B65D 83/26
Operating automatically
Official title: operating automatically, e.g. periodically
B65D83/26 (Operating automatically) appears on 273 US grants and 243 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 273
- Published applications
- 243
- Assignees
- 115
- Inventors
- 417
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 | 12 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 15 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 15 |
| 2011 | 5 | 11 |
| 2012 | 5 | 13 |
| 2013 | 15 | 14 |
| 2014 | 17 | 11 |
| 2015 | 12 | 11 |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 14 |
| 2019 | 7 | 16 |
| 2020 | 11 | 10 |
| 2021 | 13 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 20 |
| 2023 | 8 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Machine for making custom decorative air treatment art23 Jun 2026US 12,662,302 B2
- Repellent spray dispensers and methods of use28 Apr 2026US 12,612,237 B2Security Equipment Corporation
- Control mechanism for a dispensing device21 Apr 2026US 12,606,362 B2
- Smart oil spray adapter24 Feb 2026US 12,558,447 B2Aesculap AG
- Discharge apparatus and unmanned aircraft13 Jan 2026US 12,522,355 B2Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- System, apparatus, and method for time delay aerosol canister dispersion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307888 A1
- Device for diffusing volatile substances6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224771 A1Zobele Holding SPA
- A Dispensing Head26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054283 A1Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Hygiene Home Limited
- Wearable Personal Defense Device29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029218 A1
- Incense Aerosol Spray Device and Method of Use10 Jul 2025US 2025/0223099 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Programmable dispenser151US 6,267,297 B1Waterbury Companies, Inc. · 2001
- Automatic fluid dispenser and method147US 5,397,028 A1995
- Device and method for indicating the dispensing of a predetermined amount of a material145US 5,772,074 AWaterbury Companies, Inc. · 1998
- Metered aerosol fragrance dispensing mechanism144US 5,038,972 ATechnical Concepts, LLC · 1991
- Automatic dispenser for periodically actuating an aerosol container142US 3,952,916 AWarner-Lambert Company · 1976