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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8191729 | Device and method for mixing bone cement Device and method for mixing bone cement, for injection into vertebra in particular, comprising a mixing beaker (1), manual stirring rod (6) and a cover (2), which fits in said mixing beaker (1) with a perfect fit, and the lowermost point... | 06/05/2012 |
| 7464831 | Container with collapsible lid Provided herein is a lid arranged for receipt within a container that has a tapered wall structure and a base. The lid includes a peripheral portion and a central portion integrally attached to each other. The peripheral portion is collapsibly deformable toward the ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7427171 | Pressure vessel formed by joining two members made of different materials A cylindrical joining member is fitted into a member to be joined that is made of a material different from the joining member. Plastic deformation is effected in a soft material of the member to be joined to hermetically join the two members together. Joining faces... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7334608 | Removable sanitary sewer friction-fit plug for unwanted fluid exclusion This device will prevent intrusion of rainwater, groundwater and other unwanted fluids into a sanitary sewer system thereby alleviating the load on the sanitary sewer, collection, transmission and waste water treatment facilities thereby reducing costs. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314135 | Tampon and medication holder with date indicator A unitary apparatus is provided that includes in one device a holder for one or more prepackaged feminine hygiene absorbers, related medication, and a date indicator. In one form it is a portable device that may be compact enough to be carried inconspicuously in a p... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7267486 | Protective cap for wheel support bearing assembly To avoid an adherence of metallic particles from a knuckle to a magnetic encoder during coupling of a wheel support bearing assembly to the knuckle and/or transportation of the wheel support bearing assembly, a protective cap (18) is provided. The wheel suppo... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255354 | Gas-permeable plug and method for manufacturing the same A gas-permeable plug is adapted to be inserted in an insertion hole formed through a part of a casing in an inward-outward direction. The gas-permeable plug has a plug body and a permeable sheet including therein countless minute permeable pores. The plug body is in... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252056 | Target wheel pre-assembly for a camshaft phaser A target wheel/rotor pre-assembly for a camshaft phaser. A phaser rotor includes a central bore. A target wheel axial extension having a plurality of barbs is entered into the bore to fix the target wheel to the rotor, both axially and rotationally, prior to assembl... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7063221 | Method for making a stopper for sparkling wine bottles The invention provides a method of making a stopper (2) of cork of natural and/or synthetic origin for a bottle of sparkling wine of the Champagne type, said stopper (2) having a base suitable for constituting a fraction of the inside wall (17) ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7017775 | Container lid including venting and denesting features, and container having such a lid A selectively detachable container lid includes a center panel and a peripheral sealing lip surrounding the panel. The peripheral sealing lip has a generally inverted U-shaped cross section so as to define a channel into which a bowl rim fits. The lid also includes ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014162 | Ice cube tray with server cover An ice cube tray having a rigid support structure for easy handling and manipulation includes plural ice cube compartments, the ice cube compartments including deformable, flexible bottoms to enable ejection of ice cubes by application of a small force on each ice c... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994326 | Fence with plugged openings and methods of plugging same A fence with hollow posts and rails uses a flexible plug that is placed in insect entry path blocking position by sliding the plug into a fence rail in a direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the plug. A friction fit between shoulders on the pl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6935143 | Washing-machine laundry drum A laundry drum is configured for high-speed spinning of damp linen. The drum has a rotating drum shell, which is curved from a thin-walled material strip to form a cylinder. The parallel end edges of the material strip contact to form a joint line. So that the drum ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6883678 | Food container sealing structure A food container sealing structure is constructed to include a container body having a peripheral coupling flange, and a cover having a peripheral coupling flange coupled to the coupling flange of the container body to seal the container body, the coupling flange of... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6868980 | Container with detachable, selectively vented lid A container (100) includes a bowl (200) and a lid (300) for the bowl (200). The lid (300) includes at least one opening (330). The lid (300) can be sealed to the bowl (200) in a plurality of orientations, inclu... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6834770 | Fuel inlet structure for vessel A fuel inlet structure is disclosed to include a hollow cylindrical casing for mounting in the deck of a vessel, a plug adapted to close the casing, a movable handle supported on a spring inside the plug and vertically movable between an extended operative position ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6805256 | Pump dispenser plug The pump dispenser plug is a flexible, conical plug that could be easily adapted through the use of removable layers to fit any type of pump dispenser container. When the container is not in use, the plug would be inserted into the pump nozzle opening to prevent the... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6752173 | Plug means Plug means (10, 18) for lockable sealing of a passage opening with a support surface (19) intended for positioning the plug means. Simple lockability and demountability are brought about by virtue of the plug means comprising a sealing plug (15)... | 06/22/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6464081 | Door guide for a wafer container A semiconductor wafer carrier has an enclosure with a door frame defining an opening for insertion and removal of wafers, a door for closing and sealing said opening, and separately formed door guides for controlling the interface between said door and th... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6343708 | Storage assembly for accessing small tools and components A storage assembly is provided for the accessible storage of small tools and components. The assembly includes a rectangular open-topped outer container having internal length and width dimensions that are selected integer multiples of a selected dimensio... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6286699 | Laminated rubber stopper A laminated rubber stopper having a new structure, capable of being produced in a simple process with a reduced production cost and being excellent in tightness, sealing property and sanitary property, is provided, comprising a top part having a flange pa... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6261523 | Adjustable volume sealed chemical-solution-confinement vessel An adjustable-volume, sealed chemical-solution-confinement vessel for enclosing the inner bottom surface of the chemical-solution-confinement vessel within a sealed chamber. The chemical-solution-confinement vessel comprises a well-shaped base into which ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6227401 | Rag bucket A rag bucket having a lid received against a tub's rim that allows bleached rags with residual odors of bleach contained therein to breathe with the outside air. The rag bucket lid has an aperture covered by a screen which allows the rags, when sealed the... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6206196 | Door guide for a wafer container A semiconductor wafer carrier has an enclosure with a door frame defining an opening for insertion and removal of wafers, a door for closing and sealing said opening, and separately formed door guides for controlling the interface between said door and th... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6149866 | Stopper having a cavity for reagents and an assay method using said stopper The invention relates to a closure device and a method for performing an assay of a sample using the closure device. The closure device, mountable on the mouth of a test vessel, comprises a body part (1) with an axially passing cylindrical bore. The bore ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6138899 | Inserted lid, box with said lid and process for the production of said lid An inserted lid (1) for a box (2) is formed so that a contact region (5) can be pressed against the inside of the side wall of the box. In the non-inserted state, said side wall is slightly larger than the box opening (4). On insertion of the lid (1) into... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6136273 | Closure device for laboratory receptacles A closure device is provided which includes a flexible cover with an array of protruding hollow caps which are formed integrally with and depend from the cover. The caps have cup shaped noses with cylindrical side walls joined to the cover by inwardly tap... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6116501 | Stackable, self-supporting container with lid-alignment feature A container having a container body, an open end and an opposed bottom. Around the open end of the container is a substantially continuous outwardly extending flange. The container has a lid for closing the container. The container flange and lid include ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6082576 | Self-locking, self-sealing inspection port The present invention is an inspection port that is self-locking and self-sealing when inserted in smooth, embossed, or corrugated metal jackets which contain an insulation layer around process equipment such as reactors, heat exchangers, distillation tow... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6073327 | Plug unit and method of installation thereof A reusable plug device for providing sealing of an opening of a rim of a wheel for leak testing has a simple structure and facilitates installation/removal of the plug device using a simple insertion tool and a removal tool. The plug body has an axially e... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6058977 | Rubber stopper for waterproof connector A superb rubber stopper for a waterproof connector in that it is free from the lowering of sealing performance against center shifting and unnatural loading to ensure that a connector housing is hermetically sealed. The rubber stopper 10 for a waterproof ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6050438 | Spherical dispensing capsule A generally spherical, bifurcated capsule for containing a discrete article or articles being capable of non-destructive separation and including cooperating mating elements providing a strong interference fit which is particularly suited for use in bulk ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6032694 | Bimini plug Plug for capping or sealing the open ends of tubular members, such as tubular support members utilized on a Bimini boat top or other boat structure. The plug has a cap from which extend upper and lower rearwardly projecting tapered planar support panels e... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032695 | Rail plug Plug for sealing or capping the open ends of tubular members, such as tubular rails or railing support members in boats. The plug has a cap from which extend upper, lower, right side and left side rearwardly projecting and connected planar panels. Each of... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6015061 | Dual function overcap A dual function overcap for a cylindrical container, having a bead about the top edge and generally used for snack foods, includes a substantially planar covering portion and a downwardly extending lip. The dual function overcap fits over the container wi... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5984138 | Tanks with flow drill bushings for receiving couplings Tanks, such as air tanks and other compressed gas tanks as well as fuel tanks, have bushings formed by flowdrilling holes in the tanks after the tanks have been configured in substantially their final shape. The bushings are of the same material and unita... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5879634 | High pressure containment assembly An assembly for extracting analytes from a sample using a fluid under pressure, and embodying the invention, includes an extraction cell receiving the sample and having a chamber body closed at one end by a translatable slide block assembly in fluid commu... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5875915 | Two piece closure for a container A composite closure for a container having a ring shaped cap with a ring shaped top and an annular skirt depending downwardly from the outer periphery of the top. The skirt is provided with internal threads for engaging external threads on the container n... | 03/02/1999 |
