B65B 63/02
Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials
Official title: for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles
B65B63/02 (Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials) appears on 535 US grants and 550 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 550
- Assignees
- 346
- Inventors
- 957
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 12 |
| 2003 | 7 | 14 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 |
| 2005 | 9 | 40 |
| 2006 | 12 | 18 |
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| 2008 | 9 | 27 |
| 2009 | 10 | 14 |
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| 2011 | 12 | 28 |
| 2012 | 8 | 16 |
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| 2019 | 24 | 29 |
| 2020 | 16 | 24 |
| 2021 | 24 | 16 |
| 2022 | 22 | 24 |
| 2023 | 17 | 12 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 |
| 2025 | 12 | 14 |
| 2026 | 14 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for packaging and transporting compressed foam sponges at up to 20 times higher density than normal without losing shape or size after returning the sponge to its original form22 Sep 2026US 12,741,775 B2
- Polymer encased smokeless tobacco products8 Sep 2026US 12,728,440 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Smokeless tobacco packaging system and method4 Aug 2026US 12,696,930 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Methods for improving unit load efficiency28 Jul 2026US 12,692,036 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Method and device for filling bags21 Jul 2026US 12,686,522 B2Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
- Methods for improving unit load efficiency8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307843 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Smokeless tobacco packaging system and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293975 A1Altria Client Services LLC
- An apparatus for manufacturing delivery systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296697 A1Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Method and system for handling compressible acoustic panels17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274491 A1Saint-Gobain Ecophon AB
- Degradation-resistant biomass polymer composites for carbon removal3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257256 A1Graphyte, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Side opening flexible bag with longitudinally oriented carrying handle secured to side panels119US 5,054,619 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1991
- Method and package for compressed diapers112US 5,934,470 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1999
- Easy open flexible bag filled with compressed flexible articles and method and apparatus for making same106US 4,934,535 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1990
- Automatic bundling machine84US 4,679,379 ACassoli s.r.l. Macchine Automatiche Confezionatrici · 1987
- Diaper packer82US 4,056,919 ACurt G. Joa, Inc. · 1977