B67C 3/00
Bottling liquids or semiliquids
Official title: Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
B67C3/00 (Bottling liquids or semiliquids) appears on 2,028 US grants and 1,868 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67C- Granted patents
- 2,028
- Published applications
- 1,868
- Assignees
- 706
- Inventors
- 2,787
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 27 | 0 |
| 1991 | 31 | 0 |
| 1992 | 31 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 4 |
| 2002 | 28 | 25 |
| 2003 | 32 | 44 |
| 2004 | 39 | 34 |
| 2005 | 14 | 37 |
| 2006 | 20 | 33 |
| 2007 | 22 | 43 |
| 2008 | 17 | 30 |
| 2009 | 10 | 59 |
| 2010 | 38 | 97 |
| 2011 | 33 | 107 |
| 2012 | 49 | 73 |
| 2013 | 62 | 77 |
| 2014 | 88 | 98 |
| 2015 | 73 | 77 |
| 2016 | 67 | 101 |
| 2017 | 81 | 111 |
| 2018 | 96 | 108 |
| 2019 | 103 | 101 |
| 2020 | 97 | 119 |
| 2021 | 100 | 96 |
| 2022 | 79 | 104 |
| 2023 | 100 | 92 |
| 2024 | 92 | 91 |
| 2025 | 55 | 65 |
| 2026 | 50 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System for introducing an additive into a container comprising a static microdoser6 Oct 2026US 12,753,059 B2Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Aseptic filling apparatus with filter6 Oct 2026US 12,753,060 B1Torr Industries, Inc.
- Apparatus, system and method for filling a beverage container6 Oct 2026US 12,753,061 B2Craft Standard Enterprises, Inc.
- Hot fill container with wavy groove29 Sep 2026US 12,747,060 B2The Coca-Cola Company
- Inspection system for an article treatment machine and article treatment machine having an inspection system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,151 B2Sidel Participations
- Device and method for filling a container with liquid8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307972 A1
- Liquid filling and discharge apparatus for barrel and barrel-shaped body conveying apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285666 A1
- Content-filling system and sterilizing method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257906 A1Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for infusing bottled water using sound vibrations27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250115 A1
- Content-filling system and sterilizing method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250116 A1Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for holding article221US 5,687,874 AKao Corporation · 1997
- Method of supporting plastic containers during product filling and packaging when exposed to elevated temperatures and internal pressure variations122US 6,502,369 B1Amcor Twinpak-North America Inc. · 2003
- Method of packaging products in plastic containers121US 5,251,424 AAmerican National Can Company · 1993
- Multi-functional base for a plastic, wide-mouth, blow-molded container114US 6,612,451 B2Graham Packaging Company L. P. · 2003
- Carrier puck110US 5,484,052 ADowbrands L.P. · 1996