B65B 63/00
Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials
Official title: Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged
B65B63/00 (Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials) appears on 1,141 US grants and 1,169 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 1,141
- Published applications
- 1,169
- Assignees
- 748
- Inventors
- 2,193
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 27 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 6 |
| 2002 | 14 | 19 |
| 2003 | 10 | 21 |
| 2004 | 17 | 19 |
| 2005 | 13 | 47 |
| 2006 | 18 | 24 |
| 2007 | 14 | 26 |
| 2008 | 15 | 35 |
| 2009 | 14 | 29 |
| 2010 | 20 | 36 |
| 2011 | 19 | 50 |
| 2012 | 12 | 40 |
| 2013 | 22 | 65 |
| 2014 | 27 | 51 |
| 2015 | 40 | 71 |
| 2016 | 37 | 115 |
| 2017 | 54 | 96 |
| 2018 | 71 | 60 |
| 2019 | 70 | 61 |
| 2020 | 57 | 62 |
| 2021 | 50 | 43 |
| 2022 | 50 | 52 |
| 2023 | 37 | 29 |
| 2024 | 47 | 45 |
| 2025 | 40 | 33 |
| 2026 | 28 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65B 63/02Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials535
- B65B 63/08Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials280
- B65B 63/04Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials256
- B65B 63/005Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials51
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