B67B 7/92
Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers: by breaking
Official title: by breaking, e.g. for ampoules
B67B7/92 (Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers: by breaking) appears on 78 US grants and 55 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ampule opener with multifunctional plunger11 Aug 2026US 12,702,622 B2Heraeus Medical GmbH
- Dispenser actuator assembly21 Jul 2026US 12,686,603 B2James Alexander Corporation
- Dispenser actuator assembly22 Apr 2025US 12,280,391 B2James Alexander Corporation
- Dispenser actuator assembly26 Nov 2024US 12,151,925 B2James Alexander Corporation
- Apparatus for rupturing a sealed, frangible container8 Oct 2024US 12,110,223 B2
- Syringe device for dispensing fluids13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232908 A1Ampulis Inc.
- A system and method for processing ampoules6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225870 A1Intervet Inc.
- Controlled breaking system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208386 A1
- Pipette14 Aug 2025US 2025/0256274 A1Seitz Hiemer Sogaro Gbr
- Device and method for dispensing a liquid starting component of a bone cement paste12 Dec 2024US 2024/0407817 A1Heraeus Medical GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for rupturing a sealed, frangible container99US 4,304,869 AAmerican Sterilizer Company · 1981
- Ampoule assembly and holder32US 4,353,869 A1982
- Capsule box31US 4,159,568 APharmacaps, Inc. · 1979
- Package for collecting cultures30US 4,492,305 AMarion Laboratories, Inc. · 1985
- Ampoule holders25US 5,129,566 AThe Wellcome Foundation Limited · 1992