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B65C 3/06

Affixing labels to short rigid containers

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Labelling other than flat surfaces > Affixing labels to short rigid containers

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
Subclass:
LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES

Filing statistics

IPC B65C 3/06 belongs to the parent subclass B65C, which recorded 30,505 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,172 in 2013 to 3,674 in 2023 (+213%), peaking at 4,240 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B65 are CANON (3,755 applications), SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (3,721 applications) and YOSHINO KOGYOSHO COMPANY (3,659 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B65, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CANON 3,755
  2. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 3,721
  3. YOSHINO KOGYOSHO COMPANY 3,659
  4. DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 3,573
  5. KRONES DE 3,114
  6. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 2,777
  7. TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY 2,720
  8. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,574
  9. KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 2,371
  10. RICOH COMPANY 2,349