B65H 45/12 Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines (B65H20/28 takes precedence; pleating, kilting or goffering textile fabrics D06J)
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
CPC: Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines (B65H20/28 takes precedence; pleating, kilting or goffering textile fabrics D06J)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Folding thin material > Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
Folding thin material (specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of particular products, see appropriate subclasses, e.g. D06F89/00) > Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines (B65H20/28 takes precedence; pleating, kilting or goffering textile fabrics D06J)
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 9 subcodes exist in both systems.
4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B65H 45/18 Oscillating or reciprocating blade folders (carried on rotary members B65H45/16) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65H 45/22 Longitudinal folders, i.e. for folding moving sheet material parallel to the direction of movement +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65H 45/26 Folding in combination with unpiling (unpiling B65H3/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65H 45/28 Folding in combination with cutting (cutting machines B26D) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B65H 45/30 Folding in combination with creasing, smoothing or application of adhesive (folding or adhesive application in article or web delivering B65H37/00) 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