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IPC Subgroup
B65H 45/12

Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Folding thin material > Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
Subclass:
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B65H 45/14 Buckling folders
  • B65H 45/16 Rotary folders
  • B65H 45/18 Oscillating or reciprocating blade folders
  • B65H 45/2 Zig-zag folders
  • B65H 45/22 Longitudinal folders, i.e. for folding moving sheet material parallel to the direction of movement
  • B65H 45/24 Interfolding sheets, e.g. cigarette or toilet papers
  • B65H 45/26 Folding in combination with unpiling
  • B65H 45/28 Folding in combination with cutting
  • B65H 45/3 Folding in combination with creasing, smoothing, or application of adhesive

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