B31B 50/60
Uniting opposed surfaces or edges
Official title: Uniting opposed surfaces or edges; Taping
B31B50/60 (Uniting opposed surfaces or edges) appears on 922 US grants and 918 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31B- Granted patents
- 922
- Published applications
- 918
- Assignees
- 505
- Inventors
- 1,540
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11 | 10 |
| 2003 | 15 | 14 |
| 2004 | 13 | 22 |
| 2005 | 11 | 12 |
| 2006 | 8 | 20 |
| 2007 | 4 | 16 |
| 2008 | 9 | 15 |
| 2009 | 9 | 20 |
| 2010 | 7 | 15 |
| 2011 | 8 | 29 |
| 2012 | 11 | 33 |
| 2013 | 18 | 24 |
| 2014 | 17 | 39 |
| 2015 | 25 | 54 |
| 2016 | 26 | 36 |
| 2017 | 29 | 67 |
| 2018 | 41 | 54 |
| 2019 | 41 | 67 |
| 2020 | 48 | 64 |
| 2021 | 51 | 55 |
| 2022 | 46 | 58 |
| 2023 | 61 | 67 |
| 2024 | 54 | 48 |
| 2025 | 53 | 44 |
| 2026 | 28 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Guide position adjustment device, folder gluer and box making machine, and folding guide position adjustment method6 Oct 2026US 12,752,505 B2Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems, Ltd.
- System of folding displays using an automatic display assembly machine and method of using the same22 Sep 2026US 12,740,658 B2
- Tray with separable features22 Sep 2026US 12,741,781 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Container with liner8 Sep 2026US 12,729,035 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Folding carton and folding carton blank for packaging cosmetic compositions8 Sep 2026US 12,729,036 B2Wella Germany GmbH
- Fibre based packaging container, circular base component, quadrilateral wall blank, method of manufacture of a fibre based packaging container and container obtainable from said method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296713 A1Transcend Packaging Limited
- Gusseted containers for food products1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296715 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Corrugated paperboard box making machine10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264358 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Isowa
- Cup, a blank for a cup and a method of forming a cup27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250033 A1Choose Planet A Limited
- Method and apparatus for forming containers20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241659 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Integrated chemical processing apparatus and processes for the preparation thereof127US 5,690,763 AE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company · 1997
- Method and apparatus for sealing the sidewall and bottom seam portions of two-piece containers during manufacture thereof96US 4,409,045 AMaryland Cup Corporation · 1983
- Sealed flexible container with non-destructive peelable opening94US 4,705,174 AFres-co System USA, Inc. · 1987
- Composite material for secondary container packaging91US 4,254,173 ACoors Container Company · 1981
- Container with heat seal surface having a substantially planar portion80US 6,234,386 B1Sonoco Development, Inc. · 2001