B65C
Labelling or tagging machines, apparatus, or processes
Official title: LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES (nailing or stapling in general B25C, B27F; applying labels for packaging purposes B65B; labels, name-plates G09F ){(series-printing machines B41L; containers for the storage or transport of packages B65D)}
B65C (Labelling or tagging machines, apparatus, or processes) appears on 4,080 US grants and 2,758 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65C- Granted patents
- 4,080
- Published applications
- 2,758
- Assignees
- 1,457
- Inventors
- 5,451
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 76 | 0 |
| 1977 | 73 | 0 |
| 1978 | 97 | 0 |
| 1979 | 52 | 0 |
| 1980 | 87 | 0 |
| 1981 | 88 | 0 |
| 1982 | 66 | 0 |
| 1983 | 63 | 0 |
| 1984 | 81 | 0 |
| 1985 | 77 | 0 |
| 1986 | 73 | 0 |
| 1987 | 85 | 0 |
| 1988 | 61 | 0 |
| 1989 | 81 | 0 |
| 1990 | 60 | 0 |
| 1991 | 73 | 0 |
| 1992 | 63 | 0 |
| 1993 | 67 | 0 |
| 1994 | 66 | 0 |
| 1995 | 82 | 0 |
| 1996 | 67 | 0 |
| 1997 | 68 | 0 |
| 1998 | 100 | 0 |
| 1999 | 106 | 0 |
| 2000 | 83 | 0 |
| 2001 | 91 | 20 |
| 2002 | 97 | 93 |
| 2003 | 102 | 85 |
| 2004 | 78 | 116 |
| 2005 | 63 | 90 |
| 2006 | 44 | 121 |
| 2007 | 46 | 93 |
| 2008 | 62 | 89 |
| 2009 | 33 | 101 |
| 2010 | 60 | 120 |
| 2011 | 87 | 109 |
| 2012 | 80 | 98 |
| 2013 | 72 | 107 |
| 2014 | 92 | 144 |
| 2015 | 105 | 134 |
| 2016 | 87 | 111 |
| 2017 | 100 | 150 |
| 2018 | 131 | 131 |
| 2019 | 95 | 120 |
| 2020 | 123 | 123 |
| 2021 | 105 | 96 |
| 2022 | 109 | 133 |
| 2023 | 84 | 107 |
| 2024 | 95 | 118 |
| 2025 | 88 | 87 |
| 2026 | 56 | 62 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B65C 9/00Details of labelling machines or apparatus2,802
- B65C 3/00Labelling other than flat surfaces901
- B65C 11/00Manually-controlled or manually-operable label dispensers645
- B65C 1/00Labelling flat essentially-rigid surfaces542
- B65C 2210/00Details of manually controlled or manually operable label dispensersIndexing code350
- B65C 7/00Affixing tags344
- B65C 5/00Labelling fabrics or comparable materials or articles with deformable surface80
- B65C 2201/00Portable tools for labelling or tagging, associated with holders when in useIndexing code22
Recent patents
- Mobile robot and method for changing label rolls on a labeling assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,753,034 B2Krones AG
- Optimal alignment of a printhead in a thermal printing apparatus22 Sep 2026US 12,741,474 B2Hand Held Products, Inc.
- Sticker output box, sticker dispensing device, and attention training method for children22 Sep 2026US 12,741,776 B2Shenzhen Xiaoguan Technology Co., Ltd.
- Hand-held labeling machine for acousto-magnetic (AM) anti-theft labels, and am anti-theft label roll15 Sep 2026US 12,735,222 B2Ningbo Signatronic Technologies, Ltd.
- Labeling machine1 Sep 2026US 12,722,835 B2P.E. Labellers S.P.A.
- Technique for handling a label tape from a label roll8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307844 A1Krones AG
- Labeling conveyor systems and methods of labeling1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296709 A1Laitram, L. L. C.
- Label affixing device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296710 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- A container rotating unit and a machine for handling containers including such unit24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285524 A1Tirelli S.r.l.
- Label affixing device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274492 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for dispensing plastic fasteners1,485US 7,036,680 B1Avery Dennison Corporation · 2006
- Fastener attachment needle297US 3,990,619 ADennison Manufacturing Company · 1976
- Continuously connected fastener attachment stock227US 4,121,487 ADennison Manufacturing Company · 1978
- Automatic attaching apparatus214US 4,237,779 AKunreuther & Beringhause · 1980
- Automatic tag attaching apparatus202US 4,235,161 AKunreuther & Beringhause · 1980