B67D 1/04
Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on
Official title: Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on beverages in storage containers
B67D1/04 (Apparatus utilising compressed air or other gas acting directly or indirectly on) appears on 1,045 US grants and 1,010 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67D- Granted patents
- 1,045
- Published applications
- 1,010
- Assignees
- 467
- Inventors
- 1,646
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 4 |
| 2002 | 21 | 8 |
| 2003 | 17 | 18 |
| 2004 | 14 | 28 |
| 2005 | 4 | 22 |
| 2006 | 20 | 38 |
| 2007 | 12 | 15 |
| 2008 | 6 | 33 |
| 2009 | 7 | 33 |
| 2010 | 17 | 40 |
| 2011 | 18 | 37 |
| 2012 | 24 | 28 |
| 2013 | 23 | 41 |
| 2014 | 31 | 56 |
| 2015 | 36 | 57 |
| 2016 | 25 | 48 |
| 2017 | 39 | 60 |
| 2018 | 33 | 60 |
| 2019 | 57 | 91 |
| 2020 | 59 | 56 |
| 2021 | 66 | 45 |
| 2022 | 54 | 51 |
| 2023 | 59 | 47 |
| 2024 | 36 | 43 |
| 2025 | 30 | 34 |
| 2026 | 14 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B67D 1/0412The whole dispensing unit being fixed to the container410
- B67D 1/0462Squeezing collapsible or flexible beverage containers227
- B67D 1/0406With means for carbonating the beverage, or for maintaining its carbonation204
- B67D 2001/0475Type of gas or gas mixture used, other than pure co2Indexing code172
- B67D 1/0456Siphons, i.e. beverage containers under gas pressure without supply of further pressurised84
- B67D 1/045Using elastic bags and pistons actuated by air or other gas57
- B67D 1/0468Comprising means for the recovery of the gas acting on beverages4
Recent patents
- Scalable modular system and method for valve control and selectively dispensing beverages22 Sep 2026US 12,741,858 B2Versabev, Inc.
- Apparatus for the preparation and dispensing of post-mix carbonated drinks25 Aug 2026US 12,715,748 B2Sodaflo Limited
- Scalable modular system and method for temperature control and selectively dispensing beverages28 Jul 2026US 12,692,146 B2Versabev, Inc.
- Connector for suspending a beverage keg and dispensing a beverage therefrom19 May 2026US 12,630,406 B2Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.
- Pressure regulator and sparkling water machine14 Apr 2026US 12,600,614 B2Carbon8Water, Inc.
- Container attachment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307973 A1Silz & Lemp GmbH
- Beer storage, cooling and dispensing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307974 A1
- Dispensing System24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285668 A1Gate Cfv Solutions, Inc.
- Connector for beverage dispense line17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274642 A1Carlsberg Breweries A/S
- Barrel with dispensing device4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152326 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Squeezable multi-layer dispensing container with one-way valve197US 5,332,121 AContinental PET Technologies, Inc. · 1994
- Beverage dispensing apparatus163US 5,240,144 A1993
- Slush beverage dispensing system152US 6,082,589 A2000
- Bag-in-box packaging and dispensing of substances which will not readily flow by gravity143US 4,796,788 ALiqui-Box Corporation · 1989
- Dispenser for wine121US 4,706,847 ASenmar Corporation · 1987