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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347455 | Riser protector A piping riser protector for protectively covering the end portion of a riser assembly that includes a larger diameter central pipe and a plurality of smaller diameter peripheral pipes connected by a flange includes a polymeric body that protectively covers inner an... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7318534 | Disposable container cover with elastic replacement A sealable container cover includes both a flexible film and an elastic film for sealing the container cover to the wall or walls of a container. The elastic film creates an expandable opening of the container cover, which can accept containers of various sizes and ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7299941 | Container seal with flexible central panel A seal mountable to the rim of an open mouth container the seal including a resiliently flexible central panel separately formed from and intimately bonded to a substantially rigid peripheral mounting ring adapted to snap-mount to the rim of the container with the c... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7280890 | Method for fabricating sliding vacuum cups A surface clinging robotic device. The device includes a supporting structure or base, on which is mounted (a) a lead pivoting support surface, such as a pivoting wheel, and (b) two or more traction drives, such as drive wheels. Each of the traction drives are indep... | 10/09/2007 |
| 6978803 | Flue cap A flue cap is provided comprising a body defining a plurality of attachment surfaces adapted for selectively matingly engaging a selected flue from a plurality of different size flues. The flue cap comprises a polymer material defining an attachment surface that is ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6935380 | Reversible dual size plumbing end cap A plumbing end cap for sealing an end of a selected pipe having either a first outer diameter or a second outer diameter includes a fluid impervious base for overlying the end of the selected pipe. The end cap also includes an endless wall fixed to a perimeter of th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6877626 | Spill proof cap for different sized bottle openings A device which has a cap having connection means of multiple geometries such that connection can be made with a variety of bottle openings and a valve to inhibit spillage through the cap. ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6854616 | Protective valve cap A protective cap for a threaded valve stem includes a generally cylindrical portion including a closed end, an open end and a cylindrical wall portion therebetween. A plurality of locating ribs are located on an internal surface of the cylindrical wall portion. A pl... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6793090 | Elastic container cover and method for manufacturing An ovate-shaped container cover includes one layer of cover material that substantially covers a container, while a second layer of cover material adapted with an elastic border for gripping the walls of a container is substantially adjacent to the walls of the cont... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6656433 | Vial access device for use with various size drug vials An adapter for mounting on drug vial of various sizes to provide needleless access to the interior of each vial regardless of its size. The adapter includes sharpened cannula surrounded by peripheral sidewall. The peripheral sidewall includes an upper por... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6502604 | Protecting and identifying fittings Compensating and identifying caps and cap assemblies for temporarily capping fittings. Each cap comprises a generally or pseudo cylindrically shaped member that includes a plurality of substantially planar panel segments contiguously connected to form a s... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6409220 | Universal suction canister pour spout adaptor A universal suction canister pour spout adaptor for use with suction canisters of various designs to fit onto the internal or external pour spout of various standard suction canisters so that such canisters can receive materials through their pour spouts ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6390315 | Retrofittable cap A retrofittable cap for re-sealing bottles. The retrofittable cap includes a tubular member. The tubular member has a top edge, a bottom edge, an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface has a shoulder thereon, which is generally positioned b... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6276551 | Flexible cap for various drink containers A novel drink cap (10) for preventing foreign substances from entering an opening (12) of a beverage container (18), the drink cap (10) comprising at least one flexible non-wetting sheet (22) that has an outer surface (24), an inner surface (26), an edge ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276545 | Lever actuated universal stopper for opened bottles A stopper for opened bottles having an external body (1) provided with an upper opening (4) designed to allow rotation of a lever (8) having an eccentricity (9). Operation of the lever allows, through an intervening arrangement of a cylindrical helical sp... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6161712 | Ball and socket closure A closure for sealing the open end of body fluid collection, transport or storage containers or tubes. The closure includes a ball and socket arrangement, wherein the ball rotates within the socket to align a passageway through the ball with the opening i... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6112452 | Tops for making common bottles into insect traps An insect trap head that can be configured to contain one or two sets of threads to enable the invention to screw onto common household bottles with different opening diameters and different threading alignment and convert these bottles into an insect tra... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6015061 | Dual function overcap A dual function overcap for a cylindrical container, having a bead about the top edge and generally used for snack foods, includes a substantially planar covering portion and a downwardly extending lip. The dual function overcap fits over the container wi... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5954094 | End cap for providing a fluid-tight seal between dissimilar materials A new and improved end-cap for use with a fluid heater is disclosed. The end-cap includes an end wall, a first groove in the end wall for receiving a first tube, a second groove in the end wall located radially inward of the first groove for receiving a s... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5954957 | Multi-purpose cap for hydraulic ports on a medical device A cap are disclosed that can be attached to at least two of the following hydraulic fittings found on a medical device: a blood port according to DIN 13 090, part 3, comprising a male DIN nipple and surrounding female threaded collar; a male DIN nipple ac... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5924585 | Connections and methods of restricting an opening The present invention provides connections and methods of restricting an opening. One connection according to the subject invention is configured to restrict a mouth of a container, the mouth having an inner surface having an inside diameter and an outer ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5810212 | Cap with interchangeable dispenser A cap for containers, which includes: a collar (2) with a substantially central through hole (20) in which is movably connected, a dispenser (3; 7; 8; 9) provided with a dispensing pipe (63; 73; 83; 93) and with a cover (4). The cover presents at least tw... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5799810 | Device and a method for attaching a dispenser member to a receptacle An attaching ring or fixing ring is provided for attaching or fixing a dispenser member to a neck of a receptacle containing a substance to be dispensed. The ring is annular and has a bottom portion and a top portion. In a preferred embodiment, the bottom... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5720408 | Sealing cap for cans of various diameters provided with an edge beading A closure for cans or tins of different diameters having an edge bead. A spring component with a loop-like protrusion is guided in a radial slide guide on the underside of a plate-like basic component of the closure. The loop-shaped web facing the tin mer... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5715961 | Universal dispenser cover A universal cover for cosmetic dispensers is disclosed. The cover comprises a cover body having an open end and a closed end and a retainer secured to the cover, adjacent to the open end, for securing the cover to a dispenser. The retainer comprises a rin... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5709312 | Disposable cover for trash containers The invention relates to an adjustable, flexible cover for a container such as a trash or garbage receptacle comprising a flexible film which is impervious to water and odors and has a central portion bounded by a peripheral edge to cover the top opening ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5695086 | Closure device for pet food cans A closure device (10) for pet food cans comprising a central cover member (12) and an outer cover member (14) which are integrated into the shape of a pet having protruding features (16), said protruding features providing a means of prying the device. Ex... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5678720 | Lid for disposable containers of differing sizes A lid is provided for closing off the open end of one of respective first and second containers, each container a different diameter and having a peripherally disposed bead at its open end. An axially disposed annular inner wall projects downwardly from a... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5340228 | Self-adjusting soft seal cap for fine point craft paint applicators For sealing a fine point applicator tip of a craft paint applicator with a cap without damage to the dispensing end of the applicator tip. The cap includes an abutment shoulder for engaging a corresponding abutment shoulder on the applicator tip to form a... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5150803 | Decanter and lid assembly for automatic drip coffee maker A lid assembly for attachment to a decanter for varying the overall height of the decanter comprising a mounting sleeve which is attachable to the open upper end of the decanter and a lid dimensioned to be attached to the mounting sleeve. The sleeve inclu... | 09/29/1992 |
| 4911316 | Plastic bottle cap sealing plural neck profiles 5-gallon plastic molded bottles of at least two manufacturers have neck profiles which differ slightly but have a diameter where the variation in profile is at a minimum. The cap of this invention fits at least two profiles. In each profile there is an ou... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4901881 | Method and apparatus for closing containers Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a lid for use in closing container openings on a range of containers having openings of different sizes. One method includes the steps of selecting an elastic material and forming the lid out of the elastic material... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4886177 | Cap for tubes A cap for sealing evacuated tubes has a plurality of sealing surfaces to seal tubes of various sizes and a septum of self-closing material to permit a needle to pass for the withdrawal or injection of fluids. The sealing surfaces are defined by a pluralit... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4583668 | Pouring spout for diverse liquid containers A threaded elongated flexible pouring spout is detachably connectable with the threaded outlets of variously sized liquid containers by means of a multi-threaded adapter having threaded sleeve portions of different diameters, one of which at each end of t... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4577771 | Tearable bottle caps A tearable bottle cap comprises a top planar disk, an approximately cylindrical skirt depending from said planar disk to snugly fit around the neck of said bottle, a first inner bead extending throughout the circumference of said skirt at a predetermined ... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4568005 | Snap-on closure for bottles Plastic dispensing closures adapted for use on bottles containing products such as syrup and the like and which have an integral handle include a snap-on base adapted to be securely attached to the neck of the bottle and shaped to form a pouring spout, an... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4542833 | Stretchable cap for sealing and/or resealing blood drawing tubes and the like A cap for sealing closed the opened end of an elongated tube such as a blood drawing tube, a test tube or the like is disclosed herein and comprises an integrally formed main body constructed of a flexible material, preferably polyethylene plastic. This m... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4476987 | Bottle caps A plastic cap for glass or plastic carbonated beverage bottles is shaped so that in use pressure is exerted around the edges of a gasket to give enhanced sealing. A single cap can fit the different necks of standard glass and plastic bottles. Its heat-shr... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4303167 | Tearable bottle caps A tear open bottle cap comprises a top planar disk 2, a cylindrical skirt 1 depending downwardly therefrom, a slant score line 9 extending upwardly from the lower edge of the skirt, a pull tab 7 projecting downwardly from the lower edge of the skirt at th... | 12/01/1981 |