B65D 21/02
Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting
Official title: Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together {(stackable containers of polygonal cross-section formed by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/001)}
B65D21/02 (Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting) appears on 3,375 US grants and 3,914 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 3,375
- Published applications
- 3,914
- Assignees
- 1,805
- Inventors
- 6,248
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 45 | 0 |
| 1977 | 35 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | 31 | 0 |
| 1981 | 30 | 0 |
| 1982 | 25 | 0 |
| 1983 | 32 | 0 |
| 1984 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 30 | 0 |
| 1987 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 36 | 0 |
| 1990 | 40 | 0 |
| 1991 | 42 | 0 |
| 1992 | 42 | 0 |
| 1993 | 46 | 0 |
| 1994 | 51 | 0 |
| 1995 | 43 | 0 |
| 1996 | 39 | 0 |
| 1997 | 39 | 0 |
| 1998 | 44 | 0 |
| 1999 | 65 | 0 |
| 2000 | 53 | 0 |
| 2001 | 63 | 15 |
| 2002 | 41 | 52 |
| 2003 | 25 | 86 |
| 2004 | 35 | 90 |
| 2005 | 36 | 99 |
| 2006 | 54 | 126 |
| 2007 | 31 | 125 |
| 2008 | 37 | 116 |
| 2009 | 44 | 102 |
| 2010 | 61 | 113 |
| 2011 | 62 | 126 |
| 2012 | 52 | 111 |
| 2013 | 81 | 165 |
| 2014 | 103 | 165 |
| 2015 | 111 | 204 |
| 2016 | 120 | 181 |
| 2017 | 139 | 242 |
| 2018 | 135 | 247 |
| 2019 | 203 | 237 |
| 2020 | 174 | 224 |
| 2021 | 187 | 208 |
| 2022 | 172 | 190 |
| 2023 | 126 | 180 |
| 2024 | 151 | 192 |
| 2025 | 143 | 181 |
| 2026 | 83 | 137 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65D 21/0209Stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position1,952
- B65D 21/0233Nestable containers680
- B65D 21/0201Stackable or joined together side-by-side622
- B65D 21/04Open-ended containers shaped to be nested when empty and to be superposed235
- B65D 21/06With movable parts adapted to be placed in alternative positions for nesting179
- B65D 21/0237Rigid or semi-rigid containers provided with a recess on their external surface75
- B65D 21/0235Containers stackable in a staggered configuration69
- B65D 21/0234Nestable or stackable container parts forming a receptacle when one part is63
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Recent patents
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- Stackable bin and method of stacking the same29 Sep 2026US 12,747,064 B2Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC
- Container for package29 Sep 2026US 12,747,087 B2Berry Global, Inc.
- Conical risers interconnected by radially and circumferentially deflecting latches29 Sep 2026US 12,747,091 B2Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
- Debris collection component, debris collection assembly, and battery case packaging structure and method22 Sep 2026US 12,741,774 B2Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
- 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
- Stackable container cover271US 6,269,977 B12001
- Dual container and individual chamber therefor214US 5,954,213 ALever Brothers Company · 1999
- Storage container with reversible lid196US 5,409,126 A1995