B65B 61/00
Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs
Official title: Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
B65B61/00 (Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs) appears on 4,100 US grants and 4,259 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 4,100
- Published applications
- 4,259
- Assignees
- 1,879
- Inventors
- 6,956
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 39 | 0 |
| 1977 | 33 | 0 |
| 1978 | 29 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 25 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | 37 | 0 |
| 1986 | 48 | 0 |
| 1987 | 38 | 0 |
| 1988 | 39 | 0 |
| 1989 | 43 | 0 |
| 1990 | 39 | 0 |
| 1991 | 53 | 0 |
| 1992 | 45 | 0 |
| 1993 | 44 | 0 |
| 1994 | 42 | 0 |
| 1995 | 60 | 0 |
| 1996 | 55 | 0 |
| 1997 | 98 | 0 |
| 1998 | 114 | 0 |
| 1999 | 66 | 0 |
| 2000 | 96 | 0 |
| 2001 | 89 | 46 |
| 2002 | 83 | 113 |
| 2003 | 93 | 136 |
| 2004 | 94 | 181 |
| 2005 | 85 | 162 |
| 2006 | 84 | 124 |
| 2007 | 66 | 100 |
| 2008 | 72 | 108 |
| 2009 | 56 | 122 |
| 2010 | 62 | 136 |
| 2011 | 65 | 136 |
| 2012 | 84 | 136 |
| 2013 | 88 | 150 |
| 2014 | 79 | 180 |
| 2015 | 109 | 224 |
| 2016 | 117 | 237 |
| 2017 | 126 | 240 |
| 2018 | 160 | 254 |
| 2019 | 194 | 192 |
| 2020 | 189 | 196 |
| 2021 | 159 | 188 |
| 2022 | 171 | 209 |
| 2023 | 154 | 195 |
| 2024 | 194 | 186 |
| 2025 | 178 | 176 |
| 2026 | 111 | 132 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65B 61/18Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs957
- B65B 61/04Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs879
- B65B 61/02Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs841
- B65B 61/20Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs730
- B65B 61/26Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs297
- B65B 61/28Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs280
- B65B 61/24Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs247
- B65B 61/14Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs178
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