B67D 3/0041
Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage
Official title: {with provisions for metering the liquid to be dispensed}
B67D3/0041 (Apparatus or devices for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage) appears on 146 US grants and 176 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67D- Granted patents
- 146
- Published applications
- 176
- Assignees
- 94
- Inventors
- 272
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 3 | 16 |
| 2015 | 10 | 5 |
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| 2017 | 11 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10 |
| 2019 | 4 | 17 |
| 2020 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021 | 12 | 13 |
| 2022 | 22 | 18 |
| 2023 | 10 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for using gestures in a refrigerator dispensing system25 Aug 2026US 12,716,648 B2Transform Sr Brands LLC
- Interactive beverage dispensing system and method30 Jun 2026US 12,670,761 B2
- Vented fluid transfer lid26 May 2026US 12,637,265 B2Avent, Inc.
- Introduction of an additive to water12 May 2026US 12,623,898 B1Brita LP
- Metering machine for filling free-flowing media into cavities28 Apr 2026US 12,612,297 B2Nera Technologies AG
- Introduction of an additive to water22 Jan 2026US 2026/0022006 A1Brita LP
- Device For Refilling a Final Container with Wine or Spirits, Refill Assembly Comprising such a Device and Method of Implementation20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353731 A1Société JAS HENNESSY ET COMPAGNIE
- Multi-Function Water Cooler17 Jul 2025US 2025/0230964 A1
- Dumping-type Autonomous Quantitative Liquid Discharging Device and Quantitative Liquid Discharging Method Thereof5 Jun 2025US 2025/0178881 A1
- Dosing device for dosing liquids22 May 2025US 2025/0162855 A1Festo AG & Co.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wireless liquid portion and inventory control system150US 6,036,055 ABarmate Corporation · 2000
- 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
- Liquid measuring dispenser120US 4,736,871 A1988
- Electronic dispensing heads77US 5,507,411 ABerg Company, a division of DEC International, Inc. · 1996
- Electronic dispensing heads74US 5,505,349 ABerg Company, a division of DEC International, Inc. · 1996