B67B 3/204
Linear-type capping machines
Official title: {Linear-type capping machines}
B67B3/204 (Linear-type capping machines) appears on 66 US grants and 42 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67B- Granted patents
- 66
- Published applications
- 42
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 151
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
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| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Capping chuck assembly for a filler, a capper and a filler having a capping chuck assembly21 Apr 2026US 12,606,428 B2Fogg Filler Company
- Devices for capping vials useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions31 Mar 2026US 12,589,981 B2Parata Systems, LLC
- Closing apparatus for closing a container with a container closure and method for monitoring a closing apparatus24 Mar 2026US 12,583,723 B2Krones AG
- Capping and de-capping apparatus and a method of operating such an apparatus9 Dec 2025US 12,492,111 B2Azenta, Inc.
- Systems, apparatus and methods for rotating a container in a container manipulation system12 Aug 2025US 12,384,574 B1Specialty Equipment Fabrication Company
- Devices for capping vials useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184551 A1Parata Systems, LLC
- Capping machine with automatic torque control16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103372 A1Njm Packaging Inc.
- Capping And De-Capping Apparatus And A Method Of Operating Such An Apparatus2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091967 A1Azenta US, Inc.
- Devices for capping vials useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070772 A1Parata Systems, LLC
- Container top closure apparatus, automation system and related methods11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376366 A1PSR Automation Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- Container capper and torque tester47US 4,696,144 ANew England Machinery, Inc. · 1987
- Method and apparatus to attach foil seals to necks43US 5,858,141 APortola Packaging, Inc. · 1999
- Capping machine33US 5,400,564 AGEI Filling Capping & Labelling Limited · 1995
- Spindle type straight line capper30US 5,284,001 AAnchor Hocking Packaging Company · 1994
- Quick-change collet chuck26US 6,170,232 B22001