B65B 29/02
Packaging of substances
Official title: Packaging of substances, e.g. tea, which are intended to be infused in the package
B65B29/02 (Packaging of substances) appears on 433 US grants and 521 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 433
- Published applications
- 521
- Assignees
- 196
- Inventors
- 649
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 18 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Flip-top coffee capsule sealer6 Oct 2026US 12,752,944 B2
- Machine for making capsules6 Oct 2026US 12,752,949 B2I.M.A. Industria Macchine
- Polymer encased smokeless tobacco products8 Sep 2026US 12,728,440 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Plant for processing capsules for beverages25 Aug 2026US 12,715,635 B2I,M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
- Coupling unit, coupling method and coupling apparatus for the coupling between a component and a container4 Aug 2026US 12,698,111 B2G. D S.p.A.
- System and method for manufacturing a compostable pod for beverage preparation from a paper-based material8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307841 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Nonwoven pouch comprising heat sealable binder fiber20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240234 A1R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- Capsule for preparing a beverage suitable for consumption using an extractable product20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242124 A1Illycaffe' S.P.A.
- Process for preparing a pre-mixed alcoholic beverage13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233874 A1
- Sealing group for a machine for making pods with extraction products30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217404 A1I,M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of forming and inserting filter elements in cup-shaped containers213US 6,440,256 B1Keurig, Incorporated · 2002
- Method for producing infusion coffee filter packs162US 5,012,629 AKraft General Foods, Inc. · 1991
- Pod and method for making fluid comestible140US 6,777,007 B22004
- Cartridges having interiorly positioned zones of reduced thickness122US 5,656,311 ANestec S. A. · 1997
- Capsule package containing roast and ground coffee108US 5,637,335 ANestec S. A. · 1997