B65B 9/00
Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material
Official title: Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages
B65B9/00 (Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material) appears on 3,608 US grants and 3,398 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65B- Granted patents
- 3,608
- Published applications
- 3,398
- Assignees
- 1,517
- Inventors
- 5,513
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 46 | 0 |
| 1977 | 49 | 0 |
| 1978 | 46 | 0 |
| 1979 | 19 | 0 |
| 1980 | 27 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 27 | 0 |
| 1985 | 50 | 0 |
| 1986 | 55 | 0 |
| 1987 | 55 | 0 |
| 1988 | 53 | 0 |
| 1989 | 53 | 0 |
| 1990 | 57 | 0 |
| 1991 | 58 | 0 |
| 1992 | 43 | 0 |
| 1993 | 41 | 0 |
| 1994 | 37 | 0 |
| 1995 | 56 | 0 |
| 1996 | 42 | 0 |
| 1997 | 34 | 0 |
| 1998 | 76 | 0 |
| 1999 | 57 | 0 |
| 2000 | 75 | 0 |
| 2001 | 80 | 37 |
| 2002 | 73 | 96 |
| 2003 | 89 | 111 |
| 2004 | 88 | 175 |
| 2005 | 100 | 176 |
| 2006 | 98 | 132 |
| 2007 | 80 | 129 |
| 2008 | 95 | 102 |
| 2009 | 70 | 112 |
| 2010 | 75 | 128 |
| 2011 | 70 | 149 |
| 2012 | 76 | 142 |
| 2013 | 80 | 130 |
| 2014 | 86 | 135 |
| 2015 | 76 | 121 |
| 2016 | 87 | 133 |
| 2017 | 88 | 159 |
| 2018 | 69 | 173 |
| 2019 | 129 | 141 |
| 2020 | 146 | 159 |
| 2021 | 140 | 127 |
| 2022 | 139 | 156 |
| 2023 | 120 | 140 |
| 2024 | 138 | 141 |
| 2025 | 123 | 110 |
| 2026 | 77 | 84 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Item packaging machine with longitudinal and lateral package sizing29 Sep 2026US 12,747,058 B2Tension International, Inc.
- Sealed single-dose break-open package, device and method for making22 Sep 2026US 12,741,797 B2V-Shapes S.R.L.
- System and method for packaging material sheets15 Sep 2026US 12,735,212 B1Concord Supply, Inc.
- Vertical packaging machine and method for packaging products15 Sep 2026US 12,735,215 B2Ilapak Italia S.P.A.
- Method and system for controlling tube orientation in a food packaging system15 Sep 2026US 12,735,218 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- System and method for manufacturing a compostable pod for beverage preparation from a paper-based material8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307841 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Blister pack device and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294739 A1Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
- An apparatus for manufacturing delivery systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296697 A1Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Conveying device for a web of packaging material and packaging machine for producing sealed packages provided with said conveying device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296825 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- A system for determining an integrity of tube-feed packaging1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298861 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Position feedback system and method for use thereof1,075US 6,625,517 B12003
- Reclosable bag, material, and method of and means for making same223US 4,617,683 AMinigrip, Inc. · 1986
- Method of and means for making reclosable bags and method therefor182US 4,655,862 AMinigrip, Inc. · 1987
- Method and apparatus for forming a reclosable package177US 5,127,208 AReynolds Consumer Products, Inc. · 1992
- Method and apparatus for making reclosable bags with fastener strips in a form fill and seal machine175US 4,894,975 AMinigrip, Inc. · 1990