B65B 7/167
Securing by heat-shrinking
Official title: {Securing by heat-shrinking}
B65B7/167 (Securing by heat-shrinking) appears on 23 US grants and 26 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 23
- Published applications
- 26
- Assignees
- 14
- Inventors
- 45
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for sealing a container10 Mar 2026US 12,570,420 B2Yum Connect, LLC
- Apparatus for sealing open-topped containers with heat-shrinking film material6 Jan 2026US 12,515,837 B2Yum Connect, LLC
- Systems and methods for sealing a container3 Sep 2024US 12,077,337 B2Yum Connect, LLC
- Recyclable heat shrink film for recyclable container16 Apr 2024US 11,961,422 B2Brook & Whittle Limited
- Apparatus for sealing open-topped containers with heat-shrinking film material26 Mar 2024US 11,939,095 B2GPCP IP Holdings LLC
- Systems and methods for sealing a container14 May 2026US 2026/0131920 A1Yum Connect, LLC
- Apparatus for sealing open-topped containers with heat-shrinking film material23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109501 A1Yum Connect, LLC
- Systems and methods for sealing a container28 Nov 2024US 2024/0391620 A1Yum Connect, LLC
- Recyclable heat shrink film for recyclable container12 Sep 2024US 2024/0304113 A1Brook & Whittle Limited
- Recyclable heat shrink film for recyclable container12 Sep 2024US 2024/0304114 A1Brook & Whittle Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and device for manufacturing and positioning upon a container an undercut thermoplastic lid, and container provided with such a lid43US 4,811,550 AErca Holding · 1989
- Lidded package having a tab to facilitate peeling32US 5,779,050 AW. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. · 1998
- Apparatus for sealing the heads of containers30US 4,035,987 ASumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. · 1977
- Sealed container and method of making the same29US 4,184,310 A1980
- Device for heat shrinking film onto an open-topped container20US 5,249,410 A1993