Patents by Inventor William A. Conard
William A. Conard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 7394383Abstract: A closure for a container is disclosed. The closure includes a cap seal and an overcap removably fastened to the cap seal, where the overcap includes a decorated film fused into a top surface of the overcap.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2005Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.Inventors: Garrett Hager, William Conard, Jon Huffer, Earle C. Keirstead, Eugene T. Polini, III
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Publication number: 20080021434Abstract: An injection port for an intravenous bag including a generally hollow tube that is mountable to the intravenous bag. The hollow tube has a first end. A polymeric plug is mounted in the first end. The polymeric plug is integrally molded into the tube proximate the first end. A method for constructing the injection port including injecting a first molding material into a mold cavity, allowing the first molding material to at least partially cure and harden, moving a movable mold part to expose a first cavity defined by inner surfaces of the at least partially cured and hardened molding material, injecting a second mold material into the first cavity, allowing the second molding material to at least partially cure and harden such that the second molding material bonds with the inner surfaces and removing the injection port from the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Applicant: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.Inventors: William Conard, Robert Buck, Neil Strausbaugh, Robert King, Diane Crammer
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Publication number: 20070267776Abstract: An injection port for an intravenous bag including a generally hollow tube that is mountable to the intravenous bag. The hollow tube has a first end. A polymeric plug is mounted in the first end. The polymeric plug is integrally molded into the tube proximate the first end. A method for constructing the injection port including injecting a first molding material into a mold cavity, allowing the first molding material to at least partially cure and harden, moving a movable mold part to expose a first cavity defined by inner surfaces of the at least partially cured and hardened molding material, injecting a second mold material into the first cavity, allowing the second molding material to at least partially cure and harden such that the second molding material bonds with the inner surfaces and removing the injection port from the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2007Publication date: November 22, 2007Applicant: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.Inventors: William Conard, Robert Buck, Neil Strausbaugh, Robert King, Diane Crammer
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Publication number: 20060092013Abstract: A closure for a container is disclosed. The closure includes a cap seal and an overcap removably fastened to the cap seal, where the overcap includes a decorated film fused into a top surface of the overcap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2005Publication date: May 4, 2006Applicant: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.Inventors: Garrett Hager, William Conard, Jon Huffer, Earle Keirstead, Eugene Polini
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Publication number: 20060036231Abstract: An injection port for an intravenous bag including a generally hollow tube that is mountable to the intravenous bag. The hollow tube has a first end. A polymeric plug is mounted in the first end. The polymeric plug is integrally molded into the tube proximate the first end. A method for constructing the injection port including injecting a first molding material into a mold cavity, allowing the first molding material to at least partially cure and harden, moving a movable mold part to expose a first cavity defined by inner surfaces of the at least partially cured and hardened molding material, injecting a second mold material into the first cavity, allowing the second molding material to at least partially cure and harden such that the second molding material bonds with the inner surfaces and removing the injection port from the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2005Publication date: February 16, 2006Inventors: William Conard, Robert Buck, Neil Strausbaugh, Robert King, Diane Crammer
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Publication number: 20050146080Abstract: The present invention is a method for making a plastic overcap using a mold tool stack. The mold tool stack has a core and a cavity plate forming a cavity therebetween. The core has a resin passageway therein with a gate in a top surface of the core. The gate has a valve proximate the top surface of the core to regulate resin flowing from the resin passageway and into the cavity. The steps of the mold method are as follows: the mold tool stack is closed to form the cavity; the valve is opened to allow resin to enter the cavity; the valve is closed; the resin is allowed to cool; and the mold tool stack is opened to allow removal of the plastic overcap from within the mold tool stack. The top side of the plastic overcap produced is blemish-free, facilitating placement of labels and other markings thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2005Publication date: July 7, 2005Inventors: Earle Keirstead, Fredrick McCleery, William Conard, Arthur Knight, William Hoover, Thomas Butler, David Onzik
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Publication number: 20040119203Abstract: The present invention is a method for making a plastic overcap using a mold tool stack. The mold tool stack has a core and a cavity plate forming a cavity therebetween. The core has a resin passageway therein with a gate in a top surface of the core. The gate has a valve proximate the top surface of the core to regulate resin flowing from the resin passageway and into the cavity. The steps of the mold method are as follows: the mold tool stack is closed to form the cavity; the valve is opened to allow resin to enter the cavity; the valve is closed; the resin is allowed to cool; and the mold tool stack is opened to allow removal of the plastic overcap from within the mold tool stack. The top side of the plastic overcap produced is blemish-free, facilitating placement of labels and other markings thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.Inventors: Earle Keirstead, Fredrick S. McCleery, William A. Conard, Arthur G. Knight, William C. Hoover, Thomas C. Butler, David D. Onzik
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Patent number: 5794804Abstract: A method is provided for reducing particle formation during manufacture of shell caps for containers such as pharmaceutical containers. The method entails providing a solid polymeric coating on substantially all surfaces of the shell caps to form coated shell caps before permitting the coated shell caps to contact each other or other objects. A pharmaceutical container which employs the shell caps also is provided. The container comprises a vial for storing medicinal compositions therein and a shell cap for sealing the vial. The shell cap includes a hollow metallic preform and a solid polymeric coating which substantially completely encapsulates the preform.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1997Date of Patent: August 18, 1998Assignee: The West Company, IncorporatedInventors: James W. Sloan, Charles Papciak, William A. Conard
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Patent number: 5622745Abstract: A method is provided for reducing particle formation during manufacture of shell caps for containers such as pharmaceutical containers. The method entails providing a solid polymeric coating on substantially all surfaces of the shell caps to form coated shell caps before permitting the coated shell caps to contact each other or other objects. A pharmaceutical container which employs the shell caps also is provided. The container comprises a vial for storing medicinal compositions therein and a shell cap for sealing the vial. The shell cap includes a hollow metallic preform and a solid polymeric coating which substantially completely encapsulates the preform.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 1995Date of Patent: April 22, 1997Assignee: The West Company, IncorporatedInventors: James W. Sloan, Charles Papciak, William A. Conard
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Patent number: 5433330Abstract: Disclosed is a stopper for use with containers to provide needleless access to the container with a cannula having a blunt penetrating tip. Also disclosed is a system comprising the stopper, container and cannula. The stopper includes a disc having an upper face and a lower face, and a plug extending from the disc into the container. Also included is a diaphragm, defined by a target region in the upper face and a cross channel in the disc for controlling the force needed to penetrate the stopper with the cannula. The plug includes a first inward surface for guiding the cannula and a second inward surface for engaging the cannula to minimize wetting of the outside of the cannula. In a preferred embodiment, the first surface extends down from the cross channel on the lower side of the disc, radially outwardly to a maximum diameter and the second inwardly facing surface extends down from the first surface radially inwardly to a minimum diameter to form the cannula seal.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1994Date of Patent: July 18, 1995Assignee: The West Company, IncorporatedInventors: Thomas Yatsko, Jerome D. Olivas, Edward F. Vander Bush, William A. Conard, Steven C. Jepson, Thomas E. Dudar
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Patent number: 5114030Abstract: A container cap, comprising a cap body having an annular shoulder with an inner and outer terminal edge. The shoulder has a skirt depending from the outer terminal edge of the shoulder and an upper cylinder is attached to the annular shoulder at its inner terminal edge. The cylinder extends upward, terminating in an annular flared lip and the upper cylinder is attached to the shoulder by an annular scoring ring.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 1990Date of Patent: May 19, 1992Assignee: The West Company, IncorporatedInventor: William A. Conard
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Patent number: 5080245Abstract: A closure device for use with a container, comprising cap means with a pull tab and scoring to remove the cap, the scoring including stepped scoring on both sides of the cap with each scoring having a frangible interruption proximate the top radial edge of the cap.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1990Date of Patent: January 14, 1992Assignee: The West Company IncorporatedInventor: William A. Conard
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Patent number: 4830208Abstract: A tamper-proof ring for securing a closure over the open end of a container. The closure and container has a projection engageable by the ring which comprises an annular member which before application to a container-closure assembly has a generally cylindrical section of a diameter slightly greater than the greatest transverse dimension of the container. The closure projection and a radially inwardly directed flange at one end of the cylindrical section define a plurality of circumferentially spaced, generally axial score lines extending from the edge of the cylindrical section opposite the one end and terminates at the juncture of the flange and cylindrical section.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 1988Date of Patent: May 16, 1989Assignee: The West CompanyInventors: Richard C. Osting, William A. Conard
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Patent number: 4784279Abstract: A tamper-proof seal for a container having at least one circumferentially extending flange adjacent the discharge opening therein comprising an annular top and a circumferentially extending skirt depending from the top adapted to be crimped at its lower terminal edge to engage under the flange to hold it on the container. A pull ring connects to the annular portion by a throat portion and partial score lines extend across the annular top portion on either side of the pull ring and define a plurality of circumferentially spaced score lines extending from the lower edge of the skirt upwardly in an axial direction to a point closely adjacent the juncture of the skirt and annular top portion. The axial score lines are spaced closely about the skirt.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 1987Date of Patent: November 15, 1988Assignee: The West CompanyInventors: Richard C. Osting, William A. Conard
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Patent number: 4471879Abstract: This invention relates to an overcap for pharmaceutical and similar containers which enables an immediate determination to be made whether or not the container has been tampered with or if an additive has been injected into the containers.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1983Date of Patent: September 18, 1984Assignee: The West CompanyInventors: John T. Connor, William A. Conard, Charles D. Kern, Joe E. Irvin
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Patent number: 4384653Abstract: A tip-off cap and closure for a container, for closure thereof, and sealing of the contents therein. The cap includes a narrow elongated exterior top portion, a peripherally enlarged open bottom skirt at the bottom thereof, and a container closure for an access opening, operatively disposed within the skirt and operatively integrated therewith. The integrated cap and closure are conjointly removable from the container, to open the container for access to the liquid therein, by application of a lateral tilting force against the narrow, elongated cap exterior at a position thereof remote from connection of the cap to the container. Removal of the integrated cap and closure seal means from the container is normally effected without breakage of the material forming the container. The cap and closure act as a unit assembly when being removed.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1981Date of Patent: May 24, 1983Assignee: The West CompanyInventors: John T. Connor, William A. Conard, David H. Heistand
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Patent number: 4204605Abstract: A container-closure assembly. The container has a discharge opening, a locking flange of generally circular opening with a frusto conical side face diverging downwardly from the axial end face of the opening. A shaping surface is formed below the locking flange of non-circular cross section and has a maximum cross section less than the cross section of the locking flange and at least one cam member extends axially downwardly from the locking flange. The cap of the assembly has a top and a peripheral skirt portion engaging under the locking flange and extending at least to the juncture of the locking flange and shaping surface. The cap is of a deformable material whereby the skirt is shaped to a generally circular shape by the cam member upon relative rotation of the cap and container.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1978Date of Patent: May 27, 1980Assignee: The West CompanyInventors: Jacob Ravn, William A. Conard