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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7798360 | Reusable penetratable seal A seal system usable to seal containers and other fluid components to allow fluid flow through the seal system in a first direction yet prevent fluid flow through the seal system in an opposite direction. The seal system is particularly useful for facilitating inser... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7367469 | Drink container with molded straw and method of manufacture A combination drinking container and straw and method of manufacture. The container has at least one straw retaining member molded into either the outer or inner surface of the container wall, or a portion of the wall may be shaped to include a constricted stem. A m... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350666 | Self regulating spout A drinking spout for beverage cans, bottles, cups or handheld containers that temporarily hold a drinking fluid (beverage), which can be carbonated or a hot drink under pressure and which is closed off by the spout. Spilling of the fluid held therein is prevented du... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7314136 | Interleavable fluid beverage container A fluid container having a generally tetrahedral shape configured for interleaved packaging, and having a conduit with a seal at one end. The container is formed from either a rigid material, such as a blow-molded polymer, or a semi-rigid material, including pliant ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311231 | Disposable pouch hydration system A hydration pouch with a releasable coupling is disclosed. In one embodiment, the hydration pouch is a flexible bag or pouch with a separate inlet and outlet. A hose or tube is provided for a user to draw refreshment from the pouch. A bite valve is provided at one e... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7275652 | Cup lid apparatus A cup lid for use with a drinking cup containing a liquid, the drinking cup having a base and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base, the sidewall including an inner surface, a top end, and a rim extending along the circumference of the top end. The cup lid com... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7243812 | Plural chamber drinking cup The invention provides a drink mixing cup for fluids comprising an outer chamber having an outer rim disposed at its top and a chamber disposed inside the outer chamber having an inner rim disposed below the outer rim by an amount selected to optimize mixing fluids ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7219811 | Baby feeding bottle with draw tube A baby feeding bottle includes a dispenser body having an upper opening and a hollow interior. A flexible fluid container is supported by the dispenser body. An elongated flow tube has a first end disposed adjacent to the upper opening of the dispenser body and a se... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210596 | Child's drinking cup A drinking cup that teaches a child how to drink from a cup while minimizing spills includes an elongated, generally cylindrical housing for holding a liquid, the housing has an inside surface, an outside surface, and a bottom; an elongated, generally cylindrical in... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204385 | Vented drinking vessel in the style of a racecar fueling tank A vented drinking vessel in the style of a racecar fueling tank of the types used at pit stops during NASCAR® races. The vented drinking vessel includes a vent tube or solid handle that looks similar to the vent tube of a racecar fueling tank. The vented container ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188743 | Aerating glass & method An apparatus for the aeration of a fluid prior to its consumption includes a container that is adapted to house a quantity of the fluid. A bottom end of a conduit that is open at both ends is attached to the container and is disposed in the fluid. A second opposite ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185782 | Drinking device A drinking device having a fluid-containing portion is provided. The fluid-containing portion includes a first end having an opening and a second end substantially opposed thereto. The opening in the first end of the fluid-containing portion is typically larger than... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182242 | Food container for use with a beverage receptacle A food container includes an upper portion having a generally frusto-conicle upwardly tapered food containing portion which is adapted to be superimposed on a cover of a beverage container with the cover serving as a base. The food container also includes an integra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156255 | Self-righting sipper cup A self-righting sipper cup includes an inner cup member positioned in an interior space defined by an outer cup member. The inner cup's bottom defines an outlet port. A channel connects the outlet port to a drinking slot surrounded by a drinking spout. The inner cup... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147126 | Cup assembly A cup for reducing or eliminating spillage or shake-out is provided. The cup has a cap and a spill and shake-out inhibiting element. The spill and shake-out inhibiting element is a dispensing tunnel, which provides for the formation of a pressure differential betwee... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7124917 | Spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages The present invention relates to a spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages so as to enable easy and convenient drinking of liquid beverages contained in the container through an associated straw and easily dispense the liquid beverages into another conta... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7044316 | Straw set with a ventilating structure A straw set with a ventilating structure includes a nipple connected to a circular base with a circular air guiding trench, an air hole that passes through, and a chamber with two axles attached underneath. Underneath, a straw base consists of an inner circular wall... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021490 | Drink container with molded straw and method of manufacture A combination drinking container and straw and method of manufacture. The container has at least one straw retaining member molded into either the outer or inner surface of the container wall, or a portion of the wall may be shaped to include a constricted stem. A m... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6929135 | Stopper and straw within a bottle preventing leakage and providing for drinking a beverage A bottle holding a beverage includes a straw and stopper combination that is moved into a deployed position within the neck of the bottle after the cap of the bottle is removed. In this position, an air path through the stopper provides for air flow into the bottle ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6783024 | Spout assembly for thin-film liquid container The present invention relates to a spout assembly for thin-film containers having an upper side end, a lower side end, a right side end, a left side end and a rounded corner side end comprising a fixing support fixed to the rounded corner side end, a spout portion e... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6776303 | Self-righting fluid-storage container The present invention is a fluid-storage container facilitating its efficient retrieval, use, and discard by an individual engaged in an athletic activity. The invention is comprised of a weighted base attached to a tube so that both are rotatably disposed effecting... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6745949 | Drinking straw with valve function Disclosed is a drinking straw with valve function adapted to be mounted to a beverage container, the straw including a straw member having a straw body, a bellows portion formed at a desired portion of the straw body, and a tube arranged in the bellows portion while... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6706297 | Attachable snack food container A snack food container for containing a snack food product. The snack food container includes a side wall, a bottom wall and a flange body. The side wall forms an upper opening. The bottom wall is connected to the side wall opposite the upper opening. The flange bod... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6688469 | Food container A molded plastics pot (10) for containing food has a base (13) and a side wall (14). A plastic utensil such as a spoon (16) to assist the consumption of food contained in the pot (10) is molded integrally with the pot, and is hinged by the end of the hand... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6550631 | Drinking flask A drinking vessel comprises a body part (10) to receive a drinks liquid, a lid (30) to seal the top of the body part, a liquid outlet passage (50, 52) extending down to a lower region of the interior space of the body part, and an air intake passage (54) ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6527137 | Drinking mug with integral straw A drinking mug with integral straw includes a cup-like vessel portion, and a straw portion having an internal passage joined in fluid communication with an interior volume of the vessel portion. The straw portion is preferably positioned in spaced apart r... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6503222 | Oral dosage dispenser The present invention provides an apparatus for facilitating the oral delivery of an active agent to a patient in need of treatment therewith, which apparatus comprises an active agent mixing chamber, a mixture delivery tube, and at least one liquid deliv... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6499614 | Straw accessible compartmented container A straw accessible compartmented container is provided which consists of a beverage container having a plurality of compartments, each outer compartment individually accessed by drinking straws contained within concave bowl shaped depressions located in c... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6491184 | Container equipped with a device for automatically extracting a straw and method for automatically extracting a straw A container having an interior, a device for opening the container, the device for opening having an orifice, a straw arranged in the interior of the container, the straw having a first end, a device and method for automatically extracting the straw from ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6443324 | Beverage container with self-contained straw A tab top beverage can has a compressible drinking straw held between the can bottom and an upwardly extending detachable closed cavity formed in the can top. Detachment of the cavity by a pivoting tab top uncovers a straw access orifice through which the... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6431434 | Individual beverage carton with a straw therein and a method of manufacture A liquid container of plastic coated boxboard, laminated cardboard or the like having a straw therein is disclosed. The container includes a container body, a holder, a straw and a seal. The container has an interior volume and a plurality of exterior wal... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6360912 | Straw having valve function A straw including a straw body defined therein with a passage extending throughout the length of the straw body, a bellows portion formed at a desired portion of the straw body, the bellows portion having a desired length, and a tube arranged in the bello... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6336566 | Drink container with molded straw and method of manufacture A combination drinking container and straw and method of manufacture. The container has at least one straw retaining member molded into either the outer or inner surface of the container wall, or a portion of the wall may be shaped to include a constricte... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6321977 | Drinking container An improved drinking container, comprising: a container body having: a side wall, which is recessed inward to form a vertical groove throughout the side wall, in which the vertical groove is defined by at least one inner face; a sealed hole formed on the ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6296140 | Container equipped with a device for automatically extracting a straw A container having an interior, a device for opening the container, the device for opening having an orifice, a straw arranged in the interior of the container, the straw having a first end, and a device for automatically extracting the straw from the int... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6290090 | Drip-less carbonated beverage container "flow control element" with suction spout The invention relates to a "flow control element" with suction spout for (metal) carbonated beverage cans (canteens), cups or handheld containers that hold temporarily a carbonated fluid or hot drink under pressure and that is closed off with a leak proof... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6264057 | Drink instrument with internal straw A drink instrument in the form of a beverage container has a prepackaged internal straw inserted into the interior thereof during a package process. The internal straw is automatically drawn from the interior of the container when the top is opened to acc... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6244460 | Plastic package for a straw applied to a drink container A package that has a flat base that is attached to a first capsule. The capsule has a straw placed therein that may be flattened and folded. A secondary capsule is attached to the base to cover the rest of the straw. The secondary capsule has a tab and ov... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6227403 | Beverage container A beverage container is disclosed. The disclosed beverage container comprises a container provided with a receiving space for containing a beverage; a submerged straw submerged within the container, and provided with a blocking member of a thin foil; a fl... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6213339 | Liquid container with a straw therein A liquid container comprises: a cap; a container body having an opening, an inner bottom, a first sealing means sealing a cross section of the container body, the opening being enclosed by the cap so as to form a chamber between the cap and the first seal... | 04/10/2001 |
