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CPC technology class · B65

B65B - Machines

Machines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials; unpacking. 10,637 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

10,637
US patents granted
B65
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+28%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Machines ranks #164 of 670 CPC technology areas - 10,637 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 28% over five years.

#164
of 670 CPC technology areas
10,637
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Tetra Laval Holdings…
leading assignee (231)
+28%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a. (231 patents)

CPC subclass B65B - MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING - covers 10,637 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class B65 (CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in B65B is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a. leads with 231 patents, followed by The Procter & Gamble Company at 152 grants and KHS Gmbh at 136.

Filing activity in B65B is up 28% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is B65B innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B65B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 28% versus 2015–2019.

7008009001,0001,1001,200 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 762

Who leads B65B?

The 12 most active assignees in MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Tetra Laval Holdings… is the most active filer in B65B, holding 231 of the 10,637 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass B65B
Rank Company Patents in B65B
#1 Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a. 231
#2 The Procter & Gamble Company 152
#3 KHS Gmbh 136
#4 Signode Industrial Group Llc 131
#5 Krones Ag 119
#6 Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. KG 114
#7 Graphic Packaging International, Llc 110
#8 Altria Client Services Llc 96
#9 Ishida Co., Ltd. 84
#10 Max Co., Ltd. 82
#11 Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd. 69
#12 Cryovac, Llc 64
#13 I.m.a. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.a. 64
#14 Lantech.com, Llc 59
#15 SIG Technology Ag 53
#16 G.d S.p.a. 50
#17 Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc. 49
#18 Sonoco Development, Inc. 47
#19 G.d Societa' PER Azioni 45
#20 Fedex Corporate Services Inc. 44

About This Class

CPC subclass B65B belongs to class B65.

10,637 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B65B assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 B65B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B65B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B65B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B65B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 010203040 50100150200250 Patents in B65B Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Tetra Laval Holdings…The Procter & GambleKhsSignode Industrial Gr…KronesMultivac Sepp Haggenm…Graphic Packaging Int…Altria Client ServicesIshidaMaxYuyama MfgCryovacI M A Industria Macch…Lantech com
Top 14 B65B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B65B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B65B?
CPC subclass B65B covers MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING. It belongs to CPC class B65 (CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL), with 10,637 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B65B?
10,637 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B65B between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B65B?
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a. leads B65B with 231 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B65B collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., B65) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like B65B provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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