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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186531 | Tamper-evident container A container includes a receptacle having a bottom panel, at least one wall extending upwardly from the bottom panel, and a lid coupling region extending from an upper portion of the at least one wall. The lid coupling region includes an upstanding barrier wall, and ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8123064 | Tamper evident container having a pull-open section A container which indicates if the lid (14) has been opened after a clerk loaded food into the base (12) and closed the lid. The base and lid each has a trapping portion (20, 22) and a pull-open portion (24, 32) with a tear-tab, or tear -... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8028851 | Enhanced tamper evident container with tear-apart parts A container clearly indicates that it has been opened after a store clerk loads food into the base of the container and closes a covering of the container onto the base. The covering (16) includes a peripheral cover portion (22) that becomes fixed to a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7997435 | Container for a plurality of test strips A container (1) for a plurality of test strips, in particular for strip-shaped indicator sticks, has a housing lower part (2) and a housing upper part (3), which can be brought into engagement with the housing lower part (2) in a positive... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7631776 | Tamper evident container with tear-apart parts A container clearly indicates that it has been opened after a store clerk loads food into the base of the container and closes a covering of the container onto the base. The covering (16) includes a peripheral cover portion (22) that becomes fixed to a... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7568591 | Frangible attachment for thermoformed lid spout closure A lid is provided for use as a cover on a beverage container or other dispensing device, wherein the lid includes a dispensing spout therein for dispensing of the container contents therefrom. A flexible connector arm extends around at least a portion of the periphe... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7416077 | Contact lens carrying case A disposable-type carrying case wherein the parts that house contact lenses cannot be re-sealed is realized via an easy-to-use construction. In the case main unit 10B of a contact lens carrying case 10, when a handle 12 that is integrally... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7395929 | Cover assembly for a medication dispenser The present invention is a cover assembly including a cover for covering at least one compartment of a medication dispenser. The cover includes an inner and outer end portion. A locking tab is formed in the inner end wall of the cover for being received in a slot fo... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7374061 | Sealing device for a drinking container A sealing device (2, 2′, 2″) to be arranged between an opening in a drinking container (1′, 1″) and a drinking straw (20), and a method of making the sealing device (2, 2′, 2″). The sealing device (2, 2′, 2″) compri... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7353961 | Outlet box knockout An electrical outlet box molded of plastic material has a knockout arrangement in a box wall that is formed by inner, intermediate and outer circular grooves that are eccentrically positioned to overlap at a tangent location and define inner, intermediate and outer ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341160 | Reclosable package having an accessible zipper and a method for making the same A reclosable package includes a tray, a top sheet, and a fastener. The tray has a well for receiving contents and a peripheral flange surrounding the well. The top sheet is attached to the peripheral flange. The fastener has two interlocking members, one attached to... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328723 | Pipe nipple protective sleeve A pipe nipple protective sleeve that includes a sheath that is closed at a forward end and connects to a collar at an open rear end, where the collar is open into the sheath and the collar hole and sheath diameters and the sheath length are selected to fit over a pa... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318536 | Drink cup and lid A liquid container includes a brim forming an opening into a liquid reservoir chamber formed in the cup. A lid is coupled to the brim to form more than one seal with the container. The lid includes lid-removal blocker walls arranged to engage undercuts formed in the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311218 | Tamper evident closure with reclose feature There is provided a re-closable closure for a container, wherein the re-closable closure includes a tamper-evident band that provides a stacking surface and stacking step for the stacking of another container and that provides clearance for a membrane lid to seal th... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290679 | Foldable air insulating sleeve A foldable air insulating sleeve for insulating beverage and food containers is herein provided. More particularly, the foldable air insulating sleeve secures a cup in a manner that leaves a pocket of air surrounding the cup. This provides for improved temperature r... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281636 | Bottle cap having tear tab and sealing bead A bottle cap includes a top and a skirt depending from the top, the skirt having a bottom edge, a locking bead radially extending inward from an interior of the skirt intermediate the top and the bottom edge, a tear tab extending downward from the bottom edge, a fir... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267228 | Cover assembly for a medication dispenser A cover assembly for a medication dispenser including a container defining a plurality of open-top medication compartments adapted to be closed by a compartment cover assembly including a plurality of individual covers selectively connected together. Each cover incl... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243807 | Fluid-tight dilution bottle and cap A fluid-tight vial comprising a locking, flip-top cap and an open-ended cylindrical container is disclosed. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243810 | Interlocking valve box and lid An improved underground box and lid for use in irrigation systems and other underground systems is provided. A single box can be inverted, combined and interlocked with a second box to form a single enclosed structure that is twice as high. This can be used for thos... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229512 | Non-invasive tear mechanism for flexible packaging and apparatus A non-invasive tear mechanism for a flexible packaging, the non-invasive tear mechanism comprises a plurality of junctions formed in the flexible packaging that form a line of weakness in the packaging. The junctions are non-invasive in that the flexible packaging i... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207970 | Displaceable-plug-containing filling/discharging port and medical container having the same A filling/discharge port 10 which includes a port cap 20, a plug 40 which is slidably fitted in the inside of the port cap 20, and a plug cap 50 which is removably fitted to the tip of the plug 40 is provided for use in a li... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204388 | Latchable container system A latching system including both apparatus and methods addresses the need for a reusable latch that is identical on either side of a container opening, thereby facilitating container manufacture. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for assuring the quality of l... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191931 | Opening arrangement, packaging and method of providing a packaging with an opening arrangement An opening arrangement includes a bottom piece disposed to be positioned on a packaging material and to define a pouring opening; a lid disposed, in a closed state, to seal the pouring opening; and a tamper evidence intended to be broken the first time the opening a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185781 | Hot drink cup lid with cooling air-flow The “HOT DRINK CUP LID WITH COOLING AIR-FLOW” is an article of manufacture with a uniquely designed form arranged so that the hot liquid is cooled by an air-flow drawn over the liquid as it is sipped. The unique design, placement of the drinking hole and cooling... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186044 | Easy-fit wiping device A wiping device for a container containing a product to be applied by an applicator. The wiping device includes a wiping member and a coupling member configured to couple the wiping device to the container. The coupling member includes a member capable of flexing, b... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168565 | Packaging system A packaging system is disclosed. The packaging system comprises a container having a rim defining an open end; and a carrying assembly having a first portion for securely capturing the container rim and a second portion comprising a blister package. The blister pack... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159733 | Tamper evident container-lid combination A container comprises a body portion, a lid portion and, mounted on one of the body portion and the lid portion, a locking member. The locking member is movable from an unlocking position to a locking position in which it engages the other of the body portion and th... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147121 | Valve for non-spill cup A valve for use with a cap for a spill resistant cup, the cap including a spout to dispense the liquid and a valve mount extending from the spout to engage with the valve. The valve includes a generally cylindrical valve tower extending from a valve base to sealingl... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137538 | Storage and dispensing of carbonated beverages A cap to close off an externally threaded aperture of a container is provided. The cap includes a base wall and a peripheral skirt carrying an internal thread for mating with the aperture's external thread. A hollow spigot portion extends from the base wall within t... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7122151 | Membrane apparatus with enhanced mass transfer, heat transfer and pumping capabilities via active mixing A combination mass transfer and pump apparatus, which in a single step actively mixes a first mass and a second mass and simultaneously pumps one of the first mass and the second mass through the apparatus. The combination mass transfer and pump apparatus substantia... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118003 | Tamper resistant container with tamper-evident feature and method of forming the same A tamper-resistant container with tamper evident feature which includes a cover portion defining a outwardly extending peripheral flange, a base portion defining an upper peripheral edge, and a hinge joining the outwardly extending peripheral flange with the base po... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112743 | Electrical bracket An electrical bracket is for mounting an electrical device to a wall stud. The bracket includes a frame having first and second opposite end walls and first and second opposite side walls. The bracket further includes a front opening surrounded by the end walls and ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105009 | Access device maintenance apparatus and method A trocar includes a valve housing and cannula which define a working channel. A valve disposed in the valve housing along the working channel includes a gel material which defines a slit that functions as a zero seal in the absence of an instrument, and an instrumen... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100787 | Beverage container lids with a premium and a combined display area and cooling/insulating structure for the premium Beverage container lid assemblies provide a combined premium display area and cooling/insulating structure for the beverage container. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097234 | Deformation element, in particular for use in motor vehicles A deformation element, in particular for use in motor vehicles, comprises a first base part and a second base part. The first base part includes at least one protrusion which tapers starting from the first base part The second base part includes at least one recess ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097037 | Cover assembly for a medication dispenser A cover assembly for a medication dispenser including a container defining a plurality of open-top medication compartments adapted to be closed by a compartment cover assembly including a plurality of individual covers selectively connected together. Each cover incl... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090088 | Plastic container and lid construction A combination molded plastic bucket and lid includes a series of outwardly extending ribs on the top edge of the bucket and inwardly extending flanges on a depending outer skirt of the lid which engaged with the bucket ribs to provide a wedging action that holds the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086551 | Plastic container and lid construction A combination molded plastic bucket and lid includes a series of outwardly extending ribs on the top edge of the bucket and inwardly extending flanges on a depending outer skirt of the lid which engage with the bucket ribs to provide a wedging action that holds the ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073679 | Closed injection moulded closure providing mating upper and lower parts coupled by integrally formed hinge connections A closed injection moulded plastic closure (20) having a first closure part and a second closure part (22). The first closure part is connected to the second closure part by snap-on hinged connection. The first and second closure parts have no main hin... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073680 | Tamper-resistant container with tamper-evident feature and method of forming the same A tamper-resistant container with tamper-evident features which includes a cover portion defining a outwardly extending peripheral flange, a base portion defining an upper peripheral edge, a hinge joining the outwardly extending peripheral flange with the base porti... | 07/11/2006 |
