B65D 83/04
Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents: for dispensing annular
Official title: for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
B65D83/04 (Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents: for dispensing annular) appears on 1,338 US grants and 1,519 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 1,338
- Published applications
- 1,519
- Assignees
- 720
- Inventors
- 2,599
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 3 |
| 2002 | 19 | 16 |
| 2003 | 18 | 30 |
| 2004 | 15 | 46 |
| 2005 | 21 | 41 |
| 2006 | 22 | 35 |
| 2007 | 23 | 68 |
| 2008 | 19 | 61 |
| 2009 | 20 | 64 |
| 2010 | 33 | 61 |
| 2011 | 34 | 82 |
| 2012 | 36 | 65 |
| 2013 | 38 | 69 |
| 2014 | 42 | 63 |
| 2015 | 55 | 69 |
| 2016 | 62 | 87 |
| 2017 | 56 | 86 |
| 2018 | 57 | 66 |
| 2019 | 80 | 85 |
| 2020 | 71 | 77 |
| 2021 | 58 | 97 |
| 2022 | 75 | 65 |
| 2023 | 48 | 49 |
| 2024 | 52 | 54 |
| 2025 | 43 | 49 |
| 2026 | 25 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65D 83/0445All the articles being stored in individual compartments555
- B65D 83/0409The dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single491
- B65D 83/0481The articles passing through a small opening or passage, without additional dispensing89
- B65D 83/049The dispensing means forming a part of a removable closure33
Recent patents
- Apparatus for dispensing food and beverages22 Sep 2026US 12,741,804 B2
- Dispenser15 Sep 2026US 12,735,242 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Multiple compartment container and methods25 Aug 2026US 12,715,678 B2Apothecary Products, Inc.
- Method for providing a singling device of a storage and dispensing container14 Jul 2026US 12,678,377 B2Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH
- Stir stick dispenser for a beverage vending machine and method for dispensing stir sticks14 Jul 2026US 12,682,716 B2Evoca S.P.A.
- Medicament Dispenser1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296765 A1Sanofi
- Container including slide cover with door24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285553 A1Mars, Incorporated
- Storing and dispensing of oral pouches24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285581 A1Groove Life Corporation
- Multi-compartment container for storing, dispensing and collecting waste of a food product24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285588 A1
- Dual Dispenser Apparatus for Breath Freshening and Dental Care and Related Methods10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264926 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tamper-evident packaging1,010US 8,963,714 B2AbbVie Inc. · 2015
- Tablet dispenser188US 5,275,291 ATredegar Industries, Inc. · 1994
- Safety locking dispenser165US 4,164,301 A1979
- Closure cap including timer and cooperating switch member and associated methods145US 6,707,763 B2Diduminder Corporation · 2004
- Needle magazine136US 7,134,550 B2Novo Nordisk A/S · 2006