B65C 3/20
To bottle closures
Official title: to bottle closures (applying closures or capsules to bottles B67B)
B65C3/20 (To bottle closures) appears on 41 US grants and 26 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65C- Granted patents
- 41
- Published applications
- 26
- Assignees
- 33
- Inventors
- 74
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
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| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Machine for applying safety strips to the upper part of containers21 Jul 2026US 12,686,525 B2P.E. Labellers S.P.A.
- Labelling arrangement for a multi-part container, system and method for applying a labelling arrangement to a multi-part container14 May 2024US 11,981,484 B2Bausch+Stroebel Maschinenfabrik Ilshofen GmbH + Co, KG
- System and method for applying tubular bands to containers utilizing angled band ejection19 Jul 2022US 11,390,408 B2Axon Corporation
- Tubular banding applicator and method5 May 2020US 10,640,253 B2Axon Corporation
- Water bottle with dosage in a blister pack15 Aug 2017US 9,731,852 B2
- Wireless tamper-evident label for a tube or container31 Jul 2025US 2025/0246099 A116095020 Canada Inc.
- Machine for applying safety strips to the upper part of containers17 Jul 2025US 2025/0229933 A1P.E. Labellers S.P.A.
- Cardboard processing machine and method for attaching a foil tape to a cardboard26 Jun 2025US 2025/0206486 A1Bobst Mex SA
- Machine for applying safety strips to the upper part of containers27 Mar 2025US 2025/0100737 A1P.E. Labellers S.P.A.
- A shrink label and method of use20 Oct 2022US 2022/0332484 A1Fuji Seal International, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for applying labels to containers78US 5,116,452 AKrones AG Hermann Kronseder Maschinenfabrik · 1992
- Tamper evident banding23US 4,668,327 ANew Jersey Machine Inc. · 1987
- Labelling machine for labelling containers, such as bottles19US 5,174,851 AKHS ETI-TEC Maschinenbau GmbH · 1992
- Banding machine having improved film registration system18US 5,569,351 ACMS Gilbreth Packaging Systems, Inc. · 1996
- Method of and device for applying foil to a container and especially to a bottle15US 4,737,209 A1988