B65D 47/20
Comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
Official title: comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge (closures with discharge by pumping {B05B11/10})
B65D47/20 (Comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge) appears on 3,011 US grants and 2,772 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 3,011
- Published applications
- 2,772
- Assignees
- 1,321
- Inventors
- 4,693
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 27 | 0 |
| 1979 | 22 | 0 |
| 1980 | 28 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 21 | 0 |
| 1984 | 25 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 26 | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | 42 | 0 |
| 1989 | 42 | 0 |
| 1990 | 34 | 0 |
| 1991 | 45 | 0 |
| 1992 | 48 | 0 |
| 1993 | 59 | 0 |
| 1994 | 66 | 0 |
| 1995 | 56 | 0 |
| 1996 | 54 | 0 |
| 1997 | 41 | 0 |
| 1998 | 58 | 0 |
| 1999 | 85 | 0 |
| 2000 | 73 | 0 |
| 2001 | 76 | 16 |
| 2002 | 67 | 72 |
| 2003 | 54 | 73 |
| 2004 | 61 | 88 |
| 2005 | 49 | 93 |
| 2006 | 39 | 91 |
| 2007 | 41 | 103 |
| 2008 | 14 | 107 |
| 2009 | 36 | 82 |
| 2010 | 67 | 99 |
| 2011 | 48 | 81 |
| 2012 | 61 | 100 |
| 2013 | 87 | 103 |
| 2014 | 89 | 121 |
| 2015 | 82 | 142 |
| 2016 | 93 | 116 |
| 2017 | 120 | 165 |
| 2018 | 101 | 162 |
| 2019 | 163 | 142 |
| 2020 | 120 | 151 |
| 2021 | 130 | 140 |
| 2022 | 113 | 138 |
| 2023 | 112 | 96 |
| 2024 | 77 | 100 |
| 2025 | 75 | 106 |
| 2026 | 68 | 85 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65D 47/2018Comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by1,152
- B65D 47/24With poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a878
- B65D 47/26With slide valves , i.e. valves that open and close a passageway832
- B65D 47/30With plug valves , i.e. valves that open and close a passageway197
- B65D 47/2006Formed by a rigid spout outlet opened by tilting of the spout92
- B65D 47/2012Formed by a rigid spout outlet and an overcap, the spout outlet30
Recent patents
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- Dispensing valve15 Sep 2026US 12,735,232 B2AptarGroup, Inc.
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- Layered sippy cups8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305852 A1Wow Gear LLC
- Adjustable additive delivery systems and dispensing closure valves for the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307022 A1Cirkul, Inc.
- Drinking Container and Lid Assembly Thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307866 A1Zhejiang Ansheng Science & Technology Stock Co., Ltd.
- Lid for beverage container8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307867 A1Kaz Europe SàRl
- Container with child-resistant and tamper-resistant cap8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307868 A1Green World Products, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexible container including self-sealing dispensing valve to provide automatic shut-off and leak resistant inverted storage266US 4,728,006 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1988
- Table top drug dispensing vial access adapter264US 6,997,917 B2Bracco Diagnostics Inc. · 2006
- Dispensing valve for packaging194US 5,213,236 ALiquid Molding Systems, Inc. · 1993
- Travel mug187US 5,249,703 A1993
- Storage bottle for contact lens cleaning solution having a self closing valve assembly186US 4,739,906 ABlairex Laboratories, Inc. · 1988