About Line Or Point Of Weakness Patents (Class 215/253)
  • Patent number: 12214936
    Abstract: A food container includes a box, a cover and a pair of locking wings. The box includes a main body and elastic engaging plates. The main body has a receiving space. The elastic engaging plates are arranged on opposite sides of the receiving space. Each elastic engaging plate includes an elastic arm and a clip. The cover includes a cover plate and engaging slots. The cover is positioned on the main body through the clip inserted in the engaging slot. The locking wings are pivotally coupled to the cover. Each locking wing rotates toward the box to press elastic arms. The elastic arms drive the clips to be disengaged from the engaging slots. Thus, the cover is separated from the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: FREE-FREE INDUSTRIAL CORP
    Inventor: Chien-Hua Liao
  • Patent number: 12201585
    Abstract: A medical device is configured to be connectable with a vial. The medical device includes a tubular body and an adapter. The tubular body defines a container for containing a composition, and has a spike located at a distal end thereof. The spike has at least one through hole in fluid communication with the container. The adapter is formed with or coupled to the body, and is located at or about the spike.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Rajesh Poola, Ambicai Venkatachalapathy
  • Patent number: 12179962
    Abstract: A closure for a spout of a thin-walled flexible package is provided. The closure has a cap having a cap wall having a cap axis extending between a cap lower end and a cap upper end, a tamper-evident seal, and a grip surface having an undulated grip surface edge having a succession of low sections and high sections, such that bulges and windows are formed on the grip surface. The windows are sufficiently wide circumferentially to contain the cap and the tamper-evident seal in width. The low section of the undulated grip surface edge is tangent inferiorly to an imaginary plane orthogonal to the cap axis, which axially delimits inferiorly at least one of the bulges. The imaginary plane is arranged axially below the cap lower end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Guala Pack S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Buzzi, Riccardo Zammori
  • Patent number: 12129087
    Abstract: A secure container cover for a container and manufacturing method therefore are provided. The secure container cover includes an integrally molded body with an annular structure and a side wall. The annular structure includes a central void defined by an intermediate perimeter, and a graspable loop integrally formed with the annular structure is configured to reside within the central void. A tear initiation point is formed where the graspable loop joins the annular structure. A thin section extends from the tear initiation point to a bottom edge of the side wall. The graspable loop is detachably connected to the annular structure at a bridging section. The bridging section is configured to break when an upward biasing force is applied to the graspable loop, and the side wall is configured to separate along the thin section when the graspable loop is pulled away from the body of the secure container cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: OREGON PRECISION INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Zakary James Borg, Ronald Lee Mellor, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12116181
    Abstract: Hinged container cap, comprising a base portion, a hinge member and a lid, wherein the base portion is made of a crystallisable polymer and includes a base circumferential wall and a base containment wall having an base outlet aperture and has an external base surfaceexternal base surface 44, wherein the hinge member connects the base portion to the lid and allows a movement of the lid between an opened position, in which the base outlet aperture is open, and a closed position, in which the base outlet aperture is closed, wherein in the closed position, at least part of the external base surfaceexternal base surface 44 of the base portion forms an interface with the lid contact surfacelid contact surface 42 of the lid, wherein the base portion and/or of the lid wall is crystallized at at least the interface of the base portion and the lid in the closed position, to allow the lid to be opened after being closed for an elongated period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Zahir Bashir, Roshan Zameer, Abdulrahman Al-Awwad
  • Patent number: 12109172
    Abstract: A locking cover for a container having a neck comprising: a cage made from plastic; a body made from plastic, which is fastened around the cage, the body comprising a central orifice; a cap configured to close the central orifice, the cap comprising a flat head to cover the orifice and fastening lugs caught between the cage and the body. Each fastening lug has a breakable zone, and the cap is made from a plastic material, different from the plastic material of the cage and from the plastic material of the body, the plastic material of the cap being chosen to have a resistance to rupture reduced by a dose of gamma irradiation for sterilizing the locking cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: A. RAYMOND ET CIE
    Inventor: Gaëtan Rey
  • Patent number: 12103748
    Abstract: A capping device intended to be fixed to a neck of a container includes a lower ring, a cap, an articulation device that connects the cap and the lower ring, and a locking device configured to lock the cap when it is in a tilted open position. The locking device includes a stop protruding radially outwards and a protruding portion protruding axially from the lower ring. The stop and the protruding portion are configured in such a way that, when the cap is in the tilted open position, the stop abuts against the protruding portion, the portion protrusion having a radial thickness ?1 greater than a radial thickness ?2 of a first section of the lower ring outside some engaging zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: BETAPACK, S.A.U.
    Inventor: Francisco Javier Berroa Garcia
  • Patent number: 12054318
    Abstract: The invention includes a plastic stopper comprising a closure shell and a tamper band. The tamper band is separably connected to the closure shell through at least a weakness line and includes a hoop positioned at a bottom edge of the tamper band. The hoop is configured to invert into and secured under a ring of the bottle neck, and the hoop comprising a least one protrusion. The hoop is configured to inverted into the stopper and extend in front of an inner wall of the tamper band. The inner wall comprises a recess extending into a thickness of the inner wall, and the is recess configured to receive the at least one protrusion of the hoop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Inventor: Stéphane Graux
  • Patent number: 11999536
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a cover and a water container using the cover. The cover comprises a cover base, an upper cover, a bracket, a pressing ring and a button. The upper cover is hinged to the cover base and has a first snap portion. The pressing ring is hinged to the bracket and has a snap-fit portion for snapping the upper cover. The button is pivotally arranged on the cover base in a lever manner and has an upper end and a lower end. The upper end of the button has a second snap portion. The pressing ring is connected to the cover base by a reset elastic member. When the pressing ring is turned relative to the bracket and pushes against the lower end of the button, a pushing force is applied to the lower end of the button to disengage the second snap portion from the first snap portion. The user operates the overturn of the pressing ring with one hand to disengage the pressing ring from the upper cover and disengage the button from the upper cover, and then the cover is completely opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Ningbo Lisi Houseware Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongning Zhou, Lu Wang, Suwei Zheng, Yaxue Jin
  • Patent number: 11993436
    Abstract: A closure cap for closing a pouring opening of a container has a cylindrical threaded part with an open rim, an inner thread configured to cooperate with an outer thread of a container neck, a security ring configured to be held on a projection formed on the container neck, a plurality of security webs configured to releasably connect the security ring to the open rim, and a first retaining strip having a first end securely connected to the open rim of the threaded part and a second end securely connected to the security ring. The closure cap has a second retaining strip having a third end securely connected to the open rim of the threaded part and a fourth end securely connected to the security ring. A circular web section is formed between the first and the second ends. A second projection is formed on an outer wall of the web section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: ALPLA WERKE ALWIN LEHNER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Mayer Erwin
  • Patent number: 11981484
    Abstract: A labelling arrangement for a multi-part container includes a sleeve-shaped cap element having an interlocking structure adapted to be applied to a first part of the container and coupled to the first part by the interlocking structure. The labelling arrangement further includes a sealing label adapted to be attached to a second part of the container by a second label portion and to surround the applied cap element by a first label portion. The labelling arrangement further includes at least one severing region so that, when the container applied with the labelling arrangement is opened, the labelling arrangement is severable in the severing region and at least a part of the cap element is removable together with the first part of the container from the second part of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignees: SCHREINER GROUP GMBH & CO. KG, BAUSCH+STROEBEL MASCHINENFABRIK ILSHOFEN GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Hofenauer, Stefan Krauss, Tanja Messmer, Robert Unglert, Harald Reber
  • Patent number: 11975891
    Abstract: A closure includes a closure portion defining a closure top wall and a closure side wall extending from closure top wall. The closure portion is configured to be removed from a finish portion of the container by rotatably disengaging from threads of the finish portion. A tamper evidence band configured to remain engaged with the finish portion when the closure portion is removed from the finish portion. A multiplicity of thin connections attaching the tamper evidence band to the closure portion. The thin connections configured to break apart when the closure portion is removed from the container. An anchor extending from the closure portion to the tamper evidence band. The anchor configured to keep the closure portion attached to the tamper evidence band when the closure portion is removed from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Inventor: Jay Clarke Hanan
  • Patent number: 11827422
    Abstract: A cap for a container comprises: a retaining ring suitable for being associated with a neck of the container, the retaining ring extending about an axis; a closure element for opening or closing an opening defined by the neck of the container; a hinge structure interposed between the closure element and the retaining ring so as to allow the closure element to be rotated relative to the retaining ring. The retaining ring and the closure element are separated by a separation line, which extends externally of the hinge structure. The hinge structure comprises at least one connection band which connects the closure element to the retaining ring, the connection band being defined inside a recess provided in a side wall of the cap, the side wall extending about said axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
    Inventors: Fabrizio Pucci, Fiorenzo Parrinello
  • Patent number: 11820557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tethered plastic stopper having a tamper band having an offset wall, a closure shell having a peripheral wall, and a hinge connected to the closure shell and a bottom edge attached to the tamper band. The closure shell is also separably connected to the tamper band through a weakness line. The peripheral wall extends around a portion perimeter of the stopper forming a first end at one edge of the peripheral wall and a second end edge at the other edge of the peripheral wall. The offset wall extends between the first and second ends of the peripheral wall at the opposite of the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Henri Grabarczyk, Stéphane Graux
  • Patent number: 11801976
    Abstract: A closure may have a top wall and a side wall depending from the top wall. A plug seal device may depend from said top wall within the side wall. The plug seal device may have an upper section, a lower section, and a sealing section proximate the boundary between the upper section and the lower section. The sealing section is operable such that when the plug seal device is inserted in an opening to an inner cavity in a container, the sealing section engages with an inner container surface to provide a seal between an inner cavity of the container and the external environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventor: Arnold Heinz Mai
  • Patent number: 11772860
    Abstract: A container includes a container body with a projection and a cap with a cover member, an inner member, and an outer member. The inner member is threadably engaged to the neck of the container body and is supported for movement between a first threaded position and a second threaded position relative to the container body. The outer member depends from the cover member and extends at least partly about the inner member and an axis. The outer member includes a tamper-evident member that includes an abutment member configured to engage with the projection to limit movement of the cap from the first threaded position to the second threaded position. Also, the tamper-evident member is permanently deformable to disengage the projection and allow movement of the cap from the first threaded position to the second threaded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Daniel Peter Sterling, Keith J. Colacioppo
  • Patent number: 11772863
    Abstract: A secure container cover for a container and manufacturing method therefore are provided. The secure container cover includes an integrally molded body with an annular structure and a side wall. The annular structure includes a central void defined by an intermediate perimeter, and a graspable loop integrally formed with the annular structure is configured to reside within the central void. A tear initiation point is formed where the graspable loop joins the annular structure. A thin section extends from the tear initiation point to a bottom edge of the side wall. The graspable loop is detachably connected to the annular structure at a bridging section. The bridging section is configured to break when an upward biasing force is applied to the graspable loop, and the side wall is configured to separate along the thin section when the graspable loop is pulled away from the body of the secure container cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: OREGON PRECISION INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Zakary James Borg, Ronald Lee Mellor, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11738911
    Abstract: A cap for a container comprises: a retaining ring intended to remain associated with a neck of the container; a closing element movable between a closed position and an open position; at least one connecting band for keeping the closing element connected to the retaining ring even in the open position. The retaining ring comprises engaging members suitable for engaging with the neck in order to prevent the retaining ring from being pulled off the neck. The engaging members comprise first engaging elements and second engaging elements which extend towards the inside of the retaining ring. The first engaging elements have a shape different from the second engaging elements, so as to be in contact with the neck in the open position, in order to obstruct rotation of the retaining ring around the neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
    Inventor: Alessandro Falzoni
  • Patent number: 11738914
    Abstract: A container is disclosed that has a base and a lid that is rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The lid may be secured to the base with a latch assembly. A latch assembly may have a locked position and an unlocked position, where the latch assembly includes: a latch body pivotally connected to the lid, a latch button slidably connected with the latch body, the latch button having a latch button-locking member, a latch-locking arm pivotally connected to the latch body, and a latch-locking arm biasing member that exerts a rotational force on the latch-locking arm. When the latch assembly is moved to the locked position, the latch-locking arm may engage the base and rotate against the rotational force from the latch-locking arm causing the latch button to move against the linear force until the latch button-locking member engages the arm-locking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Colin Darling, Walter T. Blanchard
  • Patent number: 11731134
    Abstract: Example apparatus including septums and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a septum that includes a first surface and a membrane coupled to at least a portion of the first surface. In addition, the example septum includes a second surface and ribs extending between the membrane and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventor: Robert P. Luoma, II
  • Patent number: 11724864
    Abstract: An opening device configured to be applied to packaging for pourable products comprises: a pouring spout defining a pouring opening through which to pour, in use, the pourable product; a cap configured to engage and disengage the pouring spout to respectively close and open the pouring opening; a closing element closing and/or sealing the pouring opening, formed in one piece with the pouring spout and connected to the pouring spout by a breakable connecting portion configured to break during first opening of the opening device; the closing element comprising a protruding portion extending through the pouring opening and connected to the cap; and tamper-evidence device fitted to the pouring spout and initially connected to the cap by at least one breakable connecting bridge configured to break during first opening of the opening device; wherein the cap is hinged to the tamper-evidence device thereby being permanently tethered to the pouring spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Davide Corradi, Rocco De Paola, Franco Cani, Massimo Tedeschi, Francesca Tavoni, Giulio Bertani, Pietro Martini, Livio Veronesi
  • Patent number: 11713170
    Abstract: A screw cap intended to remain attached to a container after opening the container. The cap includes a cylindrical wall having an inner surface including a thread arranged to engage with a thread arranged on a neck of the container, a safety ring extending the cylindrical wall and connected to the cylindrical wall by at least one fracturable connection. A portion of the cylindrical wall forms a strip connected to the safety ring by way of a connecting element arranged to make it possible to displace the cylindrical wall during the unscrewing of the cylindrical wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SOCIETE LORRAINE DE CAPSULES METALLIQUES—MANUFACTURE DE BOUCHAGE
    Inventor: Mathias Mélan-Moutet
  • Patent number: 11697534
    Abstract: A cap includes a lateral wall extending about an axis and a transversal wall positioned at one end of the lateral wall, a separation line being provided on the lateral wall to define a retaining ring; a closing element removably engageable with the neck, so as to open or close the container; the separation line extends about an axis and being circumferentially interrupted to leave the retaining ring and the closing element joined; wherein the retaining ring comprises a joining portion, a first connecting band, and a second connecting band; a tab, interposed between the first connecting band and the second connecting band and being protruding, or aligned with respect to it, so that, when the closing element is in an open condition and the connecting bands keep the closing element connected to the retaining ring, the tab can rest on the neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
    Inventors: Vittorio Bassi, Alessandro Falzoni
  • Patent number: 11679912
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for a container cap comprising a plurality of tamper evidence bridges configured to provide evidence that the container cap has been removed from a container by other than a manufacturer of the container. The tamper evidence bridges comprise a small tab of material that extends from a bottom-most edge of the container cap to a neck ring of the container. The tamper evidence bridges are configured to break, or snap, when the container cap is rotated relative to the neck ring. Broken tamper evidence bridges provide readily visible evidence to an end-user of the container that the container cap has been removed by other than the manufacturer of the container. The high visibility of the tamper evidence bridges serves to discourage vendors from attempting to refill and resale of the used containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Niagara Bottling, LLC
    Inventor: Jay Clarke Hanan
  • Patent number: 11642280
    Abstract: A sealed pharmaceutical container includes a shoulder, a neck extending from the shoulder, and a flange extending from the neck. The flange includes an inclined sealing surface defining an opening in the sealed pharmaceutical container. The sealed pharmaceutical container also includes a sealing assembly including a stopper extending over the sealing surface of the flange and a cap securing the stopper to the flange. The stopper has a glass transition temperature (Tg) that is greater than or equal to ?70° C. and less than or equal to ?45° C. The sealing assembly maintains a helium leakage rate of the sealed pharmaceutical container of less than or equal to 1.4×10?6 cm3/s as the sealed pharmaceutical container is cooled to a temperature of less than or equal to ?45° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dane Alphanso Christie, Sinue Gomez-Mower, Adam Robert Sarafian, Robert Anthony Schaut
  • Patent number: 11618621
    Abstract: One embodiment of a vertical tube (26) for an improved tamper-evident container having no threads which descends from the underside of a cap (12) and is permanently adhered to a receiving cylindrical, threadless body neck (50) on the top of the body (10). A tape (46) is adhered to the underside of the lid (14) and runs towards the front of the cap where the opening is located, extends down to a plateau (22) where it runs back towards the rear, hinged (18) end of the cap. The tape breaks apart when the lid is opened for the first time. The cap and lid are clear and see-through which allows the customer to see if the tape is torn apart and know whether the product has been tampered with or not. Other embodiments are described and shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Inventor: Richard John McCormick
  • Patent number: 11548692
    Abstract: A closure (20, 20A, 20B) for a container (22) with an outwardly projecting flange (25). The closure including a skirt (50, 50A, 50B) for attaching the closure (20, 20A, 20B) to the container (22). The skirt (50, 50A, 50B) has an annular, flexible retention member (66, 66A) extending laterally inwardly from a lower end portion (54, 54A, 54B) of the skirt (50, 50A, 50B) to define a connection (62, 62A, 62B) therebetween. In one form, the flexible retention member (58, 58A, 58B) has (a) an initial, undeflected configuration, (b) a deflected configuration rotated away therefrom about the connection (62, 62A, 62B), and (c) a proximal end surface (126, 126A) located at the connection (62, 62A, 62B) defining a shoulder when the flexible retention member (58, 58A, 58B) is in the undeflected configuration. In another form, the flexible retention member (58, 58A, 58B) is movable into the deflected configuration when subjected to an axial force of between about 100 Newtons and about 150 Newtons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: AptarGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: Franz Lenz, Gerhard Jaeckel
  • Patent number: 11542068
    Abstract: Tamper resistant systems and devices and methods of forming the same are disclosed. A tamper resistant system includes a container having a container body defining a cavity having a threaded opening therein, a threaded closure removably covering the threaded opening, and a frangible component including a length of material having a first end and a second end. The first end is integrated with the container body such that the frangible component and the container body have a single piece construction and the frangible component extends from the container body. The second end is coupled to the threaded closure. Subsequent removal of the threaded closure from the container causes damage to at least one of the frangible component, the threaded closure, and the container body. The frangible component, the threaded closure, and the container body are at least partially constructed of an environmentally friendly material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Double Double D, LLC
    Inventor: Jim F. Warner
  • Patent number: 11535436
    Abstract: A combination of a closing cap (1?) for a container (2) and a neck (201) of the container (2), wherein the cap (1?) comprises a lateral wall (3) extending about an axis (Z) and a transversal wall (4) positioned at an end of the lateral wall (3), a separation line (5?) of the lateral wall (3) defining a retaining ring (301?), configured to remain anchored to the neck (201) and a closing element (302) to open or close the container (2). The retaining ring (301?) comprises a retaining portion (303), configured to engage internally with a locking ring (202) of the neck (201). The retaining ring (301?) comprises a joining portion (305) which allows the retaining ring (301?) to be joined to the closing element (302), a first connecting band and a second connecting band, and a tab positioned between the first connecting band and the second connecting band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
    Inventors: Vittorio Bassi, Alessandro Falzoni
  • Patent number: 11511918
    Abstract: A container body has a neck defining an opening with an axis. The neck includes a projection that projects radially away from the axis. A cap includes a wall that defines at least part of an exterior of the cap. The wall includes an aperture extending therethrough. The cap is removably attached to the neck and supported for movement on the neck between a first position and a second position. The wall is resiliently flexible for radial movement between a retained position and an unretained position with respect to the neck. In the retained position the projection retains the cap in the first position. The wall, in the unretained position, allows movement of the cap from the first position toward the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Daniel Peter Sterling, Keith Colacioppo
  • Patent number: 11505371
    Abstract: A closure may have a top wall and a side wall depending from the top wall. A plug seal device may depend from said top wall within the side wall. The plug seal device may have an upper section, a lower section, and a sealing section proximate the boundary between the upper section and the lower section. The sealing section is operable such that when the plug seal device is inserted in an opening to an inner cavity in a container, the sealing section engages with an inner container surface to provide a seal between an inner cavity of the container and the external environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
    Inventor: Arnold Heinz Mai
  • Patent number: 11390436
    Abstract: A tamperproof beverage container unsealed by rotation of a lid is disclosed herein. In a general example embodiment, the beverage container includes a body configured to seal a beverage therein, the body including at least a top surface, the top surface including a main surface and at least one sealing surface covering at least one body aperture, and a lid configured to at least partially cover the top surface of the body, the lid including at least one projection which unseals the at least one sealing surface to reveal the at least one body aperture when the lid is rotated with respect to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventor: Joseph F. Arand
  • Patent number: 11332289
    Abstract: A sealed container capable of knowing that the opening of the container body is exactly in close contact with a packing when a lid body is attached to the container body. The sealed container has a container body, a lid body attached to the opening of the container body, and a packing attached to the lid body, while the packing has a packing body provided in the lid body and a plurality of flexible ring-shaped protrusions provided thereupon which are mutually separated in the axial direction of the lid body The outer peripheral portion of the ring-shaped protrusion, which is the farthest from the top plate portion of the lid body in the axial direction, is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the container body, while the outer peripheral portions of other ring-shaped protrusions are radially separated from the inner peripheral surface of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: KOTODO TAKAHASHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriko Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11325762
    Abstract: A container-closure system comprises a threaded-neck container that houses a first flowable product in a first reservoir. A closure assembly for the container initially houses a second flowable product in a second reservoir, and comprises a threaded cap and a cap insert. Movement of the cap insert with respect to the threaded cap effects the mixing of the two flowable products in the first reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ELC Management LLC
    Inventor: Philip Andrew Tarrant
  • Patent number: 11292641
    Abstract: A plastic closure includes a lower part, a lid, integrally connected to the lower part via a hinge, and at least one integrity guarantee element to indicate if the plastic closure has ever been opened. The plastic closure further includes at least one first detent element and at least one second detent element, and the at least one first detent element forms at least one integrity guarantee element and in the closed state and before the plastic closure is opened for the first time is in engagement with the at least one second detent element. The first detent element has a predetermined breaking point, and, when the plastic closure is opened for the first time via a pivoting movement of the lid, the predetermined breaking point can be broken and at least one part of the first detent element is configured to swing out to release the second detent element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: MÜHLEMANN IP GMBH
    Inventor: Rolf Mühlemann
  • Patent number: 10954031
    Abstract: A container closure includes a generally planar body having a product side and a customer side. The container closure body defines a limited container opening and an actuation location. Further, the container body includes a force concentrating construction disposed adjacent the limited container opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis C. Stammen, Patrick K. McCarty
  • Patent number: 10894637
    Abstract: Provided is a plugging-type resin cap which can sufficiently seal a container and in which, upon uncapping of the container, a restraining band loosens after the pressure in the container is released without the application of an excessive force. A plugging-type resin cap (100) includes a restraining band (130), a tab (140), and engagement projections (151). The restraining band (130) has an arcuate restraining portion (131), stoppers (132), and an upwardly projecting portion (133). The stoppers (132) are formed to extend radially outward from the circumferential both ends of the restraining portion (131). The engagement projections (151) are disposed over an outer side surface of a skirt wall (120) in the vicinity of the circumferential both ends of a tab (140). The stoppers (132) and the engagement projections (151) are formed to be fittable with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON CLOSURES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Enomoto, Koshin Ri, Sei Nakagawa, Katsumi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10562683
    Abstract: A stopper for a container neck, comprising: a skirt having a generally tubular shape and being centered on an axis, the skirt being adapted to surround a neck of a container, and being provided internally with a snap-on member adapted to fasten the skirt to the neck in a removable manner by jamming the snap-on member with an external projecting boss of the neck of the container; and an opening strip having a generally annular shape and including a peripheral portion that is permanently connected to a peripheral portion of the skirt, the strip being movable relative to the skirt between: a first position, in which the strip surrounds an external lateral surface of the skirt, by providing an annular space radially between the external lateral surface of the skirt and an inner surface of the strip; and a second position, in which the inside of the strip is substantially detached from the skirt in order to enable the strip to be manually grasped so that the skirt is unsnapped from the neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Novembal USA Inc.
    Inventor: Michel Luzzato
  • Patent number: 10450113
    Abstract: A dispensing closure includes a base and a lid. The base includes a dispensing spout defining a dispensing orifice. A self-closing valve controls fluid flow out of the orifice in use. The lid includes a spout sealing arrangement including an external seal for sealing against an outer face of the spout and an internal seal for sealing against an inner face of the spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Ron Kieras, Rene Lawell, Remchile Sienes
  • Patent number: 10392168
    Abstract: A pouring spout sealing structure of an inside plug includes a sealing member including a bottom part for sealing an opening of a pouring spout of the inside plug, a peripheral wall rising from the peripheral edge of the bottom part, and a knob part extending from the peripheral wall, in which the sealing member is connected to the upper end of the opening of the pouring spout at the peripheral edge of the bottom part, the connected portion constitutes a thin part breakable by a certain pulling force, and the peripheral wall is inclined upwardly and outwardly from the opening of the pouring spout. The container pouring spout sealing structure achieves both sealability and easy opening properties, reduces number of parts and manufacturing steps, and is applicable to small containers such as cosmetic containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: KOSE Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Hanawa, Mamoru Orii
  • Patent number: 10343826
    Abstract: A container lid is composed of a synthetic resin inside plug to be mounted on the mouth of a container, and a synthetic resin lid to be mounted on the inside plug. A breakable thin-walled line formed in a closing wall has an outer arcuate portion extending from a breakage start end portion, and an inner arcuate portion extending from the breakage start end portion, and defines an arcuate deformation region. A locked element is annexed to the deformation region, and a locking element is in the lid. When the lid is rotated in a predetermined direction, the locking element is locked to the locked element. When the lid is rotated further in the predetermined direction, a force is exerted on the deformation region via the locking element and the locked element, so that the breakable thin-walled line of the inside plug is broken and the deformation region is deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON CLOSURES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Sugiyama, Osamu Ishii, Masataka Iyadomi
  • Patent number: 10287086
    Abstract: An anti-breakage and anti-scald bottle includes an inner container and a plastic jacket arranged outside the inner container in a sleeving mode, wherein a soft rubber retainer ring is arranged at the inner bottom of the plastic jacket, and the bottom end of the inner container is clamped on the soft rubber retainer ring; an opening of the plastic jacket is connected with a fixed sleeve in a threaded mode, the neck of the fixed sleeve abuts against the periphery of an opening of the inner container, a soft rubber ring is fixedly arranged on the inner surface of the neck of the fixed sleeve and makes contact with the opening of the inner container, and a top opening of the fixed sleeve is sealed and covered with a bottle cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Shen Zhen Xin Yue Tang Plastic & Hardware Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Lihua Huang
  • Patent number: 10252845
    Abstract: A flip-top dispensing closure (10) is provided. The closure comprises: a base (12) connectable to a container neck (1); a lid (14) hingedly connected to the base so as to be movable between a closed position and an open position; and a dispensing member (20). The closure further comprises a tamper-indicating member (5). The tamper-indicating member (5) activates either: upon first opening of the lid (14); or if the base (12) is removed from the neck (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: OBRIST CLOSURES SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Rognard, Derek John Hindle, Philippe Bardet
  • Patent number: 10232977
    Abstract: A cap arranged to interact with a spout. The cap includes a top section, a side wall section attached to the top section and a tamper element attached to the side wall section in a tearing interface. The tearing interface may be provided with a weakening line that is arranged to break when the cap is unscrewed such that the tamper element is separated from the side wall section. The cap further includes at least one resilient cutting element arranged to the side wall. The at least one resilient cutting element is arranged to cut off a membrane of the spout when the cap is unscrewed. The cap is arranged such that the weakening line is arranged to break before the membrane of the spout is cut off when the cap is being unscrewed from the spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCES S.A.
    Inventors: Göran Dahl, Bengt Håkansson
  • Patent number: 10214344
    Abstract: A cartridge for extracting a beverage by injecting a fluid, comprising a containment body which is adapted to contain a substance from which the beverage is to be extracted and is adapted to receive the fluid, the containment body comprising at least one opening for the outflow of the beverage, which is adapted to prevent an increase in hydraulic pressure inside the cartridge when the fluid is injected, the containment body further comprising a plurality of raised portions for hindering the flow of the beverage, which are arranged in a mutually offset arrangement around the outflow opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: ILLYCAFFE' S.P.A.
    Inventors: Luca Mastropasqua, Ferruccio Seganfreddo, Giuseppe Cutuli, Gianluca Giamba
  • Patent number: 10166343
    Abstract: A noise tamper evident cap assembly for a medical injection device is provided. The assembly includes a sleeve assembly having a sidewall formed circumferentially around a tip cap, and being permanently affixed to a bottom cap. At least one noise fin is formed along an interior of the side wall and disposed in at least partially obstructing and overlying relations relative to a bottom portion of said tip cap, such that the removal of the tip cap will cause an interaction with said noise fin(s) and create an audible indicator. The tip cap is removably connected to the bottom cap via an engagement mechanism, which is also obstructed by the noise fin(s). The bottom cap is structured and dimensioned to enclose a dispensing portion of the medical injection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Brandon Hunt, Patrick Vitello
  • Patent number: 10124938
    Abstract: This pouring closure permits controlled multi-side pouring by means of a canister spout. The pouring closure consists of a spout attachment (2), which forms a channel (14), which is reduced in size with respect to the spout and an upper outer edge of which forms a protruding drop lip (11). A closure cover (1), which acts as a jet former, forms a pipe (4), which extends downward and which fits into a channel (14) on the spout attachment (2) in a sealing manner. The pipe (4) extending downward has a lateral window (5), which extends at least around 90° of the pipe circumference. The remaining pipe circumference is doubled-walled. The interior thus formed leads toward the outside in the axial direction at the lower end of the pipe (4) as an air channel (7), and the air channel (7) likewise leads toward the outside only in the upper region of the window (5) laterally on both sides of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: CAPARTIS AG
    Inventor: Herbert Wohlgenannt
  • Patent number: 10005599
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing material into a container has a base, which can be coupled to the container, and a rotatable portion that is mounted to the base and rotatable about an axis of rotation. The rotatable portion includes a storage compartment for storing the material. The storage compartment has a dispensing aperture of which at least a portion of the periphery extends in a direction non-perpendicular relative to the axis of rotation. The dispensing aperture is positioned such that the material stored in the storage compartment falls into the container when the dispensing aperture is uncovered. A pierceable membrane is sealed along the periphery of the dispensing aperture. A piercer, which forms part of the base, is offset from the axis of rotation and is positioned to pierce the membrane from the outside of the storage compartment during a full rotation of the rotatable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Bottlecap Holdings Ltd.
    Inventors: Bradley Friesen, Marcus Carius, Alexander Trampolski
  • Patent number: 9878831
    Abstract: A cap arranged to interact with a spout has a top portion, a sidewall portion depending from the top portion and formed in one piece therewith. The sidewall portion has an interior threading arranged to interact with exterior threading of the neck during an opening operation and during a closing operation. The cap further has a tamper evidence, which is removably attached to the sidewall portion having cutting elements with a first end hingedly attached to the sidewall portion and a free end portion arranged to interact with a membrane portion of the spout. The hinged attachment allows for the cutting element to pivot in an axial direction. Further, the free end portion has a blunt tip and a comparatively sharper cutting edge on a lateral side of the free end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Anders Danielsson, Göran M Johansson, Fredrik Nordgren, Robert Rosberg, Jennie Stackebo, Henrik Andersson
  • Patent number: 9833381
    Abstract: A bag having two accesses, an inlet and an outlet, both containing closing devices for releasing or stopping the flow of a liquid that flows into or out of the bag. The inlet has a filtering element for retaining particles possibly produced by the coring phenomenon which can occur when the spike of the inlet ruptures the plug of the bottle. Also provided is a safety device used for permanently attaching the bottle to the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Inventor: Norival Caetano