B67B APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES, JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- OPENING OR CLOSING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- Subclass:
- APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES, JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
Description
B67B covers machinery and methods for mechanically applying closure members (caps, corks, stoppers, seals) to bottles, jars, and analogous containers, as well as devices for opening sealed containers. This includes capping machines, corking equipment, sealing apparatus, and corresponding manual or automated tools used in packaging operations. The classification encompasses both the mechanical processes and the apparatus designed to handle various closure types and container geometries. Adjacent classes B67A (opening or closing by hand or simple mechanical means) address non-mechanical methods, while B67C covers filling or emptying containers.
Related Keywords
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B67B 1/00 Closing bottles, jars, or similar containers by applying stoppers
- B67B 3/00 Closing bottles, jars, or similar containers by applying caps
- B67B 5/00 Applying protective or decorative covers to closures; Devices for securing bottle closures with wire
- B67B 6/00 Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying closure members, not provided for in groups
- B67B 7/00 Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B67, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KRONES DE 1,255
- KHS DE 781
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 687
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV BE 472
- COCA-COLA COMPANY US 461
- PEPSICO US 408
- TRUKING TECHNOLOGY 401
- HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN NL 390
- COWAY COMPANY KR 332
- KRONES 321