B67D 3/04
Liquid-dispensing taps or cocks adapted to seal and open tapping holes of
Official title: Liquid-dispensing taps or cocks adapted to seal and open tapping holes of casks, e.g. for beer {(closures with filling and discharging devices for containers B65D47/00)}
B67D3/04 (Liquid-dispensing taps or cocks adapted to seal and open tapping holes of) appears on 560 US grants and 406 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67D- Granted patents
- 560
- Published applications
- 406
- Assignees
- 279
- Inventors
- 857
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 5 |
| 2002 | 17 | 13 |
| 2003 | 14 | 10 |
| 2004 | 8 | 11 |
| 2005 | 12 | 15 |
| 2006 | 4 | 16 |
| 2007 | 8 | 14 |
| 2008 | 6 | 18 |
| 2009 | 8 | 12 |
| 2010 | 10 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 15 |
| 2012 | 10 | 20 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 |
| 2014 | 9 | 14 |
| 2015 | 15 | 18 |
| 2016 | 10 | 22 |
| 2017 | 20 | 29 |
| 2018 | 27 | 18 |
| 2019 | 18 | 24 |
| 2020 | 23 | 20 |
| 2021 | 20 | 19 |
| 2022 | 24 | 25 |
| 2023 | 14 | 17 |
| 2024 | 17 | 15 |
| 2025 | 12 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B67D 3/043With a closing element having a linear movement, in a direction perpendicular223
- B67D 3/045With a closing element having a linear movement, in a direction parallel124
- B67D 3/047With a closing element having a rotational movement77
- B67D 3/041Operated by pinching action on flexible tubes73
- B67D 3/042Operated by deforming a membrane-like closing element34
Recent patents
- Portable refrigerated desktop dispenser for beverages21 Jul 2026US 12,686,608 B2
- Water container with manual dispensing valve14 Apr 2026US 12,600,616 B2Vestergaard SàRl
- Liquid dispenser, tap system having a liquid dispenser and liquid container, and method for using a liquid container10 Feb 2026US 12,545,574 B2Büning & Partner KG
- Connector for a fluid dispenser16 Dec 2025US 12,497,226 B2Cocktailsmachine Srl
- System for dispensing liquid from inverted container11 Nov 2025US 12,466,721 B2Server Products, Inc.
- Device for dispensing beverages6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225872 A1Sprizzer Srl
- Insulating container12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070729 A1
- Discharging mechanism of cold drink dispenser5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060273 A1Guangzhou Xin'an Trading Co., Ltd.
- Anti-tampering liquid dispensing tap by opening an integrated and manually bound anti-counterfeit seal22 Jan 2026US 2026/0022007 A1
- Insulating container1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001700 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Container for holding and dispensing fluid152US 4,375,864 AScholle Corporation · 1983
- Quick-disconnect service-line connector and valve assembly146US 4,421,146 ALiqui-Box Corporation · 1983
- Beverage dispensing apparatus for a refrigerator113US 5,791,523 ASamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1998
- Combined piercer and valve for flexible bag110US 4,440,316 ATrinity Associates · 1984
- Food and beverage dispenser with a dynamic seal103US 5,971,218 ACambro Manufacturing Company · 1999