B65D 50/041
The closure comprising nested inner and outer caps or an inner cap
Official title: {the closure comprising nested inner and outer caps or an inner cap and an outer coaxial annular member, which can be brought into engagement to enable removal by rotation}
B65D50/041 (The closure comprising nested inner and outer caps or an inner cap) appears on 292 US grants and 197 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 292
- Published applications
- 197
- Assignees
- 162
- Inventors
- 412
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 10 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 | 11 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | 7 | 19 |
| 2019 | 14 | 15 |
| 2020 | 8 | 21 |
| 2021 | 15 | 16 |
| 2022 | 17 | 12 |
| 2023 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 17 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 10 |
| 2026 | 9 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tamper-evident and child safety container6 Oct 2026US 12,752,984 B2
- Child resistant container6 Oct 2026US 12,752,985 B2
- Closure and package with closure11 Aug 2026US 12,703,542 B2Closure Systems International Inc.
- Tamper evident closure11 Aug 2026US 12,703,551 B2Berry Global, Inc.
- Container cap and method of piercing a seal covering an opening of a container12 May 2026US 12,623,820 B2AbbVie Inc.
- Container with child-resistant and tamper-resistant cap8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307868 A1Green World Products, LLC
- Two part closure assembly and package with closure assembly3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257843 A1Closure Systems International Inc.
- Child Resistant Container20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242104 A1
- Safety closure device with stabilizing device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225778 A1Bericap Holding GmbH
- A child-resistant closure9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192993 A1Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Closure having indicating means137US 4,011,829 A1977
- Child resistant closure124US 4,069,935 AFerdinand Gutmann & Co. · 1978
- Indicator device responsive to axial force for use with inhaler118US 5,718,355 ASenetics, Inc. · 1998
- Child-resistant closure with visual close/open indicator116US 5,115,929 A1992
- Convertible child resistant closure112US 5,579,934 AVan Blarcom Closures, Inc. · 1996