B67B 3/2073
Comprising torque limiting means
Official title: {comprising torque limiting means (torque limiters in wrenches or screwdrivers B25B23/14; couplings or clutches per se F16D)}
B67B3/2073 (Comprising torque limiting means) appears on 123 US grants and 77 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67B- Granted patents
- 123
- Published applications
- 77
- Assignees
- 85
- Inventors
- 202
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cap attachment system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,961 B2Opio Connect, Inc.
- Cap automatic fastening apparatus and cap automatic fastening method16 Dec 2025US 12,497,278 B2Semes Co., Ltd.
- 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
- Sealing machine and related control method27 May 2025US 12,311,429 B2G. D S.p.A.
- 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.
- Apparatus for closing a container11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376365 A1Krones AG
- Container top closure apparatus, automation system and related methods11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376366 A1PSR Automation Incorporated
- Closure head for closing containers18 Sep 2025US 2025/0289698 A1Krones AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Capping machine head with magnetic clutch48US 5,313,765 AAnderson-Martin Machine Company · 1994
- Container capper and torque tester47US 4,696,144 ANew England Machinery, Inc. · 1987
- Apparatus and method for a capping machine38US 6,105,343 APneumatic Scale Corporation · 2000
- Slewing device for screw caps and method for putting screw caps on containers36US 5,321,935 AAlcoa Deutschland GmbH · 1994
- Capping machine33US 5,400,564 AGEI Filling Capping & Labelling Limited · 1995