B65B 21/02
In or from preformed containers
Official title: in or from preformed containers, e.g. crates
B65B21/02 (In or from preformed containers) appears on 415 US grants and 280 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 415
- Published applications
- 280
- Assignees
- 177
- Inventors
- 597
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 10 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | 8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 | 10 |
| 2012 | 7 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9 | 10 |
| 2015 | 10 | 22 |
| 2016 | 13 | 30 |
| 2017 | 17 | 16 |
| 2018 | 15 | 10 |
| 2019 | 17 | 18 |
| 2020 | 18 | 13 |
| 2021 | 8 | 15 |
| 2022 | 15 | 21 |
| 2023 | 18 | 19 |
| 2024 | 18 | 10 |
| 2025 | 13 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65B 21/04Arranging, assembling, feeding, or orientating the bottles prior to introduction into, or186
- B65B 21/14Introducing or removing groups of bottles, for filling or emptying containers in169
- B65B 21/08Introducing or removing single bottles, or groups of bottles77
- B65B 21/025The bottles being arranged in a head-to-bottom formation12
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