B65B 49/00
Devices for folding or bending wrappers around contents
B65B49/00 (Devices for folding or bending wrappers around contents) appears on 251 US grants and 266 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 251
- Published applications
- 266
- Assignees
- 194
- Inventors
- 526
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 10 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 8 |
| 2014 | 1 | 14 |
| 2015 | 6 | 23 |
| 2016 | 7 | 14 |
| 2017 | 11 | 10 |
| 2018 | 14 | 16 |
| 2019 | 9 | 13 |
| 2020 | 18 | 16 |
| 2021 | 10 | 17 |
| 2022 | 16 | 22 |
| 2023 | 17 | 12 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 |
| 2025 | 19 | 21 |
| 2026 | 9 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65B 49/08Reciprocating or oscillating folders102
- B65B 49/14Folders forming part of, or attached to, conveyors for partially-wrapped articles49
- B65B 49/12Rotary folders47
- B65B 49/02Fixed or resiliently-mounted folders38
- B65B 49/10Folders movable in closed non-circular paths27
- B65B 49/16Pneumatic means20
- B65B 49/06Resilient folders11
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Carton folding mechanism for wraparound cartons57US 5,664,401 AThe Mead Corporation · 1997
- Carton folding mechanism for wraparound cartons48US 5,778,630 AThe Mead Corporation · 1998
- Carton bottom folder26US 6,385,950 B1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A. · 2002
- Continuous motion wrapping machine24US 4,218,863 AAmerican Can Company · 1980
- Wrapping of spherical objects having small protrusions24US 4,510,735 AFerrero S.p.A. · 1985