B67C 3/20
With provision for metering the liquids to be introduced
Official title: with provision for metering the liquids to be introduced, e.g. when adding syrups (measuring volume, or volume flow, in general G01F)
B67C3/20 (With provision for metering the liquids to be introduced) appears on 229 US grants and 189 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67C- Granted patents
- 229
- Published applications
- 189
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 385
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1 | 11 |
| 2012 | 7 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014 | 12 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 11 |
| 2017 | 7 | 14 |
| 2018 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 12 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 | 13 |
| 2021 | 8 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 | 13 |
| 2023 | 11 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
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.
- Plant for filling and closing cans under hygienic conditions24 Feb 2026US 12,559,355 B2Hygentile AG
- Content-filling system and sterilizing method17 Feb 2026US 12,552,656 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Method for refilling an empty fragrance container in-store27 Jan 2026US 12,534,355 B2Coty Inc.
- Filling method, filling line and filling kit for filling containers with viscous fluids, particularly for filling batteries with electrolyte27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254074 A1I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A In Sigla Ima S.P.A.
- Bulk ingredient batching13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233983 A1Niagara Bottling, LLC
- Beverage packaging equipment, dosing system, and methods for infusing beverages30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217518 A1Agtech Vi, LLC
- Customized perfume-filling equipment23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209021 A1Everfree Technology (Guangdong) Co., Ltd.
- Content-filling system, method of manufacturing product container, sampling method, and sterilizing method11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376285 A1Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Filling apparatus for filling receptacle with metered weights61US 5,148,841 ASerac Group · 1992
- High accuracy filling machines52US 4,407,379 ADiffracto Ltd. · 1983
- Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus50US 4,824,546 A1989
- Weight-filling method, and a corresponding device44US 6,073,667 ASerac Group · 2000
- Method and device for detecting average liquid level in a bottle31US 4,733,095 ASuntory Limited · 1988