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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7224124 | Apparatus and methods for making capacitive measurements of cathode fall in fluorescent lamps Apparatus and methods for measuring cathode fall in fluorescent lamps are disclosed. Together with measurements of cathode temperature, such measurements of cathode fall may inform a determination of cathode heater voltage as a function of discharge current (i.e., a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7196476 | Apparatus and methods for making capacitive measurements of cathode fall in fluorescent lamps Apparatus and methods for measuring cathode fall in fluorescent lamps are disclosed. Together with measurements of cathode temperature, such measurements of cathode fall may inform a determination of cathode heater voltage as a function of discharge current (i.e., a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6426046 | Chemical vessel cap A cap (1) for a chemical storage or reaction vessel comprising a seat for attachment, in use, to an opening of the vessel. A membrane (6) formed from a resilient material and having a slit (11) formed therein allows a substance sampling or delivery appara... | 07/30/2002 |
| 5582316 | Cap operating mechanism A cap operating mechanism is adapted to open or close the cap by depressing a push button. Upon depression of a push button 5 against a restoring force of an elastic member 4, a forward end 8b of a push rod member 8 pushes groove 6 serving for cap opening... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5211301 | Spooning closure A spooning closure generally comprising a skirt a top, a spooning opening and a hinged spooning lid which is adapted to pivot from a closed position to an open spooning position. A locking means is provided, which is adapted to securely and releasably loc... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5205424 | Child resistant cap and container assemblage There is disclosed a child resistant cap and container assemblage comprising a container and a cap member that is secured to the container so that it can not be removed without either breaking the cap member or damaging the seal that joins the cap member ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5193707 | Lid structure including slidable lock member A camera battery storage container is opened and closed by a battery lid which holds a manually operable lock member including an engaging finger engagable with a retaining member on a camera housing. When the engaging finger is disengaged from the retain... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5085331 | Spooning closure A spooning closure generally comprising a skirt a top, a spooning opening and a hinged spooning lid which is adapted to pivot from a closed position to an open spooning position. Two locking means are provided, one of which is adapted to securely and rele... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4901874 | Bottle holder A bottle holder comprises a handle manually graspable by a user, a cap remover carried by the handle for receiving, gripping and removing the cap of the bottle, an attachment member fixed to the handle, open at one end, and having internal threads at the ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4305515 | Automatically sealing bottle stopper Disclosed herein is a bottle stopper for automatically sealing the pouring spout of a bottle which in a preferred form includes a liquid within the bottle that is carbonated. The stopper is suitably formed of a single piece of material including a capsule... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4059322 | Dust protective assembly for breakaway connectors A protective cover for an electric connector containing electric contacts within an open end of the connector comprises a peripheral clamping strip to be clamped over an elastomeric band around the peripheral wall adjacent to the open end of the connector... | 11/22/1977 |