IPC Main Group
B31B 150/00 Flexible containers made from sheets or blanks, e.g. from flattened tubes
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
2 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B31B 150/1 the longitudinal axes of the containers being parallel to the direction in which the sheets or blanks are fed
- B31B 150/2 the longitudinal axes of the containers being perpendicular to the direction in which the sheets or blanks are fed
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