B65D 2251/00
Details relating to container closures
B65D2251/00 (Details relating to container closures) appears on 3,133 US grants and 3,073 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 3,133
- Published applications
- 3,073
- Assignees
- 1,566
- Inventors
- 5,339
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 35 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 31 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 27 | 0 |
| 1982 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | 20 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 48 | 0 |
| 1998 | 54 | 0 |
| 1999 | 83 | 0 |
| 2000 | 53 | 0 |
| 2001 | 62 | 16 |
| 2002 | 75 | 57 |
| 2003 | 36 | 70 |
| 2004 | 38 | 92 |
| 2005 | 34 | 89 |
| 2006 | 37 | 82 |
| 2007 | 24 | 87 |
| 2008 | 27 | 104 |
| 2009 | 30 | 93 |
| 2010 | 41 | 64 |
| 2011 | 64 | 91 |
| 2012 | 58 | 85 |
| 2013 | 82 | 78 |
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| 2015 | 58 | 126 |
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| 2018 | 113 | 169 |
| 2019 | 151 | 185 |
| 2020 | 123 | 198 |
| 2021 | 137 | 189 |
| 2022 | 145 | 197 |
| 2023 | 145 | 183 |
| 2024 | 135 | 194 |
| 2025 | 169 | 153 |
| 2026 | 106 | 106 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65D 2251/0003Two or more closuresIndexing code1,699
- B65D 2251/10Details of hinged closuresIndexing code1,028
- B65D 2251/20Sealing meansIndexing code272
- B65D 2251/02Grip meansIndexing code163
- B65D 2251/04Orienting or positioning meansIndexing code91
- B65D 2251/06Special configurationsIndexing code65
- B65D 2251/08Closures specially adapted for closing container mouths of differing size or configurationIndexing code42
- B65D 2251/01Making a sound upon actuationIndexing code41
Recent patents
- Storage case6 Oct 2026US 12,752,971 B2
- Transport container and container arrangement6 Oct 2026US 12,752,973 B2BS Systems GmbH & Co. KG
- Locking member and box thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,974 B2A&A Intelligent (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- Tamper-evident closure with tamper-evident strip and holding chamber for tamper-evident strip6 Oct 2026US 12,752,979 B2Silgan Dispensing Systems Group B.V.
- Lid assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,752,980 B2King's Flair Marketing Limited
- Dispenser unit for aerosol precursor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305730 A1RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
- Tabbed Seal With Oversized Tab8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307870 A1Selig Sealing Products, Inc.
- Opening device for a package, mold for molding an opening device and package having an opening device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296719 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Reclosable container1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296722 A1OPTIMA consumer GmbH
- Sip and pour drinking system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296743 A1Hydrojug, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Container for wet wipes having an improved closure mechanism276US 5,785,179 AKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 1998
- Latching structure for food container265US 5,046,659 AMobil Oil Corporation · 1991
- Needleless access stopper216US 5,433,330 AWest Corporation · 1995
- Medicament container stopper with integral spike access means208US 5,902,298 ABracco Research USA · 1999
- Container with hinged lid207US 5,366,104 AFabri-Kal Corporation · 1994