Closures Patents (Class 220/200)
  • Publication number: 20100222119
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to make an inclination angle of a mobile type electronic device held surely without increasing components of the mobile type electronic device. A connector 201 is exposed on a surface of a chassis 102 of a cellular phone 101, and a cover member 103 covers the connecter 201 to protect it. A plurality of cover members 103 are made of a non-slip member respectively, and are arranged at a corner 105 where at least two surfaces of the chassis 102 intersect. When the cellular phone 101 leans against a floor and a wall 202 in a state that the cellular phone 101 leans at a predetermined angle, the cellular phone 101 is held at the inclination angle through making the cover members 103 touch the floor and the wall 202 respectively. A television image or the like displayed on a display 104 is watched from a direction of an arrow A side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventor: Kensaku Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20100213193
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composite for packaging material with a symmetrical structure that consists of plastic/aluminum/plastic. The invention also relates to a container covering with a symmetrical composite structure that consists of polyester/aluminum/polyester, whereby polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is advantageously used as polyester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: CONSTANTIA HUECK FOLIEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jurgen Helmlinger, Andreas Fischer
  • Publication number: 20100193534
    Abstract: A sealable bin for collecting waste biomass in a household kitchen comprising a container for receiving biomass, a sealable lid for placement over the container, venting means for circulating air within the waste biomass, and a handle. Venting means is contained in the lid. The inside surfaces of the container have a series of parallel features comprising either channels or projections in order create pathways into and out of the container for aeration of the biomass and dehumidifying of the biomass so as to deter anaerobic decomposition and odours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: COLIN ROBERTS, Robert D. Watters, Romeo Graham, Michael G. Sirois
  • Publication number: 20100193511
    Abstract: A canister for housing a tool such as a toilet brush or plunger and the canister has a pair of walls which pivot between an open and closed position via actuation of a platform which moves vertically within the canister upon receipt or removal of the tool therefrom. An actuator is provided to actuate the walls and a bias member may retain the walls in an open position when the tool is removed from the canister.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Keith DeLawrence Brown, Allen Zadeh, Antonio Carlo Hernandez Celestin
  • Patent number: 7760104
    Abstract: A fluid containment and dispensing system having a RFID tag associated therewith. The fluid containment and dispensing system includes a fluid containment drum having an opening defined thereon. The fluid containment and dispensing system further includes a dispensing mechanism operably coupleable with the opening, the dispensing mechanism configured to dispense the contents of the fluid containment drum. An identification tag is coupleable with the dispensing mechanism and includes a first laminate, a second laminate laminated to the first laminate, and a RFID member disposed between the first and second laminates, wherein the RFID member includes information associated with a fluid containment and dispensing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Entegris, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Asp, Jeffrey J. McKenzie, John M. Hennen
  • Publication number: 20100176130
    Abstract: The paper lid comprises a top plate, a sidewall formed downward at an edge of the top plate, and a reinforcing member to reinforce the sidewall and firmly attach the paper lid to a container. Further, the paper lid comprises a receipt part is formed between an inner top of the reinforcing member and the top plate. The receipt part grasps the rim of the container, thereby strengthening the connection between the paper lid and the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventor: Yeong Leul KIM
  • Publication number: 20100163558
    Abstract: There is provided a beverage container closure which comprises a circumferentially disposed cup engagement means configured for releasable engagement about a beverage container opening. The closure further comprises an upper closure surface disposed intermediate the cup engagement means and a beverage container support extending from the closure surface a pre-determined height thereabove. The container support is surrounded at a bottom end by a gutter being disposed a pre-determined depth below the upper closure surface and the gutter is configured to support a bottom end of the beverage container. The beverage container support is configured to support and releasably engage the base of the beverage container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: CARL-LOUIS PTY LTD
    Inventor: Carl Karam
  • Publication number: 20100162690
    Abstract: A closure member for a urea tank used to provide urea to an exhaust treatment system of a vehicle comprises a closure member body defining respective urea inlet and outlet passages and coolant inlet and outlet passages therethrough. A valve carried by the closure member body, and a portion of the valve can be an integral one piece part of the closure member body, selectively blocks the flow coolant through the interior of the urea tank. When coolant flows into the tank, it is separated from urea in the tank by a recirculating conduit which returns the coolant from the coolant inlet passage to the coolant outlet passage. Coolant circulating within the tank heats urea therein. The coolant flow valve can comprise a solenoid controlled valve with an electrical connector carried by the coolant tank for making connections to wiring that provides power to the solenoid to control the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Hosaka, Gregor Reimann
  • Publication number: 20100155400
    Abstract: A closure (26) for a medical waste receptacle through which medical waste is deposited is provided. The closure comprises a door (20) forming at least a portion of the passage, wherein the door is formed from a molded thermoplastic material comprising a polyolefin resin, a nucleating agent and a siloxane processing aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Brian Finnestad, Piyush J. Reshamwala, Robert A. Brown
  • Publication number: 20100147849
    Abstract: A cover arrangement for a manure pit comprising a support arch extending over the manure pit, a cover formed of sheet material which is secured with an upper portion of a wall extending about the manure pit, a cable extending between opposed sides of the wall, the cable passing over the arch and being secured thereto, a block mounted to another side of the arch, a further cable secured to the cover and to the block and a winding arrangement for raising and lowering the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventor: Damien Ross
  • Patent number: 7736710
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a package comprising a first portion and a second portion (or a first package member and a second package member) adapted to be connected to each other and thereby keep the package closed, wherein the first and second portions (or package members) are connected to each other by at least one adhesion area, wherein the adhesion area is adapted to comprise an electrically weakable adhesive. The disclosure further relates to a method of closing and opening a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Stora Enso AB
    Inventor: Lars Sandberg
  • Publication number: 20100133269
    Abstract: A container (10) within which there is located a canister (11) to be filled with a mixture of powdered nuclear material and powered metal or ceramic or glass or mixtures thereof. The contents of the canister (11) are to be subjected to a raised temperature and pressure to form a dense monolith. The canister (11) includes a hollow body (12) having longitudinal opposite end walls (13 and 14), with the end wall (14) having an opening (18) closed by a lid (17), the lid (17) providing the end wall (14). A filter (20) is located in the lid (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventor: Salvatore Moricca
  • Publication number: 20100126991
    Abstract: A paper seal comprising a stretched thermoplastic resin film that comprises (a) a surface layer, (b) a substrate layer, and (c) a water-based adhesive-receiving layer having a water absorption level of from 2 to 25 ml/m2, wherein the stretched thermoplastic resin film has a porosity of from 20 to 50% and a 120°-opening time by bending repulsion of from 20 to 70 seconds. The paper seal can be stuck in a flat state without being curled by the environmental influence during labeling or by the influence of seasonal variation, and can be peeled off completely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: YUPO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kimura, Hiromitsu Tamauchi, Ryouichi Uchino
  • Publication number: 20100108783
    Abstract: A spray gun and a detachable liquid reservoir releasably attached to the spray gun by engagement of mateable, non-threaded formations provided on the spray gun and the reservoir. The spray gun has an integral connector boss with a socket for reception of a connector tube of the reservoir. The boss has an external flange at the distal end and the reservoir has hook members separate from the connector tube. The hook members are co-operable with the flange when the connector tube is received in the socket to secure releasably the reservoir to the spray gun. In another arrangement, the connector tube is an interference friction-fit in the socket to secure releasably the reservoir to the spray gun. In yet another arrangement, the connector tube has bayonet lugs co-operable with bayonet grooves in the wall of the socket when the connector tube is received in the socket to secure releasably the reservoir to the spray gun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Stephen C.P. Joseph, Michael J.R. Adams, Neil Delbridge, Michael W. Howcroft
  • Publication number: 20100098132
    Abstract: A radiator cover includes a base seat with a mounting portion. A thermometer includes a temperature-indicating portion disposed within the mounting portion, an externally threaded portion extending downwardly from the temperature-indicating portion and having a bottom surface, and a sensor portion extending downwardly from the bottom surface. A threaded seat includes an internally threaded portion engaging the externally threaded portion, and an annular inner surface disposed below the internally threaded portion and confronting the bottom surface. An annular water seal is disposed between the bottom surface and the annular inner surface of the threaded seat to establish a water-tight seal therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: COPLUS INC.
    Inventor: Chih-Bin Wu
  • Publication number: 20100089925
    Abstract: A tray for carrying at least one bottle that has to be positioned and held precisely on the tray, includes a support on which the bottle is intended to be placed, at least two rails running substantially parallel to one another along the support, the rails including at least one shoulder extending above the support toward the other rail so that a lower edge of the bottle can fit between and be immobilized in the rails in a longitudinal or transverse direction and in an upwards direction, each rail having at least one imprint, the imprints being positioned facing one another, each imprint being designed to accommodate an immobilizing element provided on the bottle so that the bottle can be immobilized in the rails in a longitudinal or transverse direction. A bottle used with a tray such as this is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: NOVACYT
    Inventor: Eric Peltier
  • Publication number: 20100089921
    Abstract: A closure assembly for a container includes a closure cap having an open ended body with a peripheral wall and a top wall provided with a dispensing passage which is defined by a collar arranged to the top wall. A self closing valve is arranged in the closure cap. The valve includes a slit central portion and a skirt extending downwardly from the central portion, which has an outwardly extending flange. The skirt is arranged in the collar and the flange is located below the collar and extends radially outwardly beyond it. On a lower surface of the top wall, a plurality of lips is formed outward from the collar. The lips are folded over the flange such that the latter is partly enveloped between the lips and the top wall so as to secure the valve in the closure cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Lenny Marita Ellenkamp-Van Olst, Sebastiaan Wilhelmus Josephus Den Boer, Gerrit Jan Stegeman, Jan Van Alfen
  • Publication number: 20100084417
    Abstract: A mounting guard ring for a sealing ring with at least one sealing lip, surrounding a sleeve-shaped protective ring with a supporting surface for the sealing lip disposed at the outer periphery and a holding device shaped as a grip, the protective ring being provided in at least one peripheral region with a first predetermined breaking site and being capable of being severed along the first predetermined breaking site by pulling on the holding device, the protective ring being closed off in sealing manner by a disk-shaped lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Carl Freudenberg KG
    Inventors: Martin Heldmann, Gunter Hintenlang, Uwe Henrich
  • Patent number: 7691302
    Abstract: A disposable cup lid including a body and a mounting portion extending around the periphery of the body. The body defines a suitably shaped clearance area to accommodate a person's nose when drinking the contents of a cup having the lid positioned thereon. The body also defines an enhanced drinking area which is suitably configured to provide a person with a drinking experience more similar to the drinking experience of drinking from an uncovered cup or glass. In one embodiment, the body includes a raised portion which defines a lip engaging front wall and an enhanced drinking area. The enhanced drinking area includes a closure member having an upwardly extending gripping member and a drink-through opening initially covered by the closure member, wherein the drink-through opening is positioned substantially adjacent to the lip engaging front wall. The closure member is movable about a hinge from an initial closed position to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Prairie Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Hollis, Weston S. Koennecke, John R. Geer, III
  • Publication number: 20100078433
    Abstract: A mask blank container is adapted to house a mask blank with a resist film. The container comprises a container body 5 for receiving the mask blank; a cap member 6 to be put on the container body; and a fixing member 9 adapted to fix the container body and the cap member to each other when the cap member is put on the container body. The container body and the cap member have fitting portions 51 and 61 made of a resin material and fitted to each other, respectively. The fixing member comprises a first member 91 having an engaging portion 91 a to be engaged with the fitting portion of the cap member, and a second member 92 having an engaging portion 93 to be engaged with the fitting portion of the container body. A distance between the engaging portions of the first and the second members is desired to be variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MIZUKOSHI, Osamu HANAOKA
  • Publication number: 20100072201
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed drink cover for cans or bottles that prevents the spread of disease associated with drinking directly from cans or bottles contaminated by pathogens. The hermetic seal drink cover for cans or bottles, comprises of a material having properties similar to latex and a removable tamper evident ring attached to the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: Henry Jose Salazar Moure
  • Publication number: 20100071777
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing system can be used with a container comprising at least one camming surface. In various embodiments, the fluid dispensing system can have a housing which can accept at least a portion of the container in a fixed orientation and a track which can be engaged with the housing. In at least one embodiment, the housing can be slidably movable along the track at least between a first position and a second position. In various embodiments, the fluid dispensing system can have a tube which can be engaged with at least a portion of the container to withdraw fluid therefrom when the housing is in the second position and can also have a fluid system in fluid communication with the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Christopher Lawrence Smith, Brian Joseph Roselle, Stephan James Andreas Meschkat, Corey Michael Bischoff, Kenneth Eugene Lamb, William Peter Wurzelbacher, Douglas Arthur Marsden
  • Publication number: 20100059525
    Abstract: A closure for a multiple component container includes an insert (12), a piston (20) and a cap (10). The insert (12) and the piston (20) define a reservoir and the insert (12) comprises a fixed cylindrical wall (26) and a movable wall (32) connected thereto and movable with respect thereto by the action of gas pressure within the reservoir. The movable wall (32) has a discharge aperture (36) formed therein. The cap (10) comprises a closure plate (14), integral with whose outer edge is a depending skirt (16), by means of which the cap may be secured to a container. The closure plate (14) cooperates with the piston (20) such that movement of the closure plate towards the insert (12) results in movement of the piston also in the same direction. The piston (20) forms a sliding seal with the internal surface of the fixed cylindrical wall (26). A valve member (22) is integral with, the piston (20) and is slidably received in and seals the discharge aperture (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Matthew Eric Smith, Karl Mondszein
  • Publication number: 20100059523
    Abstract: Closure (1) for a container, in particular for pourable or flowable products, has a closure head (2), a circumferential face (3) which is connected at least partially to the closure head (2), and means (6) which interact with the container in such a way that the discharge opening of the container can be closed by the closure (1), with the result that the closure (1) has means (4) for fixing a plurality of portion containers (7) of in each case less than 50 ml filling volume to the closure (1). The portion containers (7) are filled with at least one additive, such as fragrances, dyes or surfactants, that can be mixed selectively with the pourable or flowable product located in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Mühlhausen, Markus Nachtsheim
  • Publication number: 20100051107
    Abstract: A shower water-saving device with dual functionalities: collecting water from a showerhead and watering household or landscape plants. The device can be used to conveniently catch the leading cold or lukewarm water from the shower head, which would otherwise be wasted, while the person taking the shower is waiting for the water with proper temperature to come and, after collecting the shower water, it can then be easily transformed, by attaching a lid (preferably having a spout) to the top opening of the bucket, into a hand-held watering bucket and be used to water household plants or plants in the garden or on the lawns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventor: Andrew Robert Crawford
  • Publication number: 20100044381
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for article introduction, storage and dispensing from a reusable container in an efficient and high throughput manner are provided. The apparatus for storing and recovering content therefrom includes a plurality of arranged cells having a content ingress-egress point. The content ingress-egress point is pierceable to introduce content into the cell, self-closing and resealing to capture and seal content within the cell, and rupturable to discharge and recover content from the cell. Methods include piercing, capturing and discharging articles by providing a plurality of arranged cells having at least one article ingress-egress point, piercing the article ingress-egress point to introduce articles into the cell where the article ingress-egress point is adapted to self-close and self-seal to capture articles within the cell, and rupturing the article ingress-egress point to discharge and recover articles from the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: DANIEL M. GOLDMAN
  • Patent number: 7666487
    Abstract: An easy-open end which comprises a steel sheet and formed on at least one side thereof an about 10-30 mum-thick coating film of a polyester resin having a 50% crystallization time of about 5 minutes or shorter and a coefficient of planar orientation of about 0.04 or lower and which has a groove for cutting which has a cross section having a radius of curvature of about 0.1 to 1 mm; and a laminated steel sheet for use in the easy-open end. This easy-open end can combine suitability for opening and no need of repair even when the residual score thickness is small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kubo, Katsumi Kojima, Hiroki Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20100037780
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lid (100), in particular for a disposable cup. The lid comprises an infusion chamber (110) having at least one water-permeable wall (111) and comprising an infusible substance; a flange (120) for attaching the lid to the rim (210) of a cup (200); and a body section (130) comprising a moveable portion (135). The infusion chamber (110) is attached to the moveable portion (135) and with the lid (100) fitted to the cup (200), the moveable portion (135) is reversibly translatable between a raised and a lowered position in a direction (A) substantially perpendicular to the plane of the rim (210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: David Wilfried Magda Pas, Frederik Wouters
  • Publication number: 20100019174
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radiation-shielding container for a radiopharmaceutical that may be magnetically picked and placed, assembled and dis-assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Kevin Helle, Jay Reed, Michael T. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20100023492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to: an automatically adjusting seat, methods of playing video games by inputting a code that controls at least one aspect of the game, method of packaging cooking ingredients, methods and devices for providing gate and other travel information to passengers, a lid for a container and methods of reducing condensation, an email system for reducing size of user accounts, a toy figure or seat with a magnet, a receptacle with air inlets to prevent vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventor: John Lucas
  • Publication number: 20100009145
    Abstract: A stack of substrates impregnated with a composition, the stack of substrates having a barrier layer disposed within. The barrier layer disposed within the stack of substrates results in improved lotion gradient ratio in the stack of substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Joerg Mueller, Cagda Akdag, Gary Dean LaVon
  • Publication number: 20100006571
    Abstract: A lid for a beverage can excellent in pressure resistant strength in which a predetermined pressure requirement is ensured by a simple gauging down. An annular groove portion 10 of the can lid is formed to have such cross-sectional shapes that a panel wall portion 3 is connected to a chuck wall radius portion 4 so that a tangential line at a second contact point e2 is vertical with respect to an axial direction of a center panel portion 1, while a chuck wall portion 5 is connected to the chuck wall radius portion 4 so that a tangential line at a first contact point e1 is inclined (inclined by ?1 in the clockwise direction) to the radially inner side, and a curved portion (hereinafter referred to as “first radius portion 5a”) with a radius R1 is provided at a height h1 from the lowest point of the chuck wall radius portion 4 and bent to the radially outer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Mamoru Shibasaka, Masaomi Tamura, Hideki Nishimoto
  • Publication number: 20100005075
    Abstract: The present invention relates to: an automatically adjusting seat, methods of playing video games by inputting a code that controls at least one aspect of the game, method of packaging cooking ingredients, methods and devices for providing gate and other travel information to passengers, a lid for a container and methods of reducing condensation, an email system for reducing size of user accounts, a toy figure or seat with a magnet, a receptacle with air inlets to prevent vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: John Mark Lucas, Rachel Ann Donata Caputo, James C. Lang, Norma A. Lang, Thomas John Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20100001002
    Abstract: Described herein are several embodiments and implementations of a fluid receiver with a removable sleeve. According to one representative embodiment, an apparatus for receiving a fluid from a fluid source includes a base having an inlet and an outlet. The base defines an interior cavity through which fluid is flowable from the inlet to the outlet. The apparatus also includes a valve that is movable relative to the base between a closed and open position. In the closed position, the valve is in sealing engagement with the base to prevent fluid flow through the inlet. In the open position, the valve allows fluid flow through the inlet. The apparatus further includes a removable sleeve that is removably securable about a portion of the base. The valve remains in the closed position as the removable sleeve is removed from and secured about the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventor: Robert Hemingway
  • Publication number: 20090321442
    Abstract: There is provided a utility access opening cover. The cover includes a bowl element having bowl upper and lower faces and a bowl wall disposed about a bowl axis. The bowl wall extends between the bowl upper and lower faces. The bowl wall defining a bowl cavity configured to receive a filling material. A support sleeve is disposable within the utility access opening. The support sleeve defines a sleeve axis and includes a sleeve inner wall and sleeve upper and lower faces. The sleeve inner wall extends between the sleeve upper and lower faces to define a sleeve opening. The sleeve inner wall is sized and configured to engage with the bowl wall with the bowl element being received within the support sleeve opening to align the bowl axis with the sleeve axis. A lid is disposable in contact with the bowl element to substantially cover the bowl cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventor: Michael A. Stetson
  • Publication number: 20090321443
    Abstract: A method for filling a vessel with a gas entrained beverage includes providing a vessel and a cap assembly, wherein the cap assembly includes a closure including a beverage outlet opening, a hollow dip tube connected with the closure and in fluid communication with the beverage outlet opening via a beverage outlet path, and a valve connected to the closure and disposed along the beverage outlet path. The method further includes filling the vessel with a gas entrained beverage. The method further includes filling the dip tube at least up to the valve with (1) a flushing liquid, (2) the beverage, or (3) the flushing liquid and the beverage, wherein the flushing liquid has less entrained gas than the beverage. The method further includes connecting the cap assembly to the vessel to seal the vessel, wherein the dip tube extends into the gas entrained beverage within the vessel. A consumable consumer product that includes the beverage is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Taggart, William E. Rabbitt, Jay Tapper
  • Publication number: 20090308869
    Abstract: A recycled tire trash can, which includes: (a) a main member having an open top, a bottom and at least one sidewall, the main member being composed at least of a binder and rubber, the rubber being shredded rubber from recycled tires; (b) at least one handle; and (c) a lid adapted to close the open top of the main member. There are optional wheels attached to the bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventor: Jerome R. Mahoney
  • Publication number: 20090308868
    Abstract: The invention refers to a production process for producing a container for loosely stored products, characterized in that a flow-limiting device (12) is provided with a seal (50, 52) and inserted into a container cap (56), and that the combination of sealed flow-limiting device (12) and container cap (56) is put on and/or into a container body (10), and that said seal (50, 52) is sealed against said container body (10), preferably by induction heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventor: Benoit Portier
  • Patent number: 7628068
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for systems and methods for fabricating measuring devices, e.g., a pressure gauge, thermometer or the like. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for systems and methods for fabricating measuring device assemblies having at least a case, window and gasket, where the measuring device may be assembled in multiple different ways using the same case, window and gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Ashcroft, Inc.
    Inventor: Tyler Jon Bessette
  • Publication number: 20090294442
    Abstract: A tunnel is provided between a portion on a support mechanism on which a pod is loaded and a mini environment that is in communication with a FIMS. The pod is located in the tunnel when a lid of the pod is detached from the pod after the lid is held by a door. The pod is also located in the tunnel when it is at a position that allows transfer of wafers and to which the pod is moved after detachment of the lid. The lid and the door that have been separated from the pod can also be housed in a housing space annexed to the tunnel. A light emitting portion and a light receiving portion of an optical sensor are provided respectively on opposed walls of the tunnel. A pod is provided with a detection window that can transmit detection light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: HIROSHI IGARASHI, TOSHIHIKO MIYAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20090288733
    Abstract: A reversible container is provided with a hollow housing and removable closures at each end. The container is filled with a substance, and when at least some of the substance has been removed, the container is refilled with the substance and inverted. In this way, the user is able to use substantially all of the contents of the container, and is able to use completely the older substance first, because the older substance is at the top of the container after the container is inverted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventor: Jonathan Wilson
  • Publication number: 20090288745
    Abstract: A personal storage device particularly well adapted to be carried in a foldable wallet or checkbook to occupy heretofore wasted space, providing a secure receptacle selectively closeable and extending parallel to and adjacent the fold line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventor: Jeffrey P. Costello
  • Publication number: 20090283523
    Abstract: A connectable cupcake holder is disclosed. The device comprises a base portion defining a recess for holding a pastry, a lid portion at least partially detachably attachable with the base portion for enclosing the pastry in the recess of the base, and at least one connector portion on an outer perimeter of the base, the connector portion detachably attachable with a connector portion of another cupcake holder, whereby a cupcake can be placed in the recess of the base and enclosed by the lid, and where a plurality of cupcake holders can be connected together and carried as a unit. The device further comprises a handle portion detachable attachable with the lid via a handle clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Sara Thomas, Han Choi
  • Publication number: 20090261098
    Abstract: A container for enclosing food products includes a main body with a wall defining an inner space, a first aperture and a second aperture for accessing the inner space. The container also includes a first cap operable to engage the main body and enclose one of the first aperture and second aperture, and a second cap operable to engage the main body and enclose the other of the first aperture and second aperture. Engagement of the first cap and the second cap with the main body encloses a food product within the inner space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventor: Ryan M. Coffey
  • Publication number: 20090255931
    Abstract: A cup is provided having a lid with a spout defined by walls tapered towards a distal end of the spout. The lid has handles extending therefrom that are preferably formed of a first and second material having different Shore A hardnesses to define a rigid portion and a gripping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Ross Steven Randolph, Joseph Paul Sejnowski
  • Publication number: 20090250294
    Abstract: A system for mounting one of various demountable attachments on a ladder may comprise a mount having at least one post for receiving an attachment and a plurality of attachments, each having a receiver for the post of the mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventor: Gary L. Byers
  • Publication number: 20090242452
    Abstract: Embodiments provide apparatuses and methods for easy read recommended dosage reminder. In some embodiments, a closure for a container of ingestible product comprises a closure body configured and arranged to be removably mounted on a container, the closure body including a top surface. Indicia is formed as part of the closure body top surface, the indicia displaying a number of tablets to ingest and how many times per day the number of tablets are to be ingested. In other embodiments, a method for displaying indicia of dosing information for an ingestible product comprises providing indicia formed as part of a top surface of a closure body, the closure body configured and arranged to be removably mounted to a container, the indicia displaying a number of tablets to ingest and how many times per day the number of tablets are to be ingested, and displaying the indicia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: Keith PERRY
  • Publication number: 20090242557
    Abstract: A device for plugging a top of a fuel tank filler pipe situated under a fuel filler flap, movement of which is controlled by an actuator. The device includes a stopper secured to the fuel filler flap and configured to plug the top of the pipe and a locking mechanism for locking the stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (SOCIETE ANONYME)
    Inventor: Maurice Journee
  • Publication number: 20090242559
    Abstract: A member with skin includes a substrate, and a skin. The skin includes a covering portion for covering the substrate on the front surface's side, and an anchoring portion for engaging with the substrate's rear-surface periphery. The skin has a covering surface being formed as a concaved planar shape, and an exposed surface being formed as a convexed planar shape. The anchoring portion is disposed successively to the covering portion's periphery, and extends inward toward the covering portion. The skin is made of soft material, and is molded independently of the substrate. Before being assembled with the substrate, the skin includes the covering portion whose covering surface is formed as a convexed planar shape, and whose exposed surface is formed as a concaved planar shape, and the anchoring portion is placed more outward than the covering portion's periphery lies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Mizoguchi, Junichiro Kako, Koichi Suzuki, Eiichi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20090242558
    Abstract: A waste receptacle cover is configured for placing above an open top waste container. The cover has a main body that received objects therein and a central opening for disposal of the waste into the waste container. A tubular guard surrounds the central opening and prevents the objects from dropping into the waste container, while allowing the user to dispose of the waste directly into the waste container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: Frank Kinchen