"Radio has no future."
Lord Kelvin, British mathematician and physicist ; 1897
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357279 | Portable fuel tank A portable fuel tank includes a fuel-storing seat, a cap and a control mechanism. The fuel-storing seat includes a tank wall defining a fuel-storing chamber and formed with a fuel-feeding port at an upper portion thereof, and a fuel-discharging port at a lower porti... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337929 | Device with dual dispensing system A device for packaging and dispensing a product, in particular a cosmetic product, which includes a container holding the product. The container is surmounted by a neck, such that a free edge of the neck delineates a first dispensing aperture for the product. A deta... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7143911 | Beverage closure with open/close spout and protected seal surfaces A closure for a liquid container comprising a base including a conduit extending therethrough, the base further including a substantially tubular spout guide and a plug positioned radially within the tubular spout guide, and a substantially annular spout mounted to ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7032784 | Caulking gun having an adjustable hook A caulking gun includes a gun body, a connector secured on an end of the gun body, and a hanging hook adjustably positioned on the connector. Thus, the angle and position of the suspension portion of the hanging hook can be adjusted arbitrarily so as to fit the user... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021506 | Vent and pour cap A cap assembly cooperates with a container to form a vent portion and a pour portion when a cap is oriented in an open position relative to the container. The cap is dimensioned to seal the container opening in a closed position. The cap and opening are oblong, pref... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6880730 | Stand and twist-type closure cap incorporating same A twist-type closure cap for a container, the twist-type closure cap including a cap portion, and a stand portion, the cap portion including cap body rotatably mounted on a threaded central post having a bore therethrough with a bottom portion of the post being adap... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6739352 | Self-piercing radiator drain valve A self-piercing radiator drain valve which is implemented in a radiator requiring the coolant therein to be drained, particularly a radiator having no integrated drain valve. A radiator foot has a blind bore. A self-piercing valve body including a piercing tip and a... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736295 | High flow carafe A vacuum insulated carafe having high flow characteristics is taught, which includes a double wall metallic body (22) with the air evacuated from the space between the walls forming an insulating layer. The body has a top (26) and a bottom (28) ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6691900 | Plug for removably resealing a material-dispensing plastic conduit and method of use A plug for removably resealing an aperture in a soft plastic dispensing conduit of a container of material. The plug includes a handle-like upper portion, and a conically tapering lower portion with contiguous scoring edges each having a leading and a tra... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6520387 | Vent and pour cap A cap assembly cooperates with a container to form a vent portion and a pour portion when a cap is oriented in an open position relative to the container. The cap is dimensioned to seal the container opening in a closed position. The cap and opening are o... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6375051 | Caulk storage and dispensing system with a reusable closure device The invention provides a caulk storage and dispensing system having a reusable sealing device and a caulk dispensing container. The reusable sealing device has a threaded portion disposed on a pin section. The threaded portion seals the caulk dispensing c... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6244572 | Carburetor float bowl drain screw and recovery system A carburetor float bowl drain screw and recovery system includes a retaining screw having a threaded forward end, an intermediate portion having a plurality of transverse holes leading to an axial channel and an internally threaded end portion terminating... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6223946 | Closure for container and closure package and method of making same A closure for a container-and-closure sealing system embodied in a container and closure package, and method of making the same. The container has an open mouth surrounded by a cylindrical neck wall having internal threads and an open upper edge. The clos... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6073813 | Plastic bottle A bottle manufactured by injection molding techniques for use with liquids which diffuse greatly. The bottle and a cap are of almost continuous double-walled construction. Two concentric walls extend from the container shoulder, wherein an inner container... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6032829 | Container and closure package and method of making same A container-and-closure sealing system embodied in a container and closure package, and method of making the same. The container has an open mouth surrounded by a cylindrical neck wall having internal threads and an open upper edge. The closure is a cap/d... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5909820 | Beverage container with grooved lid An assembly is provided having a beverage container and a lid. The beverage container includes a body defining a hollow interior for holding liquids, and a curved annular wall attached to the top rim of the body, the curved annular wall having an upper en... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5897037 | Combination cap and dispensing spout assembly A combination cap and dispensing spout assembly for a carbonated beverage bottle. It is designed to stay on the beverage bottle until it is empty. It is pressed onto the original sealing cap of the carbonated beverage bottle and it is detachably snapped o... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5722451 | Device for bleeding or draining a duct A device for bleeding or draining a duct comprises a member for closing a passage that opens out into the duct, the member having a helical groove formed in its peripheral surface enabling it to be moved in the passage by screwing and unscrewing on a heli... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5435341 | Device for seal-tight closure and connection of a chamber to an external pipe system, and a chamber equipped with an aforementioned device The device comprises a valve body (6) mounted in seal-tight manner through the wall (7) of a chamber (3) and a shutter (4) received in the body, and means (4) for selective seal-tight connection of the chamber (3) to a pipe system (5) with the shutter in ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5402920 | No spill container A no spill container including a bottle having a threaded neck for attaching to a threaded cap. The cap includes a conical stopper and a flared skirt extending inward on the bottle. The inward end or hem of the skirt provides a gripping surface away from ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5368181 | Captured drain plug or vent A plug for a threaded opening in an oil pan or other fluid container. The plug has a cylindrical midportion and upper and lower threaded portions at each end of the midportion. The midportion has a side orifice that is connected to another orifice at the ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5279449 | Dispenser having shreaded bores for dispensing particulate material A dispenser for the dispensing of particulate solids such as salt and pepper. The dispenser comprises a dispenser body having a plurality of open-ended cylindrical bores, each bore defining a space adjacent the bottom end thereof into which particulate ma... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5211313 | Dispensing taps A dispensing tap of the type which is attached to a cask or a bottle is described. The tap body having an inlet and an outlet and a valve element controlling the outlet. A small bore capillary tube is attached to the inlet of the tap and a sleeve surround... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5060827 | Low profile anti-drip dosing cap and spout for liquid containers A low profile closure which includes a coupling member which is mounted on a container dispensing opening, and an open ended dosing cap including a boundary wall which is dimensioned for removable attachment to an interior surface of the coupling member. ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4979654 | Cap for use with water treatment apparatus A cap for use with water treatment apparatus specifically adapted to cooperate with an open neck of a bottle having an exterior projection formed on the neck thereof. The cap includes a lower component having a circumferentially continuous lower portion w... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4923101 | Bulk material container with a door movable over a rectilinear path A bulk material container with an opening has a door arranged to move over a rectilinear path for the opening and the closing of the opening. For moving the door over a rectilinear path to either open or close the opening, a threaded shaft is journalled f... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4858791 | Bulk material container with a door movable over a rectilinear path A bulk material container with an opening has a door arranged to move over a rectilinear path for the opening and the closing of the opening. For moving the door over a rectilinear path to either open or close the opening, a threaded shaft is journalled f... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4754888 | Vacuum carafe A thermos carafe with an inner container surrounded by a casing, whereby the inner container and the casing at the top have an opening which can be closed by a plug. The plug and/or the opening are shaped in such a way that it is possible to fill and empt... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4658973 | Insulating jug or bottle having a closing member carrying a sealing member The invention relates to an insulating jug or bottle having a housing in which a recess is arranged on the upper side which recess may be closed by means of a lid, having an opening therein, positioned in the region of the recess and which is to be closed... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4625899 | Hand-held dispenser with automatic venting A hand-held dispenser for a flowable product, including a container having a neck portion at its top, and a cap body having a discharge opening and a base portion cooperable with the neck portion of the container to mount the cap body thereon. The base an... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4625884 | Jug, more particularly insulating jug An insulating jug having a protective housing is formed of a molded construction of synthetic material and includes an integrally formed spout, which is closed or pipe-shaped and has a conical cross-section that diverges inwardly. A recess is formed in th... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4229015 | Ski pole adapted to contain a liquid A ski pole comprises a shaft, a hand grip, a stop basket, cavity means in said shaft, adapted to contain a liquid, hand strap means on said hand grip, and access means, in said hand grip, to said cavity means.... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4096975 | Container A container with a circular spout having a spiral groove receiving a closure cap axially movable on the spout to close the spout outlet which is offset from the axis of the spout. The cap is provided with a cutaway section closing the offset spout outlet ... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4071012 | Fluid fill or bleed apparatus An apparatus for filling or bleeding fluid out of a container which is cld by a plug wherein the apparatus includes a block which has a cavity. A gasket and a clamp are utilized for sealably attaching the block to the container so that the cavity can be ... | 01/31/1978 |
| 3955712 | Bottle stopper A hollow stopper for dispensing fluid from a bottle having a neck and a top lip is provided. The stopper comprises a top wall having a laterally extending, downwardly open, spout-like protrusion. The top wall has a continuous, annular, uninterrupted under... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3935969 | Bung with selectable flow openings A bung screw-threadedly received in a receptacle has a plurality of flow openings therethrough disposed in a series about the axis of the bung, and an axially movable valve disc for simultaneously opening or closing all of the openings. Each opening has a... | 02/03/1976 |