B65D 51/16
Closures not otherwise provided for: with means for venting air or gas
Official title: with means for venting air or gas
B65D51/16 (Closures not otherwise provided for: with means for venting air or gas) appears on 1,436 US grants and 1,508 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 1,436
- Published applications
- 1,508
- Assignees
- 928
- Inventors
- 2,839
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 0 |
| 2002 | 17 | 24 |
| 2003 | 19 | 28 |
| 2004 | 16 | 41 |
| 2005 | 12 | 43 |
| 2006 | 17 | 28 |
| 2007 | 14 | 24 |
| 2008 | 11 | 29 |
| 2009 | 8 | 50 |
| 2010 | 17 | 41 |
| 2011 | 17 | 43 |
| 2012 | 24 | 52 |
| 2013 | 36 | 45 |
| 2014 | 49 | 66 |
| 2015 | 44 | 92 |
| 2016 | 52 | 77 |
| 2017 | 66 | 82 |
| 2018 | 49 | 82 |
| 2019 | 80 | 99 |
| 2020 | 84 | 113 |
| 2021 | 77 | 86 |
| 2022 | 64 | 88 |
| 2023 | 74 | 87 |
| 2024 | 77 | 91 |
| 2025 | 67 | 59 |
| 2026 | 45 | 38 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Self-venting closure6 Oct 2026US 12,752,986 B2Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville LLC
- Straw-in-straw degassing units and containers thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,987 B2L'oreal
- Container lid8 Sep 2026US 12,729,042 B2Pacific Market International, LLC
- Cap system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,859 B2
- Closure assembly for a beverage container and method for repeatably closing a beverage container by means of a closure assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,715,650 B2Ardagh Metal Beverage Holdings Germany GmbH
- Vacuum-assisted liquid dispensing container and method for controlled liquid flow1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296746 A1
- Active pressure monitoring closure24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285557 A1
- Microwave heating film and method for manufacturing microwave heating film24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285576 A1
- Pouring device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264946 A1Eville LLC
- Beverage container with carbonating lid27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249256 A1Brumis Imports Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Double seal food container408US 5,377,860 AJames River Corporation of Virginia · 1995
- Safety release pipe cap170US 4,139,005 A1979
- Drink-through lid for disposable cup161US 5,398,843 ALetica Corporation · 1995
- Spray dispensing container and valve therefor142US 4,513,891 ASterling Drug Inc. · 1985
- Bottle finish and closure cap with double screw thread134US 6,006,930 ACrown Cork AG · 1999