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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 21/04 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

  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