B31B 50/54
Operating on moving material
Official title: operating on moving material
B31B50/54 (Operating on moving material) appears on 74 US grants and 53 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31B- Granted patents
- 74
- Published applications
- 53
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 127
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for wrapping a cardboard box5 May 2026US 12,617,172 B2Emmeci S.P.A.
- End flap engagement assembly for erecting cartons and related systems and methods13 Jan 2026US 12,521,956 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- 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 folding15 Jul 2025US 12,358,253 B2Sidel Participations
- Method and apparatus for covering boxes8 Apr 2025US 12,269,236 B2Kolbus GmbH & Co. KG
- End flap engagement assembly for erecting cartons and related systems and methods30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116032 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for wrapping a cardboard box14 Nov 2024US 2024/0375370 A1Emmeci S.P.A.
- End flap engagement assembly for erecting cartons and related systems and methods13 Jun 2024US 2024/0190100 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Device and method for forming a container by folding11 Apr 2024US 2024/0116261 A1Sidel Packing Solutions
- Method and apparatus for covering boxes31 Aug 2023US 2023/0271395 A1Kolbus GmbH & Co. KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Insulated container102US 10,112,756 B2Menzel Diversified Enterprises, LLC · 2018
- Machine and method for forming reinforced polygonal containers from blanks38US 8,105,223 B2Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc. · 2012
- Box blank folding apparatus37US 4,295,841 AThe Ward Machinery Company · 1981
- Paperboard tray forming machine35US 4,460,349 AManville Service Corporation · 1984
- Method for forming a container35US 8,323,165 B2Thiele Technologies, Inc. · 2012