B31B 2155/0012
Having their openings facing in the direction of movement
Official title: {having their openings facing in the direction of movement}
B31B2155/0012 (Having their openings facing in the direction of movement) appears on 136 US grants and 147 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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