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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8387810 | Pierceable cap having piercing extensions for a sample container A pierceable cap may be used for containing sample specimens during storage and transport. The pierceable cap may prevent unwanted escape of sample specimen before transfer with a transfer device. The pierceable cap may fit over a vessel. An access port in the pierc... | 03/05/2013 |
| 7416077 | Contact lens carrying case A disposable-type carrying case wherein the parts that house contact lenses cannot be re-sealed is realized via an easy-to-use construction. In the case main unit 10B of a contact lens carrying case 10, when a handle 12 that is integrally... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7314366 | Apparatus and method for inverting a stop flange on a tamper-indicating closure An apparatus for inverting the stop flange on a tamper-indicating closure, from an axially outwardly oriented position as molded to an axially inwardly oriented position for use, includes a support base for supporting the closure such that the stop flange as molded ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7294308 | Penetrable cap A cap which can form an essentially leak-proof seal with an open-ended vessel capable of receiving and holding fluid specimens or other materials for analysis. To minimize potentially contaminating contact between a fluid sample present in the vessel and humans or t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7255028 | Multi-bit precision screwdriver In one embodiment, a screwdriver having interchangeable bit bodies with permanently affixed bit heads is provided. In another embodiment, at least one transparent end cap is provided to display a bit head in an engaged position ready for use. In another alternative ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246713 | User-friendly bottle and closure thread assembly The invention provides a threaded container closure assembly includes: a container neck having an opening; a closure for said neck, the closure having a base portion and a skirt portion; a first screw thread on the neck, said first screw thread comprising one or mor... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243689 | Device with needle penetrable and laser resealable portion and related method A device and method are provided for needle penetrating and filling a chamber with a predetermined substance, and laser resealing a resulting needle hole in the device. A needle penetrable and laser resealable portion of the device is pierceable with a needle to for... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237698 | Pressure activated self opening container and seal A multi layered frangible seal is bonded over the pour spout opening of flexible plastic bottles containing pourable products such as motor oil. The seal provides a leak proof closure that is strong enough to remain intact when the filled uncapped container is held ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228980 | Plastic capsule for hermetically closing large bottles The plastic capsule, especially for large-volume bottles for use in dispensers, includes an openable zone (4) which is accessible from the outside and closed by a cap (3) is externally protected by a disc (5) which is made in a single piece with... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7186241 | Syringe with needle penetrable and laser resealable stopper A syringe and a reconstitution syringe are provided for the delivery of controlled doses of any of numerous different sterile substances, such as vaccines, medicaments, pharmaceutical preparations, cosmetics, and food products. A plunger of the syringe defines a res... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182213 | Closure assembly for a wide mouth vessel A closure assembly includes: a vessel opening; a closure for said opening, the closure having a base portion and a skirt portion; a first screw thread on the opening, said first screw thread having one or more first thread segments; a second screw thread on an inner... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179424 | Cassette for handling and holding tissue samples during processing, embedding and microtome procedures, and methods therefor A cassette for holding a tissue sample includes a body having a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls extending upwardly with respect to the bottom wall to define an interior space for receiving the tissue sample. A lid is configured to be received in the interi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175039 | Composite closure A composite closure includes a band and an insert disk. A contact surface urges downwardly against the disk even while the band moves longitudinally relative to the disk or container. The closure has a fully tightened position in which the band's ring contacts the d... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175049 | Dispensing cap A combination container and container cap (10) includes a container cap (11) having a deformable cover (14) on which a plurality of levers (15) are operatively connected. The levers (15) move from a first position to a second posit... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163115 | Roller bottle cap A two-piece cap assembly for closing an opening in a neck portion of the container is provided that includes a cap body having a top wall and a depending annular skirt for screw attachment to the neck portion of the container. A plug seal is attachable to the unders... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159733 | Tamper evident container-lid combination A container comprises a body portion, a lid portion and, mounted on one of the body portion and the lid portion, a locking member. The locking member is movable from an unlocking position to a locking position in which it engages the other of the body portion and th... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156814 | Apparatus and method for harvesting and handling tissue samples for biopsy analysis A sectional cassette (10) for use in a process for harvesting and handling tissue samples for biopsy analysis is disclosed. In the procedure, a tissue biopsy sample is placed on a tissue trapping supporting material (A′) that can withstand tissue preparatio... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147118 | Plastic closure, closure and container package, and method of manufacture A plastic closure includes a plastic closure shell having a base wall with a central opening and a skirt with at least one internal thread or bead for securing the closure to a container finish. A plastic disk is retained within the shell parallel to but spaced from... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137519 | Closure for a medicament bottle A closure (1) for a medicament bottle has a cap portion (2), which can be joined to the bottle and which has at least one opening (3) closed by an elastic, puncturable sealing layer (4). The opening (3) is covered on the exterior o... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121402 | Container hermetically sealed with crushable material and reactive multilayer material Embodiments of the invention include a method for sealing a container. The method includes, providing at least two components of the container, positioning a crushable material between the at least two components, positioning a reactive multilayer material between t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108149 | Blow-molded paint container A blow-molded, plastic paint container for storing and dispensing paint includes a blow-molded container body defining an externally-threaded neck portion, an injection molded plastic closing cap, internally-threaded so as to be threadedly securable to the neck port... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100646 | Sealed containers and methods of making and filling same Disclosed is a uniquely configured medicament vial assembly which includes a storage vial, a stopper member and a securing ring. The vial assembly is configured to improve healthcare worker safety by providing a shielded gripping location to aid in the reduction of ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093735 | Drinking vessel with retractable straw A drinking vessel with retractable straw is provided having a container sealed by an upper lid. A straw linearly actuated within said upper lid such as to extend in a vertical, linearly actuated manner between an extended position and a retracted position. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077017 | Container with a frangible seal A container for receiving fluids comprises a body having opposite ends and at least one wall defining an interior space. At least one seal defines a sealed chamber within the interior space of the body. Each seal is recessed from one of the ends of the body and has ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070053 | System, method, and apparatuses for maintaining, tracking, transporting and identifying the integrity of a disposable specimen container with a re-usable transponder A method of maintaining, tracking and identifying the integrity of a disposable specimen container comprising the steps of: writing to an RFID device attached to an individual specimen vial information including the date and a unique identification of the vial; putt... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063221 | Method for making a stopper for sparkling wine bottles The invention provides a method of making a stopper (2) of cork of natural and/or synthetic origin for a bottle of sparkling wine of the Champagne type, said stopper (2) having a base suitable for constituting a fraction of the inside wall (17) ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048137 | Drinking container with multilayer leak-proof closure A drinking container comprises a bottle and a permanently leak-proof closure. The bottle is formed with contours that facilitate grasping by a user and has an opening sized to facilitate placing ice cubes into the bottle. Graduations on the sidewall of the bottle pr... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032631 | Medicament vial having a heat-sealable cap, and apparatus and method for filling the vial A resealable cap (110, 210) for a medicament vial (114, 214) has a base portion (112, 212) formed of vulcanized rubber or like material known for providing a stable environment for the medicament contained within the vial, and a resealable porti... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014060 | Twist opening sealing container A resealable container is provided with a twist opening end closure which is suitable for storing perishable solids and liquids, and in one embodiment an easy open tab feature to facilitate venting. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6976494 | Hair colorant dispenser A disposable, solution-mixing hair colorant dispenser: tubular rear segment including first reservoir having rupturable front end; tubular middle segment including second reservoir having rupturable rear and front ends; tubular front segment including rear end and f... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974046 | Tamper evident closure with integrated venting and method of manufacturing A method of manufacturing a vented tamper evident closure of the J-hook type to a container involves a closure of the type including a base, a downwardly depending sidewall portion and a tamper evident band. The tamper evident band is frangibly connected to the side... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968968 | Container closure assembly with snap-on overcap A container closure assembly for closing the neck opening of a container includes a closure plug for threaded engagement with the neck opening, a sealing gasket positioned between the container and the closure plug, and a unitary, molded plastic overcap constructed ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962254 | Universal bottle cap A bottle cap for universal retrofitting to one of a number of pre-existing beverage containers containing a beverage and having a removed cap and threaded aperture, having at least one container portion for containing at least one dispensable material, a threaded po... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6948642 | Apparatus and method for dispensing fluids into an air intake An apparatus and method for dispensing fluids into an air line comprises a container having a valve so as to selectively open the container to allow flow of fluids therefrom, the container being configured with a circumferential channel and with a circumferential gr... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938757 | Tamper evident closure A tamper evident closure (1) includes a housing (5) containing a blister pack (2) and a substrate (3), wherein the blister pack (2) contains a first reagent which is visible prior to first opening and the substrate (3) conta... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931821 | Tamper evident vial cap and integrity assurance method A tamper evident cap assembly, more particularly a combination of vial and cap assembly, assures the integrity of a specimen and of the specimen collection process. The screw cap is locked to the screw threads of a vial, when the vial is empty, with one of two latch... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929040 | Sterile filling machine having needle filling station within e-beam chamber A sterile filling machine and related method are provided for sterile filling a container with a substance. The container includes a heat resealable stopper and a chamber for receiving the substance therein. The sealed, empty containers are subjected to radiation ca... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926857 | Closure assembly with a formed exterior top A closure whereby a mold in the shape of a closure is injected with plastic, allowed to cure or cool, forms a closure having a top portion surrounded by sidewalls, said top portion formed from two opposing surfaces, whereby at least one of said surfaces is domed sha... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921383 | Tamper evident end cap assembly for a loaded syringe and process An improved tamper evident end cap assembly for a drug loaded syringe which assembly includes a syringe cap to close the discharge port in the nozzle of the syringe and an indicator ring about the nozzle connected by chads or tabs to a tubular shield which chads or ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6915918 | Removable sealing device A removable sealing device for a standard container having a neck, which allows the container to remain sealed while it is being properly positioned with respect to a receptacle and then to be remotely unsealed after it has been properly positioned with respect to t... | 07/12/2005 |
