IPC Subgroup
B65D 21/02 Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity > Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- Subclass:
- CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B65D 21/024 for stacking containers lying on their sides, or for joining containers side-by-side, by means which are lateral with respect to the normal orientation of the containers
- B65D 21/032 for stacking containers one upon another in the upright or upside down position, e.g. with vertically projecting elements or recesses
- B65D 21/04 Open-ended containers shaped to be nested when empty and to be superposed when full
- B65D 21/06 with movable parts adapted to be placed in alternative positions for nesting the containers when empty and for stacking them when full
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B65, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CANON 3,755
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 3,721
- YOSHINO KOGYOSHO COMPANY 3,659
- DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 3,573
- KRONES DE 3,114
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 2,777
- TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY 2,720
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,574
- KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 2,371
- RICOH COMPANY 2,349