B65D 59/00
Plugs, sleeves, caps, or like rigid or semi-rigid elements for protecting parts
Official title: Plugs, sleeves, caps, or like rigid or semi-rigid elements for protecting parts of articles or for bundling articles, e.g. protectors for screw-threads, end caps for tubes or for bundling rod-shaped articles {(stopping flow from or in pipes or hoses by means of plugs F16L55/11, by means of caps F16L55/115; protection of pipes or objects of similar shape against external or internal damage or wear F16L57/00)}
B65D59/00 (Plugs, sleeves, caps, or like rigid or semi-rigid elements for protecting parts) appears on 378 US grants and 277 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 378
- Published applications
- 277
- Assignees
- 221
- Inventors
- 613
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 11 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 9 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 12 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10 |
| 2015 | 14 | 23 |
| 2016 | 9 | 23 |
| 2017 | 12 | 21 |
| 2018 | 21 | 22 |
| 2019 | 19 | 17 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 14 | 16 |
| 2022 | 15 | 23 |
| 2023 | 15 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 |
| 2025 | 8 | 11 |
| 2026 | 6 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vehicle driveshaft assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,715,284 B2Nissan North America, Inc.
- Device for closing off a segment of pipe-in-pipe pipeline comprising a water detector25 Aug 2026US 12,716,540 B2Itp SA
- Cylindrical container and dispenser4 Aug 2026US 12,698,138 B2Parcel Health, Inc.
- Protective device for concrete pumping hose couplers9 Jun 2026US 12,650,190 B1
- Coin anti-theft device7 Apr 2026US 12,597,325 B2
- Packaging item and packaged food product13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233885 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Shipping container stabilizer16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103317 A1
- Secure shipment container and related methods15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015140 A1
- Vehicle driveshaft assembly4 Dec 2025US 2025/0368034 A1Nissan North America, Inc.
- Coin Anti-Theft Device4 Dec 2025US 2025/0371950 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for protecting threadings and butt-type joint bearing surfaces of metallic tubes128US 4,796,668 AVallourec · 1989
- Thread protector apparatus115US 4,379,471 A1983
- Product packaging with tear strip103US 7,374,048 B2MeadWestvaco Corporation · 2008
- Tube closure96US 5,224,515 APorex Technologies Corp. · 1993
- Product container with locking end cap88US 7,644,823 B2MeadWestvaco Corporation · 2010