B65D 2255/20
Locking devices: with coacting elements
Official title: with coacting elements, e.g. ratchet and pawl, formed integrally in the container and closure or dispensing device, e.g. spout, for permanently preventing removal of the latter
B65D2255/20 (Locking devices: with coacting elements) appears on 137 US grants and 101 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 137
- Published applications
- 101
- Assignees
- 102
- Inventors
- 238
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Child-resistant closure22 Sep 2026US 12,741,793 B2Sonoco Development, Inc.
- Systems and methods for locking packaging container18 Aug 2026US 12,709,447 B2All Packaging Company
- Substrate storage container28 Jul 2026US 12,692,055 B2Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
- Storage box with spring-loaded locking lid2 Jun 2026US 12,643,721 B1
- Closure with a locking rim having a sealing rib13 Jan 2026US 12,522,406 B2Weener Plastics Group B.V.
- Sealable container and method of sealing a container30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217409 A1
- Storage Container15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015141 A1Deli Group Co. Ltd
- Rotationally locking container1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000226 A1
- Package with locking mechanism including flexible member having engaging structure between elbow and front surface of contact structure30 Oct 2025US 2025/0333220 A1Altria Client Services LLC
- Substrate storage container25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296749 A1Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Childproof device for containing and dispensing fluids105US 4,127,221 ASterling Drug Inc. · 1978
- Tamper-evident dispensing closure100US 4,487,324 ASeaquist Closures L.L.C. · 1984
- Positive orientation system for a threaded closure and container95US 5,145,080 ASeaquist Closures L.L.C. · 1992
- One-piece thermoplastic child-resistent dispensing closure79US 4,533,058 AOwens-Illinois, Inc. · 1985
- Tamper evidence closure74US 4,711,363 AWest Penn Plastic, Inc. · 1987