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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8251239 | Sealing lid A sealing lid is disclosed that includes a flexible annular closure membrane surrounded by a heavier annular rim member that is preferably adapted to hold the lid in place on a container to define a first position. The closure membrane can be axially flexed from the... | 08/28/2012 |
| 7600649 | Methods and devices for preventing extrusion failure of o-ring seal assemblies Methods and devices for preventing temperature and pressure extrusion failure in o-ring seal assemblies. One embodiment employs a bore in the plug so that the thin wall of the plug flexes outward at high pressures to partially fill the gap between the chamber member... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7341161 | Closure for a pressure vessel and method A closure assembly 10 contains positive and/or vacuum pressure within a pressure vessel 16 having a neck 12. A circumferential locking member 22 supported on a door 20 locks the door to the neck, and is radially moveable between an... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318390 | Deck mounted device with gasket A deck mounted for installation on the surface of a vessel deck having one or more bolt holes. The apparatus includes one or more base portions, each having a recess region defined by a perimeter wall bounding the perimeter of the base portion. The perimeter walls e... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303089 | Anti-siphon fuel cap and filler tube assembly An improved fuel cap and filler tube assembly for a fuel tank is provided. A spring-biased resilient and compressible closure member in the fuel cap seats inside an inlet opening of the filler tube when the fuel cap is secured to the filler tube. The filler tube inc... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299956 | Closure A closure (10) is provided for a water bottle of the type used in conjunction with a water fountain. The closure (10) comprises a body (20) having an open feed cylinder (50) and a sealing cap (30) which is movable between a sealing... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296598 | Vacuum canister A vacuum canister includes a storage space and a removable lid. The lid includes a pump housing that defines a pumping chamber within which a sliding piston is disposed. The piston is connected to a handle via a piston rod and features a skirt-like piston valve that... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7169214 | High pressure tank A high pressure tank has a cylindrical liner and a fiber reinforced plastic layer which covers the outer surface of the liner. At least one end of the liner is separable. The liner includes a cylindrical liner body and a lid. An O-ring is located between the contact... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7105061 | Method and apparatus for sealing substrate load port in a high pressure reactor Methods and an apparatus for providing an intrinsically safe chamber door for a processing chamber capable of operating at high pressures are provided. One exemplary apparatus includes a processing chamber for a substrate where the chamber is configured to operate a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7051897 | Closure for a pressure vessel and method A closure assembly 10 contains positive and/or vacuum pressure within a pressure vessel 16 having a neck 12. A circumferential locking member 22 supported on a door 20 locks the door to the neck, and is radially moveable between an... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036674 | Closure for a pressure vessel and method A closure assembly 10 contains positive and/or vacuum pressure within a pressure vessel 16 having a neck 12. A circumferential locking member 22 supported on a door 20 locks the door to the neck, and is radially moveable between an... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7008679 | Shell article construction A shell article is fabricated in three parts having different colors. The first and second parts are end parts and include edges for mating with each other or an intermediate part. The intermediate part is arranged between the two end parts. Each of the parts is mol... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001468 | Pressure energized pressure vessel opening and closing device and method of providing therefor A closure assembly coupled to a vessel including a chamber and an access port in communication with the chamber, the closure assembly comprising: a door assembly coupled to the vessel and configured to move between an open position and a closed position, the door as... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976509 | Method and apparatus for pressurizing plastic pipe A system and apparatus for pressurizing pipe includes a resilient and compressible plug insertable into the opposed ends of the pipe for sealing the pipe. The plug includes a plug body having a larger outside diameter than the inside diameter of the pipe, a flange t... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6921090 | Diaphragm for sealing openings in pressure vessels An improved diaphragm for use with a gasket to prevent leakage of a pressurized fluid. The diaphragm has an internal groove which uses strong spring back and the pressure of the fluid to increase the gasket seating load, thereby providing a self-energizing seal whic... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910599 | Sealing container The present invention consists of an inexpensive tight sealing plastic container suited for microwave cooking, top-shelf dishwashing and freezer use. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the container is provided with two compartments, one large and one small.... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6744965 | Pressure vessel An improved pressure vessel comprises a tubular casing having an internal cavity and a first and second opening at each end. The internal cavity is divided into a first and second cylindrical plug region extending inward from the first and second opening and a hollo... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6719143 | Ready to display carton and blank therefor A carton blank includes first and second spaced main panels and first and second side flaps abutting first and second side edges, respectively, of the first main panel. Third and fourth side flaps abut first and second side edges, respectively, of the second main pa... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6609863 | Flexible container for liquid transport having air tight, water resistant slide fastener, and liquid transport apparatus using the container A flexible container for liquid transport made of a flexible material includes a top face portion, a bottom face portion, and a peripheral face portion connecting the top face portion and the bottom face portion. An air tight, water resistant slide fasten... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6375024 | Vacuum apparatus for forming a vacuum in a container A vacuum apparatus for easily forming a vacuum in any bottle, container or the like and for providing a stable sealing. A lower cylindrical member together with a disc member forms a space portion in which a vacuum or an atmospheric pressure is applied, a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6364152 | Food storage container A food storage container 10 includes a base 12 and lid 14. The base 12 has a sealing flange 22, and the lid 14 has a sealing lip 32 which seals against the sealing flange 22 as with a suction cup. The lid 14 may include resilient deformable sections 46, 5... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6286703 | Resealable drink can A resealable drink can is provided including an end plate for closing one end of the can. The end plate defines a first surface which in use faces an inside of the container and a second surface which in use faces an outside of the end plate. The end plat... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6212989 | High pressure, high temperature window assembly and method of making the same A window assembly for transmitting light into and from a vessel containing a high pressure, high temperature, highly reactive environment includes a truncated conical window which is substantially transparent to radiation, a truncated conical metal seal w... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206227 | Closure assembly for pressure vessel A closure assembly for a pressure vessel having an opening in the external surface thereof, comprising a concentric guide track secured to the external surface of the pressure vessel, a curved concentric closure or door configured to conform to the curvat... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6199604 | Clean box, clean transfer method and apparatus therefor Using a clean box comprising a box body having an aperture in one side surface, a side lid for hermetically closing the aperture, and gas inlet and outlet valves provided in the box body and having neither an evacuation device nor a transfer device, the g... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6131753 | Vacuum jar apparatus A vacuum jar apparatus is provided, including a jar having a jar wall terminating at a jar upper end in a jar opening surrounded and defined by a jar upper rim; and a jar lid structure including a sealing panel for resting against the jar upper rim and th... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6109470 | Container and condiment cup for refrigerated dough or like products A container for refrigerated dough or other expandable products and a condiment cup therein for containing icing and the like includes the following construction. The container has an elongate cylindrical body with an interior wall of a predetermined diam... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6095357 | Tamper proof for reusable closure system The present invention relates to closure systems (10) for a container for pourable material in particular for pourable material for human consumption such as beverages. The closure system (10) comprises a closure frame (20) and a sealing means (30) which ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6048494 | Autoclave with improved heating and access An autoclave is disclosed which includes direct heating and improved access. The autoclave includes a heating system which is placed directly into the pressurized chamber such that materials which are placed directly into the autoclave are directly heated... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6039090 | Pressurizable beverage vessels An improved pressurizable wide mouthed vessel is provided which is capable of storing beverages under pressure and also of being used as a drinking vessel. The wide mouthed drinking vessel is closed by a closure urging a seal to sealingly engage the vesse... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5992666 | Sealing cap for a vacuum seal container A sealing cap fastened to a vacuum seal container and controlled to extract air out of vacuum seal container, the sealing cap including a cap body unit fastened to the vacuum seal container, and an extracting unit mounted in the cap body and controlled to... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5957317 | Evacuation actuating closure for a container An evacuation actuating closure includes a lower cap member with a valve seat plate defining a plurality of angularly displaced venting holes at a central area. An annular guiding wall has upper and lower annular portions above and below the valve seat pl... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5932817 | Flask sealing system and microwave treatment apparatus with such a sealing system A sealing system for sealing one or more flasks (10) with a longitudinal X-X' axis, open at a first end thereof (11) for introducing a sample and positioned inside microwave apllication cavity (100) for heating the sample is described. The system of the i... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5850934 | Pressure vessel seal with self-energizing seal The present invention is a pressure vessel device. The device is comprised of a vessel body having an open end. The device also comprises an end cap disposed on the open end of the body. A self-energizing seal is disposed between the end cap and the vesse... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5826739 | Cup and closure A container and closure assembly includes a container including a bottom portion and an encircling wall extending therefrom and defining a body portion. The body portion has an open end with a span equal to or different than the span of the body portion. ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5785196 | Closure for a pressurized container The closure cap of a closure and container package for a pressurized liquid is designed with a sealing flange which depends from the cap top at an angle to a sealing location on the container wall so that an increase in container pressure will increase th... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5779082 | Easily-cleaned reusable lid including an evacuating pump The lid consists of two unitary parts both of which are molded from a soft rubbery substance. The body of the lid butts against the mouth of a container and includes a vacuum release valve and a check valve through which air may be evacuated from the cont... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5779086 | Sealing system and method for a twist-off can end assembly A twist-off can end assembly has a cylindrical can body and a lid assembly. The lid assembly includes a joined lid and collar. When an open end of the can body is closed by the lid assembly, a sealing lip on the collar engages a flange on the can body to ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5692632 | Container with a self-contained evacuation lid This invention relates to a container with a self-contained evacuation lid. The container is provided for preserving food and is closed on the top by the evacuation lid. The lid includes a piston rod to be reciprorated up and down such that air inside the... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5670048 | Preparatory supercritical fluid extraction using sealed chamber A preparatory supercritical extraction cartridge includes a chamber for sample having a volume in the range of 20 cubic centimeters to 2,000 cubic centimeters. An inlet and an outlet are fastened to the cartridge walls by threads and sealed to said cartri... | 09/23/1997 |
