B44D 3/12
Paint cans
Official title: Paint cans; Brush holders; Containers for storing residual paint {(construction details of containers of general type B65D)}
B44D3/12 (Paint cans) appears on 1,111 US grants and 922 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B44D- Granted patents
- 1,111
- Published applications
- 922
- Assignees
- 281
- Inventors
- 1,753
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 32 | 0 |
| 1992 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 9 |
| 2002 | 27 | 28 |
| 2003 | 21 | 35 |
| 2004 | 21 | 52 |
| 2005 | 17 | 54 |
| 2006 | 25 | 67 |
| 2007 | 19 | 34 |
| 2008 | 16 | 35 |
| 2009 | 26 | 32 |
| 2010 | 24 | 32 |
| 2011 | 18 | 29 |
| 2012 | 18 | 27 |
| 2013 | 17 | 24 |
| 2014 | 32 | 48 |
| 2015 | 28 | 43 |
| 2016 | 21 | 35 |
| 2017 | 39 | 44 |
| 2018 | 30 | 39 |
| 2019 | 24 | 47 |
| 2020 | 36 | 34 |
| 2021 | 33 | 29 |
| 2022 | 30 | 33 |
| 2023 | 16 | 31 |
| 2024 | 17 | 32 |
| 2025 | 28 | 32 |
| 2026 | 19 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B44D 3/14Holders for paint cans225
- B44D 3/126Paint roller trays223
- B44D 3/123Brush holders independent from paint can220
- B44D 3/128Wiping bars204
- B44D 3/127Covers or lids for paint cans188
- B44D 3/125Containers for storing paint brushes and the like, separate from the can129
- B44D 3/121Paint cans equipped with permanently attached brush holding means71
- B44D 3/122Having separate compartments for the different paint compounds27
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