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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100303 | Closure for a container A closure for a container is disclosed having a body, a top portion, and a transition region. The body has a cylindrical skirt and an end wall. The cylindrical skirt has a first end coupled to the end wall and a second open end configured to receive a receptacle. Th... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8066158 | Closure for a container A closure for a container is disclosed having a body portion, a top portion, and a plurality of sealing rings. The body portion has an open bottom formed of a skirt and an end wall defining an opening. The top portion has a flap that is movable from a closed positio... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7909212 | Closure for a container A closure for a receptacle of a type having an open top and a closed bottom is provided. The closure comprises a base configured to be coupled to the top of the receptacle and a cover coupled to the base and rotatable relative thereto. The cover includes a flap havi... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7766197 | Closure with selectable dispensing orifices A dispenser for dispensing a viscous material in a selected one of a multiplicity of configurations comprises a container for a volume of a viscous material and having a squeezable body and a neck with a discharge opening at its upper end. Engaged on the container i... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7712638 | Dual overlapping flip top closure assembly A closure for a container having a mouth wherein the closure is adapted for sealable connection to the mouth of the container and includes an end wall at the upper end of the skirt for closing the mouth when the closure is mounted to the container. The closure inclu... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7494030 | Sifter device for container A container for selectively dispensing a particulate matter, such as a cosmetic loose powder, is provided. The container includes a base having an opening and configured to hold particulate matter, a cover overlying the opening, and a sifter mechanism coupled to the... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7370773 | Child-resistant closure for dispensing containers The invention features a child resistant, moveable closure member and container device and an overcap and container device. The overcap has opposed end walls and opposed sidewalls, with at least one leading locking pin and at least one trailing locking pin in at lea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7318436 | Medicament container with same side airflow inlet and outlet and method of use A medicament container configured to improve entrainment of the medicament in the air and to improve deposition of the medicament in the lungs includes an upper layer and a bottom layer with medicament disposed therebetween. The upper layer is punctured to provide f... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7308988 | Cap A cap 10 which has a female screw 14 in the inner peripheral surface and which is to be screwed on a port neck part 13 of a container main body 11 holding a predetermined liquid, wherein a plurality of ribs 18 radially extending as... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299946 | Pour spout used in bottles containing liquid substances with different degrees of viscosity A pour spout used in bottles containing liquid substances with different degrees of viscosity. The pour spout comprises a pouring opening, which is defined by at least a first and a second pouring orifice for the liquid substances, being the pouring area of the firs... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7261217 | Tamper evident multiple door closure A server lid for a container with an integral tear strip tamper evident feature. A tear strip for the tamper evident feature is molded as an adjunct to a base member which forms the closure. The tear strip is joined to the base by at least one frangible web, and hin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258255 | Closure for a container A closure for a container includes a base having a first end configured for mounting on a container and a second end enclosed by a top portion. The container includes a first projection extending from an outside wall. The top portion includes a platform having at le... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7207467 | Identifying devices for the visually handicapped Devices which contain tactile and visually readable identifying indicia to assist the visually handicapped in identifying room numbers and the contents of items such as condiment shakers and liquid containers. The visually readable indicia allow a sighted person to ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201288 | Dispensing device A dispensing device, such as a drinking container, for selectively dispensing a substance, such as a drinking liquid. The dispensing device includes a container defining a chamber for storing the substance. The dispensing device also includes a lid element. The lid ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7165695 | Dispensing container for dispensing fasteners A container is specially configured to enable a user to withdraw stored fasteners such as nails, screws, bolts, and the like. The device includes a receptacle base having a bottom wall and a continuous side wall that can be somewhat squared in shape. The receptacle ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150380 | Multi-fold closure A dispensing closure system is provided with a peripheral wall or closure body for extending from a container. Two lids are molded with the body as a unitary structure, and the lids are closable over a pouring opening and a scooping opening. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134575 | Closure for a container A closure for a container having a body and a cover is disclosed. The body includes a base configured to be coupled to a receptacle, a top portion coupled to the base, a dispensing aperture in the top portion, and a recess extending around at least a portion of the ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121438 | Multiple lid closure with open lid retention feature A dispensing closure system is provided with two or more dispensing apertures and two or more pivotable lids. Each lid can be selectively opened and retained in a fully opened orientation. In a preferred form of the invention, the lids are incorporated in a top that... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114627 | Tamper evident multiple door closure A server lid for a container with an integral tear strip tamper evident feature is presented. A tear strip for the tamper evident feature is molded as an adjunct to a base member which forms the closure. The tear strip is joined to the base by at least one frangible... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100806 | Condiment shaker A condiment shaker includes a flip top lid having pins configured to travel through dispensing openings in the shaker top. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080757 | Toy water gun The present invention provides a simple, inexpensive, and reliable toy water gun configuration for launching a blast of water. For example, the water gun has a reservoir for storing fluid and a nozzle for expelling fluid. A user then propels the water from the reser... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7029205 | Apparatus for pipeline stabilization and shoreline erosion protection Disclosed is an apparatus for pipeline stabilization and shoreline erosion protection, termed a BulkMat device, for protecting and securing pipelines, which are typically located in ditches or on the floor of large bodies of water. In preferred form, the BulkMat com... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025235 | Fluid dispenser with adjustable size dispensing orifice A fluid dispenser has an adjustable size dispensing orifice. It includes a fluid dispenser container having a hollow inside for storage of flowable material, the container having a top with a fluid outlet and having an adjustable size dispensing orifice unit connect... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021481 | Container lid with multiple openings A lid for use with a container may include a panel and a first dispensing opening on the panel. The lid may also include a first closure on the panel, where the first closure may include a second dispensing opening. The first closure may be configured to at least pa... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007830 | Closure for a container A closure for a container includes a base with at least one opening for dispensing a material from the container and a cover coupled atop the base. The cover includes at least one flap that is movable between an open position for dispensing the material and a closed... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6966451 | Spinning eye and mouth character candy dispenser Provided is a dispensing system, including a container configured with one or more apertures, and configured to house items, a faceplate configured with one or more dispensing apertures, rotationally coupled to the container, such that the items may be dispensed fro... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948641 | Measuring and dispensing apparatus A measuring dispenser for dispensing a dry material from its storage container in accurate, predetermined amounts comprises a housing with a partition wall dividing the housing into top and bottom portions. A plurality of radial walls defines a plurality of cavities... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6908011 | Cap device for mixing different kinds of materials separately contained therein and in bottle A cap device for bottles, which smoothly and naturally removes a vacuum pressure from a cavity containing an additive therein by opening a valve cock in response to a rotating action of a cap body. The cap device having a cap body provided with a cavity to contain a... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902054 | Media jewel case A jewel case for storing and transporting compact discs and related optical storage media. The jewel case includes a front cover, back cover and a hinge region connecting the front and back covers. At least one of the surfaces of the covers is treated to enhance its... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6886719 | Makeup powder compact A makeup powder compact includes a case having a hourglass-shaped receiving space for storing makeup powder therein and an inner cap is engaged with the open top of the case. A central hole is defined through the inner cap and a plurality of apertures are defined th... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6691901 | Closure for a container A retainer is disclosed for a closure for a container, having a base portion and flaps for covering and uncovering dispensing openings. The retainer includes an interface coupled to the flap and configured to provide an interference with the base and a me... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6488187 | Sifter dispensing cap and base In a preferred embodiment, a sifter dispensing cap base for attachment to a package containing material to be dispensed, including: a vertical cylindrical shell portion; a web portion covering an upper end of the vertical cylindrical shell portion; the we... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6464113 | Container with a threaded cap having a spring-loaded self-closing cover A container with an integrally molded flap for covering an opening has a top that is deflected during cooling to provide a self-closing capability. This capability is provided by causing the top to cool to room temperature when the flaps are closed into a... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6460718 | Container with a threaded cap having a stepped sealing ring with a plurality of narrow sealing surfaces A plastic cap has one or more hinged flaps that cover openings in the cap, as well as a stepped sealing ring against which the top of a plastic bottle seals. The sealing ring is stepped, much like the rows of seats in a circular stadium. This stepped arra... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6364169 | Anti clog terminal orifice for power dispenser An anti-clog device for a terminal orifice of a dispenser is disclosed for dispensing a particulate material from the terminal orifice. The particulate material clusters into aggregates larger than the terminal orifice and are prevented from being dispens... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6341720 | Tri-closure dispensing top A one-piece dispensing top has three separate dispensing ports. Each dispensing port is designed to dispense particulate foodstuffs from a container. One port is configured to allow removal of product with an utensil. A second port is configured to be use... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6308870 | Apparatus for covering a container A food products container is disclosed having a cover with two integrally formed flaps for covering a plurality of cover openings, in particular a spooning opening and shaker openings. Skirts extending downward from the flaps engage their respective openi... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6299033 | Snap-on container closure with hinged flap A snap-on closure prevents flaps from coming unsnapped or popping open during assembly of the closure onto the neck of a container. The snap-on connection between the container and the closure includes a circular groove and a circular rib projecting into ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6250507 | Container cap with locking cover A locking closure for use with an associated container includes a closure cap having a top wall portion and a depending skirt portion depending from the top wall portion. The top wall portion further defines a dispensing region therein, and a door for cov... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6250517 | Integrally-formed container A food products container is disclosed having a cover with two integrally formed flaps for covering a plurality of cover openings, in particular a spooning opening and shaker openings. Skirts extending downward from the flaps engage their respective openi... | 06/26/2001 |
