B67C FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- OPENING OR CLOSING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- Subclass:
- FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
Description
B67C covers apparatus and methods for filling containers with liquids or semiliquids and for emptying such containers, encompassing bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, and similar rigid or flexible vessels. This subclass includes filling machines, emptying devices, dispensing systems, and associated equipment that are not classified elsewhere in the CPC system. Funnels and funnel-related devices for liquid transfer are also included here. The classification applies to general-purpose filling and emptying technologies across diverse industries, such as food and beverage, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.
Related Keywords
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B67C 11/00 Funnels, e.g. for liquids
- B67C 3/00 Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
- B67C 7/00 Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
- B67C 9/00 Emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers, not otherwise provided for
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