B67B 3/262
Devices for controlling the caps
Official title: {Devices for controlling the caps}
B67B3/262 (Devices for controlling the caps) appears on 42 US grants and 51 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67B- Granted patents
- 42
- Published applications
- 51
- Assignees
- 39
- Inventors
- 102
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 1 |
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.
- Apparatuses and systems for the automated retrieval, transport, and processing of articles18 Aug 2026US 12,709,532 B2McKesson Corporation
- Container closure indicator system28 Jul 2026US 12,692,054 B2Abbott Rapid Diagnostics International Unlimited Company
- Configuration of a machine for engaging a cap with a container2 Jun 2026US 12,643,781 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Capping chuck assembly for a filler, a capper and a filler having a capping chuck assembly21 Apr 2026US 12,606,428 B2Fogg Filler Company
- Configuration of a machine for engaging a cap with a container19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077989 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Container top closure apparatus, automation system and related methods11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376366 A1PSR Automation Incorporated
- Screw cap, tool and method for screwing a cap onto a container27 Nov 2025US 2025/0361063 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Apparatus for closing containers and associated operating method2 Oct 2025US 2025/0304420 A1Krones AG
- Device for recruiting and loading caps for containers of biological samples31 Jul 2025US 2025/0243045 A1Inpeco SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for a capping machine38US 6,105,343 APneumatic Scale Corporation · 2000
- Capping method and apparatus16US 6,874,301 B2Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd. · 2005
- Apparatus, systems and methods for manipulating a drum or other container11US 10,807,744 B1Specialty Equipment Fabrication Company · 2020
- Bottle cap sensor apparatus and method10US 6,654,117 B1The Quaker Oats Company · 2003
- Devices and methods for verifying capping of vials in system for dispensing prescriptions9US 7,992,365 B2Parata Systems, LLC · 2011