B65D 47/2018
Comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by
Official title: {comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by deformation of the container or closure}
B65D47/2018 (Comprising a valve or like element which is opened or closed by) appears on 1,152 US grants and 1,109 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 1,152
- Published applications
- 1,109
- Assignees
- 525
- Inventors
- 1,786
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 3 |
| 2002 | 21 | 29 |
| 2003 | 22 | 31 |
| 2004 | 24 | 32 |
| 2005 | 20 | 49 |
| 2006 | 14 | 44 |
| 2007 | 21 | 46 |
| 2008 | 8 | 46 |
| 2009 | 20 | 39 |
| 2010 | 22 | 43 |
| 2011 | 25 | 30 |
| 2012 | 23 | 40 |
| 2013 | 37 | 43 |
| 2014 | 43 | 50 |
| 2015 | 37 | 54 |
| 2016 | 34 | 49 |
| 2017 | 54 | 68 |
| 2018 | 35 | 79 |
| 2019 | 69 | 69 |
| 2020 | 60 | 59 |
| 2021 | 57 | 43 |
| 2022 | 40 | 55 |
| 2023 | 35 | 19 |
| 2024 | 21 | 27 |
| 2025 | 24 | 37 |
| 2026 | 18 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dispensing valve15 Sep 2026US 12,735,232 B2AptarGroup, Inc.
- Ergonomic squeezable pulp bottle8 Sep 2026US 12,729,053 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Liquid dispenser for an inverted container21 Jul 2026US 12,686,537 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Substance container14 Jul 2026US 12,679,603 B2Yonwoo Co., Ltd.
- Vertical-feed personal hydration system14 Jul 2026US 12,679,609 B2BruMate, Inc.
- Layered sippy cups8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305852 A1Wow Gear LLC
- Flavor enhancing condiment dispenser1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296728 A1Seriously Spicy Foods LLC
- Beverage making assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283394 A1HCL Technologies Limited
- Flexible object expansion device control system and flexible object expansion device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273608 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Liquid dispenser for an inverted container17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274526 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
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
- Storage bottle for contact lens cleaning solution having a self closing valve assembly186US 4,739,906 ABlairex Laboratories, Inc. · 1988
- Vial access adapter and vial combination184US 6,544,246 B1Bracco Diagnostics Inc. · 2003