B65B 5/04
Packaging single articles
B65B5/04 (Packaging single articles) appears on 800 US grants and 1,050 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 800
- Published applications
- 1,050
- Assignees
- 579
- Inventors
- 1,850
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 9 |
| 2003 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 |
| 2005 | 7 | 10 |
| 2006 | 3 | 12 |
| 2007 | 5 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 |
| 2009 | 7 | 19 |
| 2010 | 11 | 15 |
| 2011 | 10 | 38 |
| 2012 | 16 | 32 |
| 2013 | 19 | 67 |
| 2014 | 19 | 47 |
| 2015 | 36 | 93 |
| 2016 | 46 | 46 |
| 2017 | 43 | 58 |
| 2018 | 39 | 60 |
| 2019 | 53 | 63 |
| 2020 | 55 | 67 |
| 2021 | 55 | 70 |
| 2022 | 56 | 74 |
| 2023 | 62 | 61 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 |
| 2025 | 50 | 77 |
| 2026 | 41 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Conveying mechanism for packaging machinery and packaging machinery6 Oct 2026US 12,752,951 B2Chengdu Meijindi Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Stored value card and carrier system and method of manufacturing6 Oct 2026US 12,752,994 B2Stored Value Solutions, Inc.
- Endoscope package system, manufacturing method of endoscope, and holding body29 Sep 2026US 12,745,895 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Method of erecting box for insertion of roll packed mattress22 Sep 2026US 12,741,772 B2L&P Property Management Company
- Method for packaging and transporting compressed foam sponges at up to 20 times higher density than normal without losing shape or size after returning the sponge to its original form22 Sep 2026US 12,741,775 B2
- Anti-corrosion polymeric packaging system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296756 A1PacTec, Inc.
- Creating virtual pouch in reusable packaging methods and systems24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285518 A1Rz Circular Ltd
- Proton rich ionic fluid and methods of test-affirmation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285679 A1TegIpco, LLC
- Automated medication bagger system, methods, and apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274482 A1Innovation Associates, Inc.
- Literature packaging system for a high-volume pharmacy10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264900 A1Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drive interface for operably coupling a manipulatable surgical tool to a robot2,511US 8,479,969 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical instrument with wireless communication between a control unit of a robotic system and remote sensor2,233US 8,684,253 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Surgical instrument system configured to evaluate the load applied to a firing member at the initiation of a firing stroke1,004US 10,433,918 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019
- Surgical instrument for use with robotic system808US 10,278,780 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019
- Articulatable surgical instrument configured for detachable use with a robotic system789US 10,441,369 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019