B65D 41/02
Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or
Official title: Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
B65D41/02 (Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or) appears on 2,895 US grants and 2,900 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 2,895
- Published applications
- 2,900
- Assignees
- 1,453
- Inventors
- 4,789
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 34 | 0 |
| 1977 | 25 | 0 |
| 1978 | 37 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 25 | 0 |
| 1982 | 29 | 0 |
| 1983 | 38 | 0 |
| 1984 | 33 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 36 | 0 |
| 1987 | 50 | 0 |
| 1988 | 49 | 0 |
| 1989 | 38 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 46 | 0 |
| 1998 | 55 | 0 |
| 1999 | 63 | 0 |
| 2000 | 39 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 17 |
| 2002 | 32 | 39 |
| 2003 | 35 | 44 |
| 2004 | 32 | 65 |
| 2005 | 33 | 67 |
| 2006 | 31 | 59 |
| 2007 | 23 | 68 |
| 2008 | 14 | 63 |
| 2009 | 16 | 59 |
| 2010 | 38 | 65 |
| 2011 | 42 | 75 |
| 2012 | 34 | 68 |
| 2013 | 59 | 110 |
| 2014 | 69 | 114 |
| 2015 | 68 | 145 |
| 2016 | 88 | 164 |
| 2017 | 137 | 270 |
| 2018 | 135 | 218 |
| 2019 | 206 | 222 |
| 2020 | 194 | 175 |
| 2021 | 144 | 148 |
| 2022 | 132 | 142 |
| 2023 | 110 | 140 |
| 2024 | 119 | 149 |
| 2025 | 115 | 126 |
| 2026 | 100 | 88 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65D 41/04Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation2,095
- B65D 41/16Snap-on caps or cap-like covers312
- B65D 41/26Caps or cap-like covers serving as, or incorporating, drinking or measuring vessels169
- B65D 41/10Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent111
- B65D 41/28Caps combined with stoppers110
- B65D 41/22Caps or cap-like covers with elastic parts adapted to be stretched over53
- B65D 41/20Caps or cap-like covers with membranes45
- B65D 41/023With integral internal sealing means43
Recent patents
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- Extrusion-blow-molded container with a screw cap22 Sep 2026US 12,741,787 B2Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. KG
- Flexible container22 Sep 2026US 12,741,790 B1Dongguan ChiJian Electronic Technology CO., LTD
- Dispenser unit for aerosol precursor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305730 A1RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
- Method of opening a cigarette packaging closure8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307889 A1Dyer Arctic Consulting, LLC
- Gravity-flow filter assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296921 A1Hydros Bottle, LLC
- Closure cap and combination of a closure cap and reusable container24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285547 A1Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. KG
- Active pressure monitoring closure24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285557 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Two-part package for medical implant275US 7,712,606 B2Sadra Medical, Inc. · 2010
- Closure for a container214US 4,754,892 A1988
- Liquid product pouring and measuring package with self draining feature184US 4,550,862 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1985
- Threaded aluminum cans and methods of manufacture181US 5,718,352 AAluminum Company of America · 1998
- Compartmented flexible solution container177US 4,458,811 AAbbott Laboratories · 1984