B65D 51/228
A major part of the inner closure being removed from the container
Official title: {a major part of the inner closure being removed from the container after the opening}
B65D51/228 (A major part of the inner closure being removed from the container) appears on 118 US grants and 112 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 118
- Published applications
- 112
- Assignees
- 80
- Inventors
- 228
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Container cap and method of piercing a seal covering an opening of a container12 May 2026US 12,623,820 B2AbbVie Inc.
- Dual functioning straw and drink spout24 Mar 2026US 12,583,651 B2Bomber Brands Inc.
- Opening device for a package, mold for molding an opening device for a package and package having an opening device30 Dec 2025US 12,509,276 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Lid-spout assembly for a package and package having a lid-spout assembly18 Mar 2025US 12,252,311 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Container Cap and Sealing Member with Self-Opening Function30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116632 A1Seal and Pack Co., Ltd
- Cap Tap Seal Puncturing and Removal Device11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376310 A1
- Dual Functioning Straw and Drink Spout19 Jun 2025US 2025/0197072 A1Bomber Brands Inc.
- Lid assembly for a package, lid-spout group for a package and package having a lid-spout group15 May 2025US 2025/0153892 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Opening device for a package and package having an opening device6 Feb 2025US 2025/0042620 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Self-opening closure for composite packagings or for container or bottle nozzles for sealing with film material86US 7,458,486 B2SIG Technology AG · 2008
- End closure with tamper evident element60US 4,598,837 ACourtesy Mold & Tool Corporation · 1986
- Tamper indicating transparent closure57US 4,747,500 ASunbeam Plastics Corporation · 1988
- Single or multi-piece closure for rigid or deformable containers48US 5,094,361 AFirma Createchnic AG · 1992
- Plastic container closure43US 5,205,430 A1993