G01N 21/909
In opaque containers or opaque container parts
Official title: {in opaque containers or opaque container parts, e.g. cans, tins, caps, labels}
G01N21/909 (In opaque containers or opaque container parts) appears on 191 US grants and 169 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 191
- Published applications
- 169
- Assignees
- 130
- Inventors
- 406
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 11 |
| 2017 | 9 | 5 |
| 2018 | 10 | 12 |
| 2019 | 10 | 8 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 21 |
| 2025 | 9 | 11 |
| 2026 | 8 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatuses, systems and methods for vial seal inspection1 Sep 2026US 12,723,943 B2Amgen Inc.
- Imaging device, inspection device, and imaging method26 May 2026US 12,638,403 B2Kabushiki Kaisha N-Tech
- Method for quality assessment of a food package and a packaging system12 May 2026US 12,626,357 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Method and device for checking an adhesive connection between a hollow needle or cannula and a holding part5 May 2026US 12,616,799 B2ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.
- Apparatus and method for automatic monitoring of lids of beverage and food cans10 Mar 2026US 12,571,738 B2Quiss QualitäTs-Inspektionssysteme Und Service GmbH
- A method for detecting anomalies in an opening device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266739 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Method and a system for identifying and rejecting non-compliant single-dose capsules11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159334 A1Fameccanica, Data S.P A.
- Can lid manufacturing device, can lid manufacturing method, can lid, and can container containing contents7 May 2026US 2026/0124668 A1Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
- Inspection system26 Mar 2026US 2026/0086040 A1NEC Corporation
- Apparatus and method for inspecting a slit on a cap5 Mar 2026US 2026/0063561 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Container inspection system125US 5,220,400 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1993
- System or method for detecting defect within a semi-opaque enclosure88US 5,987,159 ACognex Corporation · 1999
- Machine-vision ring-reflector illumination system and method84US 6,022,124 APPT Vision, Inc. · 2000
- Machine-vision ring-reflector illumination system and method66US 6,554,452 B1PPT Vision, Inc. · 2003
- Pulsed-array video inspection lighting system62US 4,882,498 APressco, Inc. · 1989