B67B 3/261
Devices for controlling the tightening of threaded caps
Official title: {Devices for controlling the tightening of threaded caps, e.g. testing the release torque (torque testers in general G01L5/00)}
B67B3/261 (Devices for controlling the tightening of threaded caps) appears on 41 US grants and 35 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67B- Granted patents
- 41
- Published applications
- 35
- Assignees
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- Inventors
- 92
- Latest grant
- 16 Dec 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Cap automatic fastening apparatus and cap automatic fastening method16 Dec 2025US 12,497,278 B2Semes Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for capping containers2 Sep 2025US 12,404,159 B2Antares Vision S.P.A.
- Capping device and method for closing screw caps2 Jul 2024US 12,024,414 B2Krones AG
- Systems and methods for capping29 Aug 2023US 11,738,899 B2Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
- Systems and methods for capping29 Nov 2022US 11,511,899 B2Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
- Container top closure apparatus, automation system and related methods11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376366 A1PSR Automation Incorporated
- Method and apparatus for inspecting container closures arranged on containers7 Nov 2024US 2024/0370988 A1Krones AG
- Method and inspection apparatus for inspecting containers provided with closures, and method and closure apparatus for closing containers19 Sep 2024US 2024/0311992 A1Krones AG
- Automated system for carrying out capping tests15 Aug 2024US 2024/0270556 A1Arol S.P.A.
- Cap automatic fastening apparatus and cap automatic fastening method27 Jun 2024US 2024/0208787 A1Semes Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Seal force monitor apparatus, system, and method for in-process determination of integrity of sealed containers33US 4,511,044 AWest Corporation · 1985
- Bottle cap removal torque tester20US 4,794,801 AThe Upjohn Company · 1989
- Lab bottle capper19US 4,607,196 AZymark Corporation · 1986
- System for determining the torque required to loosen a threaded cap16US 4,674,340 AAdolph Coors Company · 1987
- Chuck for capping machine16US 5,327,697 AStolberger Inc. · 1994