B65B 51/046
Applying a closure element to the mouths of bags
Official title: {Applying a closure element to the mouths of bags}
B65B51/046 (Applying a closure element to the mouths of bags) appears on 29 US grants and 29 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
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- 20 May 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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