B65B 31/00
Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions
Official title: Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
B65B31/00 (Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions) appears on 2,250 US grants and 2,510 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 2,250
- Published applications
- 2,510
- Assignees
- 1,303
- Inventors
- 4,299
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30 | 0 |
| 1977 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 27 | 0 |
| 1988 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | 38 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 36 | 0 |
| 1995 | 35 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 38 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 11 |
| 2002 | 25 | 32 |
| 2003 | 29 | 42 |
| 2004 | 38 | 52 |
| 2005 | 28 | 112 |
| 2006 | 37 | 88 |
| 2007 | 50 | 68 |
| 2008 | 33 | 82 |
| 2009 | 36 | 73 |
| 2010 | 42 | 86 |
| 2011 | 41 | 77 |
| 2012 | 44 | 97 |
| 2013 | 43 | 106 |
| 2014 | 55 | 127 |
| 2015 | 60 | 144 |
| 2016 | 83 | 140 |
| 2017 | 70 | 125 |
| 2018 | 81 | 149 |
| 2019 | 103 | 155 |
| 2020 | 123 | 155 |
| 2021 | 128 | 128 |
| 2022 | 123 | 131 |
| 2023 | 84 | 102 |
| 2024 | 102 | 95 |
| 2025 | 91 | 69 |
| 2026 | 48 | 64 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65B 31/04Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles1,017
- B65B 31/02Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained845
- B65B 31/003Adding propellants in fluid form to aerosol containers187
- B65B 31/006Adding fluids for preventing deformation of filled and closed containers or wrappers76
- B65B 31/10Adding propellants in solid form to aerosol containers12
Recent patents
- Portable vacuum pump with protection against suction of liquids29 Sep 2026US 12,747,052 B2Status D.O.O. Metlika
- Pressurized gas source29 Sep 2026US 12,747,053 B2Coravin, Inc.
- Methods for creating an enclosure, a regulated atmosphere, and functional treatments for perishable products22 Sep 2026US 12,741,771 B2RLMB Group, LLC
- Refill station for a dispenser can with a scale for determining a weight information of the dispenser can at a receiving device22 Sep 2026US 12,743,921 B2WüRth International AG
- Systems and methods for oxygen free packaging15 Sep 2026US 12,735,214 B2Protocol Lab, LLC
- Dispenser unit for aerosol precursor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305730 A1RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for vacuum sealing pharmaceuticals into containers1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296695 A1Vanrx Pharmasystems Inc.
- Heat-sealing machine1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296696 A1Ulma Packaging, S. Coop.
- A packaging apparatus for forming a plurality of sealed packages filled with a pourable product24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285520 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- A packaging apparatus for forming a plurality of sealed packages filled with a pourable product17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274477 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated pharmacy admixture system (APAS)227US 7,783,383 B2Intelligent Hospital Systems Ltd. · 2010
- Process for filling a sealed receptacle under aseptic conditions172US 5,641,004 A1997
- Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems169US 6,899,137 B2California Institute of Technology · 2005
- Automated pharmacy admixture system (APAS)148US 7,610,115 B2Intelligent Hospital Systems Ltd. · 2009
- Method of packaging and apparatus137US 4,663,915 ASignode Corporation · 1987