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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127970 | Condiment bottle A bottle formed of a food-grade plastic material, such as clear polyethylene terephthalate, may include a frustoconical neck portion, a shoulder region, a base region, and a sidewall portion have opposed grip-enhancing surfaces, and elastically deformable pressure p... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8016162 | Condiment bottle A bottle formed of a food-grade plastic material, such as clear polyethylene terephthalate includes a frustoconical neck portion, a shoulder region, a base region, and a sidewall portion have opposed grip-enhancing surfaces, and elastically deformable pressure panel... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7806302 | Personal fluid dispensers with features for aiding portability and use A personal fluid dispenser includes a flexible container holding fluid to be dispensed. The flexible container is defined by a front wall, a rear wall, rounded shoulders joining a portion of the front wall to the rear wall, opposed rounded side walls extending from ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7381455 | Flexible tube, resistant to stress cracking and impermeable to water vapor The invention concerns a tube comprising a wall made of C4-C10 linear ethylene-olefin copolymer or a mixture of C4-C10 linear ethylene-olefin copolymer having a melt index ranging between 3 and 10 g/mn, and a density rangi... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374069 | Edible food product dispensing system and methods of using the same A dispensing system for dispensing a viscous, flowable food product such, for example, as a condiment, comprises an axially extending container that defines an opening and an interior chamber for receiving and storing the food product. A discharge assembly is couple... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364047 | Tubular, especially can-shaped, receptacle for the accommodation of fluids, a method of manufacture, and use Tubular, especially can-shaped, receptacle for the accommodation of fluids, especially drinks, with a tubular body and a base and top section attached to this, wherein the top section is constructed in the shape of a shoulder and is suitable for attaching a closure ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7337907 | Press-flat centrifuge tube and specimen collection assembly comprising same A centrifuge tube that is compressively flattenable by manual force exerted on opposing surfaces thereof. The centrifuge tube is formed with integral hinge elements at opposing sides thereof. The centrifuge tube of such configuration may be employed as a component o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7284681 | Structure for joining a sheet member and a tubular member in a pouch container A self-standing type bag-shaped vacuum container has a self-standing container including a wall formed of a soft sheet, a pouring port, and a check valve mounted in the pouring port. The check valve is opened to allow the migration of a content of the container when... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7261221 | Inverted dispensing system and apparatus A disposable inverted dispensing system for distributing a fluid for use in a shower is disclosed. The dispensing system includes a removable hooking device that is attachable to a surface which is exposable to moist conditions. A hook integral to the removable hook... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258253 | Method and system for precise dispensation of a liquid Devices, systems, and methods for the precise dispensation of small volumes of liquids are presented. A fluid microdispenser comprises a liquid-filled tube, an actuator coupled to the tube, and a tip at one end of the tube. When the actuator applies an actuation pre... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255249 | Polyorganosiloxane fluid dispenser and method A viscous fluid dispenser, includes a compressible body having a substantially tubular profile and comprising an interior fluid holding cavity and a head comprising a cap strurture operatively connected to an operative end of the compressible body and a nozzle commu... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249694 | Valve mechanism for tube-type fluid container A valve mechanism adapted for a fluid-discharging port of a tube-type fluid container, comprising: a valve seat portion 40 having an opening 41 through which a fluid flows; a valve portion 20 comprising a valve body 21 having a shape corr... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219816 | Easily sealed and opened pre-filled, disposable pipette A pre-filled disposable pipette (10) consisting of a hollow bulb (12) dimensioned to enclose a medicinal product. From a lower end (16) of the bulb (12) is attached sequentially a medicinal transfer tube (24) and a medication fill ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220074 | Slender container A small slender container that may be used to store small quantity of fluid, such as perfume, in a sealed environment and easily dispenses the fluid as desired is disclosed. The content of the slender container is completely sealed and will not leak or evaporate fro... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216781 | Fluid dispenser A fluid dispenser (100; 200; 300; 400) for dispensing a fluid in liquid or in powder form, the dispenser including a reservoir (12) serving to contain fluid, and a dispensing orifice (114; 214; 314; 414) via which the fluid is dispensed. The res... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201291 | Container for a flowable product, process of manufacture and the use thereof The present invention relates to a container for a flowable product, particularly for a beverage and, in particular, for still or sparkling mineral water. The container according to the invention includes a body having in a greater section a dimension d1 ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185790 | Hermetically sealed container with non-drip opening A hermetically sealed container having a nozzle that defines a dispensing orifice closed by a unitary but removable cap. Accumulation of container contents in the cap is minimized by a constriction in the nozzle situated at least 0.1 inches from the dispensing orifi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182915 | Pipette configurations and arrays thereof for measuring cellular electrical properties The present application is directed to pipette configurations, arrays of the same and methods for using such pipettes and arrays to accomplish electrical measurements, including whole cell and on cell measurements. In one aspect of the present invention, a pipette i... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168433 | Packaging and dispensing device Various embodiments of a dispensing device are disclosed. The device may include a receptacle having a first face and at least one outlet orifice for dispensing a substance contained in the receptacle. The receptacle may be configured to be rested on a horizontal pl... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147121 | Valve for non-spill cup A valve for use with a cap for a spill resistant cup, the cap including a spout to dispense the liquid and a valve mount extending from the spout to engage with the valve. The valve includes a generally cylindrical valve tower extending from a valve base to sealingl... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7118013 | α-cyanoacrylate adhesive systems An α-cyanoacrylate adhesive system, having an excellent fast setting property in the adhesion of hardly adhering materials and porous materials; having an excellent storage stability, even when a plastic material is used for at least a part of container for the adh... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100802 | Single-use Dispensing device and method of manufacture A single-use dispensing device for dispensing liquid, pasty and other flowable and fluid substances includes a fillable and sealable plastic container for receiving a substance. The container has a neck end, a filling end opposite to the neck end, and lateral sealin... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7077129 | Dispenser with biased cover There is provided a dispenser comprising a body for receipt of a carrier for a composition; an exit channel definable by the body for passage of the composition to a user; a cover for the exit channel reversibly movable between a storage position in which the cover ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073692 | Conical reinforced re-sealable dispenser A container and dispenser in conical shape for liquid or semi-liquid substances. The container features a rectangular rigid tab, two triangular notches on both sides of the tab at the height slightly below the tip of the cone, a perforated or indented scoreline to f... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059487 | Collapsible semi-rigid container A collapsible, semi-rigid container includes neck and bottom wall portions and a peripheral side wall extending between the neck and bottom wall. The side wall includes a rigid upper portion and a flexible lower portion. The lower portion of the side wall collapses ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059542 | Fluid dispenser A fluid dispenser comprising: two sheets (1, 1′), at least one of which is deformable, the two sheets forming a fluid reservoir (15) between them, said at least one deformable sheet defining a deformable actuating wall so as to reduce the volume of t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048682 | Surgical articles and methods Surgical instruments, implantable articles and surgical procedures disclosed for treating medical disorders, particularly incontinence. Improved surgical sling procedures are disclosed. Novel surgical instruments and kits for use in sling procedures are also disclos... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040799 | Stirring stick A stirring stick for manipulating foodstuff in a blender comprises an elongate plunger having first and second ends. The plunger has a cavity extending between the first and second ends. At least a portion of the plunger is generally trough-shaped, and the cavity is... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036690 | Discharge container The object of this invention is to provide a delaminated bottle, which has a base cup fitted tightly around the bottom cylinder of the container and in which a slit is opened easily for the introduction of outside air into the interspace between the outer layer and ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028862 | Disposable single-use container with indicia bearing portion A container and storage apparatus with an attached, but functionally separate, labeling portion is provided. The apparatus has a primary chamber containing a predetermined agent separated from the labeling portion. An optional contamination barrier region may increa... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017772 | Pressure container A pressure container comprising axially extending side walls formed of plastic extending between a top end and a bottom end. A metal top is attached at a top seam in pressure-containing relation to the top end of the side walls, and a metal bottom attached at a bott... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011233 | Device at packages, coupling members and method for application of a coupling member The present invention relates to a device at packages, coupling members and method for application of a coupling member. The device comprises coupling members (4, 8) with non-circular coupling portions (5, 9) which fit together only if they have the sa... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007831 | Fluid dispenser A fluid dispenser comprising: a fluid reservoir (12) defining at least one actuating wall (21) suitable for being displaced; a dispensing orifice (41); and spring means (7) suitable for loading the actuating wall into a state in which the... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007823 | Toothpaste dispensing system The toothpaste dispensing system includes a toothpaste tube and a pair of mating hook and loop fastening strips affixed to opposing surfaces of the toothpaste tube. When the bottom end of the tube is rolled up to dispense toothpaste, the mating hook and loop strips ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6981617 | Extrusion container An extrusion container comprises a main container body with a squeezable outer shell layer and an extrusion cap body, and at least two adhesive bands of longitudinal band form, each of which adheres and fixes together the outer shell layer and an inner layer along t... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6971559 | Pressible receptacle for a fluid sample A dispenser for dispensing a fluid, said dispenser comprising: a reservoir (3) containing said fluid and provided with at least one actuating wall (10) on which pressure is exerted to reduce the volume of the reservoir, said reservoir being provided wi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945428 | Liquid container and liquid container manufacturing method A container includes an inner layer portion for liquid, an outer layer having an inner shape substantially equivalent to an outer shape of the inner layer, with the outer layer having an air vent communicating from between the two layers and the ambient, and a dispe... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938805 | Refillable bottle and system of reuse A refillable container adapted to facilitate the purchase and use of larger volumes of consumer products and the selective discharge thereof. The refillable container includes a refill-discharge cap assembly allowing ease in filling the container while permitting th... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923347 | Assembly for packaging a product, especially a cosmetic product An assembly for packaging a product such as a cosmetic product in the form of a cream or a gel. The assembly includes a flexible container or pot containing the product, with the container having a first end closed by a bottom and a second end, opposite the first, f... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6860436 | Fluid product dispenser A fluid dispenser comprising: two sheets (1, 1′), at least one of which is deformable, the two sheets forming a fluid reservoir (15) between them, said at least one deformable sheet defining a deformable actuating wall so as to reduce the volume of t... | 03/01/2005 |
