Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434602 | Drip chamber dropper bottle A chamber dropper bottle is disclosed that is sized to contain medicine. The dropper bottle includes a central recess in a bottom wall of the bottle. The recess is sized to accommodate a single dose of medicine. A central tapered cylindrical dropper chamber extends ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7229599 | Chemical delivery container A container for holding powdered reagents that interact with water to form an anti-microbial fluid for use in an apparatus for cleaning and microbially deactivating items. The container includes a fluid inlet connectable to a source of water on an apparatus for clea... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213620 | Combination cap and adjustable spoon for container A combination spoon-lid and a cap for a container includes a main container cap and a spoon-lid. The main container cap has a top and at least one sidewall and has a dispensing orifice located on the top. The cap also has a container attachment mechanism for removab... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7168461 | Combination spoon and cap for container A combination spoon-lid and a cap for a container includes a main container cap and a spoon-lid. The main container cap has a top and at least one sidewall and has a dispensing orifice located on the top. The cap also has a container attachment mechanism for removab... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169489 | Hydrogen storage, distribution, and recovery system Cassette based systems and methods of hydrogen storage, distribution, and recovery are disclosed. A cassette or other container may contain a hydrogen storage or storing material. Information may be stored in the material and subsequently read or accessed. A probe m... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7051906 | Package for a pharmaceutical product and method of sterilizing the package The invention provides a pharmaceutical package including a polypropylene bottle in which is disposed a solution containing a pharmaceutical product, where the solution does not fill the bottle completely and some air is disposed in the bottle, and where the package... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036693 | Paint container A paint container includes a body having a bottom, a plurality of side walls, and a top. An attachment mechanism is located proximate the top. A cap is configured to be secured to the attachment mechanism. A spout extends upward proximate the top and is at least par... | 05/02/2006 |
| H2101 | Container with retaining member The present invention is directed to containers with a retaining member disposed within the container which substantially obstructs the opening of the container. In a preferred embodiment of the invention said member enlarges to receive a dispensing instrument that ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6631744 | Container In an embodiment, a container includes a dispensing opening, a closure and a plurality of walls. At least one of the walls includes a non-uniform surface structured so that the dispensing closure can be disposed on the surface when the container is in its... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6599476 | Sample distribution apparatus/system A pathology distribution system 10 is provided for automated sample container 14, 15 distribution. The system 10 comprises a loading station 500 for loading samples in primary containers 14 of different types, a sample handling station 16 for receiving th... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6273152 | Exact dose dispenser device assembly A dosage dispenser assembly for containers to dispense liquids in the containers. The assembly includes elongated hollow barrel and an arrangement for removably mounting the barrel over the discharge opening in the container so that the port in the barrel... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6112779 | Bottle stopper having a device for drawing up metered amounts of the liquid contained in said bottle The capsule (11), which can be screwed onto the threaded neck (3) of the bottle, coaxially forms the cylinder (15) of the syringe device; an element (21) inside the capsule (11) and surrounding the cylinder (15) forms an annular leaktight seal (21A) which... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6076570 | Closure containing a fluid for mixture with a beverage A closure including an integral chamber for storing a fluid separately from a beverage stored in a container to which the closure is attached is provided with a pre-formed court or aperture and a valve, the valve being operable to an open position when in... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6039090 | Pressurizable beverage vessels An improved pressurizable wide mouthed vessel is provided which is capable of storing beverages under pressure and also of being used as a drinking vessel. The wide mouthed drinking vessel is closed by a closure urging a seal to sealingly engage the vesse... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6024253 | Container including bottle for holding liquid and tube for holding a dropper A container which comprises a bottle portion and a tube portion. The bottle portion includes a recess adjacent the top opening of the bottle, whereby one can access small amounts of liquid easily with a dropper. The dropper is stored within the tube, whic... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5950689 | Baby feeding bottle having a receptacle for a fluidized mass and method of using same A baby feeding bottle has a body with a threaded neck onto which a tightening nut is screwed to keep a nipple in place. A removable receptacle carrying a fluidized mass to be mixed with liquid in the bottle body has a flange and open end, as well as a siz... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5909753 | Dispenser for a two-part composition A dispenser is provided for separately storing and facilitating the mixture of separate components of a two-part composition. The dispenser includes a first container having a chamber for retaining one of the components and a second container having a cha... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5752363 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing liquid dispensers A method is provided for manufacturing liquid dispensers of the general type having a body 10 presenting a pocket 16, a glass ampule 12 received in the body and enclosing a liquid to be dispensed, and a porous element 14 covering the pocket of the body. T... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5746349 | Childproof dosing device A childproof device (1) for holding and dispensing liquids, in particular medicines, that provides precise dosages of liquid, comprising a bottle (2), a cap (5) which is irremovable from the bottleneck (4), said cap being associated with a hollow cylinder... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5735320 | Dispenser for a two-part composition A dispenser is provided for separately storing and facilitating the mixture of separate components of a two-part composition. The dispenser includes a first container having a chamber for retaining one of the components and a second container having a cha... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5657802 | One touch opening plug for aquarium fish food containers An improved plug structure for aquarium fish food containers is disclosed. The plug of this invention has two depressions for receiving a detachable tap and a detachable spoon respectively. The tap is pivoted to the spoon and easily opened by a one touch ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5524680 | Device for dispensing a dose of given volume of a liquid or pasty product Device for dispensing a dose of given volume of a liquid or pasty product, including: a receptacle (2) equipped with a first pump (4) including a hollow control rod (5) for transfering the product from the receptacle (2) into the bottle (3) by forcing; a ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5485779 | Device for selectively pressurizing or evacuating a chamber with an oscillating air source by metering air through a valve system and a device for drawing into, retaining and evacuating material from a chamber A manually operable device for metering air through a valve system for drawing into, retaining and evacuating material from a chamber having a first air passageway operatively connected to the chamber and exposed to the atmosphere for transporting the mat... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5477895 | Outlet metering assembly An assembly or a container including such an assembly which allows powder contents to be dispensed into a cap prior to the removal of the cap, the position of the thread engaged cap relative to the body of the container determining, to some extent, the vo... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5394789 | Manually operable device for metering air through a valve system for drawing into, retaining and evacuating material from a chamber A manually operable device for metering air through a valve system for drawing into, retaining and evacuating material from a chamber having a first conveying mechanism operatively connected to the chamber and exposed to the atmosphere for transporting th... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5316054 | Self-contained package for housing, dispensing and diluting concentrated liquid A self-contained package for housing, dispensing and diluting concentrated liquid with a predetermined quantity of dilution liquid prior to use. The package comprises a container for housing the concentrated liquid, a spout having a discharge orifice, and... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5303750 | Drain cleaner dispenser A method of cleaning a drain by opening a container within a dispenser and dispensing drain cleaner from the container, through an outlet of the dispenser, and into the drain. The dispenser may have an upwardly extending pin for opening the container. Alt... | 04/19/1994 |
| 4941519 | Liquid feed system using a non-reusable container Apparatus for dispensing a liquid into equipment having an inlet port includes a container for holding the liquid, a tube in the container through which the liquid can exit the container, a connection member for fluidly connecting the tube to the inlet po... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4124044 | Vented protective shield for capillary pipette A vented protective shield for a capillary pipette which may also serve as an overflow chamber for the pipette assembly. The assembly includes a pipette which is attached to a tubular holder. Both ends of the holder are adapted for frictionally engaging t... | 11/07/1978 |
