B31B 50/48
By folding or tucking in locking flaps
Official title: by folding or tucking in locking flaps
B31B50/48 (By folding or tucking in locking flaps) appears on 17 US grants and 16 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31B- Granted patents
- 17
- Published applications
- 16
- Assignees
- 17
- Inventors
- 31
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Egg carton and formation apparatus and method17 Feb 2026US 12,552,596 B2Consider Provisions, LLC
- Egg carton and formation apparatus and method23 Apr 2024US 11,964,813 B2Consider Provisions, LLC
- Multiple-mode case erector18 Apr 2023US 11,628,644 B2Fallas Automation, Inc.
- Method and device for shaping and locking shells22 Feb 2022US 11,254,080 B2IP3 Group
- Blanks and methods for forming a shelf-ready display container7 Jan 2020US 10,526,107 B2WestRock Shared Services, LLC
- Arrangement to mount onto a horizontal-type automatic adhesive-free corrugated cardboard box machine and box mounting method21 May 2026US 2026/0138348 A1Cartocor S.A
- Arrangement to mount onto a vertical-type automatic adhesive-free corrugated cardboard box machine and box mounting method21 May 2026US 2026/0138349 A1Cartocor S.A
- Egg carton and formation apparatus and method4 Jul 2024US 2024/0217727 A1Consider Provisions, LLC
- Trays For Food Products And Related Systems And Methods21 Sep 2023US 2023/0294896 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Multiple-mode case erector12 May 2022US 2022/0143945 A1Fallas Automation, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Blanks and methods for forming a shelf-ready display container13US 9,994,356 B2WestRock Shared Services, LLC · 2018
- Tray forming method10US 4,052,933 AInternational Paper Company · 1977
- Method of erecting a carton blank, a tool for carrying out the method and a carton blank used with the method6US 5,121,878 ASprinter System AB · 1992
- Method of erecting a carton blank, a tool for carrying out the method and a carton blank used with the method5US 5,059,165 ASprinter System AB · 1991
- Apparatus, kit and method of assembly of a collapsible bulk material container4US 10,071,842 B2RMC Jones LLC · 2018