Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4809852 | Disposable container A disposable container suitable for retaining liquids comprises two opposed container sections, each having a peripheral ring like flange about a recess with the flanges being sealed therebetween. The recesses of the opposed container sections define a co... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4804083 | Combination water/ice cube bottle A container in which fresh water can be packed and from which if desired it can be poured or if frozen from which ice cubes of any particular shape can be removed. If the container is filled with uncontaminated water, uncontaminated ice cubes can be remov... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4785951 | Container with resealable cap A cap used in combination with a container having a neck with a flexible open end having a circular chamfered edge. The cap includes a first hollow member having an upper end, a vertical axis and a downwardly extending curved outer surface. The first memb... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4690291 | Barbed lid closure A container includes a closure having a neck with a break-away ring. A cap which covers the neck has a depending edge with a barb-like tip which is received in the space between the break-away ring and the neck of the container. During an initial opening ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4574965 | Container with integrally formed piercing site A container with a centrally located, integrally formed non-coring and non-leaking piercing site for use with sterile instruments. A double dome construction is employed to permit needle penetration without coring by the needle and provide sealing between... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4481297 | Vapor detection tube and method of testing for a vapor A vapor detection tube is disclosed, the tube holding an adsorbent material for adsorbing vapors, the tube having at least one end with a constriction near the end and the diameter at the far end of the tube being of about the same diameter as the main po... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4463867 | Plastic container with easily removable, integrally formed cap A thermoplastic container which is blown, filled and hermetically sealed in a single forming and filling operation. The removable cap integrally formed therewith normally hermetically seals the container and has a peripheral side wall, a horizontal flange... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4462200 | Method and device for the removal of the suction tube of a glass-filled final storage container A device for disposing of a contaminated suction tube connected to a storage container for glass-enclosed radioactive waste material by inserting the tube in the container for ultimate disposal with the container. The device consists of a metal sleeve tha... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4458818 | Reclosable plastic container A plastic container, particularly a blow-molded bottle has a container top with a discharge opening having an annular rim, and a closure body for the opening and closing of the discharge opening. For easy opening and closing, at least one bearing cup is a... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4415393 | Method of making a frangible port protector A method of manufacturing a tear-off port protector for a container comprises placing flexible, typically extruded tubing on a mandrel that fills the bore of the tubing, with the tubing preferably outwardly stretched by the mandrel. A cutting blade is spa... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4399103 | Blood dispenser device In the blood Bank area of a clinical laboratory a blood dispensing device is described capable of being used in conjunction with tubing containing blood which is attached to a blood donor bag. The end of said tubing is fed through one end of said device u... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4353869 | Ampoule assembly and holder An ampoule holder receives a glass ampoule with a collar surrounding the ampoule neck to permit smooth breaking away of the ampoule tip at the collar. A stopper is inserted into the ampoule mouth and a bubbler tube is then inserted through the stopper and... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4317525 | Disposable body fluid collection device A body fluid collection device includes a blow-molded unitary plastic container having a pair of integral tube connectors formed in the upper wall for connecting a pair of tubes in fluid communication with the interior of the container. One tube can be co... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4308689 | Tree medication capsule A tree medication capsule is disclosed as including a vial having a medication sealed therein by means of an end cap; the vial, medication and end cap constitute a self-contained unit which is inserted into a predrilled hole in a tree. The vial is made of... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4298045 | Dispensing container with plural removable closure means unitary therewith A unitary, hermetically-sealed dispensing container, having plural removable closures and suitable for containing and dispensing sterile solutions, is provided. The removable closures are unitary with the container. The dispensing container comprises a se... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4284199 | Container with tear-opening arrangement A container with tear-opening device particularly suitable for single-dose containers, obtained by the injection of thermoplastic material in opposite molds, and consisting of a closure membrane having a particularly thin tear surface as to constitute a p... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4266681 | Multiple breakpoint resealable ampoule A multiple breakpoint and sealpoint ampoule capable of being successively broken and resealed.... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4260065 | Unit liquid cup An injection moulded liquid cup comprising a container whose one end is sealed by a rupturable cap connected to the container via a rupturable tear seam.... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4207990 | Hermetically sealed container with plural access ports A hermetically sealed container with plural access ports is provided. The closure includes a severable dome unitary with the container and positioned over the container access opening. The dome is severable from the container by the action of a collar thr... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4190175 | Container and closure construction for resisting tampering A molded plastic container and closure assembly comprises a container having an upstanding wall adapted to be embraced by the depending skirt of a closure member. To resist tampering or unauthorized removal of the closure, the container has an integrally ... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4170994 | Plastic containers for parenteral solutions A plastic container for a parenteral solution comprising a main body and a tubular portion extending downward from the lower end of the body and having a closed end openable by cutting, the tubular portion being formed in its outer peripheral surface with... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4125186 | Pharmaceutical delivery system This invention relates to a single use container package especially adapted for use as a pharmaceutical delivery system. It is a two unit package comprising a liquid containing bottle and an open ended pharmaceutical capsule.... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4101041 | Prefillable, hermetically sealed container adapted for use with a humidifier or nebulizer head A novel, prefillable, hermetically sealed container adapted for use with a humidifier or nebulizer head. The container includes a gas conduit for directing a gas flow to the bottom of the container and means for establishing connection between the gas con... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4055282 | Container with one-piece neck and discharge controller The hermetically sealed plastic container of the present invention has a body portion, a neck portion and a dispensing head all integrally formed. The containers furthermore preferably and advantageously are formed, filled and sealed in one continuous ope... | 10/25/1977 |
| 3957168 | Sealed thermoplastic bottle There is disclosed herein a method for collecting blood plasma in plastic bottles wherein the blood plasma can be stored for periods of time and can then be utilized in obtaining blood fractions therefrom. The method includes the concept of filling a prev... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3949871 | Package tube The package tube according to the invention is characterized in that its closing means has at least one portion having a larger dimension than the hole in a spreading sponge or the like thrust on the tube neck.... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3945525 | Closure system for medical liquid container having low-torque breakaway ring A closure system for a medical liquid container having a dispensing outlet surrounded by a flange over which is fitted a plastic cap. The cap is externally threaded and has an outwardly-projecting brim at its lower end overlying the flange. The brim is se... | 03/23/1976 |
