B65B 11/12
And then to form closing folds of similar form at opposite ends
Official title: and then to form closing folds of similar form at opposite ends of the tube
B65B11/12 (And then to form closing folds of similar form at opposite ends) appears on 65 US grants and 50 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 65
- Published applications
- 50
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 112
- Latest grant
- 30 Sep 2025
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Wrap-around packer86US 3,986,319 AEmhart Industries, Inc. · 1976
- Wrapping machines32US 5,046,258 AMolins Limited · 1991
- Carton processing system and carton processing method31US 5,810,487 ASony Corporation · 1998
- Method of and apparatus for packaging28US 4,569,182 ALeifeld & Lemke Machinenfabrik & Co. GmbH · 1986
- Packaging and blank handling systems25US 3,990,210 AMcDonough Manufacturing Company · 1976