B65D 2517/0091
Means for venting upon initial opening
B65D2517/0091 (Means for venting upon initial opening) appears on 126 US grants and 98 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 126
- Published applications
- 98
- Assignees
- 39
- Inventors
- 162
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 13 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65D 2517/0094Formed as a separate openingIndexing code81
- B65D 2517/0092Formed as a partial score line located close to the tab connectionIndexing code34
- B65D 2517/0095Formed as a protuberance, contiguous with the openingIndexing code8
- B65D 2517/0097Permeable membrane located proximate to opening regionIndexing code2
Recent patents
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- Can ends having re-closable covers5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035132 A1Ardagh Metal Packaging USA Corp.
- Can end and method of manufacturing a can end23 Jan 2025US 2025/0026531 A1Top Cap Holding GmbH
- Closure system for containers11 Apr 2024US 2024/0116670 A1Re-Lid Engineering AG
- Can lid, can and method for manufacturing a can lid4 Apr 2024US 2024/0109685 A1Re-Lid Engineering AG
- Mechanical pressure relief valve for use in live beverages19 Oct 2023US 2023/0331448 A1Craft Innovators, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Double hinged opening for container end members109US 5,555,992 ACoors Brewing Company · 1996
- Easy open closure system98US 3,990,603 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1976
- Convenience opening of containers for liquid products95US 4,029,033 AThe Continental Group, Inc. · 1977
- Container end member81US 5,011,037 AAdolph Coors Company · 1991
- Can top with an overturnable tab74US 5,494,184 AKirin Beer Kabushiki Kaisha · 1996