B65D 41/0471
With means for positioning the cap on the container, or for limiting
Official title: {with means for positioning the cap on the container, or for limiting the movement of the cap, or for preventing accidental loosening of the cap}
B65D41/0471 (With means for positioning the cap on the container, or for limiting) appears on 352 US grants and 272 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 352
- Published applications
- 272
- Assignees
- 233
- Inventors
- 566
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2003 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 8 |
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| 2018 | 9 | 27 |
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| 2022 | 9 | 13 |
| 2023 | 7 | 11 |
| 2024 | 13 | 9 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 |
| 2026 | 10 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Foilless Caps10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264943 A1Nypro Inc.
- Screw caps for containers25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176026 A1Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
- Skin care container with dual anti-rotation locking mechanism19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077912 A1Shenzhen Nuon Medical Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Tamper evident flip top closure19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077913 A1Berry Global, Inc.
- Closing cap arrangement8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008604 A1Seidel GmbH & Co. KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Closure assembly for pressurized containers129US 6,227,391 B1Beeson and Sons Limited · 2001
- Bottle cap107US 4,280,632 A1981
- Combination of a row of containers and a strip of caps, and assembly of a container and cap103US 5,702,017 AL'oreal · 1997
- Container closure assembly having intermediate positioning means99US 4,289,248 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1981
- Positive orientation system for a threaded closure and container95US 5,145,080 ASeaquist Closures L.L.C. · 1992