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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7621411 | Applicator, applicator cap and a container having an applicator cap A cap assembly for closing a container. The cap assembly has: (i) an undercap having a cap body with a top end (or wall) and with at least one endless side wall depending from the top end (or wall) to form a housing for receiving the neck of a container; (ii) an ove... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7571826 | Reversible child resistant cap and combination of a container and a reversible child resistant cap The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position. The cap is characterized in that it has a closure plane, a cir... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7562782 | Cap structure for beverage container A beverage container enabling a flavored tea to be tasted is provided when a powdered tea stored normally in a sealed container of a cap and a drinking water in a body are blended. The cap is provided on the body. When the cap is rotated, a force is imparted on a pr... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7527160 | Closure having user-modifiable functionality A closure includes a one-piece integrally molded plastic shell having a shell portion that is engageable with a container such that said closure is adapted to function in cooperation with the container in a first predetermined mode of operation, such as a child-resi... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7434703 | Child-resistant tamper-indicating package A tamper-indicating child-resistant package includes a container having a finish with an open mouth and an external circumferential bead spaced from the mouth. A closure has a skirt for externally encircling the container finish, a tamper band frangibly connected to... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7410071 | Closure with liner cutter A closure having a top wall and a skirt depending from a peripheral edge of said top wall. The closure includes an inner skirt depending from the top wall having at least one thread for helically attaching to a container neck. A deflection wall extends from the top ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7395942 | Wine bottle closure apparatus An improved wine bottle closure and vacuum pump apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus provides an improved bulb structure to be used for pumping and storage purposes, the bulb remaining with a closure plug even after pumping is completed and the wine is to be stored... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7362660 | Add-on medicine dispenser timer An improved device for timely medication administration that attaches to any original container cap and that measures and displays elapsed time in response to opening or closing of said original container cap is disclosed. Physical, chemical and labeled characterist... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353946 | Protective packaging assembly for medical devices and method of using same A protective packaging system for a medical device includes a housing and an end cap. The housing surrounds the distal portion of a catheter bearing a medical device so that the device is suspended in a protective chamber. The end cap holds the housing closed. Anoth... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347343 | Container for liquids, including sealing mechanisms A container for storage and dispensing of paint includes a unitary, molded plastic container body defining an interior volume and including an annular container opening through which the contents are dispensed. Included as part of the paint container is a dispensing... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347338 | Method for closing and opening of an opening A method for opening an opening (10) using an elastic plug (2, 2′) whose outside diameter in a static state (rL), is larger than diameter (rp) of opening (10), and which plug has a cavity (12) at its end. An extend... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7296700 | Method and apparatus for metering liquid nutritional supplements A method and apparatus for metering a liquid nutritional supplement provides a liquid dispenser having a body that contains a predetermined number of single dosages of the liquid nutritional supplement, a cap, such as a child-resistant cap, coupled to a neck portion... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287487 | Portable water bottle, cup and dish assembly for humans and pets The present invention provides a portable water bottle, cup and dish assembly and method for humans and pets wherein a readily accessible water bottle and cup are integrally housed within a delivery dish. The portable water bottle, cup and dish assembly provides a b... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275652 | Cup lid apparatus A cup lid for use with a drinking cup containing a liquid, the drinking cup having a base and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base, the sidewall including an inner surface, a top end, and a rim extending along the circumference of the top end. The cup lid com... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263893 | Fluid supply assembly with measuring guide A fluid supply assembly having a measuring guide comprising a fluid container, a lid, and a measuring guide. A method of measuring fluid components in a fluid supply assembly is also described. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261216 | Reclosable metal beverage can A thin wall metal beverage can is described having a converging shoulder portion merging into a neck portion, the top edge of which is folded to form a flange providing an annular abutment and with a threaded sleeve sliding into the neck portion, the sleeve having a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7216779 | Sealing mechanisms for use in liquid-storage containers A sealing mechanism for a container for sealing an interface between two or more of the structural members, including a container body, a pouring spout, and a closing cap, includes an outer annular edge formed as part of a threaded neck opening for the container bod... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210389 | Barrel locking apparatus for a paintball gun A paintball gun or marker end cap apparatus is disclosed, where the end cap apparatus includes tubular member having an opened, closed end and a penetrator, where the opened end is designed to be fitted over the end of a paintball barrel and a sleeve designed to be ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189134 | Interactive beverage bottle top Beverage bottle tops having interactive elements or performing interactive actions are disclosed. The beverage bottle tops are capable of conveying liquid from the bottle to a person. The beverage bottle tops include interactive elements, structures, or acts, which ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185827 | Dispensing container The fragrance emitting dispensing container consists of a container body and a container closure. The container body can be of any shape but preferably is of a decorative shape. The closure functions to close the container and to distribute the fragrance to the room... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185776 | Closure and container package A package includes a closure that is applied to a container. The closure includes a base wall having a cylindrical skirt depending therefrom. Locking lugs and cam lugs extend in a radially inward direction from the skirt. As the closure is applied down on the contai... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175051 | Container for liquids, including sealing mechanisms A container for storage and dispensing of paint includes a unitary, molded plastic container body defining an interior volume and including an annular container opening through which the contents are dispensed. Included as part of the paint container is a dispensing... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171996 | Measuring and dispensing device for attachment to the cap on a bottle A measuring and dispensing device (2) for attachment to the cap (14) of a bottle (16) of liquid medicine comprises on one of its sides a socket formation (6), by means of which it may be releasably attached to the cap, and on another side... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168461 | Combination spoon and cap for container A combination spoon-lid and a cap for a container includes a main container cap and a spoon-lid. The main container cap has a top and at least one sidewall and has a dispensing orifice located on the top. The cap also has a container attachment mechanism for removab... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168589 | Spill-resistant container A spill-resistant container is disclosed including a cup and a cap. The cup includes a cap-engaging portion adjacent a lip surrounding an opening, and an inwardly projecting ledge adjacent the cap-engaging portion that includes multiple spaced apart recesses. The ca... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165692 | Child-resistant closure and container package A child-resistant closure and container package includes a container having an open end surrounded by a cylindrical wall with a central axis, a plurality of circumferentially spaced projections extending radially outwardly from an outer surface of the wall adjacent ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7147799 | Methods of using an oxygen scavenger An oxygen scavenging packet containing an iron-based oxygen scavenger and an electrolyte is set forth in which the rate of uptake of oxygen is increased by virtue of the introduction into the packet of an oxygen uptake accelerator containing water. Methods of increa... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147020 | Container with drip-resistant measuring cap A container for holding a liquid has a vessel that is open at the top and has an externally threaded neck through which liquid may be poured. A cap that has an internally threaded neck through which liquid may be poured screws onto the vessel. The cap can be inverte... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140943 | Bobble head and container An apparatus for containing a substance includes a container and a bobble head that is attached to the container. An opening is provided in the container to provide access to the substance. The bobble head is removed to access the opening and the substance. A first ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131550 | Food storage containers A lid for a food storage container includes a lid body with a vacuum sense opening and a vent opening extending through the lid body, a releasable cover disposed over the vent opening, and a pressure-indicating protrusion. The cover impedes air flow into the contain... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131558 | Pressure sprayer An improved pressurizing sprayer removably attaches to the threaded neck of a container and includes a main body having a handle portion and a head portion. The handle includes a top portion with an exposed trigger and an inside portion in which a hand operated sque... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124904 | Reversible child resistant closure A reversible child resistant closure system including a closure and container a container having a neck portion, an engaging means and an axis extending therethrough about which the closure is rotatable. The closure has a child resistant mode when applied to the con... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114625 | Twist cap A cap for sealing a container having a threaded spout. The cap is arranged so that it can be snapped onto and off the spout and so that it can also be screwed on and off the spout. ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114634 | Fizz retaining device for beverage containers A carbonation retaining closure assembly device for beverage containers. The device comprising a cap member manufactured to seal and adapted to engage with the mouth of the beverage container. An inner groove surrounds the outer peripheral edge of the cap member for... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111746 | Shellable child resistant closure container with positive lock mechanism A shellable, positively lockable, child resistant closure and container includes a pair of nested inner and outer caps designed to be purposefully shellable for use in its non-child resistant mode. The inner cap is coaxially positioned and nested within the outer ca... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108145 | Reversible child resistant cap and combination of a container and a reversible child resistant cap The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position. The cap is characterized in that it has a closure plane, a cir... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108149 | Blow-molded paint container A blow-molded, plastic paint container for storing and dispensing paint includes a blow-molded container body defining an externally-threaded neck portion, an injection molded plastic closing cap, internally-threaded so as to be threadedly securable to the neck port... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100785 | Closure cap cooperating with a bottle type container A closure cap (1) which interacts with a bottle vessel (4), a latching projection (5) being formed on a bottle neck (3) of the bottle vessel (4), and an engage-under projection (6′) being formed on the closure cap (1 | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086427 | Vacuum pump for bottles The invention relates to a hemi-cannula for tracheotomy patients, comprising a main tubular body (1.1) which is made from a suitable flexible material and which comprises peripheral end fixing flanges (1.2 and 1.3). One of said flanges (1.2 | 08/08/2006 |