B65D 17/50
Non-integral frangible members applied to, or inserted in, preformed openings
Official title: Non-integral frangible members applied to, or inserted in, preformed openings, e.g. tearable strips or plastic plugs (flexible adhesive strips adapted to seal filling or discharging apertures B65D53/08)
B65D17/50 (Non-integral frangible members applied to, or inserted in, preformed openings) appears on 354 US grants and 295 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 354
- Published applications
- 295
- Assignees
- 150
- Inventors
- 532
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 1 | 12 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 16 |
| 2010 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 12 |
| 2012 | 12 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 15 |
| 2014 | 7 | 17 |
| 2015 | 6 | 17 |
| 2016 | 14 | 13 |
| 2017 | 22 | 20 |
| 2018 | 11 | 20 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9 |
| 2020 | 15 | 21 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 14 |
| 2023 | 10 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 |
| 2025 | 9 | 13 |
| 2026 | 7 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Labeling and packaging system and methods22 Sep 2026US 12,741,783 B2C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Closure assembly for a beverage container and method for repeatably closing a beverage container by means of a closure assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,715,650 B2Ardagh Metal Beverage Holdings Germany GmbH
- Fracture film for peelable membrane containers11 Aug 2026US 12,703,173 B2TOPPAN Packaging Americas Holdings, Inc.
- Can lid, can and method for manufacturing a can lid28 Jul 2026US 12,692,042 B2Re-Lid Engineering AG
- Container sealing body28 Apr 2026US 12,612,213 B2Seal and Pack Co., Ltd
- Composite film for sealable and peelable lidding to be sealed against plain tinplate10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264929 A1Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc.
- Can lid13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233891 A1Top Cap Holding GmbH
- Container sealing body6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225764 A1Seal and Pack Co., Ltd
- Method of forming a closure assembly for a container16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200634 A1Ardagh Metal Packaging Europe GmbH
- Pinch-pull type closure liner9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192974 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Easy open closure system98US 3,990,603 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1976
- Convenience opening of containers for liquid products95US 4,029,033 AThe Continental Group, Inc. · 1977
- Container with attached closure81US 4,084,721 AThe Continental Group, Inc. · 1978
- Vendable reclosable beverage container77US 4,127,212 A1978
- Easy-opening composite closure for hermetic sealing of a packaging container by double seaming76US 5,069,355 ASonoco Products Company · 1991