using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

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 > Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus > using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure

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

Filing statistics

IPC B67C 3/06 belongs to the parent subclass B67C, which recorded 39,942 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,540 in 2013 to 5,435 in 2023 (+253%), peaking at 5,589 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B67 are KRONES (1,255 applications), KHS (781 applications) and LG ELECTRONICS (687 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

filling of bottles, barrels or casks with liquid under PRESSURE

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

Navigate with arrow keys, Enter to open

B67C 3/08 and subsequently lowering the counterpressure
B67C 3/1 preliminary filling with inert gases, e.g. carbon dioxide
B67C 3/12 Pressure-control devices
B67C 3/14 specially adapted for filling with hot liquids

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