B67B 7/00
Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
Official title: Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers (nail pullers or extractors B25C11/00; attached to, or incorporated in, containers or container closures {B65D75/58, B65D77/30})
B67B7/00 (Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers) appears on 1,965 US grants and 1,354 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67B- Granted patents
- 1,965
- Published applications
- 1,354
- Assignees
- 805
- Inventors
- 3,286
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 39 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 25 | 0 |
| 1982 | 25 | 0 |
| 1983 | 35 | 0 |
| 1984 | 26 | 0 |
| 1985 | 35 | 0 |
| 1986 | 42 | 0 |
| 1987 | 47 | 0 |
| 1988 | 55 | 0 |
| 1989 | 56 | 0 |
| 1990 | 45 | 0 |
| 1991 | 43 | 0 |
| 1992 | 47 | 0 |
| 1993 | 37 | 0 |
| 1994 | 61 | 0 |
| 1995 | 28 | 0 |
| 1996 | 36 | 0 |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 51 | 0 |
| 2000 | 55 | 0 |
| 2001 | 54 | 15 |
| 2002 | 42 | 39 |
| 2003 | 44 | 48 |
| 2004 | 32 | 58 |
| 2005 | 42 | 54 |
| 2006 | 37 | 49 |
| 2007 | 36 | 55 |
| 2008 | 32 | 55 |
| 2009 | 25 | 40 |
| 2010 | 22 | 46 |
| 2011 | 27 | 46 |
| 2012 | 22 | 41 |
| 2013 | 30 | 46 |
| 2014 | 41 | 54 |
| 2015 | 37 | 51 |
| 2016 | 36 | 63 |
| 2017 | 39 | 61 |
| 2018 | 42 | 62 |
| 2019 | 62 | 83 |
| 2020 | 53 | 59 |
| 2021 | 51 | 49 |
| 2022 | 44 | 72 |
| 2023 | 52 | 57 |
| 2024 | 46 | 61 |
| 2025 | 50 | 54 |
| 2026 | 37 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B67B 7/24Hole-piercing devices471
- B67B 7/02Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers: for removing stoppers352
- B67B 7/18Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers: for removing threaded caps318
- B67B 7/16Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers: for removing flanged caps305
- B67B 7/30Hand-operated cutting devices210
- B67B 7/44Combination tools171
- B67B 7/40Devices for engaging tags, strips, or tongues for opening by tearing148
- B67B 7/38Power-operated cutting devices106
All 13 subgroupsShow fewer
- B67B 7/92Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers: by breaking78
- B67B 7/14Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers: for removing tightly-fitting lids75
- B67B 7/42Devices for removing barrel bungs21
- B67B 7/20Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers: for breaking vacuum seals20
- B67B 7/12Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers: for removing disc-closures9
Recent patents
- Chemical liquid supply equipment and chemical liquid supply method6 Oct 2026US 12,757,667 B2Marketech International Corp.
- Corkscrew6 Oct 2026US D1,151,123 S1Innovative Openers, LLC · Design
- Container for human consumables29 Sep 2026US 12,747,149 B2Wolfpack Partners LLC
- Lateral-cutting can opener with integrated lid removal feature and method for using same29 Sep 2026US 12,747,150 B2Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
- Corkscrew with cork integrity protection apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,735,308 B2
- Ring pull can opening device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307971 A1Workey Limited
- Hand-Held Capper/Decapper Device and Method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296868 A1Azenta US, Inc.
- Method for emptying beverage containers17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274638 A1
- Cap attachment-detachment device, pre-processing device and cap attachment method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257904 A1Shimadzu Corporation
- Container opener3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257905 A1Draft Top, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Reservoirs for use with cleaning devices151US 6,386,392 B1The Procter & Gamble Company · 2002
- Pressurized beverage container dispensing system112US 4,921,135 A1990
- Combined piercer and valve for flexible bag110US 4,440,316 ATrinity Associates · 1984
- Bottled water dispenser insert108US 4,846,236 A1989
- Liquid funnel and pouring spout combination101US 4,600,125 A1986