"What can be more palpably absurd than the prospect held out of locomotives traveling twice as fast as stagecoaches?"
The Quarterly Review ; March edition, 1825
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866514 | Container and device for production of such container A container has a hollow receptacle element (10) for holding a medium to be dispensed, and a dispensing opening (12) communicating with a hollow chamber (14) of a sealing element (18). The sealing element (18) is detachable by a po... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7373959 | Apparatus and method for aseptic serial filling of containers A flexible bag container (10) is filled by a system (500) and method for filling the bag container (10). The flexible bag container (10) has a pair of walls (12, 14) and a spout member (18) attached to one side wall of the c... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7350677 | Fluid product dispenser A fluid product dispenser having a reservoir of fluid product defining a moveable actuating wall, a distribution orifice, and a spring structured to act on the actuating wall to produce a state of maximum volume of the reservoir. The spring co-operates with an armin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337928 | Cartridge nozzle seal opened by internal cartridge pressure A pressure activated self opening frangible closure seal is bonded over the interior nozzle opening of a pressure operated cartridge container used for storing and dispensing flowable material when pressurized in an application gun. The seal provides a leak proof cl... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327971 | Fitting construction and developer holding unit and image forming apparatus that use the fitting construction A fitting construction for a developer holding apparatus includes a housing member and a lid. The housing member has a developer chamber having a first wall that defines an opening. The lid fittingly closes the opening, the lid having a smaller tensile modulus of el... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325703 | Multi-cavity blister package for storing and dispensing flowable substances A single-use, multi-chamber package for housing and common administration of at least two flowable substances. The package includes at least first and second product storage cavities; and at least first and second product application channels. At least one separatio... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306130 | Seal for a two-component cartridge A cartridge, particularly a two-component or multi-component cartridge, with at least one cartridge neck and one outlet opening that is closed with a seal that is integrally connected to the cartridge neck, wherein this connection is sectionally realized at least in... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7296711 | Safety cap A child resistant safety cap having a cover and a safety mechanism by which finger dexterity is required to open the cap, while the safety mechanism capable of being released if it is unnecessary. The cap comprises a cap body 1 having a skirt 3 with at... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7281638 | Snap-hinge closure with tamper-evident lid and method of making A tamper evident hinge type closure includes, as is conventional in such closures, a body portion, a lid portion and a hinge portion. Advantageously, at least one tamper evident band is provided so as to mechanically secure the lid portion to the body portion at a p... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7257864 | Casement window hinge An improved shoe for a casement window hinge is disclosed. The hinge has a base with a front end and a rear end and two sides. The base has a ridge on the rear end for securing the base to a track and a tongue extending from one of the sides. The tongue has a plural... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241066 | Container for flowable products A compartmentalized container for holding and dispensing flowable material and method for making such a compartmentalized container includes opposite sheet portions selectively sealed together to define a plurality of single use dispensers and a header portion that ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237698 | Pressure activated self opening container and seal A multi layered frangible seal is bonded over the pour spout opening of flexible plastic bottles containing pourable products such as motor oil. The seal provides a leak proof closure that is strong enough to remain intact when the filled uncapped container is held ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225947 | Pouring spout seal for composite packagings The spout seal for combipacks consists of a bottom part (2) and a hinged lid (1) attached to it for opening and closing the seal. The bottom part (2) is fused onto a combipack with its level bottom side. It has a circular, upward-projecting over... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213726 | Single-dose cosmetic sample dispenser The invention concerns a fluid substance sample dispenser comprising a cylinder defining a chamber for receiving said substance and closed by a plunger adapted to slide inside said cylinder and by a cap, rotatably mobile between an open position and a closed positio... | 05/08/2007 |
| RE39520 | Dispensing structure incorporating a valve-containing fitment for mounting to a container and a package with a dispensing structure A dispensing structure, and a package with a dispensing structure, is provided with a valve. In one embodiment, the dispensing structure is a multi-piece fitment. The multi-piece fitment includes a base for mounting to the container and a valve carrier for mounting ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185790 | Hermetically sealed container with non-drip opening A hermetically sealed container having a nozzle that defines a dispensing orifice closed by a unitary but removable cap. Accumulation of container contents in the cap is minimized by a constriction in the nozzle situated at least 0.1 inches from the dispensing orifi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7156247 | Stopper with guaranteed tamper-proof seal A stopper incorporates a cylindrical body attachable to the edge of a container or bottle and a cover with a hinge. In the upper part of the body is incorporated a mouthpiece blockable by means of a neck of the cover. On the body of the stopper is a sealing strip jo... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152766 | Metal re-sealable beverage container with pour spout An all-metal beverage can with a pour spout is disclosed. The can includes a can body for containing a beverage and a closure member. The closure contains a metal pour spout and a cap covering the pour spout. The pour spout and cap are in a recessed condition within... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152760 | Tamper-evident tare cap A tamper-evident cap for a threaded outlet includes a top and a cylindrical side. The tamper-evident cylindrical side is initially engaged with threads of a valve outlet to prevent axial displacement of the cylindrical side with respect to the valve outlet. The cyli... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7131468 | Method for creating a ready-to-use product from a concentrated form A method for creating a ready-to-use product from a concentrated form comprises providing a source of locally supplied diluent to a dispenser having a fill station, providing a container of first concentrate at a remote site, providing a first product container, ide... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121409 | Dispensing sachet by bending and method of sachet manufacture A sachet [(10, 22, 110, 210, 510)] for the packaging and dispensing of an item or a flowable substance [(125)], such as a liquid, powder or paste, has a semi-rigid member [(112)] with a weakened region [(120)] formed thereon so that upon ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7077294 | Device for stoppering a container and drawing off a fluid product A device for stoppering a container and drawing off a fluid includes a fixed piece, fixed to the container, with a lateral fluid output opening and a passage that allows air to enter. Another, movable piece includes a tube with a lateral fluid output opening. This t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073692 | Conical reinforced re-sealable dispenser A container and dispenser in conical shape for liquid or semi-liquid substances. The container features a rectangular rigid tab, two triangular notches on both sides of the tab at the height slightly below the tip of the cone, a perforated or indented scoreline to f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055720 | Flexible package having a fitment pour spout and a reclosable mouth using a zipper type closure A flexible stand-up package having a releasably securable closure, a fitment pour spout and a handle. The package includes a hollow interior of the package arranged to be filled with a flowable material, e.g., cherries in syrup, whereupon the bottom of the package a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044317 | Tamper-evident closure with break-off piece retention A tamper-evident dispensing closure system is provided for a container. The system has a body for extending from the container at the container opening. The body defines a dispensing orifice, a channel, and a retention member projecting over a portion of the channel... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028863 | Flip-top container closure apparatus A container closure apparatus having a base for attachment to the container. The base has an opening for passing the contents of the container. A lever is hinged to the base, such that an upward force on a rearward portion of the lever causes a frontward portion of ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028862 | Disposable single-use container with indicia bearing portion A container and storage apparatus with an attached, but functionally separate, labeling portion is provided. The apparatus has a primary chamber containing a predetermined agent separated from the labeling portion. An optional contamination barrier region may increa... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025229 | Assembly of package and apparatus for the metered emptying of the package as well as apparatus therefor An assembly of a package that includes a flexible sheet-like foil material containing a viscous material, with apparatus for metered emptying of the package. The apparatus includes a frame, a guide, and a substantially flat two-part supporting surface. A metering co... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997355 | Fluid product dispenser A fluid product dispenser having a reservoir of fluid product defining a moveable actuating wall, a distribution orifice, and a spring structured to act on the actuating wall to produce a state of maximum volume of the reservoir. The spring co-operates with an armin... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6988642 | Tamper-evident dispenser bottle A dispenser bottle and associated closure has a sifter disposed in the neck thereof, either in the form of castellated vents formed in the interior peripheral edge of the neck or a separate sifter element. A rotatable cap is positioned over the sifter. The cap has h... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6945391 | Containers and method for manufacturing containers This invention provides a container (10) in the form of a sachet having a body (11) defining a reservoir (12). The body (11) includes a flexible first wall (13) having a line of weakness (14), and a relatively more flexible ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942643 | Tamper evident syringe barrel A prefilled syringe of cartridge barrel having a tamper evident closure. Tamper evidence is provided by: a frangible tip seal which is integral with the tapered tip of the barrel; a frangible tip cap covering the tip, the tip seal and a portion of the distal end of ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6874661 | Stabilizing cap for dual-compartment adhesive dispensing cartridge A cap member for a dual-compartment adhesive dispensing cartridge comprises a pair of dependent plugs, the cap member is initially integrally secured upon an upper end portion of a dispensing outlet portion by frangible connections which are defined between the plug... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6874665 | Nozzle assembly with a reusable break-off cap a container having a nozzle assembly and packaging therefor The invention is a nozzle assembly (3, 20) with a re-useable break off cap (20) for dispensing a product from a container (1). On a dispensing end (5) of the nozzle (3) a break-off cap (20) is integrally formed thereon and c... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869242 | Dispenser and process A dispenser (10) for use in dispensing liquid or solid material. The dispenser (10) includes wall portions forming a sealed first chamber (18) containing the material and wall portions forming a second chamber (20) and a molded, rupturabl... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6860405 | Disposable single-use container with indicia bearing portion A container and storage apparatus with an attached, but functionally separate, labeling portion is provided. The apparatus has a primary chamber containing a predetermined agent separated from the labeling portion. An optional contamination barrier region may increa... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6854612 | Liquid container closure assembly The invention relates to a non-refillable tamper evident liquid container closure assembly which is applied to a mouth and neck portion of a container for liquid. The closure assembly provides a sleeve which is adapted to lie around the mouth and provided with three... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6845887 | Pourer and incorporated pourer cap A spill-proof pouring device for fixing inside the neck of a bottle includes a skirt sealing to the inside of the neck on its outer surface and having an internal channel. An upper flared portion of the skirt protrudes beyond the lip of the neck, and is formed of a ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6845883 | Toothpaste dispenser A toothpaste dispenser capable of dispensing individual quantity controlled amounts of toothpaste in a sanitary manner without the possibility of cross contamination. The dispenser includes an elongated strip having a plurality of one time use sachets formed integra... | 01/25/2005 |