Did You Know...
...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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 |
| 8096436 | Pressure cooker with overpressure safety device The invention relates to a pressure cooking appliance (1) having: a bowl (2) with a side wall (2B), a lid (3), a sealing gasket (4) interposed between the side wa... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7228789 | Beverage container A beverage container for a carbonated beverage includes a floating hollow insert (1) comprising an upper moulding (2) and a lower moulding (3) defining a chamber for containing gas, a first one-way duck-bill type valve (4) integrally form... | 06/12/2007 |
| 6968870 | Automatic suction structure of a vacuum container A vacuum container includes an automatic suction structure mounted in a cap of the vacuum container for drawing air out of the hollow interior of a container body. The suction structure includes an electric suction device, a detecting device, a monitoring device, an... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6913036 | Bi-directional flow seal for a fuel vapor pressure management apparatus A device for a fuel vapor pressure management apparatus of a fuel system supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine. The fuel vapor pressure management apparatus performs leak detection on a headspace of the fuel system, performs excess negative pressure relief... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6830081 | High efficiency vacuum box with indicators A vacuum box comprises a lower box; an upper cover; an isolating layer; a pump unit; a motor; a battery; a control button. The isolating layer is installed with a pressure display unit. The pressure display unit is formed by a pressure button installed in a pressure... | 12/14/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6732878 | Venting lid apparatus for tank opening A lid apparatus for a tank opening that retains fluid within the tank while allowing air to vent into or out of the tank. An air manifold is provided, preferably as part of an installation ring of the apparatus which is mounted to the tank around the tank opening. T... | 05/11/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6688336 | Sealing terminal for tubular duct A sealing terminal for an installations duct of tubular shape is provided. The sealing terminal includes a plug having a threaded frustoconical part which can be screwed into one end of the duct, a manipulating head with a peripheral shoulder in a continu... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6662831 | Depression container A depression container comprises a vessel including a compartment and a cover for enclosing and thus sealing the compartment. An air pump draws air out of the compartment and a pressure-activated switch controls on/off of the air pump. The pressure-activa... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6652704 | Aerosol cement and valve for dispensing same An aerosol solvent weld cement composition for joining ends of plastic pipe. The composition contains at least one polymer capable of welding the plastic pipes to each other, at least one solvent for the polymer, and at least one propellant for the polyme... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6609630 | Leak-proof closure apparatus A leak-proof closure (10) for dispensing liquid beverages from a container. The closure (10) contains a outlet passage (14) which is open at both ends. Within outlet passage (14) there is a membrane (13) which denies communication between the interior of ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6470924 | Depression container A depression container includes a vessel including a compartment and a cover for enclosing and thus sealing the compartment. An air pump draws air out of the compartment and a pressure-activated switch controls on/off of the air pump. The pressure-activat... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6357620 | 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 ne... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6279783 | Dispensing valve 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... | 08/28/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6102234 | Closure for a filling tube of the tank of a motor vehicle and operation method A closure for a filling tube of a motor vehicle with a swivel closure cover is arranged outside of a center opening of the filling tube in the tank and pivots around a swivel axis positioned in a plane perpendicular to the center axis of the opening. The ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6014986 | Valve for a cooking utensil A valve, which opens upon a not permissible underpressure in a cooking utensil and upon a manual operation and which is stored in the lid of the cooking utensil suffices, without a valve spring and with a minimum of structural parts, when its flexible val... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5971203 | Quick release vent apparatus for a fuel tank A vent apparatus of a fuel tank comprising a housing having a through-hole at the bottom communicating with a fuel tank; a valve body mounted on the housing, having a flange, vent slots and a partition wall; a lower cover mounted under the valve body, hav... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5890620 | 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 valve in communication therewi... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5806575 | Vacuum extractor of a vacuum container A vacuum extractor mounted in an one-way valve in a lid of a container body of a vacuum container and adapted to extract air out of the vacuum container, including an extraction pump mounted in the one-way valve and driven to draw air away from the contai... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5404903 | Smart vent valve for cargo tanks employed in transporting hazardous commodities A "smart vent" valve is mounted on a liquid storage tank employed in the transportation of liquid. The valve prevents overpressurization of the tank due to increases in vapor pressure and prevents discharge of liquid through the valve in response to press... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5123557 | Gas stopper and methods of constructing and utilizing same A gas cap permanently mounted to an access door for preventing back flow of fuel from a filler neck. A tubular member is secured to the access door including a mating member for connecting with the filler neck and locking members. Upon the presence of pre... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5048553 | Relief valve with overturn surge control for storage tank A tank valve apparatus including a sealed piston assembly for regulating movement of a spring biased poppet, the poppet being in cooperative engagement with the sealed piston assembly and a valve seat of an associated valve opening, the valve opening bein... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5027844 | Pressure and thermal relief valve for fuel tank A valve plug is biased inwardly by a spring (90) to close an opening (10) in a cap (2) for a fuel tank filling and venting tube. A valve stem includes a first portion (62) which is engaged by the spring (90) and a second float cage portion (40) that is se... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4836406 | Closure for a pressurized fluid-filled container A closure for a pressurized container, such as a coolant radiator, provides overflow protection by means of a tube connecting the highest point of the container with the filler neck. The end of the tube in the filler neck is closed by a cap having a high ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4830213 | Closure cap for a fuel receptacle The closure cap for fuel receptacle incorporates therein a liquid level gauge. The cap generally comprises annular hand grip means with a framing plate therein. The liquid level gauge includes an indicator shaft rotatable within an opening in the framing ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4741325 | Operating valve for a pressure cooker The operating valve for a domestic pressure cooker has a movable body provided with a cone-point valve pintle which rests on the nozzle for the discharge of steam from the pressure cooker. The movable valve body has a lateral steam discharge opening of di... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4646701 | Evaporation fuel processing apparatus for two-wheel vehicle An evaporative fuel processing apparatus for a two-wheel vehicle provided with a separator for separating an evaporative fuel from a fuel tank into a gas and a liquid. The apparatus comprises a bent conduit in fluid communication with the separator having... | 03/03/1987 |
