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B67B 7/00

Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers (nail pullers or extractors B25C11/00; attached to, or incorporated in, containers or container closures )

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers

CPC: Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers (nail pullers or extractors B25C11/00; attached to, or incorporated in, containers or container closures )

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers

CPC:

Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers (nail pullers or extractors B25C11/00; attached to, or incorporated in, containers or container closures )

Of 14 combined children, 10 exist in both systems.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions, 1 exist only in IPC.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B67B 7/12 for removing disc-closures IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B67B 7/42 Devices for removing barrel bungs IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B67B 7/44 Combination tools, e.g. comprising cork-screws, can piercers, crowncap removers (combinations of opening devices with cutting tools B26; with devices serving other purposes, see appropriate subclasses, e.g. B25F; B43K29/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B67B 7/92 by breaking, e.g. for ampoules since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B67,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. KRONES DE 1,255
  2. KHS DE 781
  3. LG ELECTRONICS KR 687
  4. ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV BE 472
  5. COCA-COLA COMPANY US 461
  6. PEPSICO US 408
  7. TRUKING TECHNOLOGY 401
  8. HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN NL 390
  9. COWAY COMPANY KR 332
  10. KRONES 321

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class B67,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. KRONES DE 1,493
  2. LG ELECTRONICS KR 869
  3. KHS DE 843
  4. ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV BE 515
  5. COCA-COLA COMPANY US 488
  6. PEPSICO US 477
  7. KRONES 417
  8. HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN NL 398
  9. COWAY COMPANY KR 339
  10. FREEZIO CH 322