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Bottle capsule information panel

Patent 5924739 Issued on July 20, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject April 11, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Application

No. 840102 filed on 04/11/1997

US Classes:

283/81, Label40/310, Bottle-carried indicia40/630, Secured, attached or associated by adhesive283/67, METHOD283/70, Identifying283/900MEDICAL RECORD

Examiners

Primary: Fridie, Willmon Jr.
Assistant: Henderson, Mark T.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

G09F 003/04
G09F 003/00

Abstract

A device and method of placing an information panel on the inside of a bottle capsule. The device comprises a capsule circumferentially surrounding the neck of a wine bottle. The inner side of the capsule has an information panel. The information panel contains a message or code to the user of the product. Additionally, a tear-away tab is located on the capsule for easy removal of the capsule from the bottle. The method begins by printing product information on an information panel. Next, the information panel is affixed to an inner side of a removable capsule. The removable capsule is placed circumferentially around a container. Next, the capsule is removed from the bottle by pulling on a tear-away tab located on the capsule.

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