B65D 17/52
Attachment of opening tools
Official title: Attachment of opening tools, e.g. slotted keys, to containers
B65D17/52 (Attachment of opening tools) appears on 20 US grants and 15 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 15
- Assignees
- 16
- Inventors
- 54
- Latest grant
- 8 Jul 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Rotary actuated dispenser8 Jul 2025US 12,351,384 B2ELC Management LLC
- Beverage container cover and opener20 May 2025US 12,304,792 B1
- Overcap with cutting ring for rigid paper cans24 Oct 2017US 9,796,513 B2Sunoco Development, Inc.
- Opener cap5 Jan 2016US 9,227,771 B2Key Coffee Inc.
- Beverage delivery can20 Oct 2015US 9,162,794 B2The Boston Beer Company
- Tear-open perfume diffusion container and apparatus16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102533 A1
- Multi-functional eating utensil for cans and a can comprising said eating utensil26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084873 A1Bikerguard d.o.o.
- Rotary Actuated Dispenser28 Nov 2024US 2024/0391677 A1ELC Management LLC
- Mechanical security feature for a housing4 Mar 2021US 2021/0062549 A1Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Resealable pop top lid27 Aug 2020US 2020/0270016 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Non-detachable easy open flap and tab assembly36US 3,938,693 AContinental Can Company, Inc. · 1976
- Metallic container partly openable by rupture of a line of reduced strength36US 5,292,025 ASollac · 1994
- Container comprising a turn-lock fastener26US 6,910,598 B22005
- Apparatus for dispensing a substance in a liquid beverage20US 5,711,420 ACanning Concepts, Inc. · 1998
- Apparatus for dispensing a substance in a liquid beverage19US 5,799,775 ACanning Concepts, Inc. · 1998