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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8376163 | Lid and container for carbonated beverage A beverage container comprises a bottle (2) and is sealed by a lid of resilient material. The bottle includes a neck (8) defining an opening and the lid includes a closure plate (32), integral with which is a depending skirt (18) extendin... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8220649 | Venting liner and method A venting liner is connectable in fluid communication between a closure and an interior of a device for venting gas from the interior into the ambient atmosphere. The venting liner has an outer foam layer defining an inner surface and an outer surface, a plurality o... | 07/17/2012 |
| RE42943 | Venting cap A bottle cap is provided that allows for venting of gases generated in a bottle. A single or multiple ridges are formed on the inner surface of the cap top such that the ridges sit on the bottle mouth rim when the cap is threaded onto the bottle. A single or multipl... | 11/22/2011 |
| RE42910 | Venting cap A bottle cap is provided that allows for venting of gases generated in a bottle. A single or multiple ridges are formed on the inner surface of the cap top such that the ridges sit on the bottle mouth rim when the cap is threaded onto the bottle. A single or multipl... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7784630 | Gasket for horizontal venting and related method There is provided a gasket element having at least one first inner layer and at least one first outer layer. Each of the at least two layers have differing material properties. The gasket element is well suited to cooperate with an ingress/egress opening of a contai... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7461754 | Gasket for horizontal venting and related method There is provided a gasket element having at least one first inner layer and at least one first outer layer. Each of the at least two layers have differing material properties. The gasket element is well suited to cooperate with an ingress/egress opening of a contai... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7441677 | Pour spout The present invention may be used for insertion in and coupling with a neck of an open bottle that may have a fluid therein. A pour spout may have a conduit therethrough. A coupling portion of the pour spout may have a generally hollow cylindrical form that may form... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7419591 | Filter cartridge with check valve protection A filter assembly is provided that includes a hood, a drain manifold, a filter disposed between the hood and the drain manifold, a drainage space that is disposed between and in fluid communication with both the filter medium and the drain manifold, a check valve th... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7395949 | Volumetric displacement dispenser A volumetric displacement dispenser and method of using the dispenser is disclosed for dispensing liquid contents from an interior of a bottle with a bottle neck while preventing air from filling a void created within the interior of the bottle caused by the liquid ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387218 | Apparatus and method for open thread, reusable, no-waste collapsible tube dispensers The invention includes a method of using a cap containing an internal thread form matching an external thread form on a flexible throat for a collapsible tube enclosing at least one contained product. Twisting the cap engages the internal thread form and the externa... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381453 | Packaging film The present invention relates to packaging film for use in packaging of food products which may be heated whilst still packaged. In particular, the invention relates to packaging which may be hermetically sealed and, during heating, is able to allow a build up of pr... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7331479 | Child resistant container and cap A locking cap and container is provided for a container having an opening surrounded by a neck with container threads thereon that are sized and located to threadingly engage cap threads formed on a skirt of the cap. A shaped distal end is formed on a distal end of ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328820 | Vented fluid closure and container A vented closure for a liquid container which will not freely pour includes a cap hinged at one side and movable between open and closed positions relative to a base collar. In an open position, a primary fluid passageway extends through a shaped mouthpiece which is... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328548 | Devices and methods for introducing air into, or removing air from, containers A device comprising a plug positioned within a housing to regulate air within a container, for example, plastic storage containers or bags. The plug is positioned within the housing to occlude a port hole in the housing. The housing is positioned within a container ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325381 | Devices and methods for introducing air into, or removing air from, containers Devices comprising a plug positioned within a housing to regulate air within a container, for example, plastic storage containers or bags. One embodiment utilizes a plug that occludes an opening in a housing. The plug is displaced from the opening to inject or evacu... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318536 | Drink cup and lid A liquid container includes a brim forming an opening into a liquid reservoir chamber formed in the cup. A lid is coupled to the brim to form more than one seal with the container. The lid includes lid-removal blocker walls arranged to engage undercuts formed in the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314146 | Closure with pressure release system There is described a neck structure in combination with a closure. The neck structure defines a neck opening with a cylindrical sealing surface surrounding the neck opening and an external neck surface. The closure comprises a cap formed of resilient material having... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309603 | Multiwell plate lid with vents Multiwell plates with lids that reduce evaporation in the wells adjacent the edge of the plates are disclosed. The lids control the amount of evaporation from the multiwell plate. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306108 | Closure with vents for venting during molding of a liner, method of forming a liner in a closure, and device for forming a liner in a closure A closure device includes a top wall, a skirt depending from the top wall, and a plurality of pads arranged circumferentially on the top wall, the pads extending into a space formed by the top wall and the skirt, the spaced pads configured to vent gas between adjace... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299602 | Device for screwing and crimping a cap on a neck A device including a rotating capping head with axial displacement, characterized in that the head is provided with means for screwing a cap on the neck, and means for crimping the cap beneath a crimping ring. The axial displacement includes a first axial displaceme... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275665 | Vented fluid closure and container A vented closure for a liquid container which will not freely pour includes a cap movable between open and closed positions relative to a base collar. The movable cap can be slidable to form a push-pull type closure, or can be rotatable to form a flip-type closure. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264131 | Synthetic resin cap, closing device, and container-filled beverage One embodiment provides a synthetic resin cap comprising a cap body and a circular inner seal projection. The cap body having a top plate and a cylindrical section extending downward from the periphery thereof, and a threaded section that engages with a thread of th... | 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 |
| 7237692 | Pourer for a liquid container A pourer for a liquid container is disclosed. This pourer has a base element (1, 2) with a supply duct (13) and also a pouring element (5) with a pouring duct (53). The pouring element (5) is connected swivellably to the base eleme... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232190 | Reservoir for a hydraulic circuit A tank according to the invention comprises a casing, a filling port (5) extending, on the outside of said tank, into a filling neck (7), which is provided with a screw thread having a pitch (p) and which cooperates with a cap (9). The inner sur... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7207453 | Closure and a container for packing products A closure, particularly for use on liquid-packing containers, comprising a first substantially circular portion from the periphery of which a second substantially cylindrical portion projects substantially orthogonal to the first portion, the closure comprising a se... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207454 | Method and apparatus for sealing and re-sealing an annular vessel opening A stopper assembly for sealing an opening of a vessel has a threaded body having a tapered head; an elastic jacket fitted over a portion of the body; a retention housing fitted over the body and jacket, the retention housing retaining the jacket from lateral displac... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201285 | Dual function insulating holder for bottle or can An insulating holder for holding a beverage in a bottle or a can having a lower cylindrical enclosure which receives an upper enclosure having a dome-shaped upper end. The upper and lower enclosures are provided with mating threads or other mating devices to hold th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7160268 | Container for delivery of fluid to ophthalmic surgical handpiece A container for delivery of a surgical fluid to a surgical handpiece is disclosed. The container includes a volume for receiving the surgical fluid to be delivered to the handpiece and an end for removably engaging a receptacle in a surgical console and for fluidly ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156248 | Overcap closures with rolled apron Overcap (1, 11, 12) designed to overcap a neck (80) of a bottle (8) closed by a cork (82) containing a liquid to be packaged (83, 84) includes a rolled skirt (3) and a top (2) fixed to the rolled skirt around a circul... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147118 | Plastic closure, closure and container package, and method of manufacture A plastic closure includes a plastic closure shell having a base wall with a central opening and a skirt with at least one internal thread or bead for securing the closure to a container finish. A plastic disk is retained within the shell parallel to but spaced from... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147123 | Metal cap A metal cap 3 for a container, the metal cap having a knurl part formed on the outer perimeter thereof so as to release outside the inner pressure of the container generated from the content such as carbonated drinks etc., wherein the knurl part comprises plu... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143903 | Stopper for bottling wines A stopper for closing wine bottles. The stopper has a tubular duct to communicate residual interior gaseous atmospheric volume with the outer ambient. A membrane is secured transversely in the duct to allow the passage of gaseous atmosphere through the membrane and ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140510 | Reduced profile lid for beverage preparation Apparatus and methods for the individual controlled preparation of a beverage from one or more beverage bags within a variety of containers and the quick and sanitary storage of the bag or bags once the beverage preparation has been completed. Preferably, the bevera... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134575 | Closure for a container A closure for a container having a body and a cover is disclosed. The body includes a base configured to be coupled to a receptacle, a top portion coupled to the base, a dispensing aperture in the top portion, and a recess extending around at least a portion of the ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7117654 | Packaging process employing a closure orifice seal vent A process is provided for minimizing moisture accumulation in a product package that is sprayed with a cool water shower. The product is placed in a container, and a closure is installed on a container. The product is heated before it is placed in the container or d... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111826 | Pulling apparatus An apparatus includes a sleeve comprising a nub, the sleeve sized to receive a bar. The apparatus further includes a movable spindle with a bracket. The bracket is sized to fit over either of the bar and the nub. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097067 | Hermetically sealable container with internal partial vacuum making facilities A hermetically sealable container with internal partial vacuum making facilities, comprising a base body with which a lid is hermetically associable, the lid having, at least in its peripheral region, an elastically flexible portion that has a groove arranged periph... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097056 | Neck of synthetic resin bottle The gas-venting groove or grooves are formed, while leaving a part of the thread ridge up to a certain height, as the vertical degassing paths in the thread ridge carved on the outer surface of the round neck wall and the entire neck is whitened by the thermal cryst... | 08/29/2006 |
