B65B 35/18
By suction-operated grippers
Official title: by suction-operated grippers
B65B35/18 (By suction-operated grippers) appears on 132 US grants and 164 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 132
- Published applications
- 164
- Assignees
- 120
- Inventors
- 313
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 | 14 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 9 | 24 |
| 2020 | 11 | 20 |
| 2021 | 16 | 9 |
| 2022 | 12 | 7 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 |
| 2025 | 7 | 13 |
| 2026 | 10 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Robotic case packing system26 May 2026US 12,637,243 B1Fallas Automation, Inc.
- Primary packaging line for ophthalmic articles5 May 2026US 12,617,569 B2Alcon Inc.
- Mushroom conveying and packaging28 Apr 2026US 12,612,257 B2Cabane & Cie
- Gripper for an ophthalmic lens and process for transporting an ophthalmic lens8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307276 A1Alcon Inc.
- Suction unit and suction device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307908 A1A O Formaflon Swiss AG
- Mushroom conveying and packaging6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225814 A1Cabane & Cie
- Device for adjusting a spacing between containers30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217405 A1Syntegon Technology GmbH
- Article-turning device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217479 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for receiving blister packs from a product packaging line and for inserting these blister packs into cartons40US 5,081,816 AI,M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A. · 1992
- Conveyor assembly for providing selectively spaced products34US 6,540,063 B12003
- Unit for filling containers with products, in particular, pharmaceutical products31US 7,878,366 B2I,M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A. · 2011
- Device for transferring blister packs from a cutting station to a blister pack infeed conveyor28US 5,155,981 AI,M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A. · 1992
- Apparatus and method for application of lids to containers28US 9,815,579 B2A&R Carton Lund AB · 2017