B65D 41/42
Made of relatively-stiff metallic material
Official title: made of relatively-stiff metallic material, e.g. crown caps
B65D41/42 (Made of relatively-stiff metallic material) appears on 45 US grants and 51 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 45
- Published applications
- 51
- Assignees
- 22
- Inventors
- 49
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 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
- Metal cap and method for manufacturing same11 Jun 2024US 12,006,100 B2Nippon Closures Co., Ltd.
- Easily openable container lid26 Dec 2023US 11,851,248 B2Nippon Closures Co., Ltd.
- Can body14 Nov 2023US 11,814,209 B2Universal Can 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.
- Bottle Cap3 Oct 2024US 2024/0327074 A1
- Bottle Cap3 Oct 2024US 2024/0327075 A1
- Metallic end closure for small diameter container20 Jul 2023US 2023/0227213 A1Ball Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cap with plastic sleeve49US 6,301,767 B1Pechiney Emballage Alimentaire · 2001
- Combination crown twist-off closure capp30US 4,055,266 A1977
- Tear open bottle cap24US 4,003,488 AAmerican Flange & Manufacturing Co. Inc. · 1977
- Easy-pull crown bottle cap22US 8,061,544 B2World Bottling Cap, LLC · 2011
- Medical vial cap20US 8,944,264 B2World Bottling Cap, LLC · 2015