B65B 55/22
Immersing contents in protective liquids
B65B55/22 (Immersing contents in protective liquids) appears on 68 US grants and 76 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 68
- Published applications
- 76
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 174
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 9 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Contact lens packages having lens lifting arms and methods of handling30 Jun 2026US 12,667,172 B2Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Packaging solutions24 Mar 2026US 12,582,742 B2Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
- Methods for selectively controlling movement of a contact lens during a packaging process12 Aug 2025US 12,384,577 B2Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
- Sanitizing wipe with metal detectable printed indicia10 Jun 2025US 12,324,864 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Method for producing contact lens packages8 Apr 2025US 12,268,285 B2Koch Pac-Systeme GmbH
- Packaging solutions14 May 2026US 2026/0131042 A1Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
- Contact lens packages and lens supports for use therein19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077909 A1Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Contact lens package and method and packaging machine for producing same19 Jun 2025US 2025/0194767 A1Koch Pac-Systeme GmbH
- Weekly and monthly disposable water gradient contact lenses19 Jun 2025US 2025/0199204 A1Alcon Inc.
- Contact lens product, packaging case thereof, and detection method for the same27 Mar 2025US 2025/0100729 A1Pegavision Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Packaging system202US 6,991,096 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2006
- Vapor hydration of a hydrophilic catheter within a package82US 7,380,658 B2Hollister Incorporated · 2008
- Vapor hydration of a hydrophilic product in a package68US 7,886,907 B2Hollister Incorporated · 2011
- Automated apparatus for preparing contact lenses for inspection and packaging65US 5,578,331 AVision Products, LLC · 1996
- Vapor hydrated collapsible sleeve hydrophilic catheter package62US 8,011,505 B2Hollister Incorporated · 2011