B67C 3/28
Flow-control devices
Official title: Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves ({B67C3/2617, B67C3/2625, B67C3/2637 take precedence}; valves in general F16K)
B67C3/28 (Flow-control devices) appears on 364 US grants and 297 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67C- Granted patents
- 364
- Published applications
- 297
- Assignees
- 176
- Inventors
- 566
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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| 2022 | 14 | 17 |
| 2023 | 23 | 15 |
| 2024 | 17 | 10 |
| 2025 | 7 | 9 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fill-level indicator for liquid containers4 Aug 2026US 12,698,194 B1
- Device for filling containers and method for monitoring the filling process30 Jun 2026US 12,668,477 B2Krones AG
- Method for operating a filling system and filling system27 Jan 2026US 12,535,836 B2
- Valve assembly for a filling machine and a filling machine provided with such valve23 Sep 2025US 12,421,101 B2MBF S.p.A.
- Apparatus and process for dispensing a liquid product into containers15 Jul 2025US 12,358,772 B2G. D S.p.A.
- Filling valve assembly with bayonet mount for bottle alignment component13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235220 A1Fogg Filler Company
- A multi-product filler device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209020 A1Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.
- Filling machine for filling containers with liquids25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176123 A1Gruppo Bertolaso S.p.A.
- Setting of a cleaning operation for a container filling apparatus12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042652 A1Krones AG
- Device with flowmeter and nozzle for exact dosing22 Jan 2026US 2026/0022959 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- High speed beverage dispensing method and apparatus97US 6,669,051 B1Niagara Pump Corporation · 2003
- Optical height of fill detection system and associated methods75US 6,226,081 B1Optikos Corporation · 2001
- Method and system for filling containers with a liquid filling product, and filling machine and labelling device for use with this method or system72US 5,713,403 AKHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau AG · 1998
- Apparatus for filling vessels with liquid63US 5,501,253 AKrones AG Hermann Kronseder Maschinenfabrik · 1996
- Beverage container filling machine, and method for filling containers with a liquid filling material in a beverage container filling machine49US 6,474,368 B2KHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau AG · 2002