B65D 71/12
The packaging elements
Official title: the packaging elements {, e.g. wrappers} being formed by folding a single blank
B65D71/12 (The packaging elements) appears on 990 US grants and 800 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 990
- Published applications
- 800
- Assignees
- 212
- Inventors
- 711
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 18 |
| 2003 | 18 | 24 |
| 2004 | 7 | 38 |
| 2005 | 24 | 42 |
| 2006 | 25 | 53 |
| 2007 | 16 | 61 |
| 2008 | 22 | 27 |
| 2009 | 20 | 26 |
| 2010 | 37 | 33 |
| 2011 | 28 | 28 |
| 2012 | 23 | 57 |
| 2013 | 37 | 41 |
| 2014 | 29 | 42 |
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| 2017 | 33 | 41 |
| 2018 | 21 | 29 |
| 2019 | 31 | 21 |
| 2020 | 25 | 27 |
| 2021 | 13 | 24 |
| 2022 | 16 | 25 |
| 2023 | 17 | 19 |
| 2024 | 18 | 17 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 |
| 2026 | 9 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Article carrier and blank therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,752,993 B2WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
- Carton for containers25 Aug 2026US 12,715,669 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Carton for containers30 Jun 2026US 12,668,408 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Carrier for containers26 May 2026US 12,637,273 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Mail packaging having expandable securing fixative platform panel5 May 2026US 12,617,594 B2
- Carrier including reinforcement gussets24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285566 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Carton and carton blank17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274537 A1
- Carrier with retention features20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242109 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Carton for containers13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233911 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Multipack carton for canned products6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225783 A1Guangzhou Wanglaoji Great Health Industry Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Paper-based cooler223US 6,164,526 A2000
- Multiple article beverage package216US 4,396,143 AManville Service Corporation · 1983
- Carton blank and carton210US 5,505,372 AGraphic Packaging Corporation · 1996
- Multi-unit packaging method and package197US 3,942,631 AFederal Paper Board Company, Inc. · 1976
- Warp-around carrier with end panels184US 5,297,673 ARiverwood International Corporation · 1994