B65B 13/02
Applying and securing binding material around articles or groups of articles
Official title: Applying and securing binding material around articles or groups of articles, e.g. using strings, wires, strips, bands or tapes
B65B13/02 (Applying and securing binding material around articles or groups of articles) appears on 987 US grants and 882 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 987
- Published applications
- 882
- Assignees
- 389
- Inventors
- 1,277
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 45 | 57 |
| 2025 | 48 | 39 |
| 2026 | 36 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Strapping machine including an automatic-strap-change system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,946 B2Signode Industrial Group LLC
- Method and tool for producing strapped packages29 Sep 2026US 12,747,049 B2Krones AG
- Strapping machine and packaging method for the strapping machine29 Sep 2026US 12,747,056 B2
- Binding machine22 Sep 2026US 12,741,766 B2Max Co., Ltd.
- Bale packing assembly and method22 Sep 2026US 12,741,768 B2Border Valley LLC
- Assembly, strap guiding device and method for providing a bulky item with a strap8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307838 A1Tebulo Industrial Automation B.V.
- Banding module for a converting machine1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296700 A1Bobst Mex SA
- Welding device for handheld packing machine having handle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285519 A1Zhejiang Weipai Packaging Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Strap-feeding assembly with strap-size-adjustment features24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285528 A1Signode Industrial Group LLC
- Tying Machine and Method for Tying10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262582 A1Max Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dispenser of discrete cable ties provided on a continuous ribbon of cable ties1,544US 4,790,225 APanduit Corp. · 1988
- Cable tie dispensing apparatus1,481US 6,082,577 AThomas & Betts International, Inc. · 2000
- Method of manufacturing a band with a fastener328US 7,644,484 B22010
- Single-handled banding tool having multiple pivot points90US 5,743,310 ABand-It-IDEX, Inc. · 1998
- Portable cable tie installation tool77US 5,595,220 APanduit Corp. · 1997