B31B 2120/402
By applying a liner to already made boxes
Official title: {by applying a liner to already made boxes, e.g. opening or distending of the liner or the box}
B31B2120/402 (By applying a liner to already made boxes) appears on 161 US grants and 144 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31B- Granted patents
- 161
- Published applications
- 144
- Assignees
- 97
- Inventors
- 219
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 9 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for manufacturing food packaging paper tray that can be easily separated and discarded15 Sep 2026US 12,734,779 B2
- Container with liner8 Sep 2026US 12,729,035 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Insulated container and method of forming and loading an insulated container1 Sep 2026US 12,722,868 B1
- Insulated container and method of forming and loading an insulated container1 Sep 2026US 12,722,869 B1
- Container with denesting features14 Jul 2026US 12,679,595 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Modular box assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287247 A1Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
- Compostable insulation for shipping container2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184488 A1Temperpack Technologies, Inc.
- Hinged wrap insulated container21 May 2026US 2026/0138808 A1Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
- A method for manufacturing a cellulose product and a cellulose product7 May 2026US 2026/0124784 A1PulPac AB
- Tray with divider features30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116614 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flip-top cartons111US 5,044,550 ATobacco Research and Development Institute Limited · 1991
- Modular box assembly106US 10,551,110 B2Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC · 2020
- Container insert apparatus and method106US 8,465,404 B2Cutting Edge Converted Products, Inc. · 2013
- Insulated container102US 10,112,756 B2Menzel Diversified Enterprises, LLC · 2018
- Heat insulating paper cups87US 6,129,653 AFort James Corporation · 2000