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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7243814 | No-spill drinking cup apparatus An improved no-spill cup construction and valve assembly which provides an extremely secure seal against accidental liquid flow from the cup spout. The act of sucking at the cup spout creates negative pressure or a partial vacuum against a valve member near the spou... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7204386 | No-spill drinking cup apparatus An improved no-spill cup construction and valve assembly which provides an extremely secure seal against accidental liquid flow from the cup spout. The act of sucking at the cup spout creates negative pressure or a partial vacuum against a valve near the spout, caus... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7172089 | Motor vehicle In a motor vehicle having a chassis, an engine cooled with fluid via a coolant system and a filling connection for the coolant system, the filling connection is equipped with a filling opening, a removable closing cap for the filling opening and an overflow connecti... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163113 | Vent disc with center knob A member that positions a vent disc in an end of a container is provided. The member has at least one projection extending from the vent disc virtually solely for positioning the vent disc in its secured position in the end of a container. The at least one projectio... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6942383 | Cooking pan The cooking pan in which one side of an outer circumferential face of a main body is combined with a handle through a bolt fastening has such a construction that a temperature display member is equipped with an upper face of a coupling end part combined with a guide... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6786352 | Valve arrangement for an automatically sealing cup A self-sealing drinking container includes a cup body having a hollow interior for holding and dispensing a liquid, and a lid assembly which fits sealingly on the cup body. The lid assembly has an inlet passage with an inlet value in communication with an outlet val... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6776301 | Cap with one-way de-gas feature A cap with a way-one valve solves two distinct problems in the field of packaging materials that emit gasses, providing both a means to prevent a package from deforming under pressure built up inside the package, and a means to reseal the package. The cap comprises ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6702136 | Brake fluid reservoir cap assembly design The present invention is an improved reservoir cap for a braking fluid reservoir including a cylindrical skirt for surrounding an opening of the reservoir body, a disc portion having a hard stop formed unitarily with the cylindrical skirt for closing the ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6626311 | Selectively venting and load-sealing closure A vented closure, for preventing deformation of a container containing a gas evolving liquid, is provided. The closure includes a first closure member and a second closure member. The first closure member seals the container from the outside atmosphere an... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6269968 | Valve arrangement for an automatically sealing cup A self-sealing drinking container includes a cup body having a hollow interior for holding and dispensing a liquid, and a lid assembly which fits sealingly on the cup body. The lid assembly has an inlet passage with an inlet value in communication with an... | 08/07/2001 |
| 5727881 | Overpressure valve for a packaging container An overpressure valve for a packaging container which includes a base plate with a central valve hole that coincides with a hole in a wall of the container and a valve diaphragm. The valve diaphragm covers the valve hole and the adjoining zones and includ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5407087 | Venting closure A closure accommodating internal pressure build-up in a container. The closure includes a cover, the top wall of which which is provided with a small orifice. A flexible plastic film lid or patch is sealed over the orifice by sealant such as adhesive or h... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5395590 | Valved container lid A cover for placement on a container to allow transfer of fluid from the container to a second container comprising a lid having a skirt at its outer edge for liquid-tight attachment to the liquid filled container, a valved region centrally located on the... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5388615 | Sealing means and sealing valve for container openings A sealing means and sealing valve 10 for container openings is formed from a housing 11, 12 in which a seal 13 is arranged. The seal 13 closes a gap between the housing portions 11, 12. The housing portions 11, 12 exhibit bores 14, 14' and 15 through whic... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5377877 | Dispensing valve for packaging A dispensing package is provided for fluid products such as liquid soaps, shampoos and conditioners, household detergents, cleaners, polishes, moisturizing creams, and the like, and includes a container with a self-sealing dispensing valve mounted therein... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5348179 | Venting cap assembly A capping assembly for attachment to a ferrule of a manhole assembly in a tanker truck having a cap which is provided with a central aperture for venting. The cap is further provided with threads for accommodating the threads of the ferrule. A diaphragm h... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5339995 | Dispensing valve for packaging A dispensing package is provided for fluid products such as liquid soaps, shampoos and conditioners, household detergents, cleaners, polishes, moisturizing creams, and the like, and includes a container with a self-sealing dispensing valve mounted therein... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5335641 | Oil filler for an internal combustion engine A pressure control valve for controlling the vacuum in a crankcase housing, which valve is disposed on an oil filler opening (33) and simultaneously acts as a cap for the oil filler opening. A tube 37 through which the crankcase gases are conveyed to the ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5277327 | Reservoir cap having a sealing member The present invention is directed to a cap assembly for screwing into an opening of a reservoir for storing a fluid therein. Around the cap, formed is a sealing groove in which a sealing member is disposed. The sealing member has a sealing portion which e... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5269431 | Reservoir tank A reservoir tank includes a tank body storing an amount of operating fluid and having an inlet, a cap detachably mounted on the inlet of the tank body, a deflector secured to the cap so as to be located in the inlet and having a first passage which is in ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5250266 | Contact lens case venting system An appliance for disinfecting contact lenses or the like wherein the lenses are disposed within a disinfecting solution which liberates the gas during the disinfecting action, includes a container body for immersion of the lenses within the disinfecting s... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5213236 | Dispensing valve for packaging A dispensing package is provided for fluid products such as liquid soaps, shampoos and conditioners, household detergents, cleaners, polishes, moisturizing creams, and the like, and includes a container with a self-sealing dispensing valve mounted therein... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5071021 | Tank lid A tank lid has a membrane of sufficient dimension to overlap the peripheral lip of a tank neck, an aperture in the membrane which opens to a space beneath an imperforate membrane support supporting the periphery of the membrane, and brackets arranged to b... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5029722 | Fuel vapor control system An anti-pollution mechanism usable on the filler tubes of automotive fuel tanks to prevent vaporous hydrocarbons from escaping from the tank through the tube, especially at the instant when the closure cap at the mouth of the tube is initially opened such... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5022713 | Venting master cylinder reservoir diaphragm A reservoir diaphragm for a vehicle brake master cylinder fluid reservoir has a passage in communication with the atmosphere defined between the reservoir cover and diaphragm. The diaphragm has a slot receiving a projection from the cover to normally form... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4933529 | Microwave heating digestion vessel Microwave digestion vessel of Teflon PFA material including a Teflon PFA vessel with a threaded cap and a threaded adjustable nut with a diaphragm. A valve assembly is formed by a U-shaped hole in the cap, a plunger extending downwardly from the adjustabl... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4881655 | Self-closing fuel tank seal A self-closing fuel tank closing device mountable on a fuel tank filler pipe includes a filler cap which is tensioned in the direction of a sealing seat and is rotatable in the direction of the interior of the filler pipe. The filler cap is carried by a s... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4533062 | Container closure for supplying air to or removing air from a container A container closure made from plastics, for supplying air to or removing air from a container, comprising a closure lower portion which can be connected to the container and has a diaphragm portion which comprises one piece with said lower portion, closes... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4420015 | Installation of an excess pressure valve in a hermetically sealed flexible container In a safety valve for a hermetically sealed container, which valve includes a carrier plate having a lateral edge flange for fastening the carrier plate to the container and presenting a shallow recess having a base provided with a central opening, a flex... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4392583 | Cap and valve assembly A cap and valve assembly for a liquid reservoir has a cover in which is disposed a flexible valve member. The flexible valve member has an annular sealing portion engaging the reservoir and a diaphragm portion. An air chamber is formed between the diaphra... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4358023 | Capping assembly for use in fuel storage tank for vehicles A capping assembly for use in a fuel storage tank provided for a motor vehicle and the like includes a diaphragm positioned inside the assembly so as to divide an internal space into two spaces. One space communicates with the inside of the tank and is se... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4330069 | Steam pressure cooker A steam pressure cooker having a lid with a retainer body, such as a grip member or a valve housing for containing safety and monitoring devices releasably affixed thereto by means of a sealed fastener element. For protection of said devices against conta... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4304339 | Fuel tank cap A fuel tank cap comprising a cover, a bracket, an annular sealing member disposed around a cylindrical portion of said bracket, an annular retainer sandwiched between said cover and said annular sealing member, and an annular gasket sandwiched between sai... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4192345 | Sealed type hydraulic reservoir A sealed type hydraulic reservoir including a casing for storing brake fluid therein, a cap member detachably mounted on the casing and an elastic diaphragm member dividing the casing into upper and lower chambers. The lower chamber is defined by the diap... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4181147 | Sealed type hydraulic reservoir A sealed type hydraulic reservoir including a check valve for normally preventing communication between a sealed chamber in which brake fluid is stored and the surrounding atmospheric environment. The check valve allows atmospheric air to flow into the se... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4135635 | Dual-part cap assembly for sealed fluid reservoirs A seal cap assembly for a reservoir casing comprises a first seal cap having an annular thick rim portion detachably secured over the upper opening of the casing and a vertical expansible diaphragm formed in a piece with the inner periphery of the rim por... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4109674 | Pressure and vacuum relief valve assembly In a pressure and vacuum relief valve assembly for a container that normally operates to limit pressure in the container both above and below atmospheric pressure, an auxiliary seal arrangement is provided that operates to prevent leakage from the contain... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4051975 | Cap for fuel tank A cap of a fuel tank comprising a lid member constructed of upper and lower plates to form a passage communicated with the air between both plates, a seating plate underlying said lid member and provided with a plurality of bores circularly arranged in th... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4047048 | Master cylinder with combined reservoir cover, seal and fluid level sensor assembly A master cylinder assembly has a stamped steel reservoir and a cover in which a switch, appropriate electrical conduits, and a connector are integrally molded. A fluid level sensor float and rod are arranged to open and close the switch depending upon the... | 09/06/1977 |
| 3948414 | Master cylinder diaphragm A cover apparatus for a master cylinder reservoir which has a diaphragm with an expandable surface. A check valve is located in an opening in the expandable surface to limit the pressure differential created thereacross by air at atmospheric pressure on o... | 04/06/1976 |
