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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922019 | Stopper capsules and method for production thereof The screw capsule includes two parts, a) an insert with a so-called internal head and an internally-threaded skirt a metallic shell, including an external head and an external skirt, the capsule being typically provided with a sealing element, a tamper-protection el... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7314661 | Synthetic closures having improved physical properties The synthetic closures disclosed herein are made from novel compositions that comprise a thermoplastic elastomer, polypropylene, a foaming agent, and a plurality of gas-encapsulating thermoplastic microspheres. Without necessarily prescribing to any scientific theor... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7276202 | Method of manufacturing ceramic bottle for plastic cork The present invention forms screw-like projection at the entrance of ceramic bottle and enables air-tightening with plastic cork, formed with screw-like projection in its body. It guarantees air tightening of ceramic bottle, and does not use imported cork, which dec... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7204383 | Seal container A seal container includes a container, a lid, a knob fitted on the lid, a soft seal fitted over a lower side of the lid, and a depressing member arranged under the knob and connected with a middle of the seal at a lower end; the depressing member has several slopes ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6915920 | Bottle stopper A bottle stopper mainly includes a body, a plug and a jacket. The body has an expansion spread by the plug and outwardly confronting with the jacket. The plug comprises two necks for two different engagements alternatively engaged with the body to provide a locking ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6616997 | Synthetic closure By achieving an extruded, foamed core formed from plastic material peripherally surrounded and integrally bonded with a cooperating synthetic, plastic, extruded, outer layer, a unique, multi-component, multi-layer synthetic closure is provided which may b... | 09/09/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6536618 | Bottle plug A bottle plug having a body, a plug and an elastomer member. The body defines a space having an inner circumference that forms a retracted surface that projects inwardly with respect to an axis of the body to define an expansion portion. The plug includes... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6494332 | Stoppers for individual beverage containers A stopper (30) for use with an individual beverage container (40) is disclosed. The stopper has a generally tubular side wall (32) with an upper edge and a lower edge. The side wall is dimensioned to fit snugly in the neck (50) of the beverage container w... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6419104 | Compressible plug with internal compression anchor The invention disclosed and claimed is an improved plug with an internal anchor. The plug has particular utility in masking openings in parts to be coated. Generally, the plug comprises a compressible, resilient plug body and a compression mechanism. The ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6355320 | Synthetic closure and manufacturing process thereof A plastic foamed synthetic closure for use with liquid bearing containers which closely simulates natural cork products is realized by incorporating color concentrates into the polymer melt and forming the color concentrates into elongated streaks. The de... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6296136 | Obturator with improved retention in a metal sheet aperture An obturator for an aperture (8) produced in a metal sheet (9) has a central dome (1), a peripheral lip (3) and an annular part (3) extending between the dome (1) and the lip (2). The annular part (3) has a shoulder (4). The dome (1) is adapted to deform ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6221451 | Synthetic closure By achieving an extruded, foamed core formed from plastic material peripherally surrounded and integrally bonded with a cooperating synthetic, plastic, extruded, outer layer, a unique, multi-component, multi-layer synthetic closure is provided which may b... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6168036 | Corkscrew-free bottle stopper A convenient stopper for a bottle including a plug slidably retained in a cylinder by a connecting pin. The cylinder is sized to be received in an opening of the bottle. In a contracted mode of the stopper, the plug is disposed at the top of the connectin... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6116446 | Stoppers for individual bottle-type beverage container A stopper for use with an individual beverage container is disclosed. The stopper has a generally tubular side wall with an upper edge and a lower edge. The side wall is dimensioned to fit snugly in the neck of the beverage container with a pressure fit. ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5944057 | Bore plug and bore plugging method This invention relates to a bore plug and to a bore plugging method, usually but not necessarily for tubes, and has particular (but not exclusive) application for the isolation of defective heat exchanger tubes. The bore plug comprises a sealing member an... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5904965 | Synthetic closure By achieving an extruded, foamed core formed from plastic material peripherally surrounded and integrally bonded with a cooperating synthetic, plastic, extruded, outer layer, a unique, multi-component, multi-layer synthetic closure is provided which may b... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5886297 | Method and apparatus for sealing, on a non-permanent basis, a housing for enclosing electronic equipment A housing assembly (20) for protecting electronic components. An enclosure (21) is open at one end (22). Electronic components are housed in the enclosure. A bung member (25) is insertable into the open end of the enclosure to seal the enclosure. The memb... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5853094 | Stopper assembly for a container for aqueous infusion and a method of making thereof To provide a rubber stopper enhancing a tightening force applied on a piercing needle and a closing force of a hole caused by piercing the needle, a stopper assembly for a container for aqueous infusion attached to an opening of a main body of a container... | 12/29/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5489034 | Security seal for sealing the end of a tubular member A one-piece injection molded tamperproof security seal is used for sealing the ends of tubular members, such as are found in some types of electricity meters. The seal is compact, it may be applied where there is limited space, and it has a high degree of... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5317047 | Composition adapted to be used for manufacturing stoppers and process of manufacture This invention relates to a composition which may be used in particular for manufacturing stoppers and to a process for manufacturing same. A composition is principally constituted by particles of ligneous plant matters such as natural cork or wood, by a plast... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5230583 | Method of sealing openings in manhole covers using a pick hole plug A pick hole plug for sealing an opening in a manhole cover and the process for using such plug. The plug is formed from a soft uncured rubber polymer which has a larger diameter than the hole which it is to seal. The plug is compressed by hand and inserte... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5224624 | Plastic locking cover and process for attaching same in a support aperture The specification and drawings disclose a plastic sealing or locking cover 1, and a process for using it to seal an aperture of a support 3, such as an opening in an automobile body component. At least one cavity 5 of the locking cover 1 is filled with a ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5180643 | Hydrometer collar improvement An improved hydrometer collar for use within lead-acid storage batteries of the type installed within vehicles includes a cylindrically-shaped member having an annular side wall. A plurality of sealing rings are formed upon the outer surface of the annula... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5171304 | Flexible sealing member for injection device The invention relates to a flexible sealing member for an injection device, comprising a neck which encloses a channel which is open at one end and is closed at the other end by a diaphragm and has an annular flange at its closed end for a clamping connec... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5109997 | Expandable stopper A stopper for a bottle mouth includes a hollow body closed at its lower end and defining a cylindrical cavity, into which a plug of relatively soft material is placed. A cap having a core portion sized to fit within the cavity, and external helical thread... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5004113 | Plug and blood circulation device with the plug A plug for medical use includes a plug body having a column member made of a soft resilient material, and a core made of a material harder than the soft material of the plug body and disposed in the column member. The core displaces a portion of the colum... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4947737 | Twin-chambered stoppering arrangement for, and method of, riddling fermented bottled wines, particularly champagnes A twin-chambered stoppering arrangement for riddling fermented bottled wines, particularly champagnes, collects sediment produced during fermentation of the wine in a remote chamber of the arrangement. The remote chamber is automatically sealed by a plug ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4942970 | Hermetically sealed canister The hermatic seal unit is for a container having a lower portion and an upper portion of a slightly greater diameter. There is a shoulder portion at the junction of the upper and lower end portions. The device includes a cover conforming in shape to the u... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4759334 | Method and device for feeding fuel in a fuel system A method for feeding fuel in a fuel system is disclosed in its most preferred form utilizing a device including a valve stem which is reciprocally received through a bore in a foam rubber ball. The valve stem includes a plate which may be pulled against t... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4726469 | Display container A display container for displaying a product such as jewelry and watches. The container includes a transparent cylindrical tube and two spherical sponge rubber end caps mountable at least partially inside the ends of the tube. A strap extends through the ... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4605140 | Tube closure member having toggle action A toggle-action end plug for a carrier tube used in transporting unmounted semiconductor packages.... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4254889 | Pop top can sealer A closure for use with can-type containers, having an opening formed in one end by removing a portion of the container material. The closure has a vertical sidewall, forming a chamber within which a hermetically sealed elastic membrane is fastened, and an... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4227625 | Sealing lid and sealing lid-container combination A lid for a plastic container, which container is particularly useful for containing paint, includes a sealing flange which engages the inner surface of a rim defining the opening of the container. The sealing flange is held in engagement with the rim by ... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4188675 | Conduit plug An improved lavatory drain plug includes a split hub structure, normally separated axially, upon which a cylindrical sealing member is mounted. Bringing the hub together exerts an outward radial force on the sealing member while the rim adjacent the hub e... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4111326 | Closure for air evacuated container The disclosure is of a novel closure for air evacuated tubular containers and comprises a tubular body having flexible, elastic sidewalls, an open end, a closed end formed by a cannula-pierceable, flexible, elastic end wall having a concavo-convex configu... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4078688 | Container closure A container having a neck portion provided with an inwardly turned downwardly extending flange element is engaged with a cap device having a depending skirt portion which engages the flange element of the neck of the container so that when the container i... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4002516 | Hermetic closure A hermetic closure cap of resilient thermoplastic material constructed so as to be removably securable in an aperture made in a rigid sheet. This cap is retained by a normally non-deformable but laterally retractable part pressing against the edges of the rigi... | 01/11/1977 |
