B65D 71/504
The element being formed from a flexible sheet provided with slits or
Official title: {the element being formed from a flexible sheet provided with slits or apertures intended to be stretched over the articles and adapt to the shape of the article}
B65D71/504 (The element being formed from a flexible sheet provided with slits or) appears on 247 US grants and 137 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 247
- Published applications
- 137
- Assignees
- 37
- Inventors
- 184
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 9 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 8 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Blank for forming an article carrier14 Jul 2026US 12,679,615 B2WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
- Container carrier30 Jun 2026US 12,668,409 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Container carrier2 Jun 2026US 12,643,725 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Article carrier and blank therefor24 Feb 2026US 12,559,294 B2WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
- Thin single-site catalyzed polymer sheets24 Feb 2026US 12,559,599 B2Fina Technology, Inc.
- Container carrier1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296753 A1Roberts PolyPro, Inc.
- Container Carrier30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217435 A1
- Edible can holder with flaps21 May 2026US 2026/0138800 A1E6Pr S.A P.I. De C.V.
- Carrier for containers23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109524 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Applicator system for coupling at least one carrier to a set of drink cans to form one or more packages2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091897 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Package for holding a plurality of discrete container assemblies107US 4,471,870 AOwens-Illinois, Inc. · 1984
- Welded container carrier105US 5,746,310 AIllinois Tool Works Inc. · 1998
- Multi-container package with optional cover and method for making the same101US 4,523,676 AThe Coca-Cola Company · 1985
- Environmentally safe holder device89US 5,193,673 A1993
- Film multipackage88US 6,145,656 AIllinois Tool Works Inc. · 2000