B65D 71/08
Wrappers shrunk by heat or under tension
Official title: Wrappers shrunk by heat {or under tension, e.g. stretch films or films tensioned by compressed articles}
B65D71/08 (Wrappers shrunk by heat or under tension) appears on 277 US grants and 232 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 277
- Published applications
- 232
- Assignees
- 187
- Inventors
- 557
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 10 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 12 |
| 2008 | 6 | 12 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 10 |
| 2012 | 11 | 9 |
| 2013 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 3 | 12 |
| 2015 | 2 | 19 |
| 2016 | 12 | 22 |
| 2017 | 9 | 20 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 |
| 2020 | 11 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Product containers and bundles thereof, and methods of forming the same16 Jun 2026US 12,654,920 B2The Clorox Company
- Method for bundle-packaging batches of products, heating device and facility with such a device1 Apr 2025US 12,263,978 B2Sidel Packing Solutions
- System for packaging a plurality of packages on a pallet7 Jan 2025US 12,187,513 B2SIG Services AG
- Bundled product and system and method for forming the same7 Jan 2025US 12,187,514 B2First Quality Tissue, LLC
- Collation shrink film printable with a digital printing process2 Jul 2024US 12,023,898 B2Rkw SE
- Container case6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225766 A1Niagara Bottling, LLC
- Drink-Enhancer System6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340326 A1
- Peelable heat-shrink tubing30 May 2024US 2024/0173461 A1Zeus Co., Ltd.
- Product containers and bundles thereof, and methods of forming the same28 Mar 2024US 2024/0101326 A1The Clorox Company
- Bundled product and system and method for forming the same14 Sep 2023US 2023/0286715 A1First Quality Tissue, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Film multipackage88US 6,145,656 AIllinois Tool Works Inc. · 2000
- Heat-shrunk protective packaging for multiple units87US 5,048,687 AWeyerhaeuser Company · 1991
- Package of nested containers and method and apparatus for producing same78US 4,002,005 AOwens-Illinois, Inc. · 1977
- Divider for package75US 9,284,090 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc. · 2016
- Interlocking stackable bottles73US 4,416,373 A1983