B67B 3/14 characterised by having movable elements, e.g. hinged fingers, for applying radial pressure to the flange of the cap (B67B3/16, B67B3/18 take precedence)
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: characterised by having movable elements, e.g. hinged fingers, for applying radial pressure to the flange of the cap
CPC: characterised by having movable elements, e.g. hinged fingers, for applying radial pressure to the flange of the cap (B67B3/16, B67B3/18 take precedence)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Closing bottles, jars, or similar containers by applying caps > by applying flanged caps, e.g. crown caps, and securing by deformation of flanges > Capping heads for securing caps > characterised by having movable elements, e.g. hinged fingers, for applying radial pressure to the flange of the cap
Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps (caps per se B65D41/00) > by applying flanged caps, e.g. crown caps, and securing by deformation of flanges > Capping heads for securing caps > characterised by having movable elements, e.g. hinged fingers, for applying radial pressure to the flange of the cap (B67B3/16, B67B3/18 take precedence)
No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B67,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KRONES DE 1,255
- KHS DE 781
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 687
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV BE 472
- COCA-COLA COMPANY US 461
- PEPSICO US 408
- TRUKING TECHNOLOGY 401
- HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN NL 390
- COWAY COMPANY KR 332
- KRONES 321
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B67,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KRONES DE 1,493
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 869
- KHS DE 843
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV BE 515
- COCA-COLA COMPANY US 488
- PEPSICO US 477
- KRONES 417
- HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN NL 398
- COWAY COMPANY KR 339
- FREEZIO CH 322