B31B 50/73
By mechanically interlocking integral parts
Official title: by mechanically interlocking integral parts, e.g. by tongues and slots (interconnecting side walls during folding by plungers moving through folding dies B31B50/46)
B31B50/73 (By mechanically interlocking integral parts) appears on 123 US grants and 145 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31B- Granted patents
- 123
- Published applications
- 145
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 180
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 12 | 12 |
| 2025 | 7 | 9 |
| 2026 | 10 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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.
- Container carrying package and method for constructing the same25 Aug 2026US 12,715,646 B2Ideal Beverage Carrier Company Inc.
- Carton for articles26 May 2026US 12,637,249 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Gusseted containers for food products1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296715 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Cup, a blank for a cup and a method of forming a cup27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250033 A1Choose Planet A Limited
- System of folding displays using an automatic display assembly machine and method of using the same9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191343 A1Diamond Display Group, Inc.
- Cup, a blank for a cup, and a method of forming a cup9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192970 A1Choose Planet A Limited
- 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
Most cited
By later US patents
- Carrier for containers48US 11,014,727 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc. · 2021
- Machine and method for forming reinforced polygonal containers from blanks38US 8,105,223 B2Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc. · 2012
- Carrier for containers36US 10,301,090 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc. · 2019
- Tray erector32US 6,186,931 B1Laminating Technologies, Inc. · 2001
- Carton, blank, and method of folding30US 10,106,290 B2WestRock Shared Services, LLC · 2018