B65D 17/4011
For opening completely by means of a tearing tab
Official title: {for opening completely by means of a tearing tab}
B65D17/4011 (For opening completely by means of a tearing tab) appears on 317 US grants and 239 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 317
- Published applications
- 239
- Assignees
- 141
- Inventors
- 504
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Multi-functional eating utensil for cans and a can comprising said eating utensil26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084873 A1Bikerguard d.o.o.
- End cap with score line for controlled flap opening, and method and tooling therefor19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048897 A1Ram Solutions, LLC
- Food and beverage can tab26 Jun 2025US 2025/0206498 A1CANPACK FOOD and INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING sp. z o.o.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spin-bonded all plastic can and method of forming same92US 4,840,289 ASonoco Products Company · 1989
- Can end with recessed center panel formed downwardly from coin86US 5,749,488 AReynolds Metals Company · 1998
- Easy open end for containers employing enlarged moustache score84US 5,052,573 AAutomated Container Corporation · 1991
- Retortable container with easily-openable lid77US 4,890,759 AAluminum Company of America · 1990
- Can with easy open end74US 6,341,709 B12002