IPC Main Group
B67B 3/00 Closing bottles, jars, or similar containers by applying caps
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
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
Related Keywords
(2) CAP(S) [= closures]
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B67B 3/02 by applying flanged caps, e.g. crown caps, and securing by deformation of flanges
- B67B 3/2 by applying and rotating preformed threaded caps
- B67B 3/22 by applying snap-on caps
- B67B 3/24 Special measures for applying and securing caps under vacuum
- B67B 3/26 Applications of control, warning, or safety devices in capping machinery
- B67B 3/28 Mechanisms for causing relative movement between bottle or jar and capping head
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