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B67B 7/68

shear type, i.e. including cutting elements co-operating with one another so that their respective cutting edges move pass and in substantial contact with each other to perform the cutting operation

Introduced: January 1985

Full Title

Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers > Cutting devices, i.e. devices including at least one cutting element having one or more cutting edges for piercing through the wall of a closed container, e.g. can openers > shear type, i.e. including cutting elements co-operating with one another so that their respective cutting edges move pass and in substantial contact with each other to perform the cutting operation

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