B65B 21/00
Packaging or unpacking of bottles
Official title: Packaging or unpacking of bottles (bundling bottles B65B27/04)
B65B21/00 (Packaging or unpacking of bottles) appears on 626 US grants and 501 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 626
- Published applications
- 501
- Assignees
- 246
- Inventors
- 878
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 |
| 2003 | 10 | 12 |
| 2004 | 16 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10 | 13 |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 | 13 |
| 2009 | 10 | 14 |
| 2010 | 10 | 17 |
| 2011 | 6 | 20 |
| 2012 | 11 | 13 |
| 2013 | 13 | 19 |
| 2014 | 14 | 27 |
| 2015 | 17 | 34 |
| 2016 | 23 | 48 |
| 2017 | 24 | 23 |
| 2018 | 26 | 24 |
| 2019 | 32 | 35 |
| 2020 | 27 | 22 |
| 2021 | 24 | 23 |
| 2022 | 19 | 37 |
| 2023 | 21 | 25 |
| 2024 | 32 | 25 |
| 2025 | 21 | 11 |
| 2026 | 10 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Strapping device and method for producing strapped packages1 Sep 2026US 12,722,821 B2Krones AG
- Method and packaging system for packaging articles23 Jun 2026US 12,662,324 B2Krones AG
- Container and packaging system16 Jun 2026US 12,654,900 B2Ring Container Technologies, LLC
- Pharmaceutical order processing systems and methods9 Jun 2026US 12,651,663 B2Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
- Bare bottle pre-grouping and stacking device, stacking method and packaging apparatus21 Apr 2026US 12,606,334 B2Guangzhou Tech-Long Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd
- Packaging system and method for operating a packaging machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307839 A1Krones AG
- Apparatus for the controlled movement of containers6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225825 A1
- Buffer device configured to buffer containers in a pre-grouped arrangement on a buffer surface of the buffer device, and method for buffering containers in a pre-grouped arrangement using the buffer device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208975 A1
- Carrier for containers9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193004 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- A programmable pitch changer end effector2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183970 A1Jabil Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Package for containers79US 8,602,209 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc. · 2013
- Package for container71US 8,464,866 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc. · 2013
- Package for containers71US 9,446,891 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc. · 2016
- Package for containers68US 8,925,720 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc. · 2015
- Packaging machine and method of packaging articles62US 5,546,734 ARiverhood International Corporation · 1996