Did You Know...
...that Kleenex tissue was originally designed to be a gas mask filter? It was developed at the beginning of World War I to replace cotton, which was then in short supply as a surgical dressing.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318656 | Illuminating bottle closure An illuminating bottle closure is removably couplable to a mouth or opening of a bottle. The illuminating bottle closure has a stopper portion that is insertable into the opening of the bottle and a flange portion radiating outwardly from the stopper portion for res... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7247698 | Methods for making polyethylene terephthalate (PET) preforms and containers such as food bottles, containers and intermediate preforms obtained The invention concerns the field of manufacture of PET containers designed in particular for packaging food products, particularly bottles for aerated beverages such as in particular natural and mineral water. The method for manufacturing PET resin preforms and the ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7118298 | Container A container such as a nail varnish container is provided which permits the user to quickly remove or put on the cap with a single hand without the need of turning the cap. The container includes a container body having a neck formed with a narrow hole having its top... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7063221 | Method for making a stopper for sparkling wine bottles The invention provides a method of making a stopper (2) of cork of natural and/or synthetic origin for a bottle of sparkling wine of the Champagne type, said stopper (2) having a base suitable for constituting a fraction of the inside wall (17) ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040497 | Hermetically sealed container with child safety overcap A child safety overcap is provided for a hermetically sealed container with a twist-off access closure having a unitary grip tab. The overcap has a top portion defining at least one slot adapted to engage the tab on the access closure when the overcap is pushed towa... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6363978 | Can container device for maintaining separate ingredients in liquid food products A device for maintaining ingredients separately within a bottle container of the type having a removable container cap has a sub-container body formed with squeezable plastic outer walls and inner divider walls forming multiple compartments having respect... | 04/02/2002 |
| 5944208 | Customized bottle and closure therefor A combination of a customized bottle and a closure. The bottle has a neck with an interior circumferential surface defining a throat with a longitudinal axis and having an end face, at least a portion of which is inclined with respect to an imaginary plan... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5901865 | Hermetically sealed container with frangible web and locking lugs and method and apparatus for making same A hermetically sealed container is provided with a dispensing nozzle terminating in an aperture surrounded by locking lugs. A removable closure portion unitary with the dispensing nozzle and delineated by a frangible web that circumscribes the opening is ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5806700 | Tamper-evident closure system A tamper-proof closure construction including a cap having a top wall, a skirt and a plurality of tabs extending from the bottom edge of the skirt. The cap fits over the opening in the neck of a container which neck includes a shelf, cams having portions ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5740933 | Child proof container cap designed for manipulation by arthritic fingers A tamper indicating, child proof, container cap designed for easy manipulation by arthritic fingers of a user includes an annular tear strip and a rotatably indexing latch finger on the cap which engages a raised annular retainer ridge with bypass opening... | 04/21/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5307943 | Bottle with annular groove in its neck and cap An annular groove is formed around the top of a wine bottle having a pouring port formed at the foremost end thereof so as to allow a liquid contained therein to be poured through the pouring port. Specifically, the annular groove is formed around the bou... | 05/03/1994 |
| 4964521 | Ampuls and apparatus thereon for opening same The invention relates to opening aids for an ampul which is closed by upper and lower plastic membranes. The opening aids are funnel-shaped sleeves, one of which contains a membrane welded to one of the plastic membranes closing the ampul, and the other o... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4768403 | Combination of bottle opener and bottle handle A combination of a bottle screw-threaded twist-off cap opener and a handle which facilitates the holding of the bottle when it is held for pouring its contents.... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4757907 | Process for producing a heat-sealable container and product thereof In a process for making a filled and closed container of heat-sealable plastic hose, in one work operation, the hose is expanded to become a container body, the body is filled and the upper part of the container is shaped when the container is closed. Aft... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4717057 | Dental paste cup with integrated finger mount A dental paste cup is provided which comprises a cup having an open mouth defined by a rim, a removable closure overlying the open mouth and engaging the rim, and a finger mount extending adjacently and circumferentially from the rim, in a ring-like manne... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4562930 | Container finish for resealing with PT closure This relates to glass container neck finishes which are particularly configurated for use solely with PT closures which are provided with liners formed of a suitable compound and wherein the closures are pressed onto the container neck finishes and remove... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4513870 | Bottle with a one-piece corking means For use with a bottle containing pressurized carbonated water-based liquid contents and having an elongated neck portion with at least one annular flange adjacent its mouth, a corking unit of a one-piece elastomeric construction comprising a stopper with ... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4463867 | Plastic container with easily removable, integrally formed cap A thermoplastic container which is blown, filled and hermetically sealed in a single forming and filling operation. The removable cap integrally formed therewith normally hermetically seals the container and has a peripheral side wall, a horizontal flange... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4444325 | Closure and pry-off resealable finish This relates to a container neck finish which is particularly constructed to have an interlock with a closure of the pry-off type. The container neck finish has a peripherally projecting locking bead which includes an upper camming surface and a lower loc... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4429799 | Bottle with a one-piece corking means A closure arrangement for stoppering bottles with pressurized, carbonated, water-based liquid contents which comprises in combination; a bottle having a body portion, an elongated neck portion with two annular flanges thereon, and a mouth portion; and a o... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4313546 | Container An improved container is provided in which a gap in the uppermost circumferential reinforcing rib in an annular injection molded mouth portion will accommodate manual removal of a lid without the need for a tool.... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4134514 | Liquid source material container and method of use for semiconductor device manufacturing The gas inlet tube and the outlet tube in the upper end of a "bubbler" container are each sealed with an easily breakable wall adjacent the wall where the tubes join the container. A second seal is formed on the outer ends of the tubes creating a compartm... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4019663 | Separating means for plastic closure top A plastic closure for a container is molded in an integral single piece. The closure includes a closure ring at the bottom which seats in the opening in the container, a spout at the top of the closure; above the spout is a dual purpose closure element wh... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4007848 | Anti-missiling bottle structure Pressure relief channels are provided at the neck of beverage bottles of the type having roll-on (twist-off) closures to release gas pressure within the closure promptly as the closure is turned to remove it and before missiling of the closure can occur.... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3981412 | Container closure Disposable container closures of low gas and vapor permeability, high-impact resistant, cleanly combustible thermoplastics fusable to the rim of container openings to seal the same but readily manually opened by integral tab positioned to commence tears a... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3934328 | Process for making a plastic walled device A completely enclosed plastic can or container has a neck-like opening closed by a spring biased cap. The cap is controlled by a handle linkage connected to a vertical fin formed on the can by an enlargement of the flash line between two plastic mold part... | 01/27/1976 |
