B30B 9/321
For consolidating empty containers
Official title: {for consolidating empty containers, e.g. cans}
B30B9/321 (For consolidating empty containers) appears on 428 US grants and 134 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B30B- Granted patents
- 428
- Published applications
- 134
- Assignees
- 134
- Inventors
- 662
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 6 | 7 |
| 2008 | 10 | 3 |
| 2009 | 9 | 7 |
| 2010 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 |
| 2013 | 8 | 5 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 |
| 2015 | 1 | 9 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Waste compactor25 Aug 2026US 12,715,685 B2
- Can press14 Apr 2026US 12,600,103 B2Dongguan Zhennan Technology Co., Ltd.
- In-facility waste handling method24 Mar 2026US 12,583,197 B2Ctps LLC
- Fraud detection system and method30 Apr 2024US 11,972,452 B2Tomra Systems ASA
- Compactor arrangement and method for operating a compactor arrangement9 Apr 2024US 11,951,705 B2Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
- Container Crusher9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097569 A1YETI Coolers, LLC
- A dual roller for compressing and/or puncturing plastic or metal items and use of the rollers15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014603 A1Varig Group Aps
- Waste compactor27 Nov 2025US 2025/0361080 A1
- Can press4 Sep 2025US 2025/0276504 A1Dongguan Zhennan Technology Co., Ltd.
- Beverage capsule recycler10 Apr 2025US 2025/0115416 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated recycling machine151US 5,111,927 A1992
- Method and apparatus for selective scrap metal collections135US 4,597,487 ACreative Technology Ltd · 1986
- Recycling apparatus126US 4,248,334 APepsiCo, Inc. · 1981
- Trash and recycling center80US 6,138,558 A2000
- Compactor for automotive oil filter with support frame73US 5,136,934 A1992