B65D 51/248
The closure being provided with transient audible or visual signaling means
Official title: {the closure being provided with transient audible or visual signaling means, e.g. for indicating dispensing, or other illuminating or acoustic devices, e.g. whistles (B65D55/026, B65D55/028 take precedence; for indicating incorrect storage B65D79/02)}
B65D51/248 (The closure being provided with transient audible or visual signaling means) appears on 222 US grants and 286 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Container holding apparatus with spill prevention mechanism12 May 2026US 12,623,816 B1
- Closure28 Apr 2026US 12,612,228 B2Berry Global, Inc.
- Closures with tamper evidence21 Apr 2026US 12,606,352 B2Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
- Closures with tamper evidence25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176029 A1Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
- Sealed container lid25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176037 A1Drytech Corporation Ltd.
- Closures with tamper evidence18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167389 A1Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
- Container holding apparatus with spill prevention mechanism14 May 2026US 2026/0131949 A1
- Vented container and related methods30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116620 A1
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By later US patents
- Flexible thin layer open electrochemical cell and applications of same160US 5,897,522 APower Paper Ltd. · 1999
- Medicine bottle cap with electronic embedded curved display137US 12,014,328 B2VCCB Holdings, Inc. · 2024
- Liquid measuring dispenser120US 4,736,871 A1988
- Container and lid with audible and tactile feedback80US 10,730,672 B2Conopco, Inc. · 2020
- Illuminable container66US 5,785,407 AMarpole International Inc. · 1998