B31B 2241/001
Making bottle carriers
B31B2241/001 (Making bottle carriers) appears on 31 US grants and 33 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31B- Granted patents
- 31
- Published applications
- 33
- Assignees
- 12
- Inventors
- 43
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2017 | 1 | 6 |
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| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Carrier for containers10 Feb 2026US 12,545,490 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Carrier for containers27 Aug 2024US 12,071,290 B2Graphic Packagin g International, LLC
- Carrier for containers16 Jul 2024US 12,037,173 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Article carrier and blank therefor7 May 2024US 11,975,902 B2WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
- Carrier for containers16 Apr 2024US 11,958,673 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Carrier for containers2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184482 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Carrier for containers2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184483 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Package for containers11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159295 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Package for containers11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159296 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Carrier for containers19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077920 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bottle packaging machine55US 3,940,907 AFederal Paper Board Company, Inc. · 1976
- Packaging machine34US 4,012,887 AThe Mead Corporation · 1977
- Carton with separaters, its blank and apparatus facilitating its erection for use33US 4,509,640 A1985
- Transfer glue system and method for a right angle gluing machine28US 6,689,034 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc. · 2004
- Apparatus for erecting a bottle carrier21US 4,512,755 APack Image, Inc. · 1985