B65D 21/04
Open-ended containers shaped to be nested when empty and to be superposed
Official title: Open-ended containers shaped to be nested when empty and to be superposed when full
B65D21/04 (Open-ended containers shaped to be nested when empty and to be superposed) appears on 235 US grants and 142 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 235
- Published applications
- 142
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 292
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Stackable bin and method of stacking the same29 Sep 2026US 12,747,064 B2Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC
- Stackable and/or nestable box19 May 2026US 12,631,438 B2Fami S.R.L.
- Stackable space saving system and method of use3 Mar 2026US 12,564,281 B2
- Container25 Nov 2025US 12,479,639 B2Bluewater Innovations AB
- Dairy tray system28 Oct 2025US 12,454,387 B2Rehrig Pacific Company
- Tray with stacking features30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116613 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Beverage container packaging8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008582 A1Acorn West LLC
- Battery storage and transport system24 Jul 2025US 2025/0236433 A1Redwood Materials, Inc.
- Stackable Bin and Method of Stacking the Same8 May 2025US 2025/0145332 A1Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC
- Stackable and/or nestable box26 Sep 2024US 2024/0317458 A1Fami S.R.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Stackable low depth bottle case120US 4,899,874 ARehrig Pacific Company · 1990
- Multi-level-stacking/nesting tray98US 4,759,451 ARehrig Pacific Company · 1988
- Nestable display crate for bottles with handle feature96US 5,855,277 ARehrig Pacific Company · 1999
- Nestable display crate with extended handles89US 5,704,482 ARehrig Pacific Company · 1998
- Shipping tray for fruit86US 4,101,049 AHopple Plastics, Inc. · 1978