B67D
Dispensing, delivering or transferring liquids, not otherwise provided for
Official title: DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes B08B9/02; emptying or filling of bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers, not otherwise provided for B67C; water supply E03; pipe systems F17D; domestic hot-water supply systems F24D; measuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level, metering by volume G01F; coin-freed or like apparatus G07F)
B67D (Dispensing, delivering or transferring liquids, not otherwise provided for) appears on 12,331 US grants and 10,149 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67D- Granted patents
- 12,331
- Published applications
- 10,149
- Assignees
- 4,213
- Inventors
- 17,371
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 120 | 0 |
| 1977 | 91 | 0 |
| 1978 | 103 | 0 |
| 1979 | 64 | 0 |
| 1980 | 101 | 0 |
| 1981 | 108 | 0 |
| 1982 | 82 | 0 |
| 1983 | 58 | 0 |
| 1984 | 94 | 0 |
| 1985 | 112 | 0 |
| 1986 | 94 | 0 |
| 1987 | 185 | 0 |
| 1988 | 153 | 0 |
| 1989 | 207 | 0 |
| 1990 | 220 | 0 |
| 1991 | 224 | 0 |
| 1992 | 230 | 0 |
| 1993 | 227 | 0 |
| 1994 | 249 | 0 |
| 1995 | 207 | 0 |
| 1996 | 239 | 0 |
| 1997 | 202 | 0 |
| 1998 | 261 | 0 |
| 1999 | 315 | 0 |
| 2000 | 288 | 0 |
| 2001 | 288 | 78 |
| 2002 | 279 | 191 |
| 2003 | 209 | 228 |
| 2004 | 199 | 287 |
| 2005 | 168 | 282 |
| 2006 | 174 | 302 |
| 2007 | 156 | 262 |
| 2008 | 104 | 289 |
| 2009 | 132 | 286 |
| 2010 | 164 | 305 |
| 2011 | 144 | 315 |
| 2012 | 211 | 300 |
| 2013 | 273 | 407 |
| 2014 | 313 | 518 |
| 2015 | 330 | 469 |
| 2016 | 401 | 512 |
| 2017 | 398 | 601 |
| 2018 | 402 | 598 |
| 2019 | 550 | 635 |
| 2020 | 535 | 638 |
| 2021 | 571 | 561 |
| 2022 | 493 | 511 |
| 2023 | 504 | 462 |
| 2024 | 446 | 473 |
| 2025 | 370 | 405 |
| 2026 | 283 | 234 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B67D 7/00Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs5,615
- B67D 1/00Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught5,442
- B67D 2210/00Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices forIndexing code2,142
- B67D 3/00Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage2,132
- B67D 9/00Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids when loading or unloading ships206
- B67D 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass56
Recent patents
- Self-venting closure6 Oct 2026US 12,752,986 B2Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville LLC
- Apparatus, system and method for filling a beverage container6 Oct 2026US 12,753,061 B2Craft Standard Enterprises, Inc.
- Beverage dispensing conduit reducing microbial backflow6 Oct 2026US 12,753,062 B2Heineken Supply Chain B. V.
- Countertop filtered water dispenser6 Oct 2026US 12,753,063 B1SharkNinja Operating LLC
- System for simultaneous distribution of fluid to multiple vessels and method of using the same6 Oct 2026US 12,753,064 B2Sartorius Stedim North America Inc.
- Method and Device For Laboratory Formulation and Chemical Vending8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307029 A1
- Container attachment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307973 A1Silz & Lemp GmbH
- Beer storage, cooling and dispensing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307974 A1
- System and method for automated fluid dispensing with adaptive level detection and control8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307975 A1Pentair, Inc.
- System for dispensing liquid from inverted container8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307976 A1Server Products, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic liquid dispenser and refrigerator with the same865US 7,661,448 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2010
- Delivery system for organometallic compounds576US 5,199,603 A1993
- Fuel dispensing and retail system providing for transponder prepayment458US 6,073,840 AGilbarco Inc. · 2000
- Juicer including a juicer cartridge reader433US 10,046,904 B2Fresh Press LLC · 2018
- Electronic device cover with embedded radio frequency (RF) transponder and methods of using same371US 6,771,981 B1Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. · 2004