B65D 5/36
Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section: specially constructed to allow collapsing
Official title: specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections
B65D5/36 (Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section: specially constructed to allow collapsing) appears on 558 US grants and 494 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 16 | 19 |
| 2025 | 19 | 17 |
| 2026 | 9 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Box-type transport container29 Sep 2026US RE51,045 E1Envirotainer AB
- One- and two-pack beverage box8 Sep 2026US 12,729,039 B2Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
- Facial tissue box with adjustable height1 Sep 2026US 12,722,872 B1
- Carton for articles26 May 2026US 12,637,249 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Packaging container and folding methods for packaging container14 Apr 2026US 12,600,523 B2Deutsche Post AG
- Water-tight and temperature-insulating expandable-collapsible container6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225760 A1Israbieg Agricultural Cooperative Society Ltd.
- Multi-compartment collapsible storage container11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159266 A1Deco(R)ative Homes L.L.C.
- Dual use box4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152317 A1Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
- Cooler apparatus and method of making from folding single sheet of corrugated material5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062196 A1Brrr Box, LLC
- Webbed-cornered self-erecting tray19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048891 A1Southern Champion Tray, L.P.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Quick erecting foldable portable cooler276US 6,736,309 B1Wes Pak, Inc. · 2004
- Insulated water-tight container226US 6,296,134 B12001
- Foldable, leakproof multi-mode carton construction212US 5,062,527 A1991
- Foldable portable cooler with enhanced over-center locking handle180US 6,837,420 B2Wes Pak, Inc. · 2005
- Collapsible cooler pack with barrier film159US 7,900,816 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc. · 2011