B65D 5/70
Break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings
Official title: Break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings (B65D5/74 takes precedence)
B65D5/70 (Break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings) appears on 238 US grants and 127 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 238
- Published applications
- 127
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 372
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 7 |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65D 5/701Tearable flaps defined by score-lines or incisions provided in the closure flaps90
- B65D 5/708Separate tearable flexible elements covering a discharge opening of a container64
- B65D 5/705Tearable flaps defined by score-lines or incisions provided in the body of54
- B65D 5/706Tearable flaps defined by score-lines or incisions provided in a separate end12
Recent patents
- Carton with dispenser25 Aug 2026US 12,715,656 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Carton with dispenser16 Jun 2026US 12,654,902 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Bag-in-box container26 Nov 2024US 12,151,867 B2WestRock Shared Services, LLC
- Carton with dispenser15 Oct 2024US 12,116,186 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Container for holding and dispensing granular products13 Aug 2024US 12,060,204 B2Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
- Pipeliner container14 May 2026US 2026/0131932 A1American Pipelining Supplies LLC
- Integrated Shipping Containers26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054908 A1
- A cup, a blank for a cup and a method of forming a cup8 Jan 2026US 2026/0007265 A1Choose Planet A Limited
- Direct contact carton pour spout device18 Dec 2025US 2025/0382093 A1Carton Service CSI, LLC
- Container for Dispensing Sheet Materials17 Jul 2025US 2025/0228415 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Opening of containers108US 4,197,949 ATetra Pak International AB · 1980
- Non-directional paperboard pour spout104US 5,875,961 ATenneco Packaging · 1999
- Pour spout for containers102US 4,770,325 AInternational Paper Company · 1988
- Box102US 5,556,026 ABlank Paper Products Ltd. · 1996
- Patterned adhesive label structures99US 4,889,234 AAvery International Corporation · 1989