B65D 17/506
Rigid or semi-rigid members
Official title: {Rigid or semi-rigid members, e.g. plugs}
B65D17/506 (Rigid or semi-rigid members) appears on 128 US grants and 78 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 128
- Published applications
- 78
- Assignees
- 62
- Inventors
- 209
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- Can lid, can and method for manufacturing a can lid28 Jul 2026US 12,692,042 B2Re-Lid Engineering AG
- Opening device for a package, mold for molding an opening device for a package and package having an opening device30 Dec 2025US 12,509,276 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Beverage container infusion port and method of use30 Dec 2025US 12,509,277 B2
- Closure system for containers10 Jun 2025US 12,325,550 B2Re-Lid Engineering AG
- Can lid13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233891 A1Top Cap Holding GmbH
- Method of forming a closure assembly for a container16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200634 A1Ardagh Metal Packaging Europe GmbH
- Can end25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176020 A1Top Cap Holding GmbH
- Closure assembly for a beverage container and method for repeatably closing a beverage container with a closure assembly11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159271 A1Ardagh Metal Packaging Europe GmbH
- Can end30 Oct 2025US 2025/0333211 A1Top Cap Holding GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Container with attached closure81US 4,084,721 AThe Continental Group, Inc. · 1978
- Vendable reclosable beverage container77US 4,127,212 A1978
- Non-detachable and reclosable easy opening container closure structure73US 3,952,911 AContinental Can Company, Inc. · 1976
- Contamination protection member for opening and resealing device67US 4,463,866 A1984
- Plug-type openers for plastic can ends62US 4,747,511 ASun Coast Plastics, Inc. · 1988