B65B 31/027
Closed by a stopper
Official title: {closed by a stopper}
B65B31/027 (Closed by a stopper) appears on 53 US grants and 70 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 53
- Published applications
- 70
- Assignees
- 42
- Inventors
- 100
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for handling and processing of material and devices for freeze-drying18 Aug 2026US 12,709,426 B2Millrock Technology, Inc.
- Predicting machine parameters to achieve target syringe plunger depth placement14 Jul 2026US 12,679,577 B2Amgen Inc.
- Vacuum insertion methods for inserting lubricant free syringe stoppers and a system for assembling same19 May 2026US 12,629,477 B2W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Devices and methods for overfilling drug containers14 Oct 2025US 12,440,622 B2Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Isolator system for filling a container with a liquid, transfer station for transferring a container and method therefor6 May 2025US 12,291,364 B2Groninger & Co. GmbH
- Vacuum insertion methods for inserting lubricant free syringe stoppers and a system for assembling same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249014 A1W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for automatically closing containers30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217398 A1I,M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
- Aseptic manufacturing system and method for dosing and packaging of a pharmaceutical product23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108670 A1
- Devices and methods for overfilling drug containers15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014319 A1Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Predicting Machine Parameters to Achieve Target Syringe Plunger Depth Placement18 Dec 2025US 2025/0382080 A1Amgen Inc.
Most cited
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- Wine extraction and preservation device and method84US 8,225,959 B2Wine Mosquito, LLC · 2012
- Evacuation and closure device in linear construction56US 6,199,350 B1Robert Bosch GmbH · 2001
- Wine extraction and preservation device and method55US 7,712,637 B22010
- Apparatus for molding and assembling containers with stoppers and filling same29US 7,707,807 B2Medical Instill Technologies, Inc. · 2010
- Wine extraction and preservation device and method26US 8,141,746 B22012