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CPC technology class · B65

B65D - Containers For Storage Or Transport Of Articles Or Materials

Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages. 29,449 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

29,449
US patents granted
#1/6
in B65
39.8%
B65 class share
+3%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Containers For Storage Or Transport Of Articles Or Materials ranks #68 of 670 CPC technology areas - 29,449 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 3% over five years.

#68
of 670 CPC technology areas
29,449
US patents granted, 2015–2025
The Procter & Gamble
leading assignee (471)
+3%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B65D's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B65D recorded 13,671 grants versus 13,323 in 2015–2019 (+3% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 3,212 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 2,183 (+47% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee The Procter & Gamble Company holds 1.6% of the class ; the top three share 3.6%.

Leaderboard read

B65D concentration, lead at 1.6%

The Procter & Gamble Company leads this historical grant record at 1.6% of B65D - us corporation assignees hold 60% of class grants (11,683 of 19,462). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
1.6%

471 of 29,449 grants

Top three share
3.6%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
142

more grants than Graphic Packaging International, LLC

Where B65D sits inside B65

Among 6 subclasses in B65 (CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material), B65D ranks #1 and holds 39.8% of the parent class's 73,904 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

B65G 17,344 B65H 13,990 B65B 10,637 B65F 1,429 B65C 1,055

Rising assignees active in B65D

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

  1. #1 Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc. 124x 0 → 124 company-wide · 6 in B65D
  2. #2 Toppan Inc. 56x 0 → 56 company-wide · 16 in B65D
  3. #3 medmix Switzerland AG 41x 0 → 41 company-wide · 13 in B65D
  4. #4 Schott Pharma Schweiz AG 33x 0 → 33 company-wide · 17 in B65D
  5. #5 Fontem Ventures B.V. 30x 0 → 30 company-wide · 5 in B65D

B65D grants by year, peak 2019 (3,212)

US utility-patent grants per year in B65D, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 3% versus 2015–2019.

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,500 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 1,852

Who leads B65D?

The 12 most active assignees in Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows The Procter & Gamble is the most active filer in B65D, holding 471 of the 29,449 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
View data table
Top patent holders in CPC subclass B65D
Rank Company Patents in B65D
#1 The Procter & Gamble Company 471
#2 Graphic Packaging International, LLC 329
#3 Sonoco Development, Inc. 252
#4 Altria Client Services LLC 165
#5 S. C. Johnson & SON, Inc. 162
#6 Nestec S.A. 150
#7 Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. 150
#8 Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd. 141
#9 Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. 137
#10 Berry Plastics Corporation 130
#11 WestRock Shared Services, LLC 128
#12 Yeti Coolers, LLC 121
#13 Illinois Tool Works Inc. 118
#14 DOW Global Technologies LLC 111
#15 Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. 110
#16 WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC 103
#17 Fedex Corporate Services Inc. 101
#18 L'Oreal 95
#19 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. 95
#20 Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V. 92

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B65D 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 B65D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B65D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 0510152025 0100200300400500 Patents in B65D Avg claims / patent (company-wide) The Procter & GambleGraphic Packaging…Sonoco DevelopmentAltria Client ServicesS C Johnson & SonNestecYoshino KogyoshoToyo SeikanTetra Laval Holdings…Berry PlasticsWestrock Shared…Yeti CoolersIllinois Tool WorksDow Global
Top 14 B65D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B65D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B65D's 29,449-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B65D (#68 of 670 by volume ; lead share 1.6%) - not the B65 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B62D 29,451 C23C 29,488 C08G 29,133 C09K 29,124

Nearest by lead-assignee share

B03C 1.6% Y02W 1.6% B01L 1.6% G01L 1.7%

Questions about B65D

Which company holds the most patents in B65D?
The Procter & Gamble Company leads B65D with 471 patents (1.6% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 60% of class grants.
Which B65D assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B65D, Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (124x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 124 in 2022–2024) while holding 6 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does B65D compare inside parent class B65?
Inside B65 (CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material), B65D ranks #1 of 6 subclasses by grant volume and holds 39.8% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B65G (17,344 grants).

What to do with this data

B65D in context - here's where to go next.

  • The Procter & Gamble Company leads B65D with 471 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • B65D ranks #68 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class B65, the largest sibling subclass is B65G with 17,344 grants. Explore B65G

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - B65D figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (29,449 grants in the tracked window).

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