B65B 31/046
The nozzles co-operating, or being combined, with a device for opening or
Official title: {the nozzles co-operating, or being combined, with a device for opening or closing the container or wrapper (B65B31/06 takes precedence)}
B65B31/046 (The nozzles co-operating, or being combined, with a device for opening or) appears on 378 US grants and 461 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Recent patents
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- Vacuum sealer25 Aug 2026US 12,715,637 B2Ningbo Kedly Appliance Industry Co., Ltd.
- Emulsion for improving meat19 May 2026US 12,628,839 B2Texas Tech University System
- Character-printing vacuum sealer and sealing method using this character-printing vacuum sealer19 May 2026US 12,630,324 B2Ningbo Kedly Appliance Industry Co., Ltd.
- Method for packing vials, method for installing vials, and vial packed body and method for producing the same17 Mar 2026US 12,577,007 B2Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
- Food tray and vacuum sealer including same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264905 A1Guangzhou Argion Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
- Cordless vacuum sealer3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257849 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Shelf stable organic fertilizer and related method of manufacture13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234077 A1
- Modular sealing apparatus23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208902 A1Contemplate LLC
- Modular sealing apparatus23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208903 A1Contemplate LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for vacuum sealing plastic bags113US 4,941,310 ATillia Aktiengesellschaft · 1990
- Bag with means for vacuuming an internal space thereof97US 5,332,095 A1994
- Suction device to create a vacuum in containers88US 5,195,427 A1993
- System for vacuum evacuation and sealing of plastic bags83US 5,893,822 AKeystone Mfg. Co., Inc. · 1999
- Stopper for a container such as a bottle, and a pump connectable thereto for extraction of gaseous medium from or pumping in thereof into the container75US 4,763,803 A1988