H9/00; in connection with splicing B65H21/00) > transversely (by tentering, gripper, or like apparatus operating on fabric webs D06C) > Controlling transverse register of web

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 4 additional codes.

4 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1985.

Child Classifications

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B65H 23/0322 CPC only CPC only
B65H 23/0324 CPC only CPC only
B65H 23/0326 CPC only CPC only
B65H 23/0328 CPC only CPC only
B65H 23/035 by guide bars since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B65H 23/038 by rollers since 1985 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