B65B 7/16
Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not
Official title: Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
B65B7/16 (Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not) appears on 2,712 US grants and 2,935 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 2,712
- Published applications
- 2,935
- Assignees
- 1,516
- Inventors
- 5,233
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 43 | 0 |
| 1977 | 26 | 0 |
| 1978 | 38 | 0 |
| 1979 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 26 | 0 |
| 1986 | 32 | 0 |
| 1987 | 28 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | 30 | 0 |
| 1990 | 33 | 0 |
| 1991 | 40 | 0 |
| 1992 | 31 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 13 |
| 2002 | 23 | 22 |
| 2003 | 29 | 66 |
| 2004 | 26 | 54 |
| 2005 | 26 | 36 |
| 2006 | 27 | 46 |
| 2007 | 20 | 54 |
| 2008 | 27 | 53 |
| 2009 | 29 | 59 |
| 2010 | 45 | 65 |
| 2011 | 37 | 87 |
| 2012 | 37 | 90 |
| 2013 | 63 | 112 |
| 2014 | 50 | 127 |
| 2015 | 88 | 199 |
| 2016 | 105 | 191 |
| 2017 | 110 | 220 |
| 2018 | 122 | 164 |
| 2019 | 175 | 185 |
| 2020 | 183 | 169 |
| 2021 | 155 | 162 |
| 2022 | 146 | 180 |
| 2023 | 129 | 170 |
| 2024 | 146 | 149 |
| 2025 | 141 | 154 |
| 2026 | 83 | 108 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65B 7/28By applying separate preformed closures1,748
- B65B 7/162By feeding web material to securing means363
- B65B 7/20By folding-down preformed flaps319
- B65B 7/161Sealing filled ampoules108
- B65B 7/26By closing hinged lids98
- B65B 7/168By applying and securing double closures58
- B65B 7/18By collapsing mouth portion and subsequently folding-down or securing flaps48
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Pill dispensing machine207US 4,655,026 A1987
- 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
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