B65D 21/00
Nestable, stackable or joinable containers
Official title: Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
B65D21/00 (Nestable, stackable or joinable containers) appears on 3,965 US grants and 4,740 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 3,965
- Published applications
- 4,740
- Assignees
- 2,113
- Inventors
- 7,488
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 48 | 0 |
| 1977 | 37 | 0 |
| 1978 | 22 | 0 |
| 1979 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | 34 | 0 |
| 1981 | 33 | 0 |
| 1982 | 27 | 0 |
| 1983 | 34 | 0 |
| 1984 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 27 | 0 |
| 1986 | 35 | 0 |
| 1987 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 40 | 0 |
| 1990 | 43 | 0 |
| 1991 | 45 | 0 |
| 1992 | 44 | 0 |
| 1993 | 51 | 0 |
| 1994 | 54 | 0 |
| 1995 | 47 | 0 |
| 1996 | 49 | 0 |
| 1997 | 43 | 0 |
| 1998 | 53 | 0 |
| 1999 | 77 | 0 |
| 2000 | 61 | 0 |
| 2001 | 74 | 18 |
| 2002 | 52 | 58 |
| 2003 | 26 | 97 |
| 2004 | 41 | 97 |
| 2005 | 39 | 108 |
| 2006 | 59 | 141 |
| 2007 | 33 | 149 |
| 2008 | 39 | 140 |
| 2009 | 49 | 116 |
| 2010 | 69 | 132 |
| 2011 | 70 | 151 |
| 2012 | 64 | 131 |
| 2013 | 92 | 196 |
| 2014 | 120 | 203 |
| 2015 | 139 | 253 |
| 2016 | 148 | 230 |
| 2017 | 162 | 288 |
| 2018 | 167 | 290 |
| 2019 | 242 | 295 |
| 2020 | 209 | 285 |
| 2021 | 228 | 247 |
| 2022 | 204 | 240 |
| 2023 | 160 | 227 |
| 2024 | 179 | 242 |
| 2025 | 193 | 235 |
| 2026 | 104 | 171 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Collapsible shipping containers6 Oct 2026US 12,752,966 B2Reusables Development Group, LLC
- Transport container and container arrangement6 Oct 2026US 12,752,973 B2BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG
- Stackable bin and method of stacking the same29 Sep 2026US 12,747,064 B2Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC
- Stackable container system for storing and reheating food slice29 Sep 2026US 12,747,065 B2Pie-Pod, LLC
- Container for package29 Sep 2026US 12,747,087 B2Berry Global, Inc.
- Apparatus and systems for storing consumable products8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305878 A1Caraway Home, Inc.
- System and method for modular storage containers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307855 A1
- Stackable storage bin with access window8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307856 A1Timely Inventions, LLC
- Modular container and system including same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307857 A1Rpm Industries, LLC
- Storage bin assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307877 A1Timely Inventions, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Connectable instrument trays for creating a modular case1,468US 7,909,191 B2Greatbatch Ltd. · 2011
- Double seal food container408US 5,377,860 AJames River Corporation of Virginia · 1995
- Collapsible container321US 5,913,448 ARubbermaid Incorporated · 1999
- Stackable container cover271US 6,269,977 B12001
- Dual container and individual chamber therefor214US 5,954,213 ALever Brothers Company · 1999