B65D 83/52
Metering valves
Official title: Metering valves; Metering devices
B65D83/52 (Metering valves) appears on 319 US grants and 310 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 319
- Published applications
- 310
- Assignees
- 154
- Inventors
- 539
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 12 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 |
| 2004 | 4 | 19 |
| 2005 | 13 | 12 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 6 | 10 |
| 2008 | 4 | 23 |
| 2009 | 7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10 | 18 |
| 2011 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 11 | 14 |
| 2014 | 14 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8 | 15 |
| 2016 | 11 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 | 13 |
| 2018 | 9 | 13 |
| 2019 | 13 | 16 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device for dispensing a fluid product comprising a metering valve18 Aug 2026US 12,709,455 B2Aptar France SAS
- Metering valve having an improved metering chamber14 Apr 2026US 12,600,557 B2Aptar France SAS
- Inhaler3 Feb 2026US 12,539,376 B21000739373 Ontario Ltd.
- Systems and method of use for dispensing liquids from a container13 Jan 2026US 12,522,424 B2Berg Liquor Systems, LLC
- Pressurised dispensing container11 Nov 2025US 12,466,636 B2Bespak Europe Limited
- Dosing device for a bag-on-valve dispenser6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225789 A1
- Metered dose inhaler16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199615 A1
- Inhaler and Stem Block for Inhaler2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091181 A11000739373 Ontario Ltd.
- Pressurised dispensing container12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042595 A1Bespak Europe Limited
- Metered dosage apparatus8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008607 A1The Salford Valve Company Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Metering dispenser180US 5,007,556 ABlock Drug Company, Inc. · 1991
- Cryosurgical device with metered dose171US 8,672,931 B23JT Enterprises, LLC · 2014
- Aerosol metering valve157US 7,168,597 B1SmithKline Beecham Corporation · 2007
- Apparatus and methods for delivering a predetermined amount of a pressurized fluid119US 4,819,834 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1989
- Metered dose inhaler for salmeterol114US 6,143,277 AGlaxo Group Limited · 2000