B65D 17/02
Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or
Official title: {of curved cross-section, e.g. cans of circular or elliptical cross-section}
B65D17/02 (Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or) appears on 83 US grants and 141 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 83
- Published applications
- 141
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 292
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 4 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 21 |
| 2023 | 6 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 |
| 2025 | 10 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Lid, combination of container and lid, and container with lid16 Jun 2026US 12,654,913 B2Ky7 Inc.
- Punch, a semi-finished can, and a can manufactured with use of the said punch28 Apr 2026US 12,611,705 B2Canpack S.A.
- Dual mouth shotgun can27 Jan 2026US 12,534,267 B2
- Preform of a can and method of manufacturing the same18 Nov 2025US 12,472,550 B2Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- Dual mouth shotgun can8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307854 A1
- Can body, product can, and method for manufacturing can body16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200633 A1Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- End cap with child resistant opening tab and method therefor16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103310 A1Ram Solutions, LLC
- Tin-plated steel sheet and can18 Dec 2025US 2025/0382114 A1Nippon Steel Corporation
- Metal container for beverages16 Oct 2025US 2025/0320024 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Container with means for displaying still and moving images273US 6,084,526 ATime Warner Entertainment Co., L. P. · 2000
- Safety container for glass vials49US 4,746,017 ABristol-Myers Company · 1988
- Strengthened can bodies of thin-walled metal36US 4,512,490 ACantec, Inc. · 1985
- Plastic container with base cup formed from single blow molded plastic body31US 4,591,066 AAdolph Coors Company · 1986
- Self-closing resealable can end29US 8,215,513 B1Popseal LLC. · 2012