B65D 88/54
Large containers: characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying
Official title: characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying
B65D88/54 (Large containers: characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying) appears on 1,316 US grants and 1,024 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 1,316
- Published applications
- 1,024
- Assignees
- 825
- Inventors
- 2,102
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 31 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 27 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 30 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 25 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 8 |
| 2002 | 20 | 21 |
| 2003 | 19 | 18 |
| 2004 | 17 | 28 |
| 2005 | 15 | 28 |
| 2006 | 12 | 24 |
| 2007 | 14 | 30 |
| 2008 | 13 | 24 |
| 2009 | 15 | 17 |
| 2010 | 16 | 25 |
| 2011 | 7 | 30 |
| 2012 | 11 | 33 |
| 2013 | 27 | 43 |
| 2014 | 34 | 68 |
| 2015 | 40 | 72 |
| 2016 | 59 | 82 |
| 2017 | 76 | 73 |
| 2018 | 50 | 59 |
| 2019 | 58 | 51 |
| 2020 | 59 | 63 |
| 2021 | 49 | 44 |
| 2022 | 36 | 44 |
| 2023 | 31 | 32 |
| 2024 | 39 | 42 |
| 2025 | 31 | 35 |
| 2026 | 28 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65D 88/64Preventing bridge formation507
- B65D 88/58By displacement of walls168
- B65D 88/72Fluidising devices119
- B65D 88/542Ramps forming part of the container93
- B65D 88/546Devices for loading or unloading and forming part of the container79
- B65D 88/56By tilting71
- B65D 88/548By pneumatic means49
- B65D 88/544For filling from below17
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