F23Q 2/42
Fuel containers
Official title: Fuel containers; Closures for fuel containers
F23Q2/42 (Fuel containers) appears on 32 US grants and 32 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F23Q- Granted patents
- 32
- Published applications
- 32
- Assignees
- 16
- Inventors
- 44
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Flame producing assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,754,058 B2BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
- Torch device configured to distribute heat around the periphery of an object28 Jul 2026US 12,693,012 B2
- Lighter fueled by pocket lighter or gas reservoir26 May 2026US 12,638,177 B2Societe BIC
- Lighter comprising a container suitable for liquefied gas and a compressible member to prevent overfilling of the container18 Nov 2025US 12,474,050 B2Societe BIC
- Cigar lighter with enclosed burn area12 Aug 2025US 12,385,639 B22731848 Ontario Inc.
- Lighter fueled by pocket lighter or gas reservoir3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258949 A1Societe BIC
- Flame producing assembly and method for manufacturing such a flame producing assembly19 Jun 2025US 2025/0198621 A1Societe BIC
- Flame producing assembly8 Aug 2024US 2024/0263989 A1BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
- Torch Device Configured to Distribute Heat Around the Periphery of an Object15 Feb 2024US 2024/0053008 A1
- Cigar lighter with enclosed burn area11 Jan 2024US 2024/0011633 A12731848 Ontario Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Disposable cigarette gas lighter31US 4,073,612 ATokai Seiki Co., Ltd. · 1978
- Cigarette lighter with replaceable fuel cartridge15US 7,815,432 B22010
- Reservoir of gaseous fuel in liquid phase10US 5,544,785 ACricket · 1996
- Disposable liquid fuel cells for windproof lighters8US 6,726,470 B1Zippo Manufacturing Company · 2004
- Safety lighter7US 6,951,457 B2Prime GIL Intel, Inc. · 2005