rigid

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Large containers > rigid

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

Additional Content

Large containers having floating covers, e.g. floating roofs or blankets Collapsible large containers, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected Large containers characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying Large containers having means for heating, cooling, aerating or other conditioning of contents Large containers for use underground Large containers for use in or under water

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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B65D 88/04 spherical
B65D 88/06 cylindrical
B65D 88/1 parallelepipedic
B65D 88/12 specially adapted for transport

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