CPC technology class · B67

B67D - Dispensing

Dispensing, delivering or transferring liquids, not otherwise provided for. 4,233 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

4,233
US patents granted: #1/3
in B67: 71.5%
B67 class share: +26%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Dispensing ranks #263 of 670 CPC technology areas - 4,233 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 26% over five years.

#263
of 670 CPC technology areas: 4,233
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Lg
leading assignee (164): +26%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B67D's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B67D recorded 2,172 grants versus 1,728 in 2015–2019 (+26% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2021 at 485 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 274 (+77% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee THE Coca-cola Company holds 2.8% of the class ; the top three share 6.7%.

Leaderboard read

B67D concentration, lead at 2.8%

THE Coca-cola Company leads this historical grant record at 2.8% of B67D - us corporation assignees hold 67% of class grants (1,657 of 2,455). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 2.8%
Top three share: 6.7%
Lead over #2: 22

Where B67D sits inside B67

Among 3 subclasses in B67 (Opening, Closing ; OR CLEANING; Bottles, Jars OR Similar CONTAINERS; Liquid Handling), B67D ranks #1 and holds 71.5% of the parent class's 5,921 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

B67C 1,069 B67B 619

Rising assignees active in B67D

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 Cana Technology, Inc. 21x 0 → 21 company-wide · 16 in B67D
#2 Botrista, Inc. 17x 0 → 17 company-wide · 22 in B67D
#3 Cirkul, Inc. 13x 2 → 25 company-wide · 5 in B67D
#4 Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. 8.50x 2 → 17 company-wide · 15 in B67D
#5 Craft Standard Enterprises, Inc. 8.00x 0 → 8 company-wide · 6 in B67D

B67D grants by year, peak 2021 (485)

US utility-patent grants per year in B67D, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 26% versus 2015–2019.

The Coca-cola

119
Pepsico

97
Wayne Fueling Systems

69
Whirlpool

58
Automatic Bar Controls

43
Heineken Supply Chain…

42
Cornelius

36
Anheuser-busch Inbev

35
Coravin

31
Franklin Fueling…

30
Gojo Industries

28
Gilbarco

28

What this shows Lg is the most active filer in B67D, holding 164 of the 4,233 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 B67D
Rank	Company	Patents in B67D
#1	THE Coca-cola Company	119
#2	PepsiCo, Inc.	97
#3	Wayne Fueling Systems LLC	69
#4	Whirlpool Corporation	58
#5	Automatic Bar Controls, Inc.	43
#6	Heineken Supply Chain B.V.	42
#7	Cornelius, Inc.	36
#8	Anheuser-busch Inbev S.A.	35
#9	Coravin, Inc.	31
#10	Franklin Fueling Systems, LLC	30
#11	Gojo Industries, Inc.	28
#12	Gilbarco Inc.	28
#13	Wayne Fueling Systems Sweden AB	28
#14	Fuel Automation Station, LLC	27
#15	Electrolux Home Products, Inc.	26
#16	Liqui-Box Corporation	26
#17	Nestec S.A.	23
#18	Lancer Corporation	23
#19	Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.	22
#20	Botrista, Inc.	22

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B67D 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 B67D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B67D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B67D's 4,233-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B67D (#263 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.9%) - not the B67 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

Y02C 4,229 C10M 4,240 C25B 4,224 B60B 4,268

Nearest by lead-assignee share

G01P 3.9% C05C 3.9% F41C 3.9% B60G 3.9%

Questions about B67D

Which company holds the most patents in B67D?

LG Electronics Inc. leads B67D with 164 patents (2.8% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 67% of class grants.

Which B67D assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B67D, Cana Technology, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (21x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 21 in 2022–2024) while holding 16 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does B67D compare inside parent class B67?

Inside B67 (Opening, Closing ; OR CLEANING; Bottles, Jars OR Similar CONTAINERS; Liquid Handling), B67D ranks #1 of 3 subclasses by grant volume and holds 71.5% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B67C (1,069 grants).

What to do with this data

B67D in context - here's where to go next.

THE Coca-cola Company leads B67D with 119 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B67D ranks #263 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class B67, the largest sibling subclass is B67C with 1,069 grants. Explore B67C

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

Methodology - B67D figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (4,233 grants in the tracked window).

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