B31B 50/52
By reciprocating or oscillating members
Official title: by reciprocating or oscillating members, e.g. fingers (by plungers moving through folding dies B31B50/44)
B31B50/52 (By reciprocating or oscillating members) appears on 257 US grants and 192 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31B- Granted patents
- 257
- Published applications
- 192
- Assignees
- 150
- Inventors
- 390
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 7 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 13 |
| 2015 | 3 | 11 |
| 2016 | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 |
| 2018 | 14 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 11 | 13 |
| 2021 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 15 | 11 |
| 2023 | 17 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 | 11 | 7 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Machines, systems, and methods for assembling packaging cases18 Aug 2026US 12,709,081 B2WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
- Apparatus and method for wrapping a cardboard box5 May 2026US 12,617,172 B2Emmeci S.P.A.
- Flap folding device, box manufacturing device, box sealing device, and box packaging device5 May 2026US 12,617,570 B2Ishida Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for wrapping a cardboard box28 Apr 2026US 12,611,835 B2Emmeci S.P.A.
- Method of producing a packaging container, a packaging container and a curling tool28 Apr 2026US 12,612,204 B2GPI Systems AB
- Method of producing a packaging container, a packaging container and a curling tool6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225753 A1GPI Systems AB
- 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
- Machines, systems, and methods for assembling packaging cases14 May 2026US 2026/0131553 A1WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
- End flap engagement assembly for erecting cartons and related systems and methods30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116032 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Insulated container102US 10,112,756 B2Menzel Diversified Enterprises, LLC · 2018
- Box formed from a sheet material, blank65US 5,400,955 AOtor · 1995
- Packing case and apparatus for producing the same51US 3,973,721 ABandamatic System Service Kabushiki Kaisha · 1976
- Apparatus and method for lining, folding and gluing container blanks49US 4,608,038 AA. W. Virta & Associates, Inc. · 1986
- Carrier for containers48US 11,014,727 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc. · 2021