IPC Main Group
B65D 6/00 Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal, plastics, wood or substitutes therefor
Introduced: January 1980
Last revised: January 2006
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
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Child Classifications
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- B65D 6/02 characterised by shape
- B65D 6/08 of skeleton or like apertured construction, e.g. made of interwoven or intermeshing flexible material
- B65D 6/1 with walls comprising multiple panels in spaced face-to-face relationship, e.g. double walls
- B65D 6/14 with walls comprising laminated panels, e.g. plywood
- B65D 6/16 collapsible
- B65D 6/28 with permanent connections between walls, e.g. corner connections
- B65D 6/34 Reinforcing or strengthening parts or members
- B65D 6/4 with walls formed with filling or emptying apertures
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