Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7857155 | Closure for high torque installation on a container A closure that can be threadingly screwed onto an associated container includes a body having a thread form for engaging a thread form on the container. The body has a wall with projecting hook-like ribs. By the provision of the hook-like ribs, the closure exhibits ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7694835 | Drafted neck finish having angled thread face and closure package The present invention comprises a neck extending upwardly from a container and having an upper rim defining a neck opening. The neck has a substantially vertical sidewall of a constant thickness and at least one container neck thread extending from the sidewall. The... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7621413 | Closure system with orientation and removal capability A positive orientation container and closure combination is provided. The container includes at least one flange segment having a front and a back face. The container further includes a gap defined by the front face of one of the flange segments and the back face of... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7568587 | Pressure indicating feature for replaceable container caps An improved cap, and apparatus and a method for making such cap, including tooling for the first station are provided. The improved cap has a central button feature in its top panel that can move slightly upward or downward with respect to the remainder of the cap. ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7556163 | Lightened, molded plastic closure exhibiting enhanced strength A lightened, molded plastic closure exhibiting enhanced strength includes a top wall portion, and an internally threaded, depending annular skirt portion. The interior surface of the skirt portion, below the closure thread, defines an array of alternating grooves an... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7431168 | Closure for a retort processed container having a peelable seal The present development is for a closure which provides a liner for abutting a surface and maintaining an effective pressure against a peelable seal affixed to a container lip as the sealed container is exposed to relatively high temperature and pressure conditions.... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7408843 | Medicine cap timing apparatus A medicine cap with a timing mechanism that automatically resets upon the removal of the cap from a medicine bottle. A timing device is housed within a medicine camp, with a diaphragm housed below the timing device. The diaphragm has a rod extending upward from a ce... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7329327 | Method for glue-bonding toothbrush to closure with corresponding germicidal receptacle Method forming an oral hygiene device with corresponding germicidal receptacle is disclosed; wherein the device can be used to produce transitory oral hygiene devices; wherein the methods entails a toothbrush, a walled center closure, a disk gasket, a corresponding ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7293396 | Method of connecting a top to a container A threaded container closure assembly in which the container comprises one or more radially extending members proximate the distal end thereof that initially engage with one or more radially extending members or partial radially extending members on a mating closure... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281362 | Film side sealing apparatus with closed-loop temperature control of a heater A side sealing apparatus for a shrink packaging machine comprising closed loop temperature control of a heater for maintaining an optimum temperature for cutting and sealing two layers of thermoplastic film. The heater comprises a cable or cartridge heater with an i... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7222741 | Tamper evident cap A tamper evident cover is provided for engaging a container cap or drum bung, which cover has a plurality of locking teeth that snap under and engage a lip of the container cap. A frangible strip permits severing the cover to facilitate removal of the cover, and a s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217454 | Polymer lined sealing member for a container A seal and method of manufacture is provided for sealing containers such as bottles, jars and the like. The seal (closure) can be formed with a lower sheetlike structure having a foam layer thereon. The lower structure can include foil and have a polymer layer, such... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214177 | Culture tube and angle rotor receiving the tube in centrifuge A culture/centrifugal tube includes a tube and a cap. The cap has a disk portion and an annular portion that define an annular groove therebetween. The annular groove opens at a position level with the surface of the disk portion. The open end of the tube extends in... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7204381 | Waterguard tube There is a tube container that is resistant to water infiltration into the cavity between the head and the cap. The tube container has a body wall and a head. The body wall defines a chamber therein. The head has a shoulder, which has an orifice therethrough in comm... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204151 | Seal load inspection apparatus A metal cap 12 is fitted over a vessel (vial 2), into which a rubber plug 4 is driven, and using a pressure block 10, a load is applied to the cap 12 through the top surface 12b thereof to maintain the rubber plug ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198162 | Molded closure and apparatus for making same A molded closure having an auxiliary thread for removal of an incomplete closure from a molding cavity, the molded closure including a helical auxiliary thread projecting inwardly from a cylindrical wall portion of the closure to provide engagement between the closu... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7168581 | Closure for a retort processed container having a peelable seal The present development is for a closure which provides a means for maintaining an effective pressure against a peelable seal affixed to a container lip as the sealed container is exposed to relatively high temperature and pressure conditions. The closure includes a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169418 | Packaging system to provide fresh packed coffee A fresh packaging system for roast and ground coffee having a top load capacity of at least about 16 pounds (7.3 Kg) comprising a container with a closed bottom, an open top, and a body enclosing a perimeter between the bottom and the top. A protuberance is continuo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163115 | Roller bottle cap A two-piece cap assembly for closing an opening in a neck portion of the container is provided that includes a cap body having a top wall and a depending annular skirt for screw attachment to the neck portion of the container. A plug seal is attachable to the unders... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156264 | Removable cap assembly A removable cap assembly having a cap, a stopper and a sipper tube. The cap has a curved side wall which has an inner and outer surface. From this wall extends a top portion. A boss extends perpendicularly from the top portion. The boss has a bottom portion and a to... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143557 | Structural vent assembly for a roof perimeter A structural vent assembly comprising a back member having a forward surface and a rear surface; a mount member adapted to be secured to the support structure between the roof deck and the support structure, the mount member having a proximal end fixedly attached to... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7124905 | Closure cap for a standard glass ring Closing cap (1) for a receptacle, typically a bottle with a threaded neck comprising an outer cap (2) typically provided with a top (20) and a skirt (21), and an insert (3) made of a plastic material with a threaded skirt (31 | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121431 | Battlefield flask A retainable reniform-shaped flask for dispensing potable liquids and more particularly to a housing comprising an outer rigid case with a pre-filled inner disposable bag having a spout for dispensing the liquids. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7097682 | Ventilation filter medium for container, and container and container cap equipped with ventilation filter medium The present invention provides a culture container and a cap for a container having a ventilation filter medium or a medium similar thereto that can exchange carbon dioxide gas in the culture container with atmospheric air, and prevent the contamination of sterilize... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090088 | Plastic container and lid construction A combination molded plastic bucket and lid includes a series of outwardly extending ribs on the top edge of the bucket and inwardly extending flanges on a depending outer skirt of the lid which engaged with the bucket ribs to provide a wedging action that holds the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086551 | Plastic container and lid construction A combination molded plastic bucket and lid includes a series of outwardly extending ribs on the top edge of the bucket and inwardly extending flanges on a depending outer skirt of the lid which engage with the bucket ribs to provide a wedging action that holds the ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7055708 | Child-resistant package A child resistant package includes a container having a finish with at least one external thread and at least one pocket in an undersurface of the thread. A closure for receipt on the finish of the container has a base wall, a skirt with an axis, at least one intern... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048137 | Drinking container with multilayer leak-proof closure A drinking container comprises a bottle and a permanently leak-proof closure. The bottle is formed with contours that facilitate grasping by a user and has an opening sized to facilitate placing ice cubes into the bottle. Graduations on the sidewall of the bottle pr... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021477 | Child-resistant closure and container package A child-resistant package includes a container having an end with an open mouth surrounded by a container wall having a central axis. An external ledge extends around the container wall at a position spaced from the open mouth. The ledge has an axially facing surfac... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014060 | Twist opening sealing container A resealable container is provided with a twist opening end closure which is suitable for storing perishable solids and liquids, and in one embodiment an easy open tab feature to facilitate venting. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007817 | Container closure A liquid container closure includes a cap and a cap liner located in the interior region of the cap. The cap liner is arranged to establish a seal between the cap and the neck of a liquid container adapted to mate with the cap. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6981603 | Package including a container with a wide-mouth spout and enclosure sealing the spout A package, especially for granular, powdered or fluid product, includes a container with a spout extending upward and inward from a threaded neck and then flaring outward to terminate in a circular rim forming a wide mouth container opening. A closure as an end wall... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6968965 | Container closure assembly A threaded container closure assembly in which the container comprises one or more radially extending members proximate the distal end thereof that initially engage with one or more radially extending members or partial radially extending members on a mating closure... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6948630 | Self-draining container neck and closure A self-draining container neck and closure comprising a container neck having an upper sidewall portion and a lower sidewall portion, the upper sidewall portion being inset from the lower sidewall portion. The container neck also includes a tamper indicating bead ha... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948297 | Method for detecting incipient position of meshing engagement between thread of vessel and thread of cap A capping apparatus 1 includes torque sensor 12 which detects an output torque when a chuck 7 is driven for rotation by a motor 9. Initially, a cap 5 is held by the chuck 7. The cap 5 is fitted over a mouth of a vesse... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6944903 | Dentition cleaning device and system An applicator with squeegee configurations is disclosed. The applicator has a removable cover. In accordance with the embodiments of the invention, the removable cover is sealed through a squeegee edge using a suitable adhesive. The removable cover can be formed fro... | 09/20/2005 |
