B67C 2011/20
Comprising closures
Official title: {comprising closures, e.g. stoppers, caps or lids}
B67C2011/20 (Comprising closures) appears on 55 US grants and 50 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67C- Granted patents
- 55
- Published applications
- 50
- Assignees
- 23
- Inventors
- 67
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Metering hoppers and related methods11 Aug 2026US 12,702,962 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Flexible funnel29 Jul 2025US 12,371,314 B2
- Funnel container for use with a beverage bottle1 Jul 2025US 12,344,432 B2
- Apparatus for collecting and storing fluid samples from vehicles and machinery1 Oct 2024US 12,104,990 B2Shane Park
- Fluid transfer device and method of transferring fluid23 Jul 2024US 12,043,531 B1
- Freestanding container including an integrated, reconfigurable funnel30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217429 A1
- Metering hoppers and related methods30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116733 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- High pressure hydrogen reactor26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054241 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Fuel funnel with auxiliary reservoir24 Oct 2024US 2024/0351849 A1
- Flexible funnel13 Jun 2024US 2024/0190690 A1Caliber, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Clean funnel40US 4,706,720 A1987
- Combined measuring cup, funnel and strainer utensil37US 6,035,907 ADart Industries Inc. · 2000
- Funnel30US 4,706,719 A1987
- Versatile pouring system including a funnel and spouts25US 6,340,038 B12002
- Oil filler funnel cap24US 5,316,059 ASpringfield Investments, Inc. · 1994