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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980403 | Container closure with internal threading system A plug-type closure for use with internally threaded containers. The container includes a container body and a neck defining an internal thread. The closure includes a cap body having an annular wall extending outwardly from the cap body, configured to shroud the ne... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7905367 | Oil pan for an internal combustion engine An oil pan having a drain mechanism (10) that comprises an adjustable valve body (11) which is introduced into a drain opening (13) in an oil pan wall and which is adjustable between a closed position and an open position. A sealing member (1... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7337913 | Single piece closure device made of PVC The present invention relates to one-part closure devices encompassing at least polyvinyl chloride and at least one plasticizer, in particular at least one substituted or unsubstituted cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, to a process for producing ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7213702 | Small bag-shaped drug container A bag-shaped drug container comprises a bag-shaped container body made of a flexible film, and a mouth provided at one end of the container body. The mouth is provided on a side of an open end thereof with a Luer locking means to liquid-tightly connect it with a tip... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214214 | Sealing rubber closure for syringe/container A sealing rubber closure is provided for use with a syringe/container specified by ISO (the International Organization of Standardization) and having a Luer nozzle to be inserted into a Luer-nozzle-receiving part of the sealing rubber closure. The Luer-nozzle-receiv... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7178286 | System and method for injecting trees A system and method for injecting liquids into trees is provided with an injection device having a liquid container and a removable needle. The system is engaged with a tree so that the needle is disposed into the sapwood of the tree. The liquid is injected into the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7121526 | Drain plug assembly A drain plug for a threaded opening in a fluid container that is particularly suited for transom drains in recreational boats. The plug has an externally threaded cylindrical body with a central channel and transverse openings to permit fluid to flow from the centra... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7083635 | Apparatus and methods for sealing vascular punctures An apparatus for sealing a passage through tissue communicating with a blood vessel includes a bioabsorbable plug member coupled to the distal end of a carrier member. The plug member includes a lumen extending therethrough that communicates with a lumen extending t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6976608 | Cartridge charged with fluid materials and device for loading such cartridge to fluid dispensing apparatuses A cartridge-loading device is provided, to which a cartridge charged with a fluid material is loaded. The device comprises a cylindrical device body, piston, and nozzle. Both ends of the device body are opened to provide a bore therethrough. The cartridge is inserte... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6736295 | High flow carafe A vacuum insulated carafe having high flow characteristics is taught, which includes a double wall metallic body (22) with the air evacuated from the space between the walls forming an insulating layer. The body has a top (26) and a bottom (28) ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6695829 | Container closure system A container closure system for delivering a fluid. The system includes a stopper constructed to seal fluidly a container. A closure member is mounted on an upper surface of the stopper. The closure member includes a base having an upper surface and a lowe... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6651305 | Method and apparatus for automatically handling a sample cup cap An apparatus for automatically handling sample cups closed with a screwable cap is disclosed. The apparatus for automatically opening, closing and transporting sample cups comprises a transportable gripper (11) which includes a rotatable gripper tool (21)... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6453949 | Plug for medical bayonet connectors and drug infusion ports A plug and sealing system for medical bayonet connectors and drug infusion ports of the type having an interior self-sealing element. A male plug removably installed in the female collar portion of the connector, before or after penetration of the self-se... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6398050 | Liquid container with opposed openings and an end cap for each opening, the end caps engageable for stabilizing the container on a smaller end thereof A liquid container with opposed openings has a smaller neck and larger base, with correspondingly sized openings and caps. The base cap includes a receptacle, for installing over the cap of the smaller diameter container end. The smaller diameter cap incl... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6364146 | Access screw cover for containers and enclosures An access screw cover for containers and enclosures is disclosed which includes a closure body having a first and a second abutment mechanism associated therewith and a circular peripheral surface which defines a central axis. The circular peripheral surf... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6216897 | Flange screw closure and bottle with insert having threads An apparatus for retrofitting the opening of the neck of a bottle with a screw closure. An insert is provided that is configured to be positioned within the neck of the bottle for receiving the external threads of the lower end of a screw closure which is... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6168870 | Polymer plastic plug impregnated with wood preservative and method for making the same A method of impregnating a polymer plastic plug with wood preservative. A first step involves dehydrating a polymer plastic plug to reduce its naturally occurring moisture content. A second step involves introducing liquid wood preservative into the polym... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6102225 | Container with internally threaded finish and seal A tamper-indicating container-closure package assembly is composed of a container including a base, a sidewall portion extending upward from the base, and a finish portion connected to an upper region of the sidewall portion defining a mouth of the contai... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6032829 | Container and closure package and method of making same A container-and-closure sealing system embodied in a container and closure package, and method of making the same. The container has an open mouth surrounded by a cylindrical neck wall having internal threads and an open upper edge. The closure is a cap/d... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6029836 | Wine cap A cap device, particularly for a wine bottle, is disclosed as including a cap having a recessed top opening for receiving a screw for threadable insertion into the cork of the wine bottle. The recess at the top of the cap is of basically square shape with... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5947310 | Flange screw closure and bottle having internal threads A combination bottle and screw closure for containing wine therein. The bottle includes internally disposed threads within a lower portion of the neck of the bottle for receiving the external threads of the lower end of a screw closure which is inserted i... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5944208 | Customized bottle and closure therefor A combination of a customized bottle and a closure. The bottle has a neck with an interior circumferential surface defining a throat with a longitudinal axis and having an end face, at least a portion of which is inclined with respect to an imaginary plan... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5909820 | Beverage container with grooved lid An assembly is provided having a beverage container and a lid. The beverage container includes a body defining a hollow interior for holding liquids, and a curved annular wall attached to the top rim of the body, the curved annular wall having an upper en... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5766936 | Reusable vented flask cap cover A vessel and closure assembly for culturing cells wherein a gas permeable membrane is provided in the closure to allow rapid and uniform equilibration of gases between the atmosphere of the vessel and the atmosphere of the incubator. A plug is provided fo... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5752604 | Pill container A pill container having a cylindrical body portion, whose diameter is greater than its height, and an upwardly dome-shaped lid with laterally-extending handles to facilitate grasping. The body portion includes an upwardly dome-shaped bottom surface so tha... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5711876 | Apparatus for removing bubbles in filter housing of coating equipment An apparatus for removing bubbles in a filter housing of a coating equipment includes a cover coupled to the filter housing and including a bottom, an inlet portion, an outlet portion, and a drain portion, the bottom of the cover having an inclined surfac... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5680954 | Oil fill cap A molded cap is disclosed having a sealing ring groove just below the cap handle in order to seal crank case gases in an internal combustion engine. The cap includes two spiral grooves for engaging a respective protrusion formed on the inner annular surfa... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5670117 | Twist protection for reagent vessels A vessel for reagent liquids includes a storage vessel with an identification mark applied thereon and a closure which is snapped onto the storage vessel. Either an inner wall surface of the closure and an outer wall surface of the storage vessel or an ou... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5628417 | Multi-start blow molded locking bottles A blow molded plastic cap is provided, having multi-start external threads, the bottom rim of its body being engagable with multiple internal threads of a blow molded plastic container to effect a seal therewith. The interlocking of the threads compresses... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5564580 | Adult friendly child-resistant attachment for containers used to store potentially dangerous materials A child resistant attachment for containers used for storing and dispensing potentially dangerous materials, such as medicament tablets or the like, the attachment being resistant to opening by children but readily openable by adults, particularly adults ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5518130 | Sample container for use in a centrifuge instrument A generally cylindrical, open topped, container for use in a centrifuge instrument has a seal ring disposed in a circumferentially extending groove provided on the interior surface of the container. At least one generally axially extending channel is form... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5513770 | Prevention of children drowning in pails An insert is positioned in the upper end of a pail, which pail contains a liquid. The insert blocks entry of a child's head into the pail. The insert is screwed into the upper end of the pail. Mating locking detents are provided on the pail and on the ins... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5503187 | Multiple synchronized thread connector A screw-threaded connection incorporates multiple synchronized threads, that is, one connection element has one or more sets of male threads that mates with one or more corresponding sets of female threads on the mating connection element, in customary fa... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5498333 | Cover and lid with sealably enclosed gasket for swimming pool The invention is directed to a transparent plastic cover for a chlorinator container or lid for a filtering container used in swimming pools. The cover or lid is prepared from transparent plastic which is durably resistant to attack by the chlorine fumes ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5482854 | Growth environment assembly and method of use thereof A method and assembly for treating living and non-living biological environments with varying doses of fluids in vitro. The assembly comprises a vessel, a closure and a tubular membrane extending from the closure and suspended into the vessel to provide r... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5465876 | Container and closure resealable bottle cap with push pull closure A tamper evident resealable cap for use on a bottle, the cap having an upstanding pour spout registering with an opening in the center of the cap and a smaller diameter plug positioned thereabove on a plurality of upwardly angled legs on the pour spout. T... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5452748 | Synchronized dual thread connector A screw-threaded connection incorporates dual synchronized threads, that is, one connection element has a set of external male threads that mates with a corresponding set of internal female threads on the mating connection element, in customary fashion. T... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5437387 | Container with screw-on cap having a controlled-torque latch A container for transporting and storing vessels containing hazardous liquids and a method for making such a container. The container has a cylindrical housing and a cap that screws into the mouth of the housing and is locked by a latch. When the cap is s... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5303837 | One-piece fitment and plug with tamper-evident band A fitment attached around an aperture in a container has a flange from which extends an internally threaded spout closed by an initially integrally molded externally threaded plug. The plug is moved axially into the spout, the threads slipping over each o... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5295601 | Caulk cartridge cap A caulk cartridge cap is designed to enable the storage of unused portions of products of the types supplied within caulk cartridge type containers to thus maintain them in a reusable condition. The cap operates as a closure for purposes of resealing a ca... | 03/22/1994 |
