B67C
Cleaning, filling with liquids or semiliquids, or emptying, of bottles, jars, cans
Official title: Cleaning, filling with liquids or semiliquids, or emptying, of bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers, not otherwise provided for; funnels
B67C (Cleaning, filling with liquids or semiliquids, or emptying, of bottles, jars, cans) appears on 2,759 US grants and 2,436 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67C- Granted patents
- 2,759
- Published applications
- 2,436
- Assignees
- 957
- Inventors
- 3,932
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 27 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 26 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 28 | 0 |
| 1982 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | 22 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 32 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 44 | 0 |
| 1990 | 38 | 0 |
| 1991 | 48 | 0 |
| 1992 | 49 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 39 | 0 |
| 1995 | 41 | 0 |
| 1996 | 43 | 0 |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 |
| 1998 | 36 | 0 |
| 1999 | 62 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 55 | 7 |
| 2002 | 51 | 40 |
| 2003 | 37 | 53 |
| 2004 | 51 | 44 |
| 2005 | 18 | 48 |
| 2006 | 25 | 49 |
| 2007 | 34 | 59 |
| 2008 | 21 | 47 |
| 2009 | 18 | 71 |
| 2010 | 46 | 118 |
| 2011 | 39 | 121 |
| 2012 | 60 | 97 |
| 2013 | 78 | 102 |
| 2014 | 104 | 132 |
| 2015 | 94 | 105 |
| 2016 | 103 | 130 |
| 2017 | 103 | 138 |
| 2018 | 125 | 144 |
| 2019 | 125 | 132 |
| 2020 | 123 | 151 |
| 2021 | 131 | 121 |
| 2022 | 104 | 141 |
| 2023 | 126 | 118 |
| 2024 | 123 | 116 |
| 2025 | 84 | 93 |
| 2026 | 62 | 59 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- System for introducing an additive into a container comprising a static microdoser6 Oct 2026US 12,753,059 B2Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Aseptic filling apparatus with filter6 Oct 2026US 12,753,060 B1Torr Industries, Inc.
- Apparatus, system and method for filling a beverage container6 Oct 2026US 12,753,061 B2Craft Standard Enterprises, Inc.
- Aseptic conveying system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,055 B2Shibuya Corporation
- Hot fill container with wavy groove29 Sep 2026US 12,747,060 B2The Coca-Cola Company
- Device and method for filling a container with liquid8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307972 A1
- Device for Transporting and Needs-Based Buffering of Containers1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296800 A1
- Liquid filling and discharge apparatus for barrel and barrel-shaped body conveying apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285666 A1
- Container lid with scale17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274529 A1Syndicate Enterprises, LLC
- Method for emptying beverage containers17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274638 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pachinko stand-alone and bonusing game410US 6,047,963 AMikohn Gaming Corporation · 2000
- Device for holding article221US 5,687,874 AKao Corporation · 1997
- Method of supporting plastic containers during product filling and packaging when exposed to elevated temperatures and internal pressure variations122US 6,502,369 B1Amcor Twinpak-North America Inc. · 2003
- Method of packaging products in plastic containers121US 5,251,424 AAmerican National Can Company · 1993
- Multi-functional base for a plastic, wide-mouth, blow-molded container114US 6,612,451 B2Graham Packaging Company L. P. · 2003