B65D 2517/004
By means of an additional element
Official title: by means of an additional element
B65D2517/004 (By means of an additional element) appears on 131 US grants and 168 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 131
- Published applications
- 168
- Assignees
- 58
- Inventors
- 231
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 12 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 12 |
| 2020 | 15 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 | 13 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 |
| 2026 | 8 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Container lid having a frustum shaped sidewall enabling nesting8 Sep 2026US D1,146,622 S1Design
- Container cap having frustum shaped sidewall segment enabling nesting8 Sep 2026US D1,146,623 S1Design
- Closure assembly for a beverage container and method for repeatably closing a beverage container by means of a closure assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,715,650 B2Ardagh Metal Beverage Holdings Germany GmbH
- Plate with opening aid for cans18 Aug 2026US 12,709,436 B2
- Closure for a beverage can lid19 May 2026US 12,630,330 B2SBH, Inc.
- Can Lid With Reclosable Closure Device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242091 A1Metx Technologies LLC
- Beverage can with a cap4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152332 A1
- Can ends having re-closable covers5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035132 A1Ardagh Metal Packaging USA Corp.
- Heat-Sealable Aluminium Alloy Strip for Beverage Can Lids8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008587 A1Speira GmbH
- Reclosable can ends6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340327 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Can96US 7,198,168 B22007
- Beverage container lid93US 5,692,633 AHullko Corporation · 1997
- Container, in particular a drinks can, and lid for such a container82US 6,158,608 ACetoni Umwelttechnologie Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH · 2000
- Canned drink cover apparatus72US 5,088,614 A1992
- Drink can lid with closure cap66US 6,216,904 B12001