B65D 2555/02
Locking devices
Official title: Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
B65D2555/02 (Locking devices) appears on 44 US grants and 62 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 44
- Published applications
- 62
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 98
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 |
| 2026 | 7 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Locking and releasable overcap, container with overcap, and method6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225779 A1Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
- Modular Storage Unit Including Sub-Units5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034660 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Secure storage container25 Dec 2025US 2025/0388389 A1Southwire Company
- Storage container11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376320 A1
- Antimicrobial bottle with antimicrobial seal2 Oct 2025US 2025/0304353 A1Microban Products Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Storage delivery box36US 10,131,478 B22018
- Security cover for objects, particularly for containers with closing device25US 6,254,139 B1Sleever International Company · 2001
- Tamper-proof closure seal19US 4,009,793 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1977
- Superimposed QR code for dispenser and replaceable reservoir12US 10,242,301 B2OP-Hygiene IP GmbH · 2019
- Container closure seal and method of making11US 4,633,648 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1987