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Is a bottle opener patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a bottle opener have been patented many times, but "a bottle opener" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 209 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “bottle opener” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 209 best keyword matches we examined, 48 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC (5), XING HAOYU (5), BEARD RICHARD L (4), LIU DANPING (4).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B67B (185), B65D (16), A47G (8), Y10T (6).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a bottle opener

  1. Vehicle bottle opener assemblies with magnetic bottle cap opening and capture and storage features US-2026091968-A1 2026 · FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
    Vehicle bottle opener assemblies can increase the functionality of a motor vehicle. An exemplary bottle opener assembly may be mounted to a portion of a vehicle body and includes integrated bottle opener and magnetic cap capture a…
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  2. Bottle opener with magnetic cap retainer US-12115638-B2 2024 · MCNEIL III WILLIE
    The bottle opener with magnetic cap retainer is a tool. The bottle opener with magnetic cap retainer is configured for use in opening a bottle. The bottle opener with magnetic cap retainer comprises a handle and a plurality of wor…
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  3. Magnetic ring stand and bottle opener for smartphone US-11940090-B1 2024 · E FILLIATE INC
    An outer base of annular form surrounds an open space. The base includes a magnet for attachment of the outer base to a rear of a smartphone. A center ring surrounds the open space. This ring has a bearing on an outside edge which…
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  4. Combination beverage bottle opener and cap and method therefor US-2023159239-A1 2023 · CLORE ANTHONY
    A combination bottle opener and cover has a bottle opening member and a cap. The cap comprises a body member. The body member has a circular groove formed on a bottom surface of the body member. The circular groove has a width “W”…
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  5. Combination bottle opener and bottle cap collector US-2017225931-A1 2017 · FARAR DAKOTA
    A bottle opener for pry-off bottle caps includes a magnetic bottle cap collector and organizer. A magnet is fled to a location on the opener near where the bottle cap is engaged, in a specific position that enables the magnetic fo…
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  6. Bottle cap with integrated bottle opener US-9821936-B1 2017 · ARRIAGA HUITZILO
    A bottle cap includes a cap body for covering an opening of a bottle. A bottle opener is integrally formed into the cap body for removing a crimped, twist-off or pop-off type cap from another bottle. The cap body includes an outer…
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  7. Magnetic bottle opener US-9487382-B1 2016 · WICKED EYE PRODUCTS LLC
    An apparatus is magnetically mounted onto a metal surface, such as steel, presenting a bottle cap remover and magnetic cap catcher. The apparatus is molded as a one piece body having a plate with a surrounding stiffening flange. T…
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  8. Interchangeable bottle opener with bottle cap receptacle US-8434388-B2 2013 · CHAFFINS WILLIAM
    The present invention describes a novelty, mountable bottle opening device configured to display an interchangeable, theme-based display panel upon a vertical surface. The mountable bottle opening device includes a support base st…
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  9. Insulated container with bottle opener US-8245600-B2 2012 · BEARD RICHARD L
    An insulated container for holding a beverage container, such as a bottle or a can, is disclosed. An insulation liner is provided in the container. The insulated container incorporates a bottle opener into the sidewall of the cont…
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  10. Mountable bottle opener and removable cap holder US-2011079110-A1 2011 · PREVITE CHRISTOPHER JOHN
    A mountable bottle opener and a removable bottle cap holder. The holder hangs from the bottle opener on an angled portion of the opener. The holder may be removed by pulling it off the opener to empty its contents. The holder has …
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  11. Bottle opener with cap storage and replacement capabilities US-7370557-B2 2008 · MARXRIESER GERHARD
    A symmetrical, one-piece, aesthetically and ergonomically pleasing bottle opener and re-capping device is made up of a main body having a substantially annular shape, the central opening of the annulus having a substantially cylin…
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  12. Bottle opener with cap catcher US-2008083301-A1 2008 · MESSINA SHARON C
    An improved removable single housing bottle opener and cap catcher, the improvement being a hinged bottom door, and a door latching means for enabling convenient, sanitary disposal of collected bottle caps with a first part of the…
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  13. Bottle opener and bottle cap collecting and disposing device US-7409892-B2 2008 · MONK JAMES K
    A bottle opener for removing bottle caps and for capturing and storing the removed bottle caps. The housing of the opener includes an opening for the insertion of the sealed bottle top and cap. A cap opening device is affixed with…
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  14. Novelty item for cooperating with a cap of a bottle subsequent to cooperation of the cap with a bottle opener but prior to cooperation of the cap with a cap catcher US-7066620-B1 2006 · MILLET WARREN
    A novelty item for cooperating with a cap of a bottle subsequent to cooperation of the cap with a bottle opener, but prior to cooperation of the cap with a cap catcher. The novelty item includes a body, electrical circuitry, and a…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a bottle opener been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Kitchen gadgets are a crowded, mature field; novelty usually sits in one specific mechanism, the material, or how two familiar functions are combined.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.