B65B 61/24
Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs
Official title: for shaping or reshaping completed packages
B65B61/24 (Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs) appears on 247 US grants and 280 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 247
- Published applications
- 280
- Assignees
- 136
- Inventors
- 428
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 0 | 8 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 13 |
| 2011 | 6 | 12 |
| 2012 | 4 | 11 |
| 2013 | 10 | 17 |
| 2014 | 6 | 17 |
| 2015 | 10 | 26 |
| 2016 | 12 | 8 |
| 2017 | 14 | 17 |
| 2018 | 16 | 14 |
| 2019 | 20 | 22 |
| 2020 | 13 | 14 |
| 2021 | 10 | 4 |
| 2022 | 13 | 14 |
| 2023 | 7 | 13 |
| 2024 | 15 | 10 |
| 2025 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method of processing a plastic container to increase internal pressure17 Mar 2026US 12,577,027 B2
- Method for filling a plastic container6 Jan 2026US 12,515,831 B1Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. KG
- Method and apparatus for producing pouched tobacco product30 Dec 2025US 12,509,268 B2Philip Morris USA Inc.
- Method for transversally sealing a tube of packaging material using an ultrasonic sealing device, an anvil and an ultra-sonic sealing device4 Nov 2025US 12,459,691 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Bagger with padding expansion23 Sep 2025US 12,421,001 B2Pregis LLC
- Apparatus for shaping a top portion of package body8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307842 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Cutting system for containers and an automated method of cutting containers10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264913 A1Cornerstone Automation Systems, LLC
- Method of processing a plastic container to increase internal pressure23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208939 A1CO2PAC Limited
- Packing station for fruit and vegetable products9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192956 A1Unitec S.P.A.
- Device and method for forming a packaging film gusset in a tubular bag packaging30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116609 A1Loesch Verpackungstechnik GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shaped thermoformed flexible film container for granular products and method and apparatus for making the same121US 4,684,025 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1987
- Multi-functional base for a plastic, wide-mouth, blow-molded container114US 6,612,451 B2Graham Packaging Company L. P. · 2003
- Method of filling a packaging container106US 5,819,507 ATetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A. · 1998
- Semi-rigid collapsible container94US 7,077,279 B2Co2 Pac Limited · 2006
- Flexible, stackable container including a lid and package body folded from a single sheet of film77US 8,066,137 B2Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. · 2011