B31B 50/022
Holders for feeding or positioning blanks or webs
Official title: {Holders for feeding or positioning blanks or webs}
B31B50/022 (Holders for feeding or positioning blanks or webs) appears on 91 US grants and 81 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31B- Granted patents
- 91
- Published applications
- 81
- Assignees
- 67
- Inventors
- 162
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device and method for pretreating packaging blanks and packaging device for producing packaging units6 Oct 2026US 12,752,506 B2Krones AG
- Retention device for retaining a blank, movement unit and process for moving said blank28 Jul 2026US 12,691,654 B2G. D S.p.A.
- Method and apparatus for erecting cartons and for order fulfilment and packing20 Jan 2026US 12,528,265 B2
- Methods and machine for forming containers having top flange with glued corners16 Dec 2025US 12,496,796 B2WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
- Presser assembly with magnetic biasing9 Dec 2025US 12,491,694 B2Blanking Systems, Inc.
- Suction bar system for a converting machine27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249580 A1Bobst Mex SA
- Carrier for retaining and transporting blanks, packaging trays and packaging items21 May 2026US 2026/0138347 A1Koch Pac-Systeme GmbH
- Method and apparatus for erecting cartons and for order fulfilment and packing16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102984 A1
- Method and system for forming a container with insulating features2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091568 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Device and method for pretreating packaging blanks and packaging device for producing packaging units15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014769 A1Krones AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Carton feeder assembly51US 5,653,671 ARiverwood International Corporation · 1997
- Container forming apparatus having in-line blanker48US 4,680,023 ASherwood Tool, Incorporated · 1987
- Rotary placer35US 5,456,570 ABill Davis Engineering, Inc. · 1995
- Method of manufacturing a reinforced plastic foam cup20US 7,536,767 B2Prairie Packaging, Inc. · 2009
- Machine for gripping and sizing containers formed from flexible material18US 4,198,901 AMcKenna Equipment Company, Inc. · 1980