B65B 61/18
Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs
Official title: for making package-opening or unpacking elements
B65B61/18 (Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs) appears on 957 US grants and 948 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 957
- Published applications
- 948
- Assignees
- 440
- Inventors
- 1,524
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2018 | 28 | 54 |
| 2019 | 47 | 32 |
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| 2021 | 36 | 29 |
| 2022 | 32 | 27 |
| 2023 | 20 | 24 |
| 2024 | 28 | 23 |
| 2025 | 15 | 12 |
| 2026 | 7 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for making and filling pouches with or without spout for packaging fluid products and related plant6 Oct 2026US 12,752,947 B2
- Zero vent pouch filler21 Jul 2026US 12,686,515 B2Bbc Packaging, LLC
- Flow wrap packaging structures5 May 2026US 12,617,596 B2ProAmpac Holdings Inc.
- Resealable flexible packaging28 Apr 2026US 12,612,232 B2TOPPAN Packaging Americas Holdings, Inc.
- Product-containing outer bag, bag feeding device, and supply method31 Mar 2026US 12,589,912 B2Seisan Nipponsha, Ltd.
- Apparatus for shaping a top portion of package body8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307842 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Method and Device for Producing a Bag with a Butt-Welded Connection13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233868 A1
- Systems and methods for making tamper-resistant containers30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217422 A1
- Improved method for making and filling pouches with or without spout for packaging fluid products and related plant23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208901 A1
- Resealable flexible packaging9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193008 A1TOPPAN Packaging Americas Holdings, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Reclosable bag material, method and apparatus228US 4,909,017 AMinigrip, Inc. · 1990
- Reclosable bag, material, and method of and means for making same223US 4,617,683 AMinigrip, Inc. · 1986
- Reclosable bags, apparatus and method193US 4,355,494 AMinigrip, Inc. · 1982
- Method of and means for making reclosable bags and method therefor182US 4,655,862 AMinigrip, Inc. · 1987
- Method and apparatus for forming a reclosable package177US 5,127,208 AReynolds Consumer Products, Inc. · 1992