Applying protective or decorative covers to closures, e.g. by forming in situ

Introduced: January 1980

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Applying protective or decorative covers to closures, e.g. by forming

CPC: Applying protective or decorative covers to closures, e.g. by forming in situ

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Applying protective or decorative covers to closures; Devices for securing bottle closures with wire > Applying protective or decorative covers to closures, e.g. by forming

CPC:

Applying protective or decorative covers to closures; Devices for securing bottle closures with wire (infant feeding teats with means for fastening to bottles A61J11/04) > Applying protective or decorative covers to closures, e.g. by forming in situ

CPC subdivides this area 5x more granularly than IPC with 4 additional codes.

4 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

Child Classifications

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B67B 5/032 CPC only CPC only
B67B 5/034 CPC only CPC only
B67B 5/036 CPC only CPC only
B67B 5/038 CPC only CPC only
B67B 5/05 by applying liquids, e.g. by dipping since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in 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