B65D 55/02
Locking devices
Official title: Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
B65D55/02 (Locking devices) appears on 1,763 US grants and 1,596 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 1,763
- Published applications
- 1,596
- Assignees
- 971
- Inventors
- 3,127
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 24 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 51 | 0 |
| 1985 | 33 | 0 |
| 1986 | 28 | 0 |
| 1987 | 29 | 0 |
| 1988 | 52 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 35 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 4 |
| 2002 | 21 | 15 |
| 2003 | 16 | 21 |
| 2004 | 13 | 29 |
| 2005 | 11 | 41 |
| 2006 | 17 | 38 |
| 2007 | 17 | 35 |
| 2008 | 13 | 40 |
| 2009 | 11 | 23 |
| 2010 | 18 | 41 |
| 2011 | 13 | 44 |
| 2012 | 21 | 35 |
| 2013 | 36 | 52 |
| 2014 | 31 | 52 |
| 2015 | 44 | 73 |
| 2016 | 57 | 88 |
| 2017 | 63 | 113 |
| 2018 | 76 | 91 |
| 2019 | 99 | 117 |
| 2020 | 88 | 113 |
| 2021 | 89 | 108 |
| 2022 | 105 | 100 |
| 2023 | 90 | 101 |
| 2024 | 85 | 91 |
| 2025 | 67 | 65 |
| 2026 | 44 | 66 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65D 55/06Deformable or tearable wires, strings or strips491
- B65D 55/14Applications of locks264
- B65D 55/024Closures in which a part has to be ruptured to gain access227
- B65D 55/026Initial opening or unauthorised access being indicated by a visual change using187
- B65D 55/022With ratchet effect between relatively rotating parts95
- B65D 55/028Initial opening or unauthorised access being indicated by the presence or absence86
- B65D 55/10Locking pins48
- B65D 55/12Devices or means with relatively-moving parts co-operating with abutments on bottle or40
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Recent patents
- Storage box6 Oct 2026US 12,752,962 B1
- Storage case6 Oct 2026US 12,752,971 B2
- Tamper-evident closure with tamper-evident strip and holding chamber for tamper-evident strip6 Oct 2026US 12,752,979 B2Silgan Dispensing Systems Group B.V.
- Systems and methods for indicating tampering of a container29 Sep 2026US 12,747,075 B2The Boeing Company
- Child-resistant closure22 Sep 2026US 12,741,793 B2Sonoco Development, Inc.
- Security and anti-tamper device for containers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307859 A1Scorpion Security Products, Inc.
- Lockable container1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296748 A1Combocup LLC
- Improved aluminum bottle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285532 A1Berlin Packaging Italy S.P.A.
- Tamper evident plastic food container24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285552 A1Anchor Packaging, Inc.
- Container closure with an indicator element24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285562 A1Bericap Holding GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tamper-evident packaging1,010US 8,963,714 B2AbbVie Inc. · 2015
- Passive tamper-resistant seal and applications therefor520US 9,070,068 B22015
- Child-resistant box for storage of hazardous materials198US 4,746,008 A1988
- Closure assembly165US 5,085,332 AGettig Technologies, Inc. · 1992
- Tamper-proof container and cap assembly118US 5,133,470 ACapitol Vial Inc. · 1992