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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341872 | Multiautoclave with set of vessels for combinatorial synthesis of zeolites and other materials A vessel arrangement having a base and multiple vessels suited for simultaneously conducting a plurality of isolated experimental reactions or treatments at atmospheric process conditions or elevated temperatures and pressure condition has been developed. A componen... | 03/11/2008 |
| RE40003 | Tamper-evident container closure A tamper-evident closure for a container includes an outer tamper-evident cap engagable over an inner container sealing cap which may form part of the tamper-evident closure or part of the container, cap retaining prongs on the outer cap which permit placement of th... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7281640 | Cap device A cap device of the invention has a tether mechanism, which is used to link a fuel cap to a fueling lid. The tether mechanism includes a cord-like flexible linkage body having one end as a first support end, which is fit in a support member of a rotating ring. The f... | 10/16/2007 |
| RE39867 | Tamper-evident container closure A tamper-evident closure for a container includes an outer tamper-evident cap engagable over an inner container sealing cap which may form part of the tamper-evident closure or part of the container, cap retaining prongs on the outer cap which permit placement of th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7219813 | Beverage container for holding a compact disc A beverage container (1) includes a cup-type compartment (2) having an opening (3) and a cover (4) to be placed on the opening (3), the cover (4) having an inner component (5) and an outer component (6) detacha... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204384 | Dual cover system with clamping closure mechanism In a cover of a container for a dual cover system, wherein the cover and container have both either a round or a polygonal shape with a seal arranged between the container and the cover and wherein the cover includes at least two clamping closure mechanisms operable... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182130 | Sample temperature regulator The sample temperature regulator is provided with a heating block (3) having a sample container holder (6) and a temperature-controllable heater (7) and with a cooling block (4) having a cooling mechanism (11). These two blocks are... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7141224 | Vessels and covers Vessels, or housings, and covers therefor are detailed herein. Loads and load-bearing surfaces exist principally at the periphery of the covers, by contrast with centralized loading utilized in other designs. In some versions of the vessels, a cover is sandwiched, a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7115231 | Parallel reactor with knife-edge seal An apparatus for use in parallel reaction of materials. The apparatus includes a base having a plurality of reaction wells formed therein and a sealing device positioned over the reaction wells for individually sealing each of the reaction wells. One of the sealing ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100790 | Spill-resistant metered flow cap for a cup A spill-resistant cap has an annular sidewall, a center portion, a plurality of spaced apart openings, and a plurality of baffles formed over the plurality of spaced apart openings. The annular sidewall has a lip engaging portion adapted for engaging a cup, and a lo... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7028687 | Escape hood An escape hood, comprising a respirator, having an air filter suitable for filtering toxic air contaminants and positioning members to retain the respirator in a respiratory path of the user; an optical lens; a expanding member, permitting hood to expand from a comp... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025222 | Cap device A fuel cap has a torque member that is attached to a casing body in a freely rotatable manner. A tether mechanism is attached to the torque member and functions to link the fuel cap with a fuel lid. The tether mechanism includes a tether rotation support that is set... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6994827 | Parallel semicontinuous or continuous reactors Parallel semi-continuous or continuous reactors are disclosed. The parallel reactors preferably comprise four or more reaction vessels. The reaction vessels are preferably small volume reaction vessels, preferably pressure reaction vessels, and/or preferably integra... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6972112 | Compartment cover, kit and method for forming the same A vial pack cover, a vial pack kit, and a method for forming the vial pack cover is provided. The vial pack cover can simultaneously cover a plurality of containers while preventing the contents of the containers from degrading or permeating through the cover. In ad... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6942117 | Closure door system for vehicle filler neck A filler neck closure assembly (30) includes a closure apparatus (32) formed to include a pump nozzle-receiving opening (36) and adapted to be mounted on an open mouth of a filler neck 24. A cover 40, pivotally mounted to the closu... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939513 | Flexible septa closure plug mats for well plate mounted arrays of sample vials A flexible elastomer closure plug mat presents a plurality of protruding hollow septa closure plugs depending from the mat's lower face. The mat and protruding closure plugs are preferably formed of silicone rubber, with a thick layer of polytetrafluoroethylene or T... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939516 | Multi-well plate cover and assembly adapted for mechanical manipulation A multi-well plate cover and assembly comprises a lid and a gasket. The lid is formed of a resilient material and configured to apply a compressive spring force to the surface of the gasket to seal the wells in a multi-well plate when the cover is secured to the mul... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935527 | Locking filler cap A lockable filler cap assembly for fuel tanks and other fluid-holding containers. The assembly is readily adaptable to function as a normally operating non-locking filler cap and to function as a locked filler cap. The lockable filler cap assembly includes a cap hav... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935528 | Pouring spout for containers made of metal or a similar material A pour spout for containers made of metal or of a similar material, the containers of which are of the type comprised of a one-piece container body which is closed at the end by means of a seamed top fitted with a pull tab and a pull strip with rivet removable in fu... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6913163 | Fuel cap A fuel cap 20 includes a casing 21, a handle 22 mounted on an upper portion of the casing 21 composed of a non-conductive resin material, and grounding mechanism composed of a conductive material. The grounding mechanism includes a contac... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6906292 | Sample tray heater module A heater module is described that includes a heat distribution plate including a bottom portion having first and second sides and a plurality of projections extending away from one of the sides. A heat source is provided for heating the heat distribution plate, and,... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902079 | Tank cup A tank cap has outstanding operability when the fuel cap opens and closes a tank opening of a fuel tank. The tank cap is provided with a casing main body, a cover body provided with an handle and a torque mechanism. The torque mechanism transmits rotational torque t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6866161 | Fueling device of fuel tank A fueling device 10 of a fuel tank comprises a cover 20 which is provided with an operation lever 26 operated to open and close a filling opening SCc, and which opens and closes the filling opening SCc according to the opening/closing operation ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6834770 | Fuel inlet structure for vessel A fuel inlet structure is disclosed to include a hollow cylindrical casing for mounting in the deck of a vessel, a plug adapted to close the casing, a movable handle supported on a spring inside the plug and vertically movable between an extended operative position ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6648160 | Flush fuel cap A flush-fitting fuel tank cap 110 is described herein. A flush-fitting tank cap 110 having features and advantages of the present invention is preferably characterized by a cylinder portion 30 adapted such that it may screw into a correspondingly threaded... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6637628 | Liquid container with closure A liquid container with at least one opening and a closure having a graspable lug for opening the closure. The closure includes at least one lever arm for controlling the opening operation, with the lever arm's free end bearing against a the container dur... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6626314 | Resealable closure for beverage container A resealable closure for beverage containers uses initial physical interference to initiate a seal between a sealing flap and a dispensing port in a lid of the resealable closure. Once the initial seal is achieved, a pressure differential develops, result... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6613283 | Vial pack cover, vial pack kit, and method for forming the vial pack cover A vial pack cover, a vial pack kit, and a method for forming the vial pack cover is provided. The vial pack cover can simultaneously cover a plurality of containers while preventing the contents of the containers from degrading or permeating through the c... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6558628 | Compartment cover, kit and method for forming the same A vial pack cover, a vial pack kit, and a method for forming the vial pack cover is provided. The vial pack cover can simultaneously cover a plurality of containers while preventing the contents of the containers from degrading or permeating through the c... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554150 | Contaminant cover for tank filler neck closure assembly A filler neck closure assembly (30) includes a closure apparatus (32) formed to include a pump nozzle-receiving opening (36) and adapted to be mounted on an open mouth of a filler neck 24. A cover 40, pivotally mounted to the closure apparatus (32), is mo... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6488173 | Beverage container lid having baffle arrangement for liquid cooling A removable beverage container lid wherein the lid has a substantially enclosed space defined between an exterior cover and an interior cover. At least one inlet opening is formed in the interior cover directing a hot beverage to flow into the substantial... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6455005 | Flexible septa closure plug mats for well plate mounted arrays of sample vials A flexible elastomer closure plug mat presents a plurality of protruding hollow septa closure plugs depending from the mat's lower face. The mat and protruding closure plugs are preferably formed of silicone rubber, with a thick layer of polytetrafluoroet... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6332550 | Tamper-evident container closure A tamper-evident closure for a container includes an outer tamper-evident cap engagable over an inner container sealing cap which may form part of the tamper-evident closure or part of the container, cap retaining prongs on the outer cap which permit plac... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6318584 | Beverage container lid having baffle arrangement A removable beverage container lid for a beverage container to cover the mouth of the beverage container wherein the lid has a substantially enclosed space defined between an exterior cover and an interior cover. An inlet opening is formed with the interi... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315144 | Contaminant cover for tank filler neck closure A filler neck closure assembly (30) includes a closure apparatus (32) formed to include a pump nozzle-receiving opening (36) and adapted to be mounted on an open mouth of a filler neck (24). A cover (40), pivotally mounted to the closure apparatus (32), i... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6202878 | Closures A closure apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of plug closures interconnected by straps. Each plug includes a blind bore therein into which a sampling needle may be inserted for penetration of the plug in order to extract a sample from the con... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6202879 | Fuel cap assembly A fuel cap assembly for use with a filler neck of a fuel tank. The cap assembly includes a tubular housing having a shaft. The housing secures the cap assembly to the filler neck of the fuel tank. An exterior cover is mounted to the housing for relative r... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6199711 | Splash/slosh guard for drinking vessels A guard for preventing spilling or splashing of hot or cold liquids from a drinking container when the container is moved or when drinking therefrom. The guard includes a lower lid attached to the drinking container and an upper lid attachable to the lowe... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6129237 | Structure for opening/closing a case cover A structure for opening/closing a cover for a case in which when the cover is closed, the cover closes an opening provided in an upper surface of the case, whereas when the cover is opened, the cover is guided at its engaging portions in guides provided o... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6082564 | Key actuated locking cap A secured container closure system is provided for preventing access to the container's contents by small children while allowing ease of access to the container contents by persons of limited strength or dexterity. The system is provided with a first cap... | 07/04/2000 |
