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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413097 | Tamper-evident closure and method of making same A tamper-evident closure including a spout and a cap. The spout includes an upwardly extending neck defining a neck opening, an annular cap-engaging retainer extending radially outwardly from the neck, and a fulcrum interconnecting the cap-engaging retainer and the ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410070 | Feed bottles for babies A feed and drink bottle is made of plastics material preferably by an aseptic process. In its basic form the bottle (2) has a mouth (4) intended to be sealed with a closure (10) put in place after the feed has been put in the bottle through its ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398890 | Liquid container closure assembly A closure assembly for a mouth and neck portion of a container for liquid has a sleeve adapted to lie substantially concentrically with respect to the mouth and provided with a mechanism for fixing the sleeve on the container. A first outer sleeve is coaxially mount... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399134 | Packaging and applicator device A flask may include a threaded neck and an applicator. In embodiments, the applicator includes a stem, an applicator element disposed at a first end of the stem, and a closure cap supporting the stem at a second end of the stem opposite from the first end. The closu... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7344039 | Tamper indicating band having foldable tabs including tab extensions, tamper indicating closure including such tamper indicating band, and tamper indicating closure including such tamper indicating band and container A tamper indicating closure according to the present invention includes a top wall and a skirt depending from the top wall. A tamper indicating band is connected to the skirt along a frangible line. The tamper indicating band includes a ring and at least one tab, th... | 03/18/2008 |
| RE40003 | Tamper-evident container closure A tamper-evident closure for a container includes an outer tamper-evident cap engagable over an inner container sealing cap which may form part of the tamper-evident closure or part of the container, cap retaining prongs on the outer cap which permit placement of th... | 01/15/2008 |
| RE39867 | Tamper-evident container closure A tamper-evident closure for a container includes an outer tamper-evident cap engagable over an inner container sealing cap which may form part of the tamper-evident closure or part of the container, cap retaining prongs on the outer cap which permit placement of th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7210593 | Tamper-evident quick twist closure A cap with a tamper-evident ring is designed to snap engage a container that is provided with an upper and lower bead. A ring of teeth provided along an inside skirt of the cap engage teeth located along an inside wall of the container. When the cap is snapped onto ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7121419 | Closure The combination of a closure (110) and an in-bore fitment (201) is provided for a container. The closure (110) comprises a generally plain crown (120) with a tubular skirt (130) depending from its periphery. The tubular skirt (1... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7097061 | Plastic container which is hot-fillable and/or having neck finish adapted for receipt of handle A container includes a hollow body having a finish extending from the body. The finish has an open end, at least one external thread for securement of a closure, and a pair of spaced external circumferential flanges on a side of the thread remote from the open end o... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7004341 | Tamper evident composite closure with threadless securement A composite closure type container assembly that is designed for use with unthreaded containers includes a container having an unthreaded outer surface and an opening that is defined by an upper rim, a sealing disc that is sized and shaped to cover the opening and t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6968966 | Tamper-indicating closure with lugs on a stop flange for spacing the flange from the finish of a container A tamper-indicating closure of integrally molded plastic construction that includes a base wall having a peripheral skirt with internal threads for engaging external threads on a container finish. A tamper-indicating band is connected to the edge of the skirt by a p... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945417 | Resealable medical transfer set A transfer set for transferring fluid, including drugs, vaccines, medicaments, solutions and the like, between a first container, such as a conventional vial, and a second container, such as a conventional syringe having a unique multipurpose resealable member. The ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942114 | Cap for container A cap is used for a container as a bottle or jar. The cap includes a cylindrical cap main portion with a closed upper end and an open lower end, and a ring member. The cap main portion is screwed in an upper portion of the cylindrical container to close an opening o... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929137 | Composite sealing cap The cap (1) comprises a head and skirt and is characterised in that it comprises two assembled parts: a) an inner part (3) comprising a so-called inner head (30) and a so-called inner skirt (31), typical... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926162 | Tamper indicating band arrester A tamper indicating band arrester is described herein for use with a container neck or finish bead comprising an upper portion and a lower portion. The TI band has an annular step having a smaller diameter than the lower portion of the finish bead. The TI band furth... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923333 | Tamper resistant plastic industrial container with pail, cover and pour spout closure The present invention is an improved plastic industrial container which may be used for packaging, shipping and dispersing a variety of liquids while protecting the contents from tampering and theft. The container is manufactured in components which include a pail b... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913158 | Closure cap A closure cap for a container containing carbonated beverages has a head plate (2) and a substantially cylindrical cap skirt (4) extending from the edge (3) of the head plate (2). A cap thread (6) is provided on the inside (5 | 07/05/2005 |
| 6877624 | Method of injection molding closure with continuous internal rigid rib, closure made thereby having a lead-in structure and mold for forming same An injection molded container closure with a continuous internal projection, in particular a rib having a length-to-width ratio of at least one and one-half, is formed with a mold cavity between a pair of mold halves. One mold half includes a core forming the interi... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6739466 | Folding finger tamper-indicating band arrester A tamper-indicating band arrester including a closure having a tamper-indicating band depending therefrom. The tamper-indicating band has a plurality of folding fingers of alternating first and second lengths extending inwardly. The fingers of a longer length have a... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6726042 | Tamper evident closure A closure for a container has a cap portion with screw threads to engage screw threads on the container and a tamper evident band connected to the cap by frangible bridge elements. The tamper evident band includes segments that engage a retaining flange on the conta... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6716396 | Penetrable cap The present invention relates to a cap which can form an essentially leak-proof seal with a vessel capable of receiving fluid specimens for clinical analysis and diagnosis. To minimize potentially contaminating contact between the fluid specimen and humans or the en... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6681946 | Resealable medical transfer set A transfer set for transferring fluid, including drugs, vaccines, medicaments, solutions and the like, between a first container, such as a conventional vial, and a second container, such as a conventional syringe having a unique multipurpose resealable m... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6626310 | Closure with gas barrier seal for a pressurized container A closure for connection to a container with a threaded neck portion includes an upper wall with a lower surface and a skirt formed integrally with and extending generally downwardly from the upper wall. An internal helical thread is formed on an inner su... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622460 | Tamper-indicating closure with lugs on a stop flange for spacing the flange from the finish of a container A tamper-indicating closure of integrally molded plastic construction that includes a base wall having a peripheral skirt with internal threads for engaging external threads on a container finish. A tamper-indicating band is connected to the edge of the s... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6581793 | Cap with fluid seal A cap adapted to be secured on a neck of a container wherein the cap includes a top wall and a depending annular skirt having an inner annular projection. A fluid seal having a central transverse wall, an outer annular shoulder and a inner annular bead re... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6571837 | Transfer set for vials and medical containers A transfer set assembly for transferring fluids between a first container, such as a conventional medical vial, having a sealed open end and a second container such as a conventional IV infusion bag. The transfer set includes a collar having a proximate t... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568548 | Closure with tamper-indicating band A plastic safety closure with a tamper-indicating band is described. The closure includes a tamper-indicating band depending from the skirt of the closure. The tamper indicating band includes a frangible portion with one or more openings therein. The open... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6557714 | Tamper-evident package A tamper-evident package includes a plastic closure having a top wall portion, a depending annular skirt portion, and a tamper band at least partially detachably connected to the skirt portion. The package further includes a container having a neck portio... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6540114 | Dual tamper evident dispensing closure A dual tamper evident container closure for a dispensing container, the cap portion being of a type intended to be held permanently captive on the container having a nozzle dispensing opening, multiple sealing flanges and dual locking engagement beads to ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6536586 | Combination vessel of a cap type sealing tool having tamper function and a bottle portion A combination vessel is capable of carrying out temporary fastening while always bringing down a ring portion subsequently to breakage of a bridge part during an opening operation. A cap portion and a ring portion of a cap type sealing tool are coupled to... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6439411 | Container closure system with warranty element A container closure system comprises a container having an opening zone (21) with a threaded neck (22). A closure cap (23) can be screwed on the threaded neck (22). A warranty element comprises an annular base body (25) with engagement means which can eng... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6394294 | Closure having torque-reducing feature A safety closure and a container is comprised of a container having an externally threaded neck portion and a first locking bead spaced downwardly from the threaded neck portion and a closure having a cap portion and a tamper indicating band portion. The ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6386405 | Snap on closure and method A plastic pail lid opening surrounded by an upstanding closure receiving cylindrical neck is modified to incorporate a shorter outer cylindrical collar surrounding the neck. A closure assembly made up of a nestable pouring spout and an internally threaded... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6332550 | Tamper-evident container closure A tamper-evident closure for a container includes an outer tamper-evident cap engagable over an inner container sealing cap which may form part of the tamper-evident closure or part of the container, cap retaining prongs on the outer cap which permit plac... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6325247 | Device for collecting and absorbing drips on a fluid container In one embodiment, a device for collecting and absorbing drips on an exterior of a fluid container comprises a band of absorbent material placed around the neck of the fluid container. A capsule covers the neck of the container, including the absorbent ma... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6325227 | Tamper-indicating closure with horizontal undercuts A molded tamper-indicating closure for use with an associated container having a finish with an external thread formation and an annular locking collar located axially under the thread formation is disclosed. The locking collar has a circumference, the lo... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6325226 | Plastic screw closure A plastic screw closure for bottles comprising a cap having a substantially cylindrical peripheral portion (1) with an internal screw thread (8) for screwing onto an external screw thread (11) of a bottle neck (10), and with a disc-like top plate portion ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6276544 | Security closure for a bottle A security closure (1) for a glass bottle (2), which can be fitted on the bottle (2) quickly and can be manipulated conveniently, comprises a cap (3) having internal threading (16) with a predetermined large number of starts mating with external threading... | 08/21/2001 |
