B67D 3/00
Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage
Official title: Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes (separating and dispensing metered quantities of liquids G01F)
B67D3/00 (Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage) appears on 2,132 US grants and 1,842 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67D- Granted patents
- 2,132
- Published applications
- 1,842
- Assignees
- 907
- Inventors
- 3,567
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | 31 | 0 |
| 1989 | 35 | 0 |
| 1990 | 45 | 0 |
| 1991 | 37 | 0 |
| 1992 | 36 | 0 |
| 1993 | 31 | 0 |
| 1994 | 40 | 0 |
| 1995 | 47 | 0 |
| 1996 | 48 | 0 |
| 1997 | 36 | 0 |
| 1998 | 53 | 0 |
| 1999 | 50 | 0 |
| 2000 | 51 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36 | 6 |
| 2002 | 44 | 35 |
| 2003 | 42 | 36 |
| 2004 | 29 | 46 |
| 2005 | 31 | 56 |
| 2006 | 24 | 62 |
| 2007 | 33 | 60 |
| 2008 | 22 | 65 |
| 2009 | 19 | 51 |
| 2010 | 27 | 42 |
| 2011 | 27 | 48 |
| 2012 | 37 | 65 |
| 2013 | 50 | 85 |
| 2014 | 46 | 101 |
| 2015 | 71 | 114 |
| 2016 | 84 | 107 |
| 2017 | 93 | 120 |
| 2018 | 91 | 102 |
| 2019 | 89 | 129 |
| 2020 | 101 | 106 |
| 2021 | 106 | 102 |
| 2022 | 102 | 85 |
| 2023 | 74 | 67 |
| 2024 | 77 | 75 |
| 2025 | 49 | 50 |
| 2026 | 32 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B67D 3/0058Details610
- B67D 3/0029Provided with holders for bottles or similar containers563
- B67D 3/04Liquid-dispensing taps or cocks adapted to seal and open tapping holes of560
- B67D 3/0009Provided with cooling arrangements357
- B67D 3/0003Provided with automatic fluid control means209
- B67D 3/0041Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage146
- B67D 3/0022Provided with heating arrangements143
- B67D 3/0012Provided with mixing devices140
All 15 subgroupsShow fewer
- B67D 3/0038The liquid being stored in an intermediate container prior to dispensing135
- B67D 3/0019Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage129
- B67D 3/0051Dispensing by tilting124
- B67D 3/02Liquid-dispensing valves having operating members arranged to be pressed upwards84
- B67D 3/0025Provided with dispensing valves actuated by the receptacle to be filled63
- B67D 3/0054Mounting or arrangements of dispensing apparatus in shops or bar counters40
- B67D 3/0048Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage17
Recent patents
- Self-venting closure6 Oct 2026US 12,752,986 B2Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville LLC
- Vee manifold with at least three flow channels6 Oct 2026US 12,753,871 B2Rooftop Research, LLC
- Feeding device for intelligent cooking machine22 Sep 2026US 12,741,860 B2Shanghai Aican Robot (Group) Co., Ltd.
- Environmentally friendly method of supplying wine at a dispensing location, wine dispensing system and cabinet25 Aug 2026US 12,715,755 B2Fiducie Des Braves 2021
- Method and apparatus for using gestures in a refrigerator dispensing system25 Aug 2026US 12,716,648 B2Transform Sr Brands LLC
- Method and Device For Laboratory Formulation and Chemical Vending8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307029 A1
- System for dispensing liquid from inverted container8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307976 A1Server Products, Inc.
- Beverage dispenser1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296871 A1Luckin Food Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Precision nozzle and process for producing the same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285669 A1Kyoritsu Gokin Co., Ltd.
- Device for storing and dispensing a liquid, powdered, granulated or loose product20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242096 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Beverage distribution and dispensing system and method157US 6,751,525 B1Beverage Works, Inc. · 2004
- Container for holding and dispensing fluid152US 4,375,864 AScholle Corporation · 1983
- Wireless liquid portion and inventory control system150US 6,036,055 ABarmate Corporation · 2000
- Quick-disconnect service-line connector and valve assembly146US 4,421,146 ALiqui-Box Corporation · 1983
- Method and apparatus for manual dispensing from discrete vessels with electronic system control and dispensing data generation on each vessel, data transmission by radio or interrogator, and remote data recording145US 5,255,819 A1993