B65B 7/00
Closing containers or receptacles after filling
B65B7/00 (Closing containers or receptacles after filling) appears on 3,324 US grants and 3,666 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 3,324
- Published applications
- 3,666
- Assignees
- 1,879
- Inventors
- 6,410
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50 | 0 |
| 1977 | 34 | 0 |
| 1978 | 46 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 27 | 0 |
| 1981 | 26 | 0 |
| 1982 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 36 | 0 |
| 1986 | 36 | 0 |
| 1987 | 37 | 0 |
| 1988 | 33 | 0 |
| 1989 | 35 | 0 |
| 1990 | 37 | 0 |
| 1991 | 44 | 0 |
| 1992 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 37 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 42 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 13 |
| 2002 | 29 | 28 |
| 2003 | 31 | 72 |
| 2004 | 32 | 60 |
| 2005 | 29 | 52 |
| 2006 | 30 | 50 |
| 2007 | 21 | 64 |
| 2008 | 35 | 63 |
| 2009 | 35 | 73 |
| 2010 | 52 | 82 |
| 2011 | 43 | 104 |
| 2012 | 45 | 110 |
| 2013 | 86 | 152 |
| 2014 | 66 | 174 |
| 2015 | 107 | 253 |
| 2016 | 138 | 262 |
| 2017 | 150 | 318 |
| 2018 | 153 | 221 |
| 2019 | 226 | 220 |
| 2020 | 222 | 203 |
| 2021 | 191 | 193 |
| 2022 | 186 | 213 |
| 2023 | 143 | 199 |
| 2024 | 180 | 185 |
| 2025 | 168 | 170 |
| 2026 | 96 | 132 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65B 7/16Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not2,712
- B65B 7/02Closing containers or receptacles deformed by, or taking-up shape, of, contents525
- B65B 7/01Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the closures before applying57
- B65B 7/14Closing collapsible or resilient tubes41
Recent patents
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- Package comprising a bag and a stack of absorbent articles and manufacturing method thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306314 A1Drylock Technologies NV
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- Smokeless tobacco packaging system and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293975 A1Altria Client Services LLC
- Apparatus and method for vacuum sealing pharmaceuticals into containers1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296695 A1Vanrx Pharmasystems Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pill dispensing machine207US 4,655,026 A1987
- Inhaler for powdered medications having spiral deagglomeration chamber186US 5,687,710 ASchering Corporation · 1997
- Method and apparatus for automatically producing a plurality of sterile liquid filled delivery devices171US 5,884,457 ASmithKline Beecham Corporation · 1999
- Automated apparatus and process for reconstitution and delivery of medication to an automated syringe preparation apparatus168US 6,915,823 B2ForHealth Technologies, Inc. · 2005
- Nested insulated packaging166US 9,981,797 B2Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. · 2018