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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5678736 | Plastic container for flowable materials and method for manufacture thereof A plastic container for apportionable delivery of flowable, especially pasty materials, has a discharge opening at one end and a self-contained chamber only open to the inside of the container at the other end. The chamber volume is reducible by manual de... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5667098 | Apparatus and method for removing, diluting and dispensing fluid from a flexible tube A device for removing fluid from a flexible tube includes a container having an opening and a sharp cannula located inside the container. The cannula is positioned to puncture the flexible tube when it is inserted through the opening, so that fluid in the... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5653361 | Double dispensing receptacle with deformable walls Double dispensing receptacle with deformable walls comprising two compartments (4, 4') separated from each other and connected to a distributing head (8). The tubular body (1) of the receptacle has a substantially oval shape whose ends are formed by the t... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5638994 | Molded bottle with trigger bulb pump A bottle for spraying or dispensing liquids comprising a principal chamber, a siphon tube extending alongside the chamber and a separate trigger bulb connected to the top of the siphon tube. The siphon tube is also pinch molded so that a valve seat is for... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638995 | Bellows container A contractible plastic bellows container is disclosed, which can be made in a single molding process and is capable of discharging practically all the viscous fluid content. A plastic bellows container of the invention comprises a neck portion with an ope... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5636765 | Metered dispensing cap with manifold cover The present invention is directed to a metered dispensing cap with manifold cover for containers such as tubes and the like. The metered dispensing cap with manifold cover has a base element, a meter element housing a one-way valve, a manifold cover and a... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5609273 | Barrier packaging and materials therefor A packaged pharmaceutical product having extended shelf life includes a pharmaceutical preparation comprising chlorobutanol and a dispensing container. The container has a hollow body, having an open end therein and is formed from a blend of low density p... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5588561 | Portable food container and method for storing and consuming dry and liquid food A portable food container for use in holding dry and liquid foods for consumption. The container allows an individual to consume a combination of dry cereal and cold milk in a remote location away from the kitchen without the use of a bowl and a spoon. Th... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5584418 | Flexible container having dispensing head with exposed shoulder A flexible container for dispensing a fluid product includes a flexible tube-like sleeve having a closed end and a head end, as well as a dispensing head secured to the head end of the sleeve. The dispensing head includes a tip portion having an aperture ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5582330 | Specific volume dispenser A specific liquid drop volume dispenser includes a container having side walls squeezable in a radial direction to a longitudinal axis of the container in order to dispense liquid drops therefrom at one end of the container. A rigid member is disposed in ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5573144 | Soap saving device A soap saving device including a substantially water tight container member having a chamber in fluid communication with a Sealable spout. The spout has a first screen placed thereacross to prevent particles of soap from exiting through the spout. The cha... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5558257 | Oval integral slant pump A compressible, resilient, manually-energized pump functioning also as a container or reservoir for fluid products to be dispensed. The container is of a unitary construction in which a product discharge conduit is integrally formed with the reservoir wit... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5494198 | Insulated container The present invention is directed to an insulated container that is used to inhibit heat transfer between liquid contained in the interior of the insulated container and the exterior ambient environment. The container has an inner body and an outer shell.... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5407093 | Container system A container for containing a semi-solid product to be dispensed from the container by deformation in the axial direction, the container including a flexible part, a body part, and a cap part, each part having an open end, the cap part being securable to t... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5388712 | Squeeze bottle top with integral closure holder A molded plastic container top has an upper surface from which extends an extensible dispensing tube with a liquid dispensing orifice. The orifice is closed by a removable closure in the form of a cap-like, hollow, open-ended body. A plug is formed integr... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5373964 | Eyedrop dispenser with focusing liquid lens An eyedrop dispenser uses the natural optical lens effect of a transparent droplet formed at the tip of the dispenser to focus the image of a target disposed inside the outlet of the dispenser. The target image is viewable by the user to align the droplet... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5358148 | Urine collection container A sealed collection container having a hollow container body formed of semi-rigid material, such as plastic. The container body is provided with a sealable opening, and a non-venting spout which permits liquid to be poured from the container when inverted... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5356039 | Pump tube and pouch A pouch for storing and dispensing liquid product in incremental amounts having a body portion and a pump tube portion, wherein the pouch can be held within a dispensing apparatus for squeezing the pump tube portion to release the incremental amounts. The... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5337924 | Integral pump bottle A bottle for storing and dispensing viscous liquids comprises a bottom, sides, a face having a substantially uniform wall thickness and a closable top. The bottle is integrally molded from an olefin material. The face has a pump integrally molded therein.... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5333761 | Collapsible bottle A collapsible container (10) comprises a collapsible housing (12) having a nozzle (14) at a nozzle end (16), a base (18) at an opposite base end (20), and a collapsible sidewall (22) interconnecting the nozzle and the base. The collapsible housing defines... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5320256 | Product delivery system for delivering sterile liquid product A product delivery system for delivering sterile liquid product having a positive shut-off valve to prevent back flow of liquid and air into the system. The product delivery system comprises a compressible reservoir, a flexible delivery element extending ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5320257 | Resilient ampule with articulating linkage and elongate spout An elongate peripherally defined ampule having a handle-like reservoir structurally communicating with a medial articulating element which interconnects an elongate spout to define an enclosed containment chamber. The ampule is formed of resiliently defor... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5316184 | Foldable plastic bottle, blow mold form to make the bottle, and method of making the bottle To place material accumulations, which is unavoidable upon blow-molding a bottle, in a separable two-part blow mold form away from a bottom fold line (2) of the bottle, in which the bottom portion of the bottle is formed with a generally inverted V-shaped... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5316135 | Container The bottle-shaped container is made in a coextrusion blow molding process and has a dimensionally stable outer container and an easily deformable inner bag which consist of different thermoplastic materials that cannot be welded to each other. The preform... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5316193 | Bottle with reflective barrier layer for reducing electromagnetic energy transfer A thermally insulated bottle has a container body which includes an inner body capable of holding a liquid contents, an outer cup of semi-rigid semi-flexible construction surrounding and spaced radially outward of the inner body, and a barrier layer dispo... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5301840 | Tube dispenser capable of creating a suckback effect in the nozzle The tubes of this invention are deformable and will usually not be collapsible. The tubes have a view window and a elongated nozzle. The tubes can be made by blow molding or extrusion. The view window permits a person to determine the contents remaining i... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5269441 | Dual chamber medicament dispenser having a pleated common wall A dual compartment container assembly having two adjacent compartments separated by a common wall segment. The container includes a discharge end on the container which is operable to permit dispensing of the contents of the container. The container also ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5261572 | Dropper bottle A dropper bottle employs a conventional flexible bottle and cover with a conical tip having a hole in the end. An adapter is captured between the mouth of the bottle and cover and includes a generally conical extension. The extension seals inside the ferr... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5240149 | Closure cap The invention relates to a closure cap (5) having a dispensing opening (6) for containers with flexible walls, which can be pressed together by hand for the dispensing of spray product which is in connection with the dispensing opening (6) by means of a d... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5230446 | Squeezable and refillable container for dispensing liquid soap A soft plastic container for dispensing liquid soap through a permeable and porous wall of the container, wherein the outer surface of the permeable wall forms a scrubbing surface. A closure is provided for refilling the container with liquid soap so it m... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5224633 | Pressurizable liquid squirting toy A liquid squirting toy includes a tubular member having a front end and a rear end and including an interior chamber for holding a liquid. A cap is selectively securable to the tubular member front end. A squeeze bulb has a first end, which is secured to ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5222822 | Dispensing device for particulate material A particulate material dispensing assembly comprises a container for storing particulate material and includes an end cap device having a passageway for discharging the particulate material. The end cap device is disposed at a discharge end of the contain... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5170913 | Dispensers for fluent masses with enhanced sealing and latching A container (12) includes a discharge outlet (18) and a pliant tubular wall (16) which extends longitudinally from the outlet. The wall of the container is adapted to be deformed by being squeezed for dispensing a mass (24) from the container through the ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5156303 | Adhesive container An adhesive is filled in an adhesive-containing member, while positively fixing the adhesive-containing member, and after the filling of the adhesive, a nozzle can be positively capped on the adhesive-containing member at high speed. The adhesive-containi... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5154325 | Solution delivery nozzle and system with antimicrobial features A liquid dispensing nozzle assembly for mounting on a squeezable liquid container and dispenser to maintain liquid in sterile condition during storage and repeated dispensing from the container, includes a conduit having a liquid discharge port leading to... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5139174 | Method and apparatus for dispensing liquids An apparatus for dispensing a liquid is provided which is adapted to be attached to a container such as a test tube and includes a hollow resilient dispensing member having a nipple at one end through which a liquid is dispensed in a dropwise manner. The ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5137177 | Dispensing tube with tubewall ribs and rear spherical plunger ball An improved flexible wall dispensing tube is disclosed. The tube has a plurality of circumferential ridges along its length and a spherical plunger ball mounted inside near its sealed end. The outside of the tube is squeezed from the rear to push forward ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5125544 | Pipette pump A pipette pump for pipetting fluid includes an elongated hollow barrel and a pump mechanism at one end of the barrel. The pump mechanism includes a compressible portion which is actuated to fill the pipette barrel. Thereafter, the pipette barrel is vented... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5121856 | Sleeved dispensing vial A hermetically sealed package is provided that is suitable for dispensing a material into a body cavity. The package includes a container having a dispensing nozzle surrounded by a seamless sleeve that prevents contact between the container's dispensing o... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5105983 | Infusion apparatus A liquid infusor apparatus includes an elastic sleeve mounted on an elongated member and within a spherical housing to enable it to expand naturally to maintain a constant pressure over the infusion period. An alternate embodiment includes a holding reser... | 04/21/1992 |
