B21D 51/2653
Methods or machines for closing cans by applying caps or bottoms
Official title: {Methods or machines for closing cans by applying caps or bottoms}
B21D51/2653 (Methods or machines for closing cans by applying caps or bottoms) appears on 90 US grants and 115 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21D- Granted patents
- 90
- Published applications
- 115
- Assignees
- 68
- Inventors
- 213
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 22 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Folding shaft device for a closer, and method for fastening a can lid to a can body8 Sep 2026US 12,728,454 B2Ferrum Packaging AG
- Method for monitoring sealer25 Aug 2026US 12,715,031 B2Ferrum Packaging AG
- Control device for sealer25 Aug 2026US 12,715,032 B2Ferrum Packaging AG
- Seaming shaft arrangement for a sealer21 Jul 2026US 12,686,047 B2Ferrum Packaging AG
- Can shell, and associated tooling and method19 May 2026US 12,629,744 B2Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Apparatus and method for sealing cans17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273611 A1Krones AG
- Cylindrical Battery With Enhanced Sealing6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229658 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Apparatus for sealing cans28 May 2026US 2026/0145222 A1Krones AG
- Rotary apparatus and method for sealing a rotary apparatus28 May 2026US 2026/0145925 A1Krones AG
- Can shell, and associated tooling and method12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070115 A1Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Seaming apparatus and method for cans40US 6,915,553 B2Rexam Beverage Can Company · 2005
- Packaging can and method and apparatus for its manufacture29US 9,895,737 B2Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. · 2018
- Noise reduction kit for can closing machine25US 3,930,558 AContinental Can Company, Inc. · 1976
- Corner piece-less duct, method of producing the same, and duct-forming machine24US 7,490,872 B2Air System Kabushiki Kaisha · 2009
- Packaging can and method and apparatus for its manufacture23US 8,746,488 B2Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. · 2014