B31B 50/0044
The boxes having their opening facing upwardly
Official title: {the boxes having their opening facing upwardly}
B31B50/0044 (The boxes having their opening facing upwardly) appears on 116 US grants and 108 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31B- Granted patents
- 116
- Published applications
- 108
- Assignees
- 81
- Inventors
- 198
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method of producing a packaging container, a packaging container and a curling tool28 Apr 2026US 12,612,204 B2GPI Systems AB
- Modular shipping assembly with insulator wrap and inner insulator boxes7 Apr 2026US 12,595,111 B2Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
- Method for reducing an initial height of a package, such as a slotted container, according to its contents, and device for carrying out such a method10 Mar 2026US 12,570,067 B2
- Apparatus and method for optimized container construction10 Feb 2026US 12,545,001 B2
- Case-handling system with independently movable flap-suppressing devices27 Jan 2026US 12,533,864 B2Signode Industrial Group LLC
- Compression drive mechanism for container panel sealing6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225338 A1
- Method of producing a packaging container, a packaging container and a curling tool6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225753 A1GPI Systems AB
- Modular shipping assembly with insulator wrap and inner insulator boxes9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193015 A1Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
- Assembly and method for sealing panels of a container18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166838 A1
- Apparatus for stabilizing objects on a conveyor18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166839 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for removing and erecting a folding-box blank42US 6,913,568 B2Robert Bosch GmbH · 2005
- Collapsed, tubular carton erecting apparatus34US 5,352,178 ADouglas Machine Limited Liability Company · 1994
- Compact case forming machine29US 6,669,616 B1Illinois Tool Works Inc. · 2003
- Method and apparatus for squaring cases29US 6,764,436 B12004
- Cardboard box erecting machine25US 4,018,143 ACal Crown Corporation · 1977