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B67B 7/20

for breaking vacuum seals between lids or covers and bodies of preserving jars, e.g. by wedge action

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers > for breaking vacuum seals between lids or covers and bodies of preserving jars, e.g. by wedge action

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 ) > for breaking vacuum seals between lids or covers and bodies of preserving jars, e.g. by wedge action

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

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  • B67B 7/22 incorporating loops, e.g. of wire, which are tightened around seal 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