B31B 50/0042
The boxes having their opening facing in horizontal direction
Official title: {the boxes having their opening facing in horizontal direction}
B31B50/0042 (The boxes having their opening facing in horizontal direction) appears on 33 US grants and 26 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31B- Granted patents
- 33
- Published applications
- 26
- Assignees
- 21
- Inventors
- 53
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
Filings by year
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| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Closing device and method for closing foldable packages17 Mar 2026US 12,577,003 B2UHLMANN Pac-Systeme GmbH & Co.KG
- Method and apparatus for erecting cartons and for order fulfilment and packing20 Jan 2026US 12,528,265 B2
- Box forming carousel apparatus, and, package forming system16 Sep 2025US 12,415,641 B2Logicraft Industrial Systems, Inc.
- Device and method for forming a container by folding2 Sep 2025US 12,404,056 B2Sidel Participations
- Device and method for forming a container by folding15 Jul 2025US 12,358,253 B2Sidel Participations
- Process for moving packages and manipulator for packages provided to operate according to this process27 Feb 2025US 2025/0066141 A1R. A. Jones & Co. Inc.
- Closing device and method for closing foldable packages8 Aug 2024US 2024/0262547 A1UHLMANN Pac-Systeme GmbH & Co.KG
- Device and method for forming a container by folding11 Apr 2024US 2024/0116261 A1Sidel Packing Solutions
- Method and apparatus for erecting cartons and for order fulfilment and packing30 Nov 2023US 2023/0382074 A1
- Method of forming blank with platform panel and foot panel16 Nov 2023US 2023/0365294 A1Altria Client Services LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for closure of the flaps of the end sides of a package in the form of a sleeve21US 6,622,461 B2Baumer S.R.L. · 2003
- Carton having novel end panel construction18US 4,289,239 AAmerican Can Company · 1981
- Method and apparatus for closing bottom end flaps of a carton14US 5,066,269 AFrito-Lay, Inc. · 1991
- Carton handling apparatus11US 4,031,817 A1977
- Container handling and finishing apparatus7US 4,204,462 APhillips Petroleum Company · 1980