B65B 11/00
Wrapping
Official title: Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material (bundling articles by applying narrow strips or bands of flexible material B65B13/00)
B65B11/00 (Wrapping) appears on 2,487 US grants and 2,274 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 2,487
- Published applications
- 2,274
- Assignees
- 1,239
- Inventors
- 3,804
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 31 | 0 |
| 1977 | 23 | 0 |
| 1978 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | 47 | 0 |
| 1986 | 42 | 0 |
| 1987 | 34 | 0 |
| 1988 | 32 | 0 |
| 1989 | 43 | 0 |
| 1990 | 42 | 0 |
| 1991 | 48 | 0 |
| 1992 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1995 | 45 | 0 |
| 1996 | 44 | 0 |
| 1997 | 47 | 0 |
| 1998 | 69 | 0 |
| 1999 | 49 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 46 | 15 |
| 2002 | 30 | 53 |
| 2003 | 44 | 78 |
| 2004 | 48 | 63 |
| 2005 | 57 | 85 |
| 2006 | 45 | 61 |
| 2007 | 29 | 40 |
| 2008 | 30 | 47 |
| 2009 | 24 | 50 |
| 2010 | 34 | 57 |
| 2011 | 33 | 60 |
| 2012 | 39 | 71 |
| 2013 | 34 | 97 |
| 2014 | 33 | 113 |
| 2015 | 52 | 102 |
| 2016 | 58 | 111 |
| 2017 | 66 | 104 |
| 2018 | 82 | 143 |
| 2019 | 87 | 133 |
| 2020 | 117 | 125 |
| 2021 | 107 | 116 |
| 2022 | 116 | 120 |
| 2023 | 100 | 123 |
| 2024 | 129 | 113 |
| 2025 | 111 | 128 |
| 2026 | 83 | 66 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65B 11/06Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in588
- B65B 11/04The articles being rotated557
- B65B 11/02Wrapping articles or quantities of material, without changing their position during the500
- B65B 11/50Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by disposing contents between two sheets341
- B65B 11/58Applying two or more wrappers244
- B65B 11/004In blanks239
- B65B 11/54Wrapping by causing the wrapper to embrace one end and all sides131
- B65B 2011/002Prestretching mechanism in wrapping machinesIndexing code130
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Recent patents
- Semiconductor transport system and method of transporting semiconductor29 Sep 2026US 12,751,232 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for packaging articles22 Sep 2026US 12,741,770 B2Pulsar S.R.L.
- Methods for creating an enclosure, a regulated atmosphere, and functional treatments for perishable products22 Sep 2026US 12,741,771 B2RLMB Group, LLC
- Device and method for applying packaging film to groups of articles15 Sep 2026US 12,735,213 B2Krones AG
- Flow stabilized high speed axial fan blower for stretch wrapping machine tail treatment15 Sep 2026US 12,735,219 B2Lantech.com, LLC
- Palletizer System and Method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307837 A1General Mills, Inc.
- Single-chamber baler device and method for forming and packaging bales by means of such a device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307840 A1Valvan NV
- Methods for improving unit load efficiency8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307843 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Sterilization wrap system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294574 A1Turbett Surgical, Inc.
- Blister pack device and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294739 A1Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cover forming apparatus730US 4,733,521 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1988
- Method of loading a multi-dose blister card using intermediate blister cards590US 7,779,614 B1Walgreen Co. · 2010
- Firewall providing enhanced network security and user transparency578US 5,898,830 ANetwork Engineering Software, Inc. · 1999
- Packaged pharmaceutical product564US 5,052,558 AEntravision, Inc. · 1991
- Method of packaging and sterilizing a pharmaceutical product519US 5,033,252 AEntravision, Inc. · 1991