B65B 3/18
Controlling escape of air from containers or receptacles during filling
B65B3/18 (Controlling escape of air from containers or receptacles during filling) appears on 62 US grants and 88 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 62
- Published applications
- 88
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 165
- Latest grant
- 27 Jan 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Refill system and spout and methods of using the same27 Jan 2026US 12,534,246 B2Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
- Method for filling a plastic container6 Jan 2026US 12,515,831 B1Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. KG
- Cartridge filler and capping machine for filling and capping cartridges with consumable fluids5 Aug 2025US 12,378,018 B2Technical Packaging Systems, Inc.
- System and method for refilling a container with liquid29 Jul 2025US 12,370,565 B2
- Injection device and injection method15 Jul 2025US 12,358,012 B2Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Vertical packaging machine and method for packaging products23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208899 A1Ilapak Italia S.P.A.
- Device for holding and refilling articles for aerosol provision systems2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184453 A1Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Method and apparatus for an air-expelling, bubble-free capsule28 May 2026US 2026/0145839 A1Vita-Herb Nutriceuticals, Inc.
- Filling and Finishing System for Cell/Gene Therapy Product9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096949 A1BioCut, LLC
- Product-dispensing device with improved priming and associated filling method19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077370 A1Gb Developpement
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fillable vaporizer cartridge and method of filling57US 10,279,934 B2JUUL Labs, Inc. · 2019
- Method for reducing headspace gas57US 6,688,081 B2Schmalbach-Lubeca AG · 2004
- Process for filling and subsequent fusion welding of receptacles46US 4,926,613 A1990
- Method and apparatus for manufacturing liquid container17US 9,242,471 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2016
- Vent tube15US 5,878,797 AThe Coca-Cola Company · 1999