CPC technology class · B65

B65F - Gathering Or Removal Of Domestic Or Like Refuse

Gathering or removal of domestic or like refuse. 1,429 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

1,429
US patents granted: #5/6
in B65: 1.9%
B65 class share: +28%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Gathering Or Removal Of Domestic Or Like Refuse ranks #412 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,429 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 28% over five years.

#412
of 670 CPC technology areas: 1,429
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Oshkosh
leading assignee (168): +28%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B65F's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B65F recorded 718 grants versus 559 in 2015–2019 (+28% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 182 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 78 (+133% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Oshkosh Corporation holds 11.8% of the class ; the top three share 20.4%.

Leaderboard read

B65F concentration, lead at 11.8%

Oshkosh Corporation leads this historical grant record at 11.8% of B65F - us corporation assignees hold 85% of class grants (726 of 854). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 11.8%
Top three share: 20.4%
Lead over #2: 82

Where B65F sits inside B65

Among 6 subclasses in B65 (CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material), B65F ranks #5 and holds 1.9% 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.

B65D 29,449 B65G 17,344 B65H 13,990 B65B 10,637 B65C 1,055

Rising assignees active in B65F

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 Jiangmen Jinlong High Technology Industrial Co., Ltd. 6.00x 0 → 6 company-wide · 5 in B65F
#2 WM Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C. 2.73x 15 → 41 company-wide · 15 in B65F
#3 Oshkosh Corporation 2.23x 130 → 290 company-wide · 168 in B65F
#4 The Heil Co. 2.04x 23 → 47 company-wide · 86 in B65F
#5 Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. 1.92x 52 → 100 company-wide · 14 in B65F

B65F grants by year, peak 2024 (182)

US utility-patent grants per year in B65F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 28% versus 2015–2019.

Oshkosh

168
The Heil

86
The Glad Products

37
Poly-america

33
Maricap Oy

28
simplehuman

25
Munchkin

23
Serio-us Industries

21
Rubicon Global…

16
Wm Intellectual…

15
Big Belly Solar

15
International Refills

15

What this shows Oshkosh is the most active filer in B65F, holding 168 of the 1,429 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass B65F
Rank	Company	Patents in B65F
#1	Oshkosh Corporation	168
#2	The Heil Co.	86
#3	THE Glad Products Company	37
#4	Poly-America, L.P.	33
#5	Maricap Oy	28
#6	simplehuman, LLC	25
#7	Munchkin, Inc.	23
#8	Serio-Us Industries, Inc.	21
#9	Rubicon Global Holdings, LLC	16
#10	WM Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C.	15
#11	Big Belly Solar LLC	15
#12	International Refills Company Limited	15
#13	Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.	14
#14	Kann Manufacturing Corporation	14
#15	The Curotto-Can, LLC	14
#16	Rehrig Pacific Company	13
#17	Nine Stars Group, (USA) Inc	13
#18	Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC	10
#19	Fujian Nashida Electronic Incorporated Company	10
#20	Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.	9

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B65F 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 B65F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B65F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B65F's 1,429-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B65F (#412 of 670 by volume ; lead share 11.8%) - not the B65 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B07B 1,431 D21C 1,427 D02G 1,439 G04F 1,418

Nearest by lead-assignee share

B60C 11.7% H05G 11.8% B61F 11.7% G10H 11.7%

Questions about B65F

Which company holds the most patents in B65F?

Oshkosh Corporation leads B65F with 168 patents (11.8% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 85% of class grants.

Which B65F assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B65F, Jiangmen Jinlong High Technology Industrial Co., Ltd. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (6.00x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 6 in 2022–2024) while holding 5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does B65F compare inside parent class B65?

Inside B65 (CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; Handling Thin OR Filamentary Material), B65F ranks #5 of 6 subclasses by grant volume and holds 1.9% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B65D (29,449 grants).

What to do with this data

B65F in context - here's where to go next.

Oshkosh Corporation leads B65F with 168 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B65F ranks #412 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class B65, the largest sibling subclass is B65D with 29,449 grants. Explore B65D

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

Methodology - B65F figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (1,429 grants in the tracked window).

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