Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7381453 | Packaging film The present invention relates to packaging film for use in packaging of food products which may be heated whilst still packaged. In particular, the invention relates to packaging which may be hermetically sealed and, during heating, is able to allow a build up of pr... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7314146 | Closure with pressure release system There is described a neck structure in combination with a closure. The neck structure defines a neck opening with a cylindrical sealing surface surrounding the neck opening and an external neck surface. The closure comprises a cap formed of resilient material having... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7144739 | Pressure measurement and relief for microwave-assisted chemical reactions A pressure-sealing, pressure-monitoring closure for non-invasively sealing a reaction vessel to a defined release pressure in microwave-assisted chemistry is disclosed. The closure includes a pressure-resistant, microwave-transparent reaction vessel, one portion of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7077279 | Semi-rigid collapsible container A semi-rigid collapsible container (10) has a side-wall with an upper portion (5), a central portion (6), a lower portion (7) and a base (8). The central protion (6) includes a vacuum panel portion having a control portion (... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6923339 | Sealing plug for a water globe A sealing plug for a liquid-filled container having a lower opening therein with an extended skirt thereon. The plug comprises a peripheral cylindrical wall for sealingly engaging the skirt of the container. The plug further has a flanged annular base extending inwa... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6880273 | Water plug for an ornamental water ball A water plug for an ornamental water ball to prevent from leak upon the water being frozen into ice; the water ball has a neck part mounted with a water plug; the water plug includes a flat plate and a buffer cylinder; the buffer cylinder has a round cylinder extend... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6726043 | Container and plastic threadless closure member A sealed container including a container and a closure member for sealing the container over a range of internal pressure. ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6540099 | Sealing plug for a water globe A sealing plug, for a water globe having a lower opening therein with an extended skirt thereon, having a fixed peripheral portion for sealing the container and supporting an object within the container and having a flexible diaphragm adapted to adjust fo... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6253947 | Container with detachable sealing cap A sealable container includes a container body having two opposite curved grooves in an upper end and a recessed bottom wall; a cap having a flange for a seal gasket to fit around to seal an open mouth of the container, two U-shaped vertical walls definin... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6095382 | Container and closure with dispensing valve and separate releasable internal shipping seal A dispensing system is provided for a container having an opening to the interior. The container has a sealable seat around the opening and a thread. A closure is disposed on the container. The closure defines a thread that is threadingly engaged with the... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6062407 | Centrifugally loaded self-sealing integral one-piece cap/closure A capping and sealing assembly for a sample-holding centrifuge container which features a self-sealing lid that forms a fluid-tight seal in an opening of the canister with a predetermined amount of force, with the force being dependent upon the centrifuga... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5947311 | Plastic closure with liner having a periphery spaced from the skirt of the closure and a sealing surface angled axially with respect to the base wall of the closure A plastic closure and method of making such a closure for a container that has a finish with a top surface portion, a cylindrical outer surface portion, and a curved portion at the juncture of the top surface portion and the outer surface portion. The clo... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5855289 | Centrifugally loaded self-sealing integral one-piece cap/closure A capping and sealing assembly for a sample-holding centrifuge container which features a self-sealing lid that forms a fluid-tight seal in an opening of the canister with a predetermined amount of force, with the force being dependent upon the centrifuga... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5775529 | Decorating glass vessel filled with water A decorating glass vessel is disclosed. In particular, It relates to a spherical shape decorating vessel filled with water. The glass vessel is disposed with an opening which has extended with a circular wall upward to a preset height. A soft cover can be... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5707823 | Containers A gas-tight container incorporates a flexible diaphragm made of chlor-butyl rubber. The container finds particular use in systems for monitoring growth of microorganisms.... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5653447 | Vacuum/pressure seal method and apparatus A vacuum/pressure seal method and apparatus including a closure for a vacuum/pressure chamber which includes the use of a flexible fin between the chamber and a closure member, which fin depends angularly toward the direction of greater pressure between a... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5566846 | Button enhancement coating system A button enhancement coating system wherein mechanically actuated buttons and vacuum actuated buttons of closures may be provided with a coating system which changes color after the closure has been applied to a container and then removed therefrom with t... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5499729 | Infant feeding bottle including pressure equalizing diaphragm An infant feeding bottle that is nipple-equipped at one end that is further equipped with a pressure equalizing apertured diaphragm member at the opposite end. The diaphragm member allows room air to pass therethrough into the air space in the bottle when... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5474194 | Closure with irreversible color change system This relates to a color change system to be incorporated in a flexing area of an end panel of a closure. The color change system includes a dark background coating on a flexing portion of the closure end panel to which there is bonded by way of an adhesiv... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5458252 | Invertible, pressure-responsive sealing cap A sealing cap and container combination primarily intended for use in medical applications. The sealing cap of the preferred embodiment includes a central dome-shaped portion, annular portion, and sealing portion. In use, these portions are initially rece... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5433331 | Cap for bottles containing gassed liquids The cap assembly comprises: a cap which when unscrewed causes a detachment or distancing of a safety strip from the cap; and a convex seal which, when the cap assembly is inserted on a bottle, is deformed by internal pressure in the bottle and guarantees ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5405033 | Safety device for corks A champagne bottle safety device having a bottle, a cork received within an open end of the bottle, and an elastic sheath extending over an exterior of the cork and extending around a portion of the bottle below the cork. The bottle has pressurized conten... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5251770 | Container and pressure sealing closure combination A container and pressure sealing closure combination in which the closure includes a rim portion engaging the mouth of the container, a substantially rigid central portion and an annular toggle portion pivotally connected to and interconnecting the rim po... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5240131 | Tamper evident container closure A tamper evident closure for a container has a seal member which is in a concave or convex condition to show closure integrity. The seal is visible through an opening in the cover of the container. Filling the container under pressure which is higher or l... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5119962 | Closure button/panel energy enhancement This relates to a closure cap having an end panel which is equipped with a central button or panel area so as to cause deflection, either by way of a vacuum within an associated container or by mechanical action when a container is closed. Recently, there... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5112628 | Nipple fitment with safety overcap A bottle feeder comprises a tamper evident overcap, which captures a nipple and hold-down cap and has a pop-up indicator to insure the integrity of the bottle is discribed. Upon removal of the overcap the tamper evident band remains on the bottle and the ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5033633 | Plastic closure with safety button and method of forming same This relates to the formation of a vacuum indicating button in a molded plastic closure. The button is formed by cold working which results in the flow of plastic material from a central portion of the end panel towards the center of the central portion a... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5016769 | Closure with high energy button This relates to a conventional type of closure having a central button which is normally provided with an "up" convex state and which is movable by a vacuum within an associated container to a "down" concave state. The button, as formed, has a zero or ten... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4960217 | Balloon-type bottle sealer A bottle sealer includes a telescopic expansible hollow extension of a balloon shape formed on a disk portion of the sealer sealed in a bottleneck, and in fluid communication with a liquid filled in a bottle so that when the bottle filled with a liquid or... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4944425 | Fuel cap A fuel cap where a valve body held to a valve support plate for performing pressure adjustment is arranged in a cap body installed to a filler neck of a fuel tank, and the part number can be decreased. The valve body has an outer circumferential lip eleme... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4901875 | Bottle sealer serving as a temperature buffer A bottle sealer includes a telescopic expansible hollow extension formed on an annular portion of the sealer sealed in a bottleneck, and fluidically communicated with a liquid filled in a bottle so that when the bottle filled with a liquid or water is sub... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4887730 | Freshness and tamper monitoring closure A closure or cap for containers, bottles and jars having a circumferential groove formed by opposed conical surfaces of substantially equal size in the relaxed condition and upon compression of the closure forming a substantially toroidal circumferential ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4852753 | Closure cap and thin walled container A closure cap is disclosed for sealing containers and particularly for sealing thin-walled vacuum formed containers with threaded rims. The closure cap is a composite closure having a molded plastic ring for engaging the container and for mounting a disc-... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4830251 | Bottle feeder A compact stackable bottle feeder which comprises a tamper evident cap which captures a nipple and a pop-up indicator to insure the integrity of the bottle is secured. Upon removal of the cap the tamper evident band remains on the bottle. The pop-up indic... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4807770 | Composite, tamper evident, vacuum indicating closure and container A tamper evident, vacuum indicating closure for a container for the packaging of a vacuum-packed product, the closure being of two-piece construction and having a metal lid portion which is retained in sealing engagement with the rim of a container by a p... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4798302 | Closing device for a holder and diaphragm for such a device A deformable holder is safeguarded against visible implosion by a diaphragm between cover and holder. The space between diaphragm and cover is in contact with the atmosphere via passages between diaphragm and cover, while the holder is hermetically closed... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4765498 | Vacuum-indicating closure for containers A closure for a container of food or the like sold under vacuum comprises a domed lid of sheet material and a screw-top cover adapted to hold the lid in sealing engagement over the mouth of the container. The top panel of the cover has a central opening u... | 08/23/1988 |
