B67D 7/00
Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs
Official title: Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes (general disposition of plant in stations for supplying fuel to vehicles B60S5/02; for filling or emptying locomotive water tanks, e.g. water columns, B61K11/00; for refuelling aircraft during flight B64D39/00; liquid- handling ground installations specially adapted for fuelling stationary aircraft B64F1/28)
B67D7/00 (Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs) appears on 5,615 US grants and 3,999 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67D- Granted patents
- 5,615
- Published applications
- 3,999
- Assignees
- 2,156
- Inventors
- 7,837
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 66 | 0 |
| 1977 | 60 | 0 |
| 1978 | 67 | 0 |
| 1979 | 32 | 0 |
| 1980 | 48 | 0 |
| 1981 | 53 | 0 |
| 1982 | 31 | 0 |
| 1983 | 26 | 0 |
| 1984 | 34 | 0 |
| 1985 | 41 | 0 |
| 1986 | 37 | 0 |
| 1987 | 85 | 0 |
| 1988 | 62 | 0 |
| 1989 | 102 | 0 |
| 1990 | 84 | 0 |
| 1991 | 110 | 0 |
| 1992 | 121 | 0 |
| 1993 | 124 | 0 |
| 1994 | 136 | 0 |
| 1995 | 103 | 0 |
| 1996 | 117 | 0 |
| 1997 | 117 | 0 |
| 1998 | 143 | 0 |
| 1999 | 193 | 0 |
| 2000 | 169 | 0 |
| 2001 | 166 | 35 |
| 2002 | 142 | 98 |
| 2003 | 102 | 108 |
| 2004 | 92 | 125 |
| 2005 | 92 | 116 |
| 2006 | 80 | 109 |
| 2007 | 62 | 91 |
| 2008 | 38 | 79 |
| 2009 | 48 | 97 |
| 2010 | 61 | 105 |
| 2011 | 44 | 112 |
| 2012 | 81 | 122 |
| 2013 | 116 | 180 |
| 2014 | 127 | 244 |
| 2015 | 147 | 201 |
| 2016 | 198 | 197 |
| 2017 | 167 | 238 |
| 2018 | 164 | 251 |
| 2019 | 234 | 269 |
| 2020 | 219 | 246 |
| 2021 | 225 | 233 |
| 2022 | 185 | 188 |
| 2023 | 220 | 165 |
| 2024 | 189 | 167 |
| 2025 | 145 | 136 |
| 2026 | 110 | 87 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B67D 7/06Details or accessories4,192
- B67D 7/02Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs1,447
- B67D 7/04Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs1,408
- B67D 7/005Spouts169
- B67D 7/002Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs60
- B67D 7/007Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs22
Recent patents
- 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.
- Structural optimization method for a fuel system filling assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,753,065 B2OPmobility C-Power Belgium Research
- Fuel charging module and fuel charging method6 Oct 2026US 12,753,885 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Systems and devices for display surface temperature reduction6 Oct 2026US 12,754,448 B2Wayne Fueling Systems LLC
- Article for refilling and refilling apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,747,152 B2Nicoventures Trading Limited
- Container attachment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307973 A1Silz & Lemp GmbH
- Robotic Gas Pump for Autonomous Vehicle Refueling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307977 A1
- System and method of fuel dispenser impact conveyance8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307978 A1Gilbarco Inc.
- Portable fluid management system for cleaning and showering1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296872 A1Geyser Industries, Inc.
- System and method for supplying and dispensing bubble-free photolithography chemical solutions1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299422 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Delivery system for organometallic compounds576US 5,199,603 A1993
- Fuel dispensing and retail system providing for transponder prepayment458US 6,073,840 AGilbarco Inc. · 2000
- Electronic device cover with embedded radio frequency (RF) transponder and methods of using same371US 6,771,981 B1Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. · 2004
- In-vehicle ordering317US 6,574,603 B1Gilbarco Inc. · 2003
- Dispensing assembly with interchangeable cartridge pumps312US 5,316,452 AGilbert Corporation · 1994