IPC Main Group
B31B 120/00 Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers
Introduced: January 2017
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
- Subclass:
- MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B31B 120/1 provided with covers, e.g. lids
- B31B 120/2 provided with two or more compartments
- B31B 120/3 collapsible; temporarily collapsed during manufacturing
- B31B 120/4 lined or internally reinforced
- B31B 120/5 covered or externally reinforced
- B31B 120/6 of drawer-and-shell type
- B31B 120/7 having corrugated or pleated walls
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B31, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GPI (GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL) US 356
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 296
- RANPAK CORPORATION US 257
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 228
- BOBST MEX CH 218
- JIANGSU NANJIANG MACHINERY COMPANY 214
- SINOTECHO (WUHAN) INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 209
- DONGGUAN HONGMING MACHINERY COMPANY 195
- BHS CORRUGATED MASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU DE 192
- TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE CH 183