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B65H 45/02

Folding limp material without application of pressure to define or form crease lines (winding or unwinding fabrics for feeding to or from machines B65H16/00 - B65H27/00; folding garments for packaging purposes B65B; folding fabrics in sewing machines D05B)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Folding limp material without application of pressure to define or form crease lines

CPC: Folding limp material without application of pressure to define or form crease lines (winding or unwinding fabrics for feeding to or from machines B65H16/00 - B65H27/00; folding garments for packaging purposes B65B; folding fabrics in sewing machines D05B)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Folding thin material > Folding limp material without application of pressure to define or form crease lines

CPC:

Folding thin material (specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of particular products, see appropriate subclasses, e.g. D06F89/00) > Folding limp material without application of pressure to define or form crease lines (winding or unwinding fabrics for feeding to or from machines B65H16/00 - B65H27/00; folding garments for packaging purposes B65B; folding fabrics in sewing machines D05B)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B65H 45/04 Folding sheets IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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