B65C 9/40
Controls
Official title: Controls; Safety devices
B65C9/40 (Controls) appears on 725 US grants and 658 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65C- Granted patents
- 725
- Published applications
- 658
- Assignees
- 402
- Inventors
- 1,397
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 3 |
| 2002 | 17 | 18 |
| 2003 | 17 | 25 |
| 2004 | 11 | 21 |
| 2005 | 16 | 24 |
| 2006 | 13 | 31 |
| 2007 | 9 | 23 |
| 2008 | 15 | 12 |
| 2009 | 6 | 22 |
| 2010 | 11 | 19 |
| 2011 | 22 | 23 |
| 2012 | 19 | 23 |
| 2013 | 12 | 23 |
| 2014 | 21 | 28 |
| 2015 | 27 | 28 |
| 2016 | 21 | 17 |
| 2017 | 22 | 25 |
| 2018 | 26 | 28 |
| 2019 | 19 | 31 |
| 2020 | 26 | 36 |
| 2021 | 36 | 29 |
| 2022 | 41 | 43 |
| 2023 | 29 | 34 |
| 2024 | 26 | 40 |
| 2025 | 24 | 28 |
| 2026 | 14 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sticker output box, sticker dispensing device, and attention training method for children22 Sep 2026US 12,741,776 B2Shenzhen Xiaoguan Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method of setting up a position measurement system for a labeler of a price labeling system25 Aug 2026US 12,715,226 B2Bizerba GmbH & Co.KG
- Bench-top label dispenser for acousto-magnetic (AM) anti-theft labels4 Aug 2026US 12,698,122 B2Ningbo Signatronic Technologies, Ltd.
- Systems and methods for labeling various shapes of containers in a unit-of-use machine14 Jul 2026US 12,679,588 B2Innovation Associates, Inc.
- Labeling machine and method for configuring a labeling machine30 Jun 2026US 12,668,394 B2Krones AG
- Labeling conveyor systems and methods of labeling1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296709 A1Laitram, L. L. C.
- System for placing a label on an object and a method thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264917 A1
- Labeling module with optimized start-up10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264918 A1Sidel Participations
- Label affixing appratus, program, and control method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257493 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Labelling apparatus and method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250031 A1Acmi Labelling S.R.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Custom label printer147US 5,401,110 A1995
- Modular material handling system for order fulfillment147US 8,892,240 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2014
- RF tag application system108US 6,280,544 B1Intermec IP Corp. · 2001
- Method and system for filling containers with a liquid filling product, and filling machine and labelling device for use with this method or system72US 5,713,403 AKHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau AG · 1998
- Method and apparatus for associating on demand certain selected media and value-adding elements71US 6,857,714 B2ZIH Corp. · 2005