B65B 7/2807
Feeding closures
Official title: {Feeding closures}
B65B7/2807 (Feeding closures) appears on 299 US grants and 264 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 299
- Published applications
- 264
- Assignees
- 215
- Inventors
- 649
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 | 14 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 17 |
| 2019 | 18 | 17 |
| 2020 | 11 | 15 |
| 2021 | 17 | 13 |
| 2022 | 14 | 26 |
| 2023 | 12 | 20 |
| 2024 | 21 | 20 |
| 2025 | 24 | 19 |
| 2026 | 16 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Condiment packaging apparatus, systems, and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,950 B2H. J. Heinz Company Brands LLC
- Devices for capping vials useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions25 Aug 2026US 12,715,632 B2Parata Systems, LLC
- Apparatus and method for vacuum sealing pharmaceuticals into containers14 Jul 2026US 12,679,578 B2Vanrx Pharmasystems Inc.
- Food assembly and packaging robot12 May 2026US 12,623,802 B2Lab 37 LLC
- Device for processing pharmaceutical containers, and securing device for such a device12 May 2026US 12,624,717 B2Bausch + Stroebel SE + Co. KG
- Apparatus and method for vacuum sealing pharmaceuticals into containers1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296695 A1Vanrx Pharmasystems Inc.
- Portion optimized dispensing system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296703 A1Pinto Inc.
- Packaging method and machine for closing a rectangular parallelepiped box that is open at the top with a lid24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285517 A1Durrenberg
- Conveying apparatus, capping machine, packaging plant and method for conveying packages3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257817 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Method for producing a package and packaging machine20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242080 A1Multivac Marking & Inspection GmbH & Co. KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Calibratable automatic fluid dispenser153US 4,331,262 ANew Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc. · 1982
- Precise portion packaging machine137US 4,703,765 AUnited States Tobacco Company · 1987
- Machine for sorting, filling and closing hollow containers49US 4,782,644 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 1988
- Lid dispenser for an automated drinkmaker system49US 4,949,526 APepsiCo, Inc. · 1990
- Method and apparatus for applying a lid and tamper-indicating sheet to a container41US 4,065,909 AOwens-Illinois, Inc. · 1978