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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434702 | Bottle container made of resin and method for manufacturing the same A bottle container made of resin includes a cylindrical barrel with a bottom and a cylindrical neck portion with a diameter smaller than that of the barrel. The bottle container also includes an upper part and a lower part divided into two parts by dividing at an up... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7370770 | Container assembly and bottom cap therefor There is provided a container having a container with open end, and a bottom cap has a sealant material bonded thereto to provide a hermetic seal between the bottom cap and the open bottom of the container and a grip surface through or slightly beyond the exterior s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7264857 | Constructional unit and method for producing a constructional unit of this kind A constructional unit has a frame and a cover. The frame and the cover are formed of materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion. A plurality of spacers is arranged between the frame and the cover and defines a gap therebetween. An adhesive is provide... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7100789 | Metallic beverage can end with improved chuck wall and countersink The present invention describes a beverage can end which utilizes less material and has an improved internal buckle strength based on the geometric configuration of a chuck wall, inner panel wall and central panel, and which utilizes an inwardly oriented concave arc... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6719159 | Container assembly and bottom cap therefor There is provided a container having a container with open end, and a bottom cap has a sealant material bonded thereto to provide a hermetic seal between the bottom cap and the open bottom of the container and a grip surface through or slightly beyond the exterior s... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6361055 | Cryogenic composite tank seals Sealed structural joints for use in manufacturing pressurized tank structures, and particularly cryogenic fuel tanks. In a preferred embodiment, the structural joints and seals comprise a strain-compliant material as applied to a joint or seam to provide ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6341711 | Valve mounting assembly for aerosol container and method A valve mounting assembly for an aerosol container comprising a mounting cup and a sleeve gasket initially positioned on at least a substantial portion of the skirt of the mounting cup. The sleeve gasket has an axial height and radial thickness of from ab... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6332563 | Device for containing and dispensing a product A device for containing and dispensing a product may include a housing including an opening, and a container for containing a product. The container may be within the housing and may have an end portion defining an opening of the container. The device may... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6179169 | Aerosol container closure A mounting cup for an aerosol container having radially outward extending dimples on the body portion of the mounting cup and radially inward extending indents in the skirt portion of the mounting cup; both the dimples and the indents being aligned with t... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6142325 | Container assembly and bottom cap therefor There is provided a container having a container with open end, and a bottom cap has a sealant material bonded thereto to provide a hermetic seal between the bottom cap and the open bottom of the container and a grip surface through or slightly beyond the... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5954222 | Hot water storage tank with replaceable liner A fluid storage tank comprising a main body and covers to close off openings of the main body. The main body and covers have inside surfaces which are, in use, in contact with fluid stored in the tank the main body is made up of a casing and a liner which... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5765714 | Lid mounting structure for pressure vessel A lid mounting structure for a pressure vessel for preventing a lid member 2 crimped to a curled portion 6 of an opening 5 of a vessel body 1 from being blown away by an abnormal rise of the internal pressure. A cut-away portion 8 or a through hole is for... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5720411 | Pressure vessels and end closures therefor Pressure vessels having end closures for sealing at least one open end are constructed so as to provide full-bore access to a generally tubular shell portion wherein one or more filter cartridges will be disposed. A sealing ring of rectangular cross secti... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5622280 | Method and apparatus for sealing an open head drum An open head drum (2) is provided with an improved seal for preventing the entrance of contaminating air during jarring transport of the drum. The conventional open head drum includes a hollow tubular drum body (4), an integrally attached circular end wal... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621311 | Digital multimeter having an improved enclosure A digital multimeter is provided with a highly reliable seal at a connection interface between an upper and lower enclosure forming an enclosure. The multimeter also has a highly reliable seal at peripheral boundaries of operating elements disposed on a s... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5611452 | Sealable transportable container having improved liner A transportable, sealable container, for example a Standard Mechanical Interface (or SMIF) pod, including a box and box door. The box has a first sealing surface and the box door has a second sealing surface. A liner, preferably stainless steel, is attach... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5579944 | Multi-layer gasket for an aerosol container A multi-layer gasket for providing a seal between a mounting cup and a container comprising a middle layer of rigid plastic material and inner and outer layers of softer plastic material. The middle layer supports the inner and outer layers, which provide... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5427268 | Ceramic pressure housing with metal endcaps A housing for the containment of instrumentation in a high pressure fluid environment that consists of a metallic endcap and ceramic cylinder bonded together. The improvement comprises a structure which results in the improved sealing of said housing as t... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5413242 | Tight container and assembly of said container and an appropriate support A tight container (3) constituted by a cover (4), a receptacle (5), and a fastening part (6) joining them together. The receptacle is subdivided into cavities by radiating partitions and it encircles the cover, while being offset with respect thereto. A k... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5325985 | Gasket with a self-supporting protrusion A gasket for sealing a channel of a mounting cup to a container bead including at least one protrusion at an end of the gasket for retaining the mounting cup in position on a container bead prior to clinching. Six such protrusions can be equidistantly pos... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5306424 | Fuel filter A fuel filter comprises a case having a fuel inlet pipe, a cap having a fuel outlet pipe and a filter element, which is housed in the space defined between the case and the cap, the filter element being formed in zigzag and being of hollow cylindrical sha... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5271518 | Sump cover A cover for a sump assembly including a riser section of generally tubular configuration comprising a top section and a skirt section depending from the outer periphery of the top section. The skirt section being of a configuration defining a pair of side... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5269602 | Thermal insulation box A partitioning member is provided at the opening of a thermal insulation box having outer and inner boxes forming a space in between the outer and inner boxes. The two spaces communicate with each other and are filled integrally with a thermal insulation ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5215209 | Mounting cup for pressure filling A mounting cup for closing an aerosol container is strengthened by configuring the terminal end of the profile portion of the mounting cup contiguous to the body portion of the mounting cup with an "S"-like shaped segment. The "S"-like shaped segment comp... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5213231 | Aerosol container closure Apparatus and method for applying gasket material to the skirt of a gasket for the mounting cup of an aerosol container, wherein the gasket material is mechanically applied to the mounting cup through the use of a novel mandrel and cutting arrangement. A ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5164543 | Apparatus for connecting and shielding enclosures housing electronic equipment An apparatus for joining together two enclosures which both mechanically fastens the enclosures and provides shielding against electromagnetic emissions. A tubular electromagnetic shield formed as an endless loop is secured around the perimeter of an inte... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5086944 | Drum or pail closure The invention comprises a drum having a top rim formed as an outwardly rolled curl. The curl is rolled through at least 450 degrees with respect to the cylindrical wall of the drum and does not contact any uncurled portion of the body of the drum.... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5074428 | Synthetic resin for blow-molded synthetic resin barrels Such synthetic resin lids comprise an outer rim (4) encompassing the barrel neck (3) and an inner rim (5) entering into the barrel neck (3) and projecting beyond the lid bottom (6) below the barrel opening, as well as a sealing ring inserted between the o... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4951834 | Molded gasket for instrument housing An instrument housing comprises an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion together enclosing instrumentation circuitry. An outer surface of one of the lower housing portion is formed, circumferentially, with a series of gasket locking elements.... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4938051 | Method of forming a drum or pail closure The formation of an outwardly extending curl as the upper rim of a pail or drum having a cylindrical wall by curling the peripheral edge through greater than 360° relative to the cylindrical wall forms a strong curl able to support, with the aid of a gas... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4836400 | Caulking method for forming a leak free cup A method for forming a leak free container, such as a paper cup, including a sidwall having a lap joint and a bottom wall connected to the sidewall by means of a bottom wall lap joint incorporating a portion of the sidewall lap joint wherein the method in... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4832349 | Formed in place (FIP) gasket arrangement An FIP (Formed In Place) gasket arrangement includes three hollow parts which are joined with each other in such a way as to sealingly separate the inside and outside thereof. Two of the parts have surfaces which are flush with each other and adjoin at a ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4821911 | Closing cover for a metal container An airtight closing cover is produced which can be reused many times, is deformable, is corrosion-resistant and is easily accessible to the point of a screwdriver, by covering a metal ring 7 with a sheath 15 in a resilient synthetic material and a perip... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4717575 | Method for canning food product The present invention relates to a canned aqueous food product contained in a hermetically closed rigid container. According to the invention, the pressure inside of the container as measured at 20° C. has a value between 3,300 and 6,600 pascals and the ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4705184 | Metal containers with seam holding end closure thereon A metal container has a seam which comprises two continuous groups of concentric circular arcs having a center angle of 180 degrees or 180 degrees and under 180 degrees and centered on two points separated from each other by a distance equal to 1/2 of the... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4699290 | Sanitary tamperproof double closure container end cap A foolproof sanitary pour type of end cap is provided for a container or can that may be used for providing and dispensing powdered or granular items, such as foods, vitamin and medicine capsules or liquids, such as carbonated soft drinks. The cap body pr... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4699810 | Sealing compositions A storage-stable container sealing composition which is fluid and comprises an aqueous dispersion of a visco elastic, generally elastomeric, polymer and hollow microspheres of a thermoplastic polymeric material containing a liquid blowing agent. The compo... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4621964 | Valve mounting assembly for aerosol containers and the like In the formation of a valve mounting assembly for aerosol containers and the like, an aerosol valve mounting cup including a projecting central cylindrical body with an outwardly directed annular channel about the end thereof, an annular planar gasket def... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4585138 | Container with locking cover A container, particularly suited to storing sensitive products such as contaminated waste, for example hospital refuse, the container 1 having a base with adjoining upright wall members 4, whereby the open top bounded by the upper edges of the wall member... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4561555 | Plastic container having enlarged free end portion for receiving a metal end unit by double seaming This relates to a biaxially oriented molded polyester can which may be severed from an elongated blow molded container and which can has an open mouth defined by an edge portion which is enlarged so that the edge portion has generally the cross section of... | 12/31/1985 |
