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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181803 | Means for sealing bottle caps with evidence of opening The present invention consists of an improvement made on the patent “Means for sealing bottle caps with evidence of opening” with Spanish application number P200202864, which made use of a concealed tongue that was revealed after the first opening without allowi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8132685 | Two-part closure for a container A closure for a container (14) comprises a first portion (12) for mounting to the container and a second portion (10) adapted for mounting to the first portion. When the second portion is removed from the first portion it opens the container. Wh... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7367465 | Closure cap with injection molded annular gasket and method of making same A closure cap and method of making the same wherein an annular or ring-shaped gasket is injection molded onto the inner surface of a cap shell formed of plastic or metal. The annular or ring-shaped gasket includes radially extending tabs integrally formed therewith,... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7205498 | Closure lining and color detector A system is disclosed for detecting or inspecting for a lining of a container closure that is formed of a sheet metal and has a panel on an inside surface of the closure. The panel of the closure has a lining formed thereon. The system according to the present inven... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175039 | Composite closure A composite closure includes a band and an insert disk. A contact surface urges downwardly against the disk even while the band moves longitudinally relative to the disk or container. The closure has a fully tightened position in which the band's ring contacts the d... | 02/13/2007 |
| RE39340 | Spill-reduction cap for fluid container Two cap modifications are disclosed for use on water bottles to be installed in water dispensers. A central conical well in the top of the cap is formed with a scoreline. When the bottle is lowered into a dispenser, a probe of the dispenser enters the well and cause... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6964346 | Closure cap with injection molded annular gasket and method of making same A closure cap and method of making the same wherein an annular or ring-shaped gasket is injection molded onto the inner surface of a cap shell formed of plastic or metal. The annular or ring-shaped gasket includes radially extending tabs integrally formed therewith,... | 11/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6926857 | Closure assembly with a formed exterior top A closure whereby a mold in the shape of a closure is injected with plastic, allowed to cure or cool, forms a closure having a top portion surrounded by sidewalls, said top portion formed from two opposing surfaces, whereby at least one of said surfaces is domed sha... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913442 | Apparatus for retaining an internal coating during article repair An internal coating on an internal passage wall exposed at a passage opening through an article external surface is protected from removal during repair of the article, including removal of at least a portion of an external coating, by a masking assembly disposed ab... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6872796 | Sealing gasket for closure and process for production of closure using the same A sealing gasket for closure, made of a polyurethane elastomer obtained by reacting the following (A) and (B): (A) a polyisocyanate component having an isocyanate group content of 5 to 38% by weight and average 2 to 3 functional groups, obtained by modifying ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6823651 | Raised seal surface for container A thermoplastic retort container for receiving a closure having a compressible gasket. The present invention further includes a sealing system for sealing the finish of a thermoplastic retort container. The sealing system includes a finish configured to engage a com... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6772892 | Reusable closure system for bottle-type containers A reusable closure system for containers, such as wine bottles. The closure system is designed for containers or bottles having a finish ring disposed on an outer surface of the neck of the container. The system includes a disk connected to a plug. The disk includes... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6761825 | Method for removing odors in sterilized water The invention herein provides a method of treating water in situ to both sterilize the water and remove unwanted odors and tastes produced during sterilization. The water is preferably intended for drinking. The water is sterilized by a sterilizing treatment such as... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6753088 | Locally providing a coated article with a sealing material A method for at least locally providing an article coated with an organic coating with a layer of readily deformable sealing material (so-called compound), which involves a layer of an intermediate of the compound being applied to the coating layer, after which the ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6626310 | Closure with gas barrier seal for a pressurized container A closure for connection to a container with a threaded neck portion includes an upper wall with a lower surface and a skirt formed integrally with and extending generally downwardly from the upper wall. An internal helical thread is formed on an inner su... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6371319 | Closure system for containers A closure system for molded plastic containers having a threaded container neck, the closure system comprising a screw cap having internal threading constructed for threaded engagement with the threaded container neck, a gasket, means for retaining the ga... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6299608 | Transfer assembly for providing a sterility seal in a medicinal storage bottle A bottle having a sterility seal and a method for producing same are disclosed. The bottle, which can be configured to retain a medicament in powder or tablet form, features a protective cap configured to engage a transfer assembly associated with the bot... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6213597 | Apparatus for ink cartridge of a jet printer An apparatus for the ink cartridge of a jet printer, which mainly comprises an ink-storage container and a cylinder; the ink-storage container has a cylindrical body portion, of which the bottle mouth is furnished with a retaining ring and screw threads t... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6179141 | Container assembly provided with anitbacterial agent against slow-leak bacteria A container assembly provided with an antibacterial agent against "slow-leak" bacteria, comprising a container such as a plastic bottle which has a mouth portion having a rim; and a seal member such as a crown cap fitted to the mouth portion at the rim, w... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6149023 | Wide-mouth reclosable container and cover with pivoting bail fastener A wide-mouth recloseable container and cover device with a pair of two-position bails used for holding liquids, powders and like substances. The device includes a container and a cover which are cylindrical in shape. The container has a lower portion and ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6142343 | Cap and dust cover for an antiseptic soap dispenser A cap (18,120) and a thrust washer (62,128) seal a flexible silicone dispensing tube (10,118) to a neck (20,114) of a container (12,116) which holds a fluid to be dispensed. The thrust washer is shaped to inhibit contact between a lip (50,110) of the disp... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6056143 | Threaded drum cover A threaded drum cover is disclosed for selectively closing an open head drum. The drum comprises a tubular drum open at a top end defined by a threaded chime. The cover comprises a closure having a central circular wall of a size corresponding to that of ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6012596 | Adaptor cap An adaptor cap for a container. The adaptor cap includes a skirt constructed to engage a fluid container and to retain the adaptor cap on the fluid container. The adaptor cap further includes a dome projecting outwardly from said skirt. The dome defines a... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5979683 | Moulded cap with a gasket A cap assembly for sealing a spout of a container, the cap assembly comprising: a) a cap including: 1) a top wall formed with a plurality of vertical holes; and 2) a skirt that is suspended from the top wall so that the vertical holes in the top wall form resp... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5950848 | Cap articulated to a connecting element A dispensing cap (3) having a body (32) made of a rigid or semirigid material, intended to be mounted on a reservoir (21) containing a product of a fluid-to-viscous consistency, is provided with an opening (4) permitting the dispensing of the product and ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5836465 | Child-resistant closure assemblies A child-resistant container and closure assembly having a container neck with a first screw thread and two first locking elements located below the first screw thread on opposite sides of the container neck. A closure for the container neck has a second s... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5762218 | Plastic closure retained by snapping over bottle neck bead A plastics seal for a bottle having a beaded rim comprises a sealing cap (3), which comprises a circular flat cover plate (2) and on the underside (4) of which are provided an outer ring (5), which, in the locking position, embraces the bottle neck, and a... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5731053 | Potable liquid container Potable liquid containers including a container, container closure and a closure liner, where the closure liner is formed from a polymeric heterogeneous blend of unvulcanized and uncrosslinked butyl rubber and a thermoplastic polymer are described. The cl... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5722545 | Container with twist-on-off closure cap A twist-off closure is disclosed for all kinds of containers having a head and a closure cap. The container head has at its top end a sealing lip shaped as a circumferential bead. A steep, multiple-start thread is located below the sealing lip. A fin is a... | 03/03/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5687865 | Spill-reduction cap for fluid container Two cap modifications are disclosed for use on water bottles to be installed in water dispensers. A central conical well in the top of the cap is formed with a scoreline. When the bottle is lowered into a dispenser, a probe of the dispenser enters the wel... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5670117 | Twist protection for reagent vessels A vessel for reagent liquids includes a storage vessel with an identification mark applied thereon and a closure which is snapped onto the storage vessel. Either an inner wall surface of the closure and an outer wall surface of the storage vessel or an ou... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5662231 | Cap for fluid container with threaded neck The present invention employs a plastic snap-on cap which engages the neck crown and is internally threaded to engage the neck threads of a conventional container. A foam gasket under the top of the cap prevents leakage by sealing against the neck lip. Th... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5638969 | Child-resistant closure assemblies A child-resistant container and closure assembly having a container neck with a first screw thread and two first locking elements located below the first screw thread on opposite sides of the container neck. A closure for the container neck has a second s... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5613291 | Method for providing a sterility seal in a medicinal storage bottle A bottle having a sterility seal and a method for producing same are disclosed. The bottle, which can be configured to retain a medicament in powder or tablet form, features a protective cap configured to engage a transfer assembly associated with the bot... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5586673 | Cap assembly for fluid delivery system A cap assembly for receiving a stopper and for application to the threaded neck of a bottle. The cap assembly includes a cap and a thrust washer. The cap has an end wall which has a central aperture and a circular side wall which has internal threads. The... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5513763 | Cap for fluid container with threaded neck The present invention employs a plastic snap-on cap which engages both the neck crown of a container having a rectangular body and a neck having screw threads and is internally threaded to engage the neck threads of the conventional container. A foam gask... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5320232 | Positive-sealing bottle cap An improved bottle cap device formed so as to have a positive sealing arrangement for use with bottles that store gaseous fluid such as soda water and like beverages, wherein the bottle cap device includes a threaded cap body and a hinged cover or lid tha... | 06/14/1994 |
