B65B 41/00
Supplying or feeding container-forming sheets or wrapping material
B65B41/00 (Supplying or feeding container-forming sheets or wrapping material) appears on 1,076 US grants and 1,097 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 1,076
- Published applications
- 1,097
- Assignees
- 585
- Inventors
- 1,967
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 8 |
| 2002 | 15 | 5 |
| 2003 | 19 | 16 |
| 2004 | 10 | 17 |
| 2005 | 12 | 27 |
| 2006 | 14 | 21 |
| 2007 | 12 | 11 |
| 2008 | 14 | 11 |
| 2009 | 14 | 19 |
| 2010 | 9 | 18 |
| 2011 | 10 | 16 |
| 2012 | 11 | 13 |
| 2013 | 8 | 21 |
| 2014 | 6 | 31 |
| 2015 | 18 | 47 |
| 2016 | 14 | 48 |
| 2017 | 21 | 65 |
| 2018 | 34 | 101 |
| 2019 | 62 | 81 |
| 2020 | 81 | 95 |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 |
| 2022 | 73 | 81 |
| 2023 | 60 | 76 |
| 2024 | 98 | 88 |
| 2025 | 83 | 63 |
| 2026 | 57 | 47 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Strapping machine including an automatic-strap-change system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,946 B2Signode Industrial Group LLC
- Strapping machine and packaging method for the strapping machine29 Sep 2026US 12,747,056 B2
- Item packaging machine with longitudinal and lateral package sizing29 Sep 2026US 12,747,058 B2Tension International, Inc.
- System and method for packaging material sheets15 Sep 2026US 12,735,212 B1Concord Supply, Inc.
- Device and method for applying packaging film to groups of articles15 Sep 2026US 12,735,213 B2Krones AG
- Palletizer System and Method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307837 A1General Mills, Inc.
- System and method for manufacturing a compostable pod for beverage preparation from a paper-based material8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307841 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Packaging film piece forming mechanism and packaging apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296701 A1Oak Tech Inc.
- Making machine and making method for producing pouches each containing a loose product dose17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274476 A1Sasib S.p.A.
- Apparatus and method for unwinding a film portion17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274480 A1Cryovac, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Machine and a method for automatically forming, filling, and closing bags125US 5,826,401 AFlexico-France · 1998
- Vertical form, fill and seal machine for making recloseable bags121US 5,505,037 APacmac, Inc. · 1996
- Method and apparatus for manufacturing packaging pads102US 4,720,321 AKeyes Fibre Company · 1988
- Vertical form, fill and seal packaging machine for making recloseable product filled bags93US 5,400,565 APacmac, Inc. · 1995
- Method of and apparatus for opening a folded web of heat-sealable packaging material prior to formation of the web into sealed reclosable packages86US 5,092,831 AHayssen Manufacturing Company · 1992