B65D 90/0013
Twist lock
Official title: {Twist lock}
B65D90/0013 (Twist lock) appears on 182 US grants and 132 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 182
- Published applications
- 132
- Assignees
- 110
- Inventors
- 268
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
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| 2024 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for handling twistlocks21 Apr 2026US 12,606,367 B2ABB Schweiz AG
- Anti-theft interbox connector (IBC) and related security methods23 Dec 2025US 12,503,301 B1
- Apparatus and method of operating twistlock and associated robot9 Dec 2025US 12,491,645 B2ABB Schweiz AG
- Shipping container connector9 Sep 2025US 12,410,004 B2Formosa Forges Corporation
- Modular container transport systems13 May 2025US 12,296,739 B2Biosphere Aerospace, LLC
- Method and System for Feeding Twistlocks17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273763 A1ABB Schweiz AG
- Shipping container twist-lock system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274150 A1
- A pinning gripper for rotatably displacing a twist-lock14 May 2026US 2026/0131965 A1DP World UAE Region FZE
- A twist-lock storage system and associated method14 May 2026US 2026/0131975 A1DP World UAE Region FZE
- A twist-lock classification system and method14 May 2026US 2026/0131981 A1DP World UAE Region FZE
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic container securement device with a spring biased, cam surfaced head147US 4,626,155 AMacLean-Fogg Company · 1986
- Modular mobile safety structure for containment and handling of hazardous materials127US 5,735,639 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1998
- Access bar for a shipping container91US 6,364,584 B12002
- Method for holding containers75US 6,537,002 B2MacGregor-Conver GmbH · 2003
- System for connecting and disconnecting containers from a base66US 8,177,463 B22012