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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7121436 | Non-spill water bottle cap for purified water dispenser An improved non-spill water bottle cap is developed for preventing water spillage when a water bottle is inverted to place on a water dispenser. The improved non-spill water bottle cap comprises a cylindrical plastic tube (10), a spherical float (20) f... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6866170 | Liquid flow regulation device A liquid flow regulation device utilizing a cage having a passageway with an exit. The passageway includes an open web portion and a closed wall portion adjacent to one another. A floating element is confined to the passageway of the cage and is buoyant in the liqui... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6255101 | Seal for reagent flask usable by a blood analyzer The invention concerns a seal for closing the neck of a flask. The seal comprises a stopper with a central coaxial channel for passage of an injection and/or sampling needle, this channel being sealed by at least one ball with a diameter slightly greater ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5988415 | Bottle flow controller A device for controlling the flow of liquid from a bottle having a chamber and a spout with a passage communicating with such chamber. A cage is partially located within the bottle at the spout passage. The cage defines a particular volume and includes an... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5370266 | Method for reducing spillage when pouring liquid out of a container A method of reducing spillage when pouring liquid out of a container which includes the following steps. Firstly, place a free floating buoyant member into a resilient deformable container adapted for containing liquid. The liquid must be of greater densi... | 12/06/1994 |
| 4872571 | Container pour spout with peelable tamper-proof seal A container having an externally threaded pour spout on which an internally threaded cap is screwed. A tamper-proof, removable, membrane-like or diaphragm-like closure for the spout is secured to the circumferential lip of the spout with a peelable seal. ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4741448 | Container with buoyant fluid flow restrictor A buoyant ball as provided within a water bottle to provide a momentary gate for restricting water flow out of the bottle as it is inverted. When filling the bottle with water, the ball floats on the surface and eventually comes to rest at the base of the... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4125200 | Self-sealing bottle assembly and method for manufacture thereof A self-sealing bottle assembly and method of manufacture comprising a glass bottle having an open neck, an annular resilient neck seal disposed on an internal shoulder adjacent the neck opening, a cap of thermosetting plastic material shrink fitted onto t... | 11/14/1978 |
