B65B 31/045
Of vertical form-fill-seal [vffs] machines
Official title: {of Vertical Form-Fill-Seal [VFFS] machines}
B65B31/045 (Of vertical form-fill-seal [vffs] machines) appears on 52 US grants and 66 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 52
- Published applications
- 66
- Assignees
- 32
- Inventors
- 131
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vertical packaging machine and method for packaging products15 Sep 2026US 12,735,215 B2Ilapak Italia S.P.A.
- Method and a packaging apparatus for forming sealed packages20 Aug 2024US 12,065,279 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Vertical packaging machine for packaging products in a modified atmosphere9 Apr 2024US 11,952,156 B2Ulma Packaging, S. Coop.
- Method and a packaging apparatus for forming sealed partially-filled packages27 Feb 2024US 11,912,448 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Bagmaking and packaging device and tube member for bagmaking and packaging device27 Feb 2024US 11,912,456 B2Ishida Co., Ltd.
- 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.
- Vertical packaging machine and method for packaging products23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208899 A1Ilapak Italia S.P.A.
- Apparatus and method for manufacturing a pouched product14 May 2026US 2026/0131923 A1Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Apparatus and method for manufacturing and inspecting a pouched product or at least one object associated therewith14 May 2026US 2026/0131927 A1Nicoventures Trading Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vacuum packmachine for french fries55US 5,473,866 AJ. R. Simplot Company, a Nevada corporation · 1995
- Method and apparatus for forming capsules44US 4,567,714 A1986
- Process and apparatus for gas purging of a bag being formed, filled and sealed on a bagging machine37US 4,769,974 AW. A. Lane, Inc. · 1988
- Method and an arrangement for the manufacture of packing containers23US 4,617,779 ATetra Pak International AB · 1986
- Method and apparatus for compacting product18US 8,656,690 B2Frito-Lay North America, Inc. · 2014