B65B 69/0075
Emptying systems for flexible intermediate bulk containers [fibc]
Official title: {Emptying systems for flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC]}
B65B69/0075 (Emptying systems for flexible intermediate bulk containers [fibc]) appears on 169 US grants and 140 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 169
- Published applications
- 140
- Assignees
- 110
- Inventors
- 312
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | 1 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
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| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Inliner, composite package and transport container with an inliner, and associated method28 Jul 2026US 12,692,068 B2
- Contained drum discharge system and method for toxic powdery materials10 Feb 2026US 12,544,940 B2
- Holder assembly for transfer device11 Nov 2025US 12,466,655 B2Rubitec AG
- Fixing assembly and fixing device2 Sep 2025US 12,404,064 B2Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.
- Bulk container discharge station and related methods15 Jul 2025US 12,358,677 B2HaF Equipment LLC
- Devices and methods for handling flexible large-volume receptacles containing bulk material1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296708 A1Mhwirth AS
- Device and method for emptying a container with a liner30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217484 A1EMDE Automation GmbH
- Connecting device9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097875 A1
- Inliner, composite package and transport container with an inliner, and associated method15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015159 A1
- Container arrangement18 Dec 2025US 2025/0382088 A1Vortex Innovation Worx (Pty) Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for large-volume containers104US 7,140,516 B22006
- Apparatus for dispensing material from a bag87US 4,527,716 ACargill, Incorporated · 1985
- Bulk bag emptying apparatus and method49US 4,966,311 A1990
- Flexible bulk container unloader49US 5,944,470 A1999
- Flexible bulk container apparatus and discharge method42US 5,344,048 A1994