B65B 7/02
Closing containers or receptacles deformed by, or taking-up shape, of, contents
Official title: Closing containers or receptacles deformed by, or taking-up shape, of, contents, e.g. bags, sacks
B65B7/02 (Closing containers or receptacles deformed by, or taking-up shape, of, contents) appears on 525 US grants and 634 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 525
- Published applications
- 634
- Assignees
- 380
- Inventors
- 1,062
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 11 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 9 |
| 2008 | 8 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 | 10 |
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| 2011 | 6 | 14 |
| 2012 | 6 | 19 |
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| 2016 | 27 | 68 |
| 2017 | 32 | 87 |
| 2018 | 29 | 53 |
| 2019 | 50 | 36 |
| 2020 | 38 | 33 |
| 2021 | 34 | 28 |
| 2022 | 31 | 32 |
| 2023 | 14 | 24 |
| 2024 | 31 | 29 |
| 2025 | 24 | 17 |
| 2026 | 9 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Bale packing assembly and method22 Sep 2026US 12,741,768 B2Border Valley LLC
- Automated handling and manipulation of packages and packages specially adapted therefor1 Sep 2026US 12,722,826 B2United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- Method of manufacturing contents-filled packaging container28 Jul 2026US 12,692,060 B2Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
- Mailer machine for multiple, different mailer configurations and method of use16 Jun 2026US 12,654,893 B2Intertape Polymer Corp.
- Easy-open pouch with score line and retention of torn section10 Mar 2026US 12,570,452 B2Gp&C Operations, LLC
- Package comprising a bag and a stack of absorbent articles and manufacturing method thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306314 A1Drylock Technologies NV
- Anti-corrosion polymeric packaging system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296756 A1PacTec, Inc.
- System and method for filling containers with fluids6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225745 A1Tinnus Enterprises, LLC
- Cellulose ester particulates having reduced moisture content for foam sheet production processes6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226197 A1Eastman Chemical Company
- Release liner for mailer packages30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217421 A1PAC Worldwide Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sealed flexible container with non-destructive peelable opening94US 4,705,174 AFres-co System USA, Inc. · 1987
- Vapor hydration of a hydrophilic catheter within a package82US 7,380,658 B2Hollister Incorporated · 2008
- System and method for freeze-drying and packaging82US 9,561,893 B2Vascular Solutions, Inc. · 2017
- Microbiota restoration therapy (MRT), compositions and methods of manufacture78US 9,433,651 B2Rebiotix, Inc. · 2016
- Flexible, stackable container including a lid and package body folded from a single sheet of film77US 8,066,137 B2Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. · 2011