B65B 35/56
Orientating, i.e. changing the attitude of, articles
Official title: Orientating, i.e. changing the attitude of, articles, e.g. of non-uniform cross-section
B65B35/56 (Orientating, i.e. changing the attitude of, articles) appears on 384 US grants and 392 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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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Forced air package redirection systems for improved fill rates8 Sep 2026US 12,729,025 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Orientation module11 Aug 2026US 12,703,529 B2WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
- System and method for automatically packaging an item11 Aug 2026US 12,703,532 B2Iow, LLC
- Gripper-bender device and modular gripper assembly4 Aug 2026US 12,698,113 B2Velec Systems
- Autonomous packaging machine and a method thereof28 Jul 2026US 12,692,031 B2Tata Consultancy Services Limited
- An apparatus for collecting articles from a first position, in which the articles are arranged vertically, and transferring the articles into a second position in which the articles are arranged horizontally, and vice versa24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285522 A1Marchesini Group S.p.A.
- Literature packaging system for a high-volume pharmacy10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264900 A1Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
- Food product packing apparatus, system, and methods thereof3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257823 A1Powell Systems Integration
- Machine and process for forming layers of products6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225751 A1Plusline S.R.L.
- Article-turning device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217479 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
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By later US patents
- Delivery of packages by unmanned aerial vehicles116US 9,536,216 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2017
- Case packing system having robotic pick and place mechanism and dual dump bins114US 8,997,438 B12015
- Package of nested containers and method and apparatus for producing same78US 4,002,005 AOwens-Illinois, Inc. · 1977
- Machine for automatically positioning and feeding containers53US 5,065,852 A1991
- Product packaging arrangement using invisible marking for product orientation47US 6,370,844 B1Eveready Battery Company, Inc. · 2002