B65B 7/2821
Applying plugs or threadless stoppers
Official title: {applying plugs or threadless stoppers (for bottles or jars B67B1/04)}
B65B7/2821 (Applying plugs or threadless stoppers) appears on 222 US grants and 298 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 222
- Published applications
- 298
- Assignees
- 154
- Inventors
- 505
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Isolator system for filling a container with a liquid, transfer station for transferring a container and method therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,752,943 B2Groninger & Co. GmbH
- Apparatus, system, and method for automated filling of syringes23 Jun 2026US 12,662,271 B2Culture Biosciences, Inc.
- Device for closing pharmaceutical containers9 Jun 2026US 12,649,596 B2Syntegon Technology GmbH
- Pharmaceutical containers comprising necks with non-uniform outer surfaces and methods regarding the same2 Jun 2026US 12,642,745 B2Corning Incorporated
- Vacuum insertion methods for inserting lubricant free syringe stoppers and a system for assembling same19 May 2026US 12,629,477 B2W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Pharmaceutical containers comprising necks with non-uniform outer surfaces and methods regarding the same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272780 A1Corning Incorporated
- Vacuum insertion methods for inserting lubricant free syringe stoppers and a system for assembling same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249014 A1W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Method, device and system for filling pharmaceutical containers13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233870 A1Vanrx Pharmasystems Inc.
- Apparatus and method for automatically moving objects within a modified atmosphere environment23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208904 A1I,M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
- Method and system for closing a receptacle14 May 2026US 2026/0131921 A1
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- Automated apparatus and process for reconstitution and delivery of medication to an automated syringe preparation apparatus168US 6,915,823 B2ForHealth Technologies, Inc. · 2005
- Automated means of storing, dispensing and orienting injectable drug vials for a robotic application155US 7,117,902 B2ForHealth Technologies, Inc. · 2006
- Method of producing a filled plastic syringe body for medical purposes116US 6,065,270 ASchott Glaswerke · 2000
- Method of producing prefilled sterile plastic syringes110US 4,628,969 AMallinckrodt Inc. · 1986
- Automated drug preparation apparatus including automated drug reconstitution97US 7,753,085 B2ForHealth Technologies, Inc. · 2010