For Mixing Patents (Class 206/219)
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Patent number: 9101532Abstract: A liquid medicine storage container has a container body and a medicine stored in the container body. The container body includes a first space provided on the distal end, into which a liquid is injected, a second space provided more to the proximal end than the first space, for storing the medicine, and at least one guide passage that communicates the first space and the second space and that guides a liquid injected from the first space to an inner surface of the second space. The container body is configured so that the liquid guided to the inner surface is supplied to the medicine by flowing along the inner surface. A plurality of guide passages is arranged with intervals therebetween along a circumferential direction of the container body.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takaaki Hiranuma
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Patent number: 9096369Abstract: A food and condiment kit comprising a container with a top, a bottom, and an interior. A tray coupled to the top of the container includes at least one opening to receive a cup with a first end facing the bottom of the container. A ring with an interior edge and a plurality of clasps disposed around the interior edge is coupled to the first end of the cup. A cutting mechanism coupled to the ring protrudes towards the first end of the cup. A lining covers the open end of the cup sealing the contents of the cup from the contents of the container until the cup is rotated around the cutting mechanism to cut the lining and thereby release the contents therein.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Inventor: Bruno Bertin
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Patent number: 9090387Abstract: The present invention provides a dispensing cap for attaching to a container, which includes a dispensing chamber having an interior compartment for holding an ingredient to be dispensed into the container. The top end of the dispensing chamber has a flexible diaphragm and an actuator button and the lower end of the dispensing chamber is connected to a movable cone-shaped member. The dispensing chamber includes a threaded bottle cap for attaching the container to the dispensing cap. A vertical shaft includes four rectangular shaped vanes which engage and push the cone-shaped member at the bottom of the dispensing chamber. This causes the cone-shaped member to move to an open position and thereby form a dispensing opening in the bottom of the interior compartment of the dispensing chamber so that the ingredient housed within the compartment freely passes through the dispensing opening and into the container.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Inventor: Ezra Hamway
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Patent number: 9079690Abstract: A freezer bag, a storage system, and a method of freezing are provided. The freezer bag includes a pliable housing including at least one panel and a seam, the at least one panel and the seam defining a cavity within the pliable housing, a port extending from the pliable housing, and a tufting coupling opposing sides of the pliable housing, the tufting dividing the cavity into a plurality of regions.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Advanced Scientifics, Inc.Inventor: Rudolf Pavlik
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Patent number: 9067716Abstract: Cap can include a cap body mountable to a container. A main bore is disposed in the cap body. A movable component holder can include a lower end, an upper end, and a space sized and configured to contain a dispensable component. A cover is installable on the upper end of the component holder. A removable strip is at least one of arranged between a portion of the upper end of the component holder and an upper surface of the cap body, has an upper end removably connected to a portion of the upper end of the component holder, has a lower end contacting or arranged adjacent a portion of the cap body, and integrally formed with the upper end of the component holder.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignees: VIZ Enterprises, LLCInventors: Jerry Cronin, Vlad Moise, Mike Burgess, Russell J. Kroll
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Patent number: 9061257Abstract: A discharge apparatus for discharging a fluid product comprises a housing (1) having an outlet (6) at a front housing end, a discharge member (3) which is mounted movably in the housing and the rear end of which protrudes from the rear housing end, and a mixing device (2) for mixing the fluid product inside the housing. The fluid product is provided in a housing volume (25) formed between the outlet and the discharge member. The fluid product is discharged through the outlet out of the housing by advancing the discharge member inside the housing from a rear position into a front position in the direction of the outlet. The mixing device comprises a mixing tube (11), which is mounted movably between the housing and the discharge member in the housing, and at least one mixing element (12), which is provided at the front end of the mixing tube and disposed inside the housing volume.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: MEDMIX SYSTEMS AGInventors: Andy Greter, Rochus Stockli, Samuel Kaufmann, Wilhelm A. Keller
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Patent number: 9051080Abstract: The invention relates to a single-dose package for liquid, pasty or semi-solid materials, with a fluid container of at least one lower and at least one upper partial container, whereby, after filling, the at least one lower partial container is provided to be connected at a common seam to the at least one upper partial container such that the upper partial container sits on top of the lower partial container at the seam, and the upper partial container carries a removal spout, on which a circumferential splash protection neck is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Heraeus Kulzer GmbHInventors: Christian Bressler, Marcus Hoffmann
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Patent number: 9045275Abstract: A container assembly comprising first and second compartments. The first compartment includes a base web having a formed portion and a flat portion, a lidding material joined to the flat portion and a frangible seal positioned between the base web and the lidding material. The second compartment includes first and second barriers that are sealed to one another at peripheral edges. The first barrier has an aperture through which the formed portion of the base web extends. An upper surface of the flat portion of the base web is joined to an interior surface of the first barrier, thereby encapsulating the frangible seal within the second compartment. When the frangible seal is broken, a passageway is provided for transferring material from the first compartment into the second compartment for mixing with a second material. The second compartment may then be opened to dispense the mixture.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Le Papillon BioplanInventors: Vivian Thery, Ryan M. Short
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Patent number: 9045269Abstract: A closure device for releasing an additive liquid into a liquid in a container by operation of the closure device and to a container including such a closure device. The closure device including a cap member defining a fluid chamber having a neck at a lower end thereof and a casing substantially surrounding the fluid chamber. A plug member extends into the neck of the fluid chamber. The neck has an upper portion with a first diameter, and wherein the plug member comprises a primary seal adapted to seal between the plug member and the upper portion of the neck. An upper seal is adapted to seal between the plug member and the upper portion of the neck. A nozzle is directed away from the fluid chamber and in fluid communication with the exterior surface of the plug member below the primary circumferential seal.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Gizmo Packaging LimitedInventor: Bernard D. Frutin
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Patent number: 9034404Abstract: A bottled drink includes a cap and a bottle where a granular supplement containing multiple constituents in a stable manner is stored in the cap and a solution suitable for dispersing the granules is filled in the bottle. Granules which contains mutually incompatible multiple chemical agents or nutritional constituents and whose surface is coated with polyglyceryl fatty acid ester are stored in the cap of the bottle and the bottle is filled with a solution whose viscosity at a shear deformation speed of 0.01 s?1 is 10 to 300 Pa·s.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: FANCL CORPORATIONInventors: Kaori Aibe, Masatoshi Honjo, Tatsuo Nakamura, Sachiko Endou
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Patent number: 9023290Abstract: The invention relates to a container for a contact lens storage solution, in particular having contact lenses in said contact lens storage solution. The container has a vessel (14), which has a filling opening (20), and a first closing element (24), which can be attached to the vessel (14) and which closes the filling opening (20). The first closing element (24) has a gas supply channel (42) for a cleaning and/or sterilizing gas, which extends from at least one inlet (40) on an outer face of the first closing element (24) to at least one outlet (48) on an inner face of the first closing element (24) facing the interior of the vessel (14). On the outer face of the first closing element, said first closing element (24) has at least one venting opening (50) for the escape of gas from the vessel (14).Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Inventors: Albert Sturm, Yves Nold
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Patent number: 9016470Abstract: A device for closing a container, in which to contain a first component to be introduced into the container in addition to a second component, comprising a tank for the first component, a mobile thruster by means of which to determine the opening of the tank, a closing portion stably associated with the tank and provided with closing means able to cooperate with a neck of the container to determine a releasable clamping. The closing portion houses slidingly inside it at least a part of the mobile thruster and has an opening for the passage of the mobile thruster toward the tank. The mobile thruster is selectively mobile between a first raised position of non-interference with the tank and a second lowered position in which it determines the opening of the tank to allow the passage of the first component inside the container. The mobile thruster is made by molding in a single piece with the closing portion, defining a profile of preferential breakage connecting said mobile thruster and said closing portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: BioFarma SpaInventors: Germano Scarpa, Luigi Cogolo
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Patent number: 9016488Abstract: A compartmentalized mixing bottle for storing and selectively introducing a soluble mix to a predetermined quantity of fluid is disclosed. Such a compartmentalized mixing bottle preferably includes a primary compartment having a plurality of primary conduits, a secondary compartment having a secondary conduit and spaced apart from the primary compartment. The compartmentalized mixing bottle further includes a mechanism for selectively isolating the primary compartment from the secondary compartment. Such a selectively isolating mechanism is in continuous fluid communication with the secondary conduit and is removably engaged with the primary and secondary compartments respectively. In this manner, bi-directional rotation (clockwise and counter clockwise) of at least a portion of the selectively isolating mechanism, relative to the primary compartment, isolates and fluidly communicates the primary compartment with the secondary compartment, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Inventor: Travis Peres
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Publication number: 20150103616Abstract: A device for storing and mixing bone cement components. The device includes a housing, a safety device, and a vacuum indicator. The housing defines a mixing chamber configured to store a first bone cement component therein. In a first safety position, the safety device prevents contact between the first bone cement component and a second bone cement component in the mixing chamber. In a second safety position, the safety device permits contact between the first and second bone cement components in the mixing chamber. The vacuum indicator restricts movement of the safety device from the first safety position to the second safety position when in a first vacuum indicator position. The vacuum indicator permits movement of the safety device from the first safety position to the second safety position when in a second vacuum indicator position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: Biomet SASInventors: Lenaic GIFFARD, Cedric Cauquot, Alexis Dupuy
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Publication number: 20150101942Abstract: A container capable of mixing multiple materials comprises a body and a controlling device movably disposed inside the body. An accommodating area for storing a main material and a storage area adjacent to the accommodating area are formed in the body. A partitioning wall is disposed to divide the storage area into a plurality of rooms for storing multiple additive materials. The controlling device includes a baffle which blocks the storage area off whereby the main material and additive materials are separated without mixing. By a movement of the controlling device, the storage area is not blocked by the baffle, which allows the rooms to communicate with the accommodating area and allows multiple materials in the two areas to mix together. Therefore, the mixture with a variety of materials is provided, and the convenience in the use is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventor: KUO-CHENG WU
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Patent number: 9004761Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multiple chamber container that includes a container body sealed around a peripheral edge and having an outlet. The container also includes a first peel seal having a projecting portion and a second peel seal that isolates the outlet. The second peel seal may also include a projecting portion. The first and second peel seals may be configured to define a symmetrical chamber. The chamber may include an axis of symmetry extending between the first and second projecting portions. The chamber geometry of the container ensures a correct sequential opening of the first and second peel seals.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2006Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.Inventors: Patrick Balteau, Jean-Pierre Hartman, Paul Vidrequin, Silvano Sforacchi, John Doherty, Charlie Mulvihill, Noel Smith, Marc Cousin
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Patent number: 9004301Abstract: A container having an first chamber; a second chamber; an upper seal forming a lower portion of the upper chamber; a lower seal adjacent the upper seal, the lower seal forming an upper portion of the lower chamber; a plurality of upper seal apertures in the upper seal; and a plurality of lower seal apertures in the lower seal, the upper seal apertures and the lower seal apertures rotatable between an open position with the upper and lower seal apertures aligned and a closed position with the upper and lower seal apertures nonaligned.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Inventor: Matthew Wahlstrom
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Publication number: 20150090616Abstract: Provided is a two-component mixing container in which a piston member may be capable of a rotation motion operation and a linear motion operation without the need for a complex guide groove. Two or more spring structure portions are provided at the piston member. The two or more spring structure portions impart a pressing force on an inner wall surface of the third cylindrical portion. Two or more fitting grooves are formed in the third cylindrical portion. In this fitting state, the piston member and a second-component containing member rotate together without contact portions getting out of the fitting grooves. When a force of a predetermined level or higher toward a third bottom wall portion is applied to an operating rod portion with a second-component containing chamber and a mixing chamber being communicable with each other, the contact portions get out of the fitting grooves.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicants: SHOFU INC., PENTEL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsukasa Sasaki, Ryouji Takei, Toshiyuki Nakatsuka, Shuji Sakamoto, Satoshi Takano, Satoshi Kawahara
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Publication number: 20150090615Abstract: Provided is a two-component mixing container in which a communication passage may be formed between a partition wall member and a second-component containing member without the need for a high processing precision and a high assembly precision. A columnar portion provided at the central portion of a second bottom wall portion of a partition wall member and a circular through hole provided in the central portion of a third bottom wall portion of a second-component containing member are fitted. A first communication passage and a second communication passage are communicated with each other, using a fitting surface formed between the columnar portion and the circular through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicants: SHOFU INC., PENTEL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsukasa Sasaki, Ryouji Takei, Toshiyuki Nakatsuka, Shuji Sakamoto, Satoshi Takano, Satoshi Kawahara
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Patent number: 8991596Abstract: A cap assembly mounted on a neck of a container for containing an ingredient different from that accommodated in the container includes a cap body having an inner housing formed with a chamber for storage of the ingredient and a working member adapted to open a lower end opening of the chamber to allow the ingredient in the chamber of the inner housing to be mixed with a primary ingredient in the container. The mixed ingredients may be discharged through the lower end opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Inventors: Jeong-Min Lee, Seong-Jae Lee
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Patent number: 8985323Abstract: Articles having a plurality of pouches present in a single article, the pouches separately containing chemical materials which are capable of providing a reactive mixture mixed, that cures over time to provide a polymeric coating in certain embodiments. The chemical materials are maintained in separate pouches that are separated by one or more frangible seals. When a frangible seal is broken, such as by application of pressure to the article, the chemical materials in the separate pouches come into contact with one another and may be mixed together. Subsequent to their mixing, the mixture formed is removed from the article, such as by cutting the article with scissors, and applied to any substrate that is desired to be coated, when the chemical materials are selected to be capable of forming a cured coating subsequent to their mixture.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Citadel Restoration and Repair, Inc.Inventor: Patrick Ilfrey
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Publication number: 20150071572Abstract: Pouches, for example pouches that contain one or more active agents, such as a fabric care active agent or dishwashing active agent and/or detergent compositions, and more particularly pouches employing a water-soluble fibrous wall material, pouches employing a fibrous wall material that ruptures during use, and methods for making same, are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Andreas Josef DREHER, Mark Robert SIVIK, Gregory Charles GORDON, Hailing BAO, Paul Dennis TROKHAN, Paul Thomas WEISMAN
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Patent number: 8974594Abstract: Corrosion control in reinforced concrete is generally disclosed. Some example embodiments may include concrete including aggregate, cement, and/or microcapsules distributed within the cement, where the individual microcapsules may include a high pH salt substantially contained within an acid-soluble shell. If the pH of the concrete decreases, the acid soluble shell may swell and/or dissolve, such as below a pH of about 11, which may release the high pH salt. The high pH salt may locally increase the pH of the concrete. By increasing the pH above about pH 11, corrosion of steel rebar may be prevented and/or reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLCInventors: Seth Miller, Thomas A. Yager
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Patent number: 8973749Abstract: A reagent preparation assembly includes a body and a reaction chamber adjacent the body, the reaction chamber includes a reagent therein, such as a lyophilized reagent. An access port extends into the reaction chamber, and the access port is configured to receive an instrument. A seal extends across a portion of the reaction chamber and the access port. A reconstitution assembly is movably coupled with the body. The reconstitution assembly includes a plunger, a syringe and a piston. The plunger is movably coupled with the body. The syringe is selectively engaged with the plunger. The syringe includes a solution reservoir containing a solution, and movement of the syringe pierces the seal. The piston is selectively engaged with the plunger, and the piston is movably coupled within the syringe. Movement of the piston pushes the solution into the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Biolyph, L.L.C.Inventors: Timothy Pearcy, James G. Skakoon
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Publication number: 20150060312Abstract: Use of a ?-phosphorylated nitroxide radical as an inhibitor for resin mixtures and reactive resin mortars, each based on radically curable compounds. The pot life of mortar compounds can be adjusted in a targeted manner with the ?-phosphorylated nitroxide radical for resin mixtures and reactive resin mortars.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Buergel, Armin Pfeil
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Patent number: 8967412Abstract: A drinking cup that has a lid with a receiving portion is provided. The receiving portion may have a flow control engagement surface. A flow control element that may be configured for releasable attachment with the lid may be included and can have an attachment portion. The attachment portion may have a lid engagement surface. When the flow control element and the lid are attached, the flow control engagement surface engages the lid engagement surface. At least one of the flow control engagement surface and the lid engagement surface may have a concave shape.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Inventor: James A Loging
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Patent number: 8967374Abstract: A device and method are provided for storing medicaments and foods and/or beverages separately during shelf life, and for mixing the medicaments and foods and/or beverages when ready for use. A body of the device defines a plurality of first chambers for receiving a medicament, and a plurality of second chambers for receiving a food and/or beverage. A first sealing portion is located between the first and second chambers and is movable between a closed position preventing fluid communication between the chambers, and an open position permitting fluid communication between the first and second chambers for mixing the medicament and the food and/or beverage when ready for use.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2007Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Dr. Py Institute LLCInventor: Daniel Py
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Patent number: 8960423Abstract: A fillable closure is used to initiate emptying of a separately fillable capsule molded into this closure. The capsule is made oxygen-impermeable on the inside or outside with a vapor-deposited layer of silicon dioxide or metal. The volume of the capsule can be reduced through pressurization from the top, through deformation of its side walls, for cutting or rupturing a sealing foil. The capsule has an asymmetric push button with a pusher surface, a deformable front and side wall and a stable rear wall. The upper end of the rear wall forms a stationary edge, on which the pusher surface can be pivoted downward through deformation of the front and side wall. On the bottom of the pusher surface, a triangle-shaped blade is formed, which ends in a tip, and its triangle edge forming a cutting edge for piercing and cutting the sealing foil on the bottom of the capsule.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Bevaswiss AGInventor: Fritz Seelhofer
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Patent number: 8960424Abstract: A dispensing capsule has a cap body having an internal recess; a chamber removably snapped into the internal recess of the cap body, the chamber including a flexible actuator and a sealing member sealing a lower portion of the chamber; and a hollow plunger slidingly disposed within the chamber, wherein a top portion of the hollow plunger engages the flexible actuator of the chamber. The flexible actuator is configured to deform and engage the hollow plunger, causing a distal end of the hollow plunger to puncture the sealing member, dispensing an ingredient stored in the chamber. The distal end of the plunger may have a beveled cutting surface. The chamber includes two circumferentially disposed races defining an annular groove, wherein an annular protrusion in the internal recess of the cap body removably engages the annular groove of the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Inventor: Michael R. Anderson
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Publication number: 20150034505Abstract: Cups that color liquid contents and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed herein. The cups include an inner wall with a colorant disposed and affixed therein. The colorant is predisposed (i.e., affixed) before the introduction of a liquid, and remains affixed until a liquid is introduced into the cup. The colorant can be disposed within a recess. The colorant can also be affixed to a first cup such that stacking an identical cup within the first cup does not result in the colorant touching the identical cup.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Brian McCormick, Brannon McKay
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Patent number: 8936795Abstract: A liquid embolic material may include a mixture of a first solution comprising between about 1.2% and about 2.5% weight per volume (w/v) carboxymethyl chitosan (CCN) in a first solvent and a second solution comprising between about 1.2% and about 2.5% w/v oxidized carboxymethyl cellulose (OCMC) in a second solvent. The liquid embolic material may be used to embolize a targeted embolization location by mixing the first solution and the second solution to form a liquid embolic material (or hydrogel precursor material), introducing the hydrogel precursor material to a targeted embolization location within a body of a patient, and allowing the CCN and the OCMC to react to form the hydrogel material and embolize the targeted embolization location.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: Jafar Golzarian, Lihui Weng
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Patent number: 8931634Abstract: A drinking straw that can be used to dispense a substance such as vitamins, pharmaceuticals, or diet supplements that is stored inside of the straw body. The straw includes a one-way liquid flow valve at one end of straw that prevents drawn liquid and any of the dissolved materials from returning to the initial liquid source that is drawn through the straw when the straw is not in use. The straw may include a one-way valve or crimp for acting as a one-way valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Inventor: Michael R. Anderson
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Patent number: 8919608Abstract: A container for dispensing a two-component liquid comprises an outer resilient container for containing one component with a neck defining an opening and an inner tubular container. The inner container contains a piston slidably received within it. A closure member extends over the entire area of the inner container and closes its lower end. The piston and the inner container define a reservoir for containing a second component. The neck carries a closure cap which affords a liquid dispensing opening. A first non-return valve communicates with the liquid dispensing opening and with the interior of the inner container. An airflow path extends through the closure cap and the piston and includes a second non-return valve. The first non-return valve is arranged to permit liquid to flow from the inner container to the liquid dispensing opening and the second non-return valve is arranged to permit air to flow through the airflow path into the inner container.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2009Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Carbonite CorporationInventors: Matthew Eric Smith, Karl Mondszein
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Publication number: 20140377196Abstract: A user controlled, customizable topical skin care product comprising a topical skin care product, at least one separate ingredient that may be combined with said product, and a means for combining said product and said ingredient. This device allows users to customize the skin care product's product-to-ingredient ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventor: Rizwan Watto
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Publication number: 20140374286Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus including a first chamber containing an eye-mountable device. The apparatus may also include a second chamber containing an aqueous solution. The apparatus may also include a membrane positioned between the first chamber and the second chamber. The membrane may be configured to rupture based on application of a force to the apparatus. The ruptured membrane may allow the aqueous solution to engage with the eye-mountable device. The apparatus may also include a lid to seal one or more of the first chamber and the second chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Jeffrey George Linhardt, Daniel Barrows
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Patent number: 8910832Abstract: Device for the preservation of substances to be kept separate until their application includes a container (2), which is provided with an at least partially deformable body (6), and a delivery mouth (4), on which there is provided a delivery element for delivering the mixture. A watertight chamber (5) is arranged between the delivery mouth and the body of the container and is provided with a connection mouth (12) for the connection to the body (6), which is closed by cap means (20). A component of the substance to be delivered is contained in the watertight chamber (5), whereas another component is contained in the body (6). The communication between the two components is established by removing said cap, by interference between the walls of the cap and the walls of the body.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Inge S.p.A.Inventor: Alessio Nobbio
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Patent number: 8899412Abstract: A multicomponent cartridge designed for single use includes a first storage chamber for a first component and a second storage chamber for a second component. The first storage chamber being separate from the second storage chamber. The first storage chamber is arranged coaxially around the second storage chamber and forms a ring space, with a first piston being movably received in the first storage chamber and a second piston being movably received in the second storage chamber. The first and second pistons are movable by means of a plunger to dispense the two components simultaneously. The plunger is held in a housing element (and a guide element is provided to guide the first piston in the first storage chamber and to guide the second piston in the second storage chamber, with the housing element including an engagement element which can be brought into engagement with the guide element.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2010Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AGInventor: Percy Leue
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Patent number: 8899427Abstract: A baby bottle including a nipple and separable compartments for holding powdered formula and water. By sliding or rotating a knob to a pre-selected mix position, apertures in the separable compartments are aligned thereby allowing mixture of the powdered formula from an upper compartment into a lower compartment containing the water. The bottle is shaken to thoroughly mix the formula and the water, after which, the bottle and formula mix are ready to use.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2013Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Inventor: LaShana M. Harris
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Publication number: 20140346063Abstract: The invention relates to liquid containers comprising a plurality of sealed additive chambers in communication with a vessel tillable with a liquid. The additive chambers comprise independently selected additives that may be added to a liquid in the container at the option of the user. The user can manually open the additive chambers of their choice and release the additive into a liquid in the vessel without destroying the integrity of the container. In this manner, the liquid containers are programmable by the users and various aspects of the liquid in the container, such as color and/or flavor, is controlled by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Tod M. WOOLF, Andrew S. Marks, Glenn Wachler, Scott Woolf
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Publication number: 20140346062Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a container with luminescence capable of being selectively engaged by a user. In one embodiment of the present invention, the luminescence may be the result of a chemical reaction between two different chemicals initially isolated from one another and always isolated from the beverage contained therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Faizaan Bukhari, Mahavir Y. Shah, Saboor Ismail
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Publication number: 20140350482Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for reconstituting and relates to reconstitution devices suitable for reconstituting many different materials. Furthermore, the present invention includes methods of treatment and methods of use related to a reconstitution device or apparatus. Some embodiments are suitable for reconstituting small amounts of a pharmaceutical compositions and using the pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of sexual dysfunction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Bassam B. Damaj, Richard Martin, Michael Mueller, Daniel W. Frank
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Patent number: 8893728Abstract: A quick and convenient method for coloring hair is disclosed. According to an embodiment, a hair dye applicator is provided. The hair dye applicator includes two containers that can be locked together prior to use. Each container can include at least one hair dye component. In one embodiment, a first container can include a hair color component while the second container can include a developer.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Inventor: Tina Wright-Frohnhoefer
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Patent number: 8887942Abstract: A collapsible drinking cup assembly having a plurality of annular ring segments each flexibly coupled together, end-to-end. An upper drinking lip segment of the ring segments includes an interior and exterior sidewall such that the drinking lip segment tapers inwardly from a lower base portion to an annular upper distal edge thereof. A support floor of the cup apparatus includes an annular bottom flange extending radially beyond an exterior wall of the bottom ring segment. Atop lid member extends over an opening into the cup apparatus, and includes a pair of opposed, inner and outer contact walls that collectively define an annular receiving groove therebetween. The cup apparatus can be expanded from a collapsed position to an expanded position when both the annular bottom flange and the lid member are radially gripped and axially pulled apart longitudinally thereof before separation of the lid member from the drinking lip segment.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Humangear, Inc.Inventors: Christopher A. Miksovsky, Clint N. Slone
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Patent number: 8887904Abstract: A container for storing and dispensing a substance including a deformable nipple having an open end, a feeding tip and a storage cavity; a lid adapted to releasably engage the open end of the nipple; and a (optionally) a tether having resilient properties, the tether connecting the nipple to the lid; wherein, in a storage position the substance, when placed within the storage cavity of the nipple, is contained; wherein in a mixing position, the substance is released from the storage cavity of the nipple; and wherein the container transitions from the storage position to the mixing position upon application of an external force to the nipple, causing the nipple to deform and the lid to disengage the open end of the nipple.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Inventor: Henry Alfonso Gutierrez
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Patent number: 8887905Abstract: In a plastic closure (1), preferably configured as a screw cap, a capsule having a chamber (3) is formed with a capsule wall (2), wherein said capsule is closed both by means of a flexible membrane (6) and by means of a film (4) which seals the chamber (3). An active ingredient B to be dispensed is accommodated in the chamber (3). The sealing film (4) can be destroyed or pushed away by means of a piercing member (7). The piercing member (7) is configured to be replaceable. As a result the plastic closure (1) itself can be produced as standard, and the piercing member (7) can be produced customer-specifically for the respective application. The connection between the piercing member (7) and the convex membrane (6) preferably takes place by means of a coupling part (8) which is formed on the lower face of the convex membrane and on which the piercing member (7) having a cup-shaped coupling attachment receptacle (74) can be fitted.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Muhlemann IP GmbHInventor: Rolf Muhlemann
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Publication number: 20140336610Abstract: Methods and devices for delivering variable amounts of a drug formulation directly from a drug delivery device without requiring point of use reconstitution as a separate mixing step are described herein. These methods and devices increase the convenience, speed and simplicity of administration of drug formulations. The devices mix two or more components in a constant mixing ratio effectively simultaneous to administration, and allow for variable doses while retaining the desired ratio of the components in each dose. The devices are particularly useful for administering drug formulations that are unstable at room temperature in liquid form. The methods described herein generally use conventional devices that have been modified to administer an unstable compound and provide acceptable storage stability. Typical devices include infusion sets, pump reservoirs, syringes, pens, vials and cartridges.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Gerard Michel, Robert Feldstein, Bryan Wilson, Jake Ganem
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Publication number: 20140335198Abstract: The invention relates to a stable bicarbonate ion-containing drug solution, particularly a bicarbonate-containing drug solution for dialysis in which the stability has been improved by the presence of a phosphate ion. Further, the invention relates to a drug solution for acute blood purification, particularly a dialysate and a substitution liquid for acute blood purification to be mixed before use containing the drug solution. Still further, the invention relates to a dialysate and a substitution liquid for acute blood purification to be mixed before use in which the formation of insoluble fine particles or precipitates is prevented for a long time after mixing and with which hypokalemeia and hypophosphatemia are not caused.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION CHIBA UNIVERSITY, FUSO PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shigeto ODA, Tomohito SADAHIRO, Masataka NAKAMURA, Syuichi TANAKA, Shogo TOKUOKA, Hiroya OTANI
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Patent number: 8881894Abstract: A multiple-compartment ascorbic acid delivery unit is provided. The first compartment is impermeable to oxygen and ultraviolet light and contains a solid vitamin-containing composition comprising ascorbic acid or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters. The second compartment is liquid impermeable and contains a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier system. The first compartment is entirely enclosed within said second compartment or vice versa. An opening is formed in the inner compartment in order to combine the contents of the two compartments to form an ascorbic acid carrier composition prior to delivery to the patient.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2008Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Sonovia Holdings LLCInventors: John C. Castel, R. Patrick Abergel
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Patent number: 8881892Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus including a first chamber containing an eye-mountable device. The apparatus may also include a second chamber containing an aqueous solution. The apparatus may also include a membrane positioned between the first chamber and the second chamber. The membrane may be configured to rupture based on application of a force to the apparatus. The ruptured membrane may allow the aqueous solution to engage with the eye-mountable device. The apparatus may also include a lid to seal one or more of the first chamber and the second chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey George Linhardt, Daniel Barrows
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Publication number: 20140326750Abstract: A beverage dispensing system comprises a container, an attachment mechanism, and a cartridge. The container may hold a mixing solution or liquid, such as water, to be mixed with the contents of the cartridge. The attachment mechanism is generally located within the container. The attachment mechanism may comprise an engagement assembly, a piercing portion, and a valve assembly. The engagement assembly may generally receive the cartridge within the attachment mechanism. The piercing portion may generally pierce the cartridge, thereby releasing the contents of the cartridge into the container. The valve assembly may generally open upon engagement of the cartridge with the attachment mechanism. The cartridge generally engages with the attachment mechanism to open the cartridge to be dispensed into the container, thereby combining the contents of the cartridge with the liquid within the container to create a drinkable beverage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Carlos Hernan Marina, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Agnete Enga, Vincent Faivre d'Arcier, Tim Connelly, Jonathan Cedar, Tucker Fort