B67C 3/02
Bottling liquids or semiliquids
Official title: Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
B67C3/02 (Bottling liquids or semiliquids) appears on 1,733 US grants and 1,624 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67C- Granted patents
- 1,733
- Published applications
- 1,624
- Assignees
- 602
- Inventors
- 2,379
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 30 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 4 |
| 2002 | 24 | 22 |
| 2003 | 27 | 37 |
| 2004 | 34 | 31 |
| 2005 | 10 | 33 |
| 2006 | 17 | 27 |
| 2007 | 20 | 38 |
| 2008 | 16 | 24 |
| 2009 | 7 | 54 |
| 2010 | 36 | 79 |
| 2011 | 28 | 95 |
| 2012 | 41 | 60 |
| 2013 | 55 | 66 |
| 2014 | 76 | 83 |
| 2015 | 63 | 72 |
| 2016 | 53 | 94 |
| 2017 | 74 | 102 |
| 2018 | 85 | 94 |
| 2019 | 90 | 91 |
| 2020 | 86 | 102 |
| 2021 | 84 | 81 |
| 2022 | 71 | 94 |
| 2023 | 85 | 83 |
| 2024 | 86 | 74 |
| 2025 | 46 | 50 |
| 2026 | 45 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B67C 3/22Details1,487
- B67C 3/06Using counterpressure, i.e. filling while the container is under pressure260
- B67C 3/20With provision for metering the liquids to be introduced229
- B67C 3/04Without applying pressure143
- B67C 3/023Filling multiple liquids in a container77
- B67C 3/16Using suction25
- B67C 3/18Using siphoning arrangements2
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.
- 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
- Method for regulating a velocity of a conveyor belt of a container treatment machine and device for carrying out the method25 Aug 2026US 12,715,709 B2Krones AG
- Device and method for filling a container with liquid8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307972 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.
- Double-mold continuous filling and forming device, control method thereof, and forming and sealing unit of same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250117 A1Tofflon Science and Technology Group 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