B65D 41/32
Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like
Official title: Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
B65D41/32 (Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like) appears on 1,896 US grants and 1,405 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 1,896
- Published applications
- 1,405
- Assignees
- 721
- Inventors
- 2,251
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 35 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 25 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 28 | 0 |
| 1983 | 26 | 0 |
| 1984 | 42 | 0 |
| 1985 | 56 | 0 |
| 1986 | 54 | 0 |
| 1987 | 48 | 0 |
| 1988 | 47 | 0 |
| 1989 | 46 | 0 |
| 1990 | 40 | 0 |
| 1991 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 39 | 0 |
| 1998 | 46 | 0 |
| 1999 | 46 | 0 |
| 2000 | 45 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 14 |
| 2002 | 30 | 23 |
| 2003 | 24 | 31 |
| 2004 | 27 | 42 |
| 2005 | 15 | 48 |
| 2006 | 15 | 36 |
| 2007 | 13 | 36 |
| 2008 | 11 | 39 |
| 2009 | 21 | 30 |
| 2010 | 18 | 42 |
| 2011 | 24 | 39 |
| 2012 | 27 | 29 |
| 2013 | 44 | 36 |
| 2014 | 29 | 48 |
| 2015 | 26 | 68 |
| 2016 | 42 | 54 |
| 2017 | 50 | 73 |
| 2018 | 44 | 70 |
| 2019 | 70 | 78 |
| 2020 | 47 | 80 |
| 2021 | 78 | 90 |
| 2022 | 56 | 100 |
| 2023 | 80 | 86 |
| 2024 | 74 | 96 |
| 2025 | 81 | 72 |
| 2026 | 44 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65D 41/34Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed1,333
- B65D 41/46Snap-on caps or cap-like covers375
- B65D 41/325With integral internal sealing means108
- B65D 41/40Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent88
- B65D 41/58Caps or cap-like covers combined with stoppers59
- B65D 41/50Caps or cap-like covers with membranes32
- B65D 41/56Caps or cap-like covers serving as, or incorporating, drinking or measuring vessels25
- B65D 41/52Caps or cap-like covers with elastic parts adapted to be stretched over8
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Recent patents
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- Polyester resin closures for containers1 Sep 2026US 12,722,351 B2Origin Materials Operating, Inc.
- Cap for containers18 Aug 2026US 12,709,442 B2Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
- Method for producing a closure cap for containers1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295911 A1Georg Menshen GmbH & Co. KG
- Opening device for a packaging for pourable products, package therewith and methods for evaluating if an opening device has already been opened at least once1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296737 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Closing cap for a container24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285548 A1Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
- Tethered, Hinged Closure24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285549 A1Silgan White Cap LLC
- Resource-saving closure unit17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274521 A1Bericap Holding GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for making a closure148US 4,497,765 AH-C Industries, Inc. · 1985
- Composite cap including tamper indicating band146US 4,981,230 AContinental White Cap, Inc. · 1991
- Screw cap with tamper-proof hold ring143US 4,394,918 ACharles A. Breskin Assoc. Inc. · 1983
- Threaded plastic bottle cap107US 4,322,012 ADairy Cap Corporation · 1982
- Anti-missiling bottle structure101US 4,007,848 AZapata Industries, Inc. · 1977