B67C 3/242
Engaging with bottle necks
Official title: {engaging with bottle necks (B67C3/26 takes precedence)}
B67C3/242 (Engaging with bottle necks) appears on 152 US grants and 153 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67C- Granted patents
- 152
- Published applications
- 153
- Assignees
- 69
- Inventors
- 230
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1 | 19 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 |
| 2013 | 15 | 3 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 | 15 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 |
| 2019 | 10 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for transporting, filling and closing the containers7 Jul 2026US 12,673,861 B2UNILOGO ROBOTICS Sp. z o. o.
- Retaining unit for retaining a container and retaining device and apparatus comprising said retaining unit31 Mar 2026US 12,589,949 B2Kosme S.R.L. Unipersonale
- Apparatus and method for treating and in particular sterilising containers6 Jan 2026US 12,515,936 B2Krones AG
- Device for holding a container, and closing device23 Dec 2025US 12,503,349 B2Krones AG
- Centering a container for the processing thereof8 Jul 2025US 12,351,445 B2Krones AG
- System and method for transporting, filling and closing the containers28 May 2026US 2026/0145924 A1UNILOGO ROBOTICS Sp. z o. o.
- Apparatus for treating containers advancing along a linear direction11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282602 A1Gea Procomac S.P.A.
- Device for holding a container, and closing device2 Jan 2025US 2025/0002315 A1Krones AG
- Retaining unit for retaining a container and retaining device and apparatus comprising said retaining unit11 Jul 2024US 2024/0228189 A9Kosme S.R.L. Unipersonale
- Retaining unit for retaining a container and retaining device and apparatus comprising said retaining unit25 Apr 2024US 2024/0132302 A1Kosme S.R.L. Unipersonale
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for blow-molding, filling and capping containers101US 6,298,638 B1Graham Packaging Company L. P. · 2001
- Device for introducing containers into a treatment space and/or removing them therefrom59US 6,354,427 B1Krones AG · 2002
- Automatic machine for filling and closing flasks or the like containers57US 5,581,975 AI,M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A. · 1996
- Container handling system52US 7,735,304 B22010
- Weight-filling method, and a corresponding device44US 6,073,667 ASerac Group · 2000