B65D 43/02
Removable lids or covers
Official title: Removable lids or covers (with means for piercing, cutting, or tearing a frangible inner closure B65D51/22)
B65D43/02 (Removable lids or covers) appears on 3,812 US grants and 4,668 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 3,812
- Published applications
- 4,668
- Assignees
- 1,963
- Inventors
- 7,000
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 41 | 0 |
| 1977 | 30 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 30 | 0 |
| 1981 | 33 | 0 |
| 1982 | 27 | 0 |
| 1983 | 36 | 0 |
| 1984 | 39 | 0 |
| 1985 | 27 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | 38 | 0 |
| 1988 | 42 | 0 |
| 1989 | 52 | 0 |
| 1990 | 43 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 41 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 39 | 0 |
| 1997 | 36 | 0 |
| 1998 | 48 | 0 |
| 1999 | 62 | 0 |
| 2000 | 43 | 0 |
| 2001 | 46 | 8 |
| 2002 | 30 | 63 |
| 2003 | 25 | 69 |
| 2004 | 39 | 84 |
| 2005 | 35 | 87 |
| 2006 | 37 | 107 |
| 2007 | 35 | 110 |
| 2008 | 17 | 127 |
| 2009 | 30 | 110 |
| 2010 | 53 | 112 |
| 2011 | 60 | 120 |
| 2012 | 73 | 126 |
| 2013 | 79 | 142 |
| 2014 | 107 | 182 |
| 2015 | 123 | 240 |
| 2016 | 145 | 290 |
| 2017 | 182 | 336 |
| 2018 | 207 | 308 |
| 2019 | 251 | 300 |
| 2020 | 227 | 307 |
| 2021 | 214 | 286 |
| 2022 | 192 | 253 |
| 2023 | 190 | 234 |
| 2024 | 184 | 288 |
| 2025 | 205 | 238 |
| 2026 | 139 | 141 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Standing tote with stacking or sliding lid6 Oct 2026US 12,752,964 B1Packit, LLC
- Container assembly and cover and container thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,747,069 B2Yulan Green Technology Co., Ltd.
- Strawless drinking lid for a container29 Sep 2026US 12,747,070 B2Pactiv Corporation
- Closure system for lidded containers29 Sep 2026US 12,747,071 B2Quadpack Industries S.A.
- Child-resistant container29 Sep 2026US 12,747,074 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Refillable Cosmetic Product8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305795 A1ELC Management LLC
- Apparatus and systems for storing consumable products8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305878 A1Caraway Home, Inc.
- Storage bin assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307877 A1Timely Inventions, LLC
- Can lid and method of operation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296742 A1
- Insulated container apparatuses and devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296764 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Double seal food container408US 5,377,860 AJames River Corporation of Virginia · 1995
- Stackable container cover271US 6,269,977 B12001
- Lidded containers233US 4,819,824 ABarker, Brettell & Duncan · 1989
- Lid for drinking cup207US 4,589,569 ASolo Cup Company · 1986
- Storage container with reversible lid196US 5,409,126 A1995