B65D 17/42
Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or
Official title: with cutting, punching, or cutter accommodating means (for opening at lines or points of weakness B65D17/28)
B65D17/42 (Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or) appears on 50 US grants and 40 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 50
- Published applications
- 40
- Assignees
- 37
- Inventors
- 99
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
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| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dual functioning straw and drink spout24 Mar 2026US 12,583,651 B2Bomber Brands Inc.
- Tube closure assembly and tube comprising the same17 Jun 2025US 12,330,836 B2Albea Services
- Pressure equalization apparatus for a container and methods associated therewith22 Oct 2024US 12,122,572 B2Paha Designs, LLC
- Dispensing system3 Sep 2024US 12,077,356 B2AptarGroup, Inc.
- Appliance and capsule containing a food product28 May 2024US 11,992,027 B2Solo Gelato Ltd.
- Additive dispensing cartridge for use in capsule beverage machine5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062202 A1
- Dual Functioning Straw and Drink Spout19 Jun 2025US 2025/0197072 A1Bomber Brands Inc.
- Liquid storage container and method for manufacturing liquid storage container3 Oct 2024US 2024/0325245 A1JMS Co., Ltd.
- Dispenser for products in a flexible tube5 Sep 2024US 2024/0294306 A1Davis Food, LLC
- Biologically degradable portion capsule2 May 2024US 2024/0140691 A1Tchibo GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-dose disposable medicant and fluid container23US 6,488,146 B12002
- Tamper evident container22US 8,807,385 B1Lindar Corporation · 2014
- Tamper-evident container closure with flip-top cap21US 8,439,212 B2Berry Plastics Corporation · 2013
- Beverage can identification apparatus and method for reducing the spread of disease by limiting the chance of inadvertent drinking from an open can of another20US 6,053,349 A2000
- Easy-open container end20US 6,817,819 B2Omnitech International, Inc. · 2004