B21D 51/38
Making inlet or outlet arrangements of cans, tins, baths, bottles, or other
Official title: Making inlet or outlet arrangements of cans, tins, baths, bottles, or other vessels; Making can ends; Making closures
B21D51/38 (Making inlet or outlet arrangements of cans, tins, baths, bottles, or other) appears on 812 US grants and 472 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21D- Granted patents
- 812
- Published applications
- 472
- Assignees
- 281
- Inventors
- 1,006
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 34 | 0 |
| 1977 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | 27 | 0 |
| 1979 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | 27 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 2 |
| 2002 | 19 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 14 |
| 2004 | 14 | 12 |
| 2005 | 4 | 16 |
| 2006 | 11 | 13 |
| 2007 | 10 | 14 |
| 2008 | 9 | 24 |
| 2009 | 13 | 12 |
| 2010 | 16 | 20 |
| 2011 | 12 | 10 |
| 2012 | 15 | 17 |
| 2013 | 12 | 27 |
| 2014 | 16 | 22 |
| 2015 | 14 | 30 |
| 2016 | 18 | 22 |
| 2017 | 22 | 25 |
| 2018 | 17 | 22 |
| 2019 | 19 | 31 |
| 2020 | 17 | 21 |
| 2021 | 25 | 24 |
| 2022 | 15 | 20 |
| 2023 | 14 | 18 |
| 2024 | 18 | 20 |
| 2025 | 19 | 11 |
| 2026 | 5 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Metallic overcap with latches11 Aug 2026US 12,703,545 B2Modulo Embalagens Industria E Comercio Ltda
- Apparatus for the production of tear-off lids23 Jun 2026US 12,661,705 B2Soudronic AG
- Method for manufacturing a capsule made of aluminum for small tubes with open hole and product so obtained23 Jun 2026US 12,662,290 B2D.B.N. Tubetti S.R.L.
- Can shell, and associated tooling and method19 May 2026US 12,629,744 B2Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Press system and shell feeding assembly therefor7 Apr 2026US 12,594,591 B2Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Drive assemblies for shell stock feeder assemblies and methods of feeding material into shell presses27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249344 A1Stolle Machinery Company, LLLC
- System and method for a single press for manufacturing a finished can end13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233290 A1Drt Mfg. Co., LLC
- System and a method for manufacturing screw caps from cardboard or paperboard13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233485 A1Länsipahvi Oy
- Press system and shell feeding assembly therefor23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208257 A1Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Method for producing an aerosol dome9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193017 A1Adval Tech Holding AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Threaded aluminum cans and methods of manufacture181US 5,718,352 AAluminum Company of America · 1998
- Lightweight reclosable can with attached threaded pour spout and methods of manufacture164US 6,010,028 AAluminum Company of America · 2000
- Method of making bottle-shaped metal cans155US 5,822,843 AAluminum Company of America · 1998
- Assembly of aluminum can and threaded sleeve111US 6,010,026 AAluminum Company of America · 2000
- Method and apparatus for necking a metal container and resultant container104US 5,778,723 AAluminum Company of America · 1998