B67B 5/03
Applying protective or decorative covers to closures
Official title: Applying protective or decorative covers to closures, e.g. by forming in situ
B67B5/03 (Applying protective or decorative covers to closures) appears on 80 US grants and 33 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67B- Granted patents
- 80
- Published applications
- 33
- Assignees
- 40
- Inventors
- 115
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
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| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
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Recent patents
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- Automated beverage dispensing system and method25 Jun 2024US 12,017,901 B2Yum Connect, LLC
- Rotary capsule dispenser for bottling lines5 Mar 2024US 11,919,762 B2Robino & Galandrino S.p.A.
- Automated beverage dispensing system and method9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193076 A1Yum Connect, LLC
- Automated Beverage Dispensing System and Method7 Mar 2024US 2024/0076180 A1Yum Connect, LLC
- Automated Beverage Dispensing System and Method2 Nov 2023US 2023/0348256 A1Yum Connect, LLC
- Sealing machine and related control method13 Apr 2023US 2023/0113494 A1G. D S.p.A.
- Rotary capsule dispenser for bottling lines27 Oct 2022US 2022/0340405 A1Robino & Galandrino S.p.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for applying sleeves to necks of bottles and other containers75US 4,104,845 AB & H Manufacturing Company, Inc. · 1978
- Slot nozzle apparatus for applying coatings to bottles45US 5,354,378 ANordson Corporation · 1994
- Apparatus for producing shrinkable plastic caps41US 4,238,267 A1980
- Decorative neckband label for a bottle35US 4,018,640 AOwens-Illinois, Inc. · 1977
- Method and apparatus for fitting heat shrinkable film seals to necks of vessels34US 4,144,631 A1979