B65B 59/00
Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce
Official title: Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages {, to handle different types of packaging material,} or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
B65B59/00 (Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce) appears on 1,318 US grants and 1,400 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 1,318
- Published applications
- 1,400
- Assignees
- 750
- Inventors
- 2,603
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 9 | 23 |
| 2003 | 19 | 27 |
| 2004 | 18 | 32 |
| 2005 | 20 | 33 |
| 2006 | 23 | 25 |
| 2007 | 16 | 31 |
| 2008 | 18 | 23 |
| 2009 | 22 | 42 |
| 2010 | 24 | 37 |
| 2011 | 21 | 33 |
| 2012 | 17 | 37 |
| 2013 | 25 | 44 |
| 2014 | 30 | 55 |
| 2015 | 34 | 54 |
| 2016 | 28 | 69 |
| 2017 | 46 | 55 |
| 2018 | 38 | 93 |
| 2019 | 66 | 72 |
| 2020 | 91 | 88 |
| 2021 | 68 | 85 |
| 2022 | 96 | 116 |
| 2023 | 77 | 91 |
| 2024 | 100 | 100 |
| 2025 | 95 | 84 |
| 2026 | 66 | 47 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65B 59/003Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the packaging material583
- B65B 59/001Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the product to be packaged521
- B65B 59/04Machines constructed with readily-detachable units or assemblies409
- B65B 59/02Arrangements to enable adjustments to be made while the machine is running250
- B65B 59/005Adjustable conveying means248
Recent patents
- Packaging machine6 Oct 2026US 12,752,954 B2Mpac Lambert Limited
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- Item packaging machine with longitudinal and lateral package sizing29 Sep 2026US 12,747,058 B2Tension International, Inc.
- Automatic lane adjustment system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,109 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
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- Strap-feeding assembly with strap-size-adjustment features24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285528 A1Signode Industrial Group LLC
- Apparatus and method for positioning products on supports10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264909 A1G. Mondini S. P. A
- Cutting system for containers and an automated method of cutting containers10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264913 A1Cornerstone Automation Systems, LLC
- Food Assembly And Packaging Robot20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242083 A1Lab 37 LLC
- Corner post application system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233873 A1Mollers North America, Inc.
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- Semiautomatic package wrapping machine84US 5,671,593 AWrap-It-Up, Inc. · 1997
- Container stacking configurations79US 9,315,344 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2016
- Process and apparatus for producing bag-like packs for in particular chewing tobacco substitute74US 5,174,088 AFocke & Co. (GmbH & Co.) · 1992