B65D 83/16
Actuating means
B65D83/16 (Actuating means) appears on 1,681 US grants and 1,506 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 1,681
- Published applications
- 1,506
- Assignees
- 644
- Inventors
- 2,446
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 42 | 0 |
| 1977 | 26 | 0 |
| 1978 | 26 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 25 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 44 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 5 |
| 2002 | 33 | 26 |
| 2003 | 29 | 39 |
| 2004 | 20 | 42 |
| 2005 | 34 | 59 |
| 2006 | 36 | 56 |
| 2007 | 22 | 56 |
| 2008 | 17 | 67 |
| 2009 | 25 | 57 |
| 2010 | 45 | 74 |
| 2011 | 36 | 76 |
| 2012 | 44 | 72 |
| 2013 | 79 | 84 |
| 2014 | 64 | 77 |
| 2015 | 84 | 87 |
| 2016 | 67 | 68 |
| 2017 | 61 | 66 |
| 2018 | 59 | 69 |
| 2019 | 68 | 88 |
| 2020 | 74 | 55 |
| 2021 | 63 | 45 |
| 2022 | 37 | 64 |
| 2023 | 50 | 61 |
| 2024 | 43 | 46 |
| 2025 | 32 | 42 |
| 2026 | 36 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65D 83/20Actuator caps633
- B65D 83/18Hand lever actuators365
- B65D 83/22With means to disable actuation324
- B65D 83/162Push button actuators286
- B65D 83/26Operating automatically273
- B65D 83/164Actuators comprising a manually operated valve and being attachable to the aerosol204
- B65D 83/24Arrangements for keeping the actuating means in the active position88
- B65D 83/166Pull cord operated actuators20
Recent patents
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- Valve cup for pressure vessel11 Aug 2026US 12,703,559 B2Lindal France SAS
- System, apparatus, and method for time delay aerosol canister dispersion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307888 A1
- Anti-theft and Dust-proof Aerosol Actuator17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274550 A1Majesty Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Aerosol dispenser and nozzle with reduced drip20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242119 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Device for diffusing volatile substances6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224771 A1Zobele Holding SPA
- An assembly for dispensing polymeric foam and related dispensing methods30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217443 A1Soudal
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hand-held inhalation-actuated spray device200US 5,692,492 AValois SAS · 1997
- Cryosurgical device with metered dose171US 8,672,931 B23JT Enterprises, LLC · 2014
- Method for using cryogenic agents for treating skin lesions160US 5,516,505 A1996
- Cleaning implement having a sprayer nozzle attached to a cleaning head member153US 5,888,006 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1999
- Programmable dispenser151US 6,267,297 B1Waterbury Companies, Inc. · 2001