B65B 35/58
Turning articles by positively-acting means
Official title: Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
B65B35/58 (Turning articles by positively-acting means) appears on 225 US grants and 235 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
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| 2026 | 11 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- 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
- Device and method for manipulating flat-lying products using controlled finger mechanisms25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176087 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Package of nested containers and method and apparatus for producing same78US 4,002,005 AOwens-Illinois, Inc. · 1977
- Product packaging arrangement using invisible marking for product orientation47US 6,370,844 B1Eveready Battery Company, Inc. · 2002
- Flexible tissue handling apparatus39US 6,202,392 B1R. A. Jones & Co. Inc. · 2001
- System and method for packaging oriented containers38US 6,868,652 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc. · 2005
- Apparatus for the sterile packaging of contents34US 4,944,132 AAB Tetra Pak · 1990