Patents Assigned to Wheaton USA, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6872354
    Abstract: A parison (110) for a container having a substantially constant wall thickness, the container having a base, a top edge defining a round opening, the top edge defining a plane which is not parallel to the plane of the base, a neck portion disposed at the same angle as the plane defined by the top edge, a front outer surface, and a rear outer surface having a lower portion and an upper portion. The parison comprises a cylindrical upper neck portion (140) having a cavity extending therethrough, the upper nock having a top surface (145) edge defining a top plane. The parison also has a hollow, elongated body portion (150) having a closed lower end (155) and an upper end (160), the lower body portion having a major axis extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical upper neck portion, and having a front wall (170) and a rear wall (175). The front wall is thicker than said rear wall. Also included in the invention is a method of producing a bottle (100) from the parison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Wheaton USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip John Mol, Andrew Howes
  • Patent number: 6844186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved vessel for cell culture and methods for its use. The vessel of the present invention comprises a collapsible bag with an inner surface, an outer surface and a top periphery and a headplate having a circumferential edge wherein the top periphery of the bag is sealed to the edge of the headplate. The present invention also relates to an impeller for use with the vessel and a method for culturing cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Wheaton USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth B. Carll
  • Publication number: 20040142462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved vessel for cell culture and methods for its use. The vessel of the present invention comprises a collapsible bag with an inner surface, an outer surface and a top periphery and a headplate having a circumferential edge wherein the top periphery of the bag is sealed to the edge of the headplate. The present invention also relates to an impeller for use with the vessel and a method for culturing cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: Wheaton USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth B Carll
  • Patent number: 6670171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved vessel for cell culture and methods for its use. The vessel of the present invention comprises a collapsible bag with an inner surface, an outer surface and a top periphery and a headplate having a circumferential edge wherein the top periphery of the bag is sealed to the edge of the headplate. The present invention also relates to an impeller for use with the vessel and a method for culturing cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Wheaton USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth B. Carll
  • Patent number: 5897009
    Abstract: A container-closure assembly made of a soft plastic material comprising an elongated tubular member having a hollow nozzle, the bore of the nozzle at the tip end defining a discharge opening, a cap member connected at one end to the tip of the nozzle by a fracturable bridge connection and having a outwardly flared skirt projecting from said one end, a hollow finger disposed interiorly of the skirt, and the opening of said finger adjacent said nozzle being of a smaller diameter than the discharge opening in the nozzle to define a stepped configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Wheaton USA, Inc.
    Inventor: John R. O'Meara
  • Patent number: D448392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Wheaton USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip John Mol, Andrew Howes