B65B 1/20
Reducing volume of filled material
B65B1/20 (Reducing volume of filled material) appears on 355 US grants and 337 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 355
- Published applications
- 337
- Assignees
- 221
- Inventors
- 669
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 15 |
| 2005 | 6 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 | 21 |
| 2012 | 7 | 11 |
| 2013 | 8 | 15 |
| 2014 | 9 | 25 |
| 2015 | 14 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14 | 18 |
| 2017 | 20 | 15 |
| 2018 | 6 | 15 |
| 2019 | 12 | 15 |
| 2020 | 11 | 29 |
| 2021 | 19 | 18 |
| 2022 | 25 | 20 |
| 2023 | 20 | 16 |
| 2024 | 18 | 22 |
| 2025 | 11 | 17 |
| 2026 | 12 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Automated inspection of crops29 Sep 2026US 12,747,050 B2Harvest CROO, LLC
- Device for dosing solid particulate material22 Sep 2026US 12,740,920 B2Lonza Sales AG
- Gas-based material compression and portioning21 Jul 2026US 12,686,512 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Cleaner assemblies, apparatuses including a cleaner assembly, methods of making the same, and/or methods of operating the same14 Apr 2026US 12,599,936 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Apparatuses and methods for loading containers with products17 Mar 2026US 12,577,001 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Cleaner assemblies, apparatuses including a cleaner assembly, methods of making the same, and/or methods of operating the same23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208234 A1Altria Client Services LLC
- Apparatuses and methods for loading containers with products23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208894 A1Altria Client Services LLC
- Direct to container system with on-line weight control and associated method9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192952 A1Altria Client Services LLC
- Systems, methods, and devices for extraction material distribution2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184452 A1Starbucks Corporation
- Open-close type spatula, powder-dispensing apparatus including the same, and method of controlling powder-dispensing apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176008 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of loading a multi-dose blister card using intermediate blister cards590US 7,779,614 B1Walgreen Co. · 2010
- Sack, and a method and apparatus for filling, removing air from, and closing the sack79US 4,581,764 ARovema Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH · 1986
- Bag filling machine for powdery material78US 4,074,507 ASt. Regis Paper Company · 1978
- Vacuum fill system68US 5,109,893 AB.A.G. Corp. · 1992
- Molding and packaging apparatus59US 6,805,545 B22004