B65F 1/16
Lids or covers
Official title: Lids or covers ({B65F1/1421 takes precedence}; pedal or hand-lever operated {for containers in general} B65D)
B65F1/16 (Lids or covers) appears on 1,518 US grants and 1,546 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65F- Granted patents
- 1,518
- Published applications
- 1,546
- Assignees
- 586
- Inventors
- 2,442
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 25 | 0 |
| 1992 | 46 | 0 |
| 1993 | 32 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 7 |
| 2002 | 21 | 24 |
| 2003 | 17 | 45 |
| 2004 | 25 | 43 |
| 2005 | 20 | 52 |
| 2006 | 38 | 67 |
| 2007 | 19 | 51 |
| 2008 | 15 | 64 |
| 2009 | 23 | 41 |
| 2010 | 33 | 45 |
| 2011 | 34 | 57 |
| 2012 | 32 | 46 |
| 2013 | 51 | 59 |
| 2014 | 48 | 68 |
| 2015 | 46 | 68 |
| 2016 | 51 | 69 |
| 2017 | 66 | 90 |
| 2018 | 55 | 78 |
| 2019 | 72 | 68 |
| 2020 | 64 | 68 |
| 2021 | 53 | 75 |
| 2022 | 58 | 75 |
| 2023 | 53 | 80 |
| 2024 | 66 | 62 |
| 2025 | 69 | 84 |
| 2026 | 45 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Food waste management system6 Oct 2026US 12,753,004 B2SharkNinja Operating LLC
- Automated, self-moving trash or recycling bin29 Sep 2026US 12,747,096 B2Synchronous Technologies & Innovations, Inc.
- Pedal type flip-up trash can15 Sep 2026US 12,735,250 B2Zhejiang Shuangyi Houseware Co., Ltd.
- Dust and allergen control for surface cleaning apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,722,884 B2Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
- Trash can easy to produce1 Sep 2026US 12,722,885 B2Hangzhou Yixiang Technology Research and Development Co., Ltd.
- Garbage Can with Front Door for Simplified Bag Removal1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296775 A1
- Dog waste bag carrier device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285589 A1
- Robotic cleaner debris removal integrated docking station24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285590 A1SharkNinja Operating LLC
- Automated garbage can device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285591 A1
- Trash receptacle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274559 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Handicapped accessible dumpster274US 5,901,874 ABreakthrough Marketing, Inc. · 1999
- Medical waste segregation apparatus with moveable floor181US 6,386,386 B12002
- Diaper pail178US 5,520,303 ASafety 1st, Inc. · 1996
- Odorless container171US 5,535,913 AFisher-Price, Inc. · 1996
- Child resistant step-on receptacle163US 5,531,348 AWhite Mop Wringer Company · 1996