B65D 41/40
Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent
Official title: Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent deformation of the wall-engaging parts
B65D41/40 (Caps or cap-like covers adapted to be secured in position by permanent) appears on 88 US grants and 70 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 88
- Published applications
- 70
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 120
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 |
| 2017 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fuel can28 Jul 2026US 12,692,049 B2
- Metallic end closure for small diameter container27 Aug 2024US 12,071,280 B2Ball Corporation
- Shell with expandable rivet button and tooling therefor25 Jun 2024US 12,017,267 B2Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Metal cap and method for manufacturing same11 Jun 2024US 12,006,100 B2Nippon Closures Co., Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for producing a rolled curl on an open end of metal container20 Feb 2024US 11,905,065 B2Exal Corporation
- An easy-pull bottle cap with invisible cutting lines4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152328 A1Guangzhou Lekai Packaging Technology Co.,Ltd.
- Fuel Can30 Oct 2025US 2025/0333212 A1Tangshan Saidisi Metal Packaging Co., Ltd.
- Closure cap for bottles containing liquids under pressure11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282528 A1Pe.Di S.R.L.
- Bottle Cap3 Oct 2024US 2024/0327074 A1
- Bottle Cap3 Oct 2024US 2024/0327075 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tear-off container closure56US 4,768,667 AWicanders Closures AG · 1988
- Cap with plastic sleeve49US 6,301,767 B1Pechiney Emballage Alimentaire · 2001
- Bottle caps36US 3,963,140 AAB Wicanders Korkfabriker · 1976
- Closure cap for beverage containers34US 4,564,116 AFolienwalzwerk Bruder Teich Aktiengasellschaft · 1986
- Combined container cap and lift tab opener34US 6,474,490 B1Label Makers, Inc. · 2002