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B67C 3/06

using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids > Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus > using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure

Of 5 combined children, 4 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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  • B67C 3/065 CPC only CPC only
  • B67C 3/08 and subsequently lowering the counterpressure IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B67C 3/10 preliminary filling with inert gases, e.g. carbon dioxide IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B67C 3/12 Pressure-control devices IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B67C 3/14 specially adapted for filling with hot liquids 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