Emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers, not otherwise provided for

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:: 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 9/00 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

emptying BOTTLE(S)DRAINING of bottles, jars, cans, etc.EMPTYING of bottles

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