B67B 7/14
Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers: for removing tightly-fitting lids
Official title: for removing tightly-fitting lids or covers, e.g. of shoe-polish tins, by gripping and rotating
B67B7/14 (Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers: for removing tightly-fitting lids) appears on 75 US grants and 73 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 73
- Assignees
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cap opening and closing apparatus and method of controlling same24 Mar 2026US 12,583,724 B2Educational Foundation of Kokushikan
- Multipurpose container opener17 Mar 2026US 12,577,095 B2
- Cover removal system for use in controlled environment enclosures14 Oct 2025US RE50,633 E1Vanrx Pharmasystems Inc.
- Illumination device21 Jan 2025US 12,203,608 B1
- Rotating lid opener24 Dec 2024US 12,172,881 B2
- Dual-mode single-action convertible utility knife and scraper6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225269 A1
- Cap removal tool for membrane vessel29 Jan 2026US 2026/0028216 A1Relco, Inc.
- Releasable Closure For a Sharps Bin2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302571 A1Inpress Precision Ltd
- Container opening tool19 Jun 2025US 2025/0197183 A1
- Online uncapping system27 Feb 2025US 2025/0067762 A1Autobio Labtec Instruments Co., Ltd.
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