A47G 21/18
Drinking straws or the like
Official title: Drinking straws or the like ({as integral parts of drinking containers A47G19/2266;} for therapeutic purposes A61J15/00 {; adapted to emerge from drinking containers when opened B65D77/283})
A47G21/18 (Drinking straws or the like) appears on 606 US grants and 862 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47G- Granted patents
- 606
- Published applications
- 862
- Assignees
- 318
- Inventors
- 1,355
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 7 |
| 2002 | 15 | 19 |
| 2003 | 13 | 23 |
| 2004 | 17 | 25 |
| 2005 | 4 | 31 |
| 2006 | 11 | 31 |
| 2007 | 1 | 21 |
| 2008 | 6 | 19 |
| 2009 | 6 | 20 |
| 2010 | 11 | 19 |
| 2011 | 6 | 20 |
| 2012 | 11 | 22 |
| 2013 | 12 | 27 |
| 2014 | 18 | 26 |
| 2015 | 15 | 30 |
| 2016 | 20 | 22 |
| 2017 | 25 | 38 |
| 2018 | 19 | 48 |
| 2019 | 30 | 40 |
| 2020 | 25 | 76 |
| 2021 | 28 | 73 |
| 2022 | 27 | 57 |
| 2023 | 31 | 55 |
| 2024 | 33 | 47 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 |
| 2026 | 17 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A47G 21/182With means for amusing or giving information to the user93
- A47G 21/183With means for changing the flavour of the liquid90
- A47G 21/185Mouthpieces74
- A47G 21/189Telescoping35
- A47G 21/186Details of bendable straws27
- A47G 21/184Dispensers therefor25
- A47G 21/188With filters to remove impurities25
- A47G 21/181Combined with cutlery or other eating utensils22
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Recent patents
- Monitoring system for straw manufacturing apparatus22 Sep 2026US 12,741,408 B2New WinCup Holdings, Inc.
- Drinking system with injector pump8 Sep 2026US 12,727,692 B2air up group GmbH
- Cup lid with retractable drinking spout and drinking cup25 Aug 2026US 12,714,246 B2Ningbo Lisi Houseware Co., Ltd.
- Thermally controlled face engaging device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,596 B2EMBR Labs IP LLC
- Container straw, beverage kit, method for preparing the beverage kit, and method of using the beverage kit28 Jul 2026US 12,690,708 B2Red River Tea Company
- Adapter for a drinking straw and drinking device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305854 A1air up group GmbH
- Additive mixing system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294145 A1
- Water enrichment system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296931 A1Green Tech Water Ltd
- Beverage package3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256307 A1Global Advantage Holdings, Inc.
- Wireless electronic smart drinking straw tip hydration system.3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256308 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Resilient valve and dispensing system for bicyclists141US 5,085,349 A1992
- Personal hydration system with an improved mouthpiece103US 6,070,767 ACamelBak Products, LLC · 2000
- Drink containers99US 8,191,727 B2CamelBak Products, LLC · 2012
- Method and apparatus for microcellular polypropylene extrusion, and polypropylene articles produced thereby98US 6,231,942 B1Trexel, Inc. · 2001
- Shipping and dispensing container for drinking straws90US 4,658,984 ADiamond Straw Incorporated · 1987