B65B 43/39
Opening-out closure flaps clear of bag, box, or carton mouth
B65B43/39 (Opening-out closure flaps clear of bag, box, or carton mouth) appears on 67 US grants and 38 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 67
- Published applications
- 38
- Assignees
- 47
- Inventors
- 136
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
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| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Robotic case packing system26 May 2026US 12,637,243 B1Fallas Automation, Inc.
- Boxing device21 Apr 2026US 12,606,336 B2Ishida Co., Ltd.
- Cartoning machine2 Dec 2025US 12,486,062 B2Plusline S.R.L.
- Case-handling system with flap openers17 Jun 2025US 12,330,827 B2Signode Industrial Group LLC
- Automated processing of container assembly systems and methods13 May 2025US 12,297,000 B2Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
- Automated processing of container assembly systems and methods30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116605 A1
- Boxing device14 Aug 2025US 2025/0256878 A1Ishida Co., Ltd.
- Cartoning machine15 May 2025US 2025/0153881 A1Plusline S.R.L.
- Systems and methods for folding and retaining box flaps20 Jun 2024US 2024/0198620 A1Packsize LLC
- Case-handling system with flap openers22 Jun 2023US 2023/0192337 A1Signode Industrial Group LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Collapsed, tubular carton erecting apparatus34US 5,352,178 ADouglas Machine Limited Liability Company · 1994
- Apparatus for making, filling, closing and boxing bags27US 4,215,520 ASIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft · 1980
- Case opening apparatus22US 4,543,767 ASimplimatic Engineering Company · 1985
- Universal four flap opener21US 4,478,023 AFiggie International Inc. · 1984
- Apparatus for opening box flaps on an article loading machine21US 4,587,792 AHartness International, Inc. · 1986