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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398857 | Holding tank drain plug The present invention is an apparatus for draining fluid from a holding tank. The apparatus further comprises a first portion having an axial bore extending therethrough, the axial bore being defined by an upper end and a lower end. An outer wall surrounds the axial... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7370663 | Barrier device for fluid system cover A new and useful barrier device for a utility system cover is provided. The barrier device is designed to be coupled to a utility system cover (e.g. a water meter cover), in a way that effectively seals the opening in the cover against ingress of dirt, debris, anima... | 05/13/2008 |
| 6699168 | Rotary centrifuge having pivoting buckets for holding samples A bucket is capable of holding a sample container in a rotary centrifuge. The bucket has a receptacle to receive the sample container and a trunnion joined to the bucket. The trunnion has a plurality of cutouts that each define a flexible span that is suf... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6648157 | Reinforced plastic neck finish A plastic hot fill container including a container body, which is integrally formed as one piece with a flange, the flange having a generally cylindrical outer facing wall surface onto which are formed a plurality of typically mutually spaced threading pr... | 11/18/2003 |
| 5766936 | Reusable vented flask cap cover A vessel and closure assembly for culturing cells wherein a gas permeable membrane is provided in the closure to allow rapid and uniform equilibration of gases between the atmosphere of the vessel and the atmosphere of the incubator. A plug is provided fo... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5595314 | Torque-resistant closure for a hermetically sealed container An improved closure insert is provided for throat region of a blow-molded container. This closure insert is provided with a scabrous perimeter and is permanently molded into the container throat region during container formation from a parison. The result... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5518130 | Sample container for use in a centrifuge instrument A generally cylindrical, open topped, container for use in a centrifuge instrument has a seal ring disposed in a circumferentially extending groove provided on the interior surface of the container. At least one generally axially extending channel is form... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5499737 | Retainer plug The invention relates to a retainer plug 1 formed of plastic and having a bolt-like basic body 2 and a cover flange 3. The basic body 2 includes at least two stop elements 8, 9, 10, 11 arranged on the circumference of the basic body (2) at a distance spac... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5348174 | Metal flexible finger ferrule for flanged container closure A metal flexible finger ferrule is provided for holding a dispensing device to the top of a flanged opening of a container. The ferrule includes a plurality of flexible fingers shaped to fit ground the flange of the container and also shaped to frictional... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5158196 | Blanking plug A blanking plug is used for sealing provisionally connection openings (3) of non-installed liquid-operated units, in particular of oil-hydraulic systems (1) for motor vehicles. A section (12) of the blanking plug (10) is inserted into, and fills up, the c... | 10/27/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4872572 | Lyophilization stopper (case II) A lyophilization stopper made of a rubber elastic material is composed of a shank (1) and a circular disc shaped flange (2) made in one piece with the shank. The shank includes a cavity (4) which surrounds the longitudinal axis (A) of the shank and is ope... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4448319 | Screw cap The screwthread in a screw cap for a bottle has at least one gap which interrupts the screwthread, at a position which is spaced at less than 360° from the start of the screwthread whereby, if the screw cap is fitted in an angled position on to the screw... | 05/15/1984 |
