B31B 2170/00
Construction of flexible containers
B31B2170/00 (Construction of flexible containers) appears on 551 US grants and 551 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 551
- Assignees
- 300
- Inventors
- 893
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 15 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and machine for manufacturing a flexible envelope-like bag, particularly with reinforcement29 Sep 2026US 12,747,068 B2Holweg Group
- Easy open plastic bags22 Sep 2026US 12,741,786 B2Polytex Fibers Corporation
- Flexible bag having a convertible bottom, method and machine for manufacturing same25 Aug 2026US 12,715,657 B2Holweg Group
- Stitchless bulk bag including a baffle insert and method of production21 Jul 2026US 12,686,556 B1Ameriglobe, LLC
- Packaging with multi-ply walls14 Jul 2026US 12,679,062 B2Pregis LLC
- Process for making a recyclable compostable paper bag17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273885 A1The Paper People LLC
- Recyclable compostable paper bag17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273886 A1The Paper People LLC
- Improved method for making and filling pouches with or without spout for packaging fluid products and related plant23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208901 A1
- Cushion sheet production module and packaging bag production device thereof16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200640 A1Beta (Shenzhen) Package Products Co., Ltd
- Spouted packaging bag and method for producing spouted packaging bag16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200654 A1Toppan Holdings Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flat bottom plastic bag and method of making same293US 4,717,262 ATC Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 1988
- Method and apparatus for manufacturing a shell-shaped package, and such shell-shaped package279US 5,496,251 AJei Lee Corporation · 1996
- Flexible disposable material for forming a food container for microwave cooking219US 4,890,439 AJames River Corporation · 1990
- Self-supporting polymer bag and method of manufacture165US 5,158,371 A1992
- Flexible, multiple-compartment drug container and method of making and using same132US 5,944,709 AB. Braun Medical Inc. · 1999