B65B 61/04
Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs
Official title: for severing webs, or for separating joined packages
B65B61/04 (Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs) appears on 879 US grants and 1,081 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 879
- Published applications
- 1,081
- Assignees
- 590
- Inventors
- 1,820
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 5 |
| 2002 | 4 | 9 |
| 2003 | 8 | 13 |
| 2004 | 10 | 22 |
| 2005 | 5 | 15 |
| 2006 | 10 | 14 |
| 2007 | 5 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 | 22 |
| 2009 | 7 | 22 |
| 2010 | 11 | 34 |
| 2011 | 16 | 24 |
| 2012 | 21 | 40 |
| 2013 | 15 | 30 |
| 2014 | 19 | 40 |
| 2015 | 19 | 56 |
| 2016 | 27 | 65 |
| 2017 | 33 | 74 |
| 2018 | 33 | 79 |
| 2019 | 47 | 51 |
| 2020 | 57 | 53 |
| 2021 | 46 | 67 |
| 2022 | 52 | 80 |
| 2023 | 56 | 76 |
| 2024 | 71 | 76 |
| 2025 | 72 | 63 |
| 2026 | 46 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Strapping machine and packaging method for the strapping machine29 Sep 2026US 12,747,056 B2
- Item packaging machine with longitudinal and lateral package sizing29 Sep 2026US 12,747,058 B2Tension International, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for the handling of bags for (hygiene) products22 Sep 2026US 12,741,769 B2Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
- Sealed single-dose break-open package, device and method for making22 Sep 2026US 12,741,797 B2V-Shapes S.R.L.
- Vertical packaging machine and method for packaging products15 Sep 2026US 12,735,215 B2Ilapak Italia S.P.A.
- Drug Package Separation Device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296706 A1Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Making machine and making method for producing pouches each containing a loose product dose17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274476 A1Sasib S.p.A.
- Automated bagging machine for forming side seals17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274483 A1
- Excrement Collecting Box and Using Method Thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248099 A1PETKIT Network Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Stretch-wrapping machine with film-sealing assembly27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250026 A1Signode Industrial Group LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Precise portion packaging machine137US 4,703,765 AUnited States Tobacco Company · 1987
- Form, fill, seal and separate packaging machine for reclosable containers108US 4,945,714 APackage Machinery Company, Bodolay/Pratt Division · 1990
- Method and apparatus for manufacturing packaging pads102US 4,720,321 AKeyes Fibre Company · 1988
- Packaging product and machine for making same100US 5,216,868 A1993
- Wide range pouch form, fill, seal apparatus100US 5,222,422 AR. A. Jones & Co. Inc. · 1993