B65D 81/057
Protectors contacting four surfaces of the packaged article
Official title: {Protectors contacting four surfaces of the packaged article, e.g. four-sided corner protectors}
B65D81/057 (Protectors contacting four surfaces of the packaged article) appears on 119 US grants and 148 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 119
- Published applications
- 148
- Assignees
- 97
- Inventors
- 272
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 2 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 13 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 11 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Combined double-layer buffering modular concave corner protector5 May 2026US 12,617,598 B2
- Expandable foam corner protector14 Apr 2026US 12,600,552 B2Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company
- Packaging with raising platform and lay-flat construction3 Feb 2026US 12,540,004 B2Apple Inc.
- Packaging materials having segments and connectors for releasably detaching portions of neighboring connectors30 Dec 2025US 12,509,288 B2Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc.
- Corner protector16 Dec 2025US 12,497,228 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Corner Mold30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217440 A1Henry Molded Products Inc.
- Edge protector23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109526 A1Coastal Container Corporation
- Packing case unit including buffer material12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042592 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Packing member4 Dec 2025US 2025/0368418 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Device for attaching to a plate-shaped object13 Nov 2025US 2025/0347304 A1FRIES Management & Investment GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Angled packing material59US 4,883,179 ASoutheast Foam Converting & Packaging, Inc. · 1989
- Uniform interlocking foam packing material/building material apparatus and method47US 6,840,372 B2HoamFoam Alliance, Inc. · 2005
- Corner protector41US 7,828,151 B2Armored (UK) Limited · 2010
- Corner pad33US 4,127,192 AChampion International Corporation · 1978
- High impact resistant packaging system and method33US 5,370,229 AEastman Kodak Company · 1994