Having Gasket Or Packing Patents (Class 220/378)
  • Patent number: 8857645
    Abstract: A container (210) for holding granular or powdered material and formed by a top wall (212), a bottom wall (214), a front wall (216), a rear wall (218), a first side wall (220), and a second side wall (222). A rotatably removable lid (D) is interiorly mounted with a scoop (32) and is pivotally hinged to a collar (300) that includes a sealing gasket (330). The collar (300) mounts to the walls of the container (210). A sealing wall 240 of the lid (D) cooperates with the gasket 300 to prevent the contents from spilling. The container (210) incorporates powder control features, a container wall junction (50) preferred geometry and congruent scoop (32) enabling convenient access to the contents, a tolerance variation accommodating and strength improving, J-shaped collar (300) and interlocking indentations (290) and flex clips (310), and a pressure controlling portion (350) that prevents unwanted deformation due to pressure differentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: James P. Perry, Craig A. McCardell, Jeremy McBroom, David Compeau, Ashley A. Gohlke, William J. Hook, Katherine J. Jordan, Frank S. Walczak, Peter B. Clarke, J. Kevin Clay, Richard C. Darr, Jack E. Elder, Marc A. Pedmo, Charles R. Schotthoefer
  • Patent number: 8851123
    Abstract: A sealed stopper for an opening in a junction tubing between an enclosure and a pipe, including an attachment ring. The stopper includes a rigid lid and a sealing assembly borne by the lid including a passive annular gasket including at least one annular internal chamber, a first static annular gasket, a second static annular gasket and a flat gasket ensuring the seal of the opening of the tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Areva NP
    Inventors: Lionel Le Gall, Pierre Chevalier, Jean-Claude Petit
  • Patent number: 8839979
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tank including an O-ring 34 between a cylindrical mouth portion 18, which is formed in a resin liner 12 forming a tank body which is to be filled with gas, and a ferrule member 20 which is mounted on an inner peripheral side of the mouth portion 18. An insert ring 36 which is insert-molded at the time of molding the resin liner 12 is provided within the mouth portion 18. The insert ring 36 includes a plurality of communication holes 38 which communicate between the inner peripheral side and an outer peripheral side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshinori Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8840337
    Abstract: A screed die box includes a screed die bucket, a screed die box gate, a screed die box lever, a screed plate, and a positioning member. The screed die box gas is slidably connected at the bottom of the screed die bucket. The screed die box lever is rotatably connected to the screed die bucket and the screed die box gate for sliding the screed die box gate between an open position and a closed position. The screed plate is slidably connected along an aft side of the screed die bucket and includes a positioning aperture. The positioning member is located in the screed die bucket and engages the screed plate, the positioning member sliding the screed plate as the positioning member is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Steven H. Fredrickson, Barry W. Mattson, Christopher A. Lins, Thomas L. Triplett, Bradley K. Voigt, Charles W. Dawson
  • Publication number: 20140262358
    Abstract: A multi-member assembly including a first structural member, a second structural member opposed from the first structural member, a crossover seal positioned between the first and second structural members, wherein the crossover seal defines a bore, and an end cap including a cap portion and a plug portion protruding from the cap portion, wherein the plug portion is at least partially received in the bore such that the cap portion bridges the first and second structural members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Scott M. Livingston, Jack W. Mauldin, Robert P. Lotter, Paul B. Philipp, Khalid S. Alshobber, John N. Harris
  • Patent number: 8820562
    Abstract: A filler neck is equipped with a neck main body having a pipe shaped resin inner layer and resin outer layer, and a retainer made of metal mounted so as to cover the edge part of the neck main body. The resin inner layer and the resin outer layer are made of resin materials for which one layer has superior fuel permeability resistance to the other layer. The resin inner layer has a screw part for screwing into a screw part of a fuel cap on the inner wall of the resin inner layer. The retainer has a seal part for sealing between the gasket, and a round cylinder shaped outer circumference protector part. The lower end of the outer circumference protector part is on plane perpendicular to the center axis of the fuel path. The plane includes the screw part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kito, Atsushi Sekihara, Yoshinari Hiramatsu, Masashi Yamamoto, Noboru Hosoe, Hitoshi Uchida, Masayuki Kajioka
  • Patent number: 8813990
    Abstract: A cargo container and method for transporting hazardous material includes a housing, a frame, and a lid, or, alternatively a door. The frame and housing define an opening and an interior storage space for containing the hazardous material. The lid or door is operatively connected to the frame and covers the opening for inhibiting access to the interior storage space. A first gasket fluidly seals the lid or door for inhibiting hazardous material from moving from the interior storage space to an outer environment. Additionally, the cargo container may include a second gasket, a seal arrangement, and/or a tortuous path for deflecting airborne hazardous materials from the first gasket and further inhibiting hazardous material from moving from the interior storage space to the outer environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Metal Solutions Design & Fabrication, LLC
    Inventor: M. David Berger
  • Patent number: 8813991
    Abstract: A container cover includes a cover plate, an annular frame and an annular gasket. The frame includes an annular surrounding wall and an annular flange. The surrounding wall extends substantially in a vertical direction, and is disposed outwardly of the cover plate to surround the cover plate. The surrounding wall cooperates with a peripheral surface of the cover plate to define a gap therebetween. The flange extends integrally and inwardly from the surrounding wall to contact an upper surface of the cover plate and to seal off one end of the gap. The gasket is disposed between the surrounding wall and the peripheral surface of the cover plate to fill the gap. The cover plate, the frame and the gasket are molded as one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Free-Free Industrial Corp.
    Inventor: Sheng-Yu Liu
  • Patent number: 8807370
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a preservation container having a container body and a lid assembly. The lid assembly includes an upper cover, a knob provided on a top of the upper cover and rotated by a user, a vertical moving unit coupled to the upper cover and moved up and down by a rotation of the knob, an intermediate cover detachably coupled to a bottom of the upper cover and having in a central portion thereof a hole through which the vertical moving unit is exposed to an outside, a lower cover coupled to the vertical moving unit, and a packing fitted into a groove which is formed in a top of the lower cover and sliding along a bottom of the intermediate cover to be in close contact with an inner surface of the container body, when the vertical moving unit moves up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Dongyang Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20140209611
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions (compounds) which can be used as seal material in vessel caps, even under pasteurization conditions and possibly sterilization conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to such compositions that are suitable for vessel caps that can be unscrewed, such as lug screw caps and in particular Press-on/Twist-off® caps, and that result in a reduced migration of undesirable substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Actega DS GmbH
    Inventor: Dany Mängel
  • Patent number: 8789719
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods to permanently attach fuel delivery system components to fuel tanks are described herein. An example apparatus includes an insert material integrally formed with at least a portion of the fuel tank. The insert material includes a first layer material having a low permeation characteristic and a second layer material adjacent the first layer material having a relatively lower melting point than a melting point of the first layer material to enable permanent attachment of a coupling apparatus to a surface of the fuel tank by melting at least a portion of the second layer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Sean Whelan, Robert Tate, Brian Scott
  • Publication number: 20140183197
    Abstract: A seal and method of forming a seal for a reclosable container includes a removable cap that is selectively received over a pour opening formed in a can body. The method includes applying a plastisol to an interior surface of the cap, curing the plastisol at an elevated temperature in the cap, and cold-forming the cap containing the cured plastisol therein. In another arrangement, an EVA seal material is extruded into the cap and the seal is subsequently cold-formed in the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: DAYTON SYSTEMS GROUP INC.
    Inventor: Steven T. Cook
  • Patent number: 8763836
    Abstract: A container includes a sealing system coupled to an interior surface of the container's lid or cover. The sealing system includes a rotatable latch that, when rotated, cooperates with a number of gears to and a cam assembly formed in the lid to actuate a number of arms or links. In one embodiment, some of the arms extend approximately radially from a driven gear and operate to move an engagement member of the sealing assembly into contact with a complementary engagement member coupled to a base portion of the container. This engagement, in turn, compresses a seal or gasket located between the lid portion and the base portion of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Becklin Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis M. Becklin
  • Patent number: 8740011
    Abstract: A vacuum processing apparatus that includes a vacuum vessel; an opening disposed in a wall of the vacuum vessel, through which a sample to be processed is taken in and out; a valve body disposed outside the wall for airtightly sealing the opening; and a drive unit driving the valve body to carry out a sealing or opening operation. The drive unit includes a first member coupled to an actuator that moves along a substantially linear first direction as a result of operation of the actuator, and a second member coupled to the first member that moves along a substantially linear second direction that intersects with the first direction. The valve body, coupled to the second member, seals the opening as a result of movement of the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Tauchi, Akitaka Makino
  • Patent number: 8733575
    Abstract: A food processor bowl 1 has a pouring lip 2, a sidewall 4, a handle 5, a floor 6 and bowl neck 7 with an opening 3. The bowl 1 has an upper rim 8 and pair of hinge slots 9, 10 adapted to receive corresponding hinge pins 17, 18 that are attached to the cover 13. The bowl neck 7 is adapted to receive a driven motor shaft (not shown) through its opening 3. A conventional blade assembly (not shown) is mounted to the driven shaft to rotate therewith in order to chop and mix food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Z Krasznai, Joseph J Laskowski, David J Wanat, James A Sandor
  • Publication number: 20140138385
    Abstract: The invention relates to a closure system on a fuel tank (1) comprising an opening (2) in the wall of the fuel tank (1) and a closure cover (6) which covers the opening (2) and clamps at least one elastomer seal (5) between itself and a border of the tank wall enclosing the opening (2), the elastomer seal (5) being formed as a multilobed sealing cord or multilobed sealing ring surrounding the opening (2), in such a way that it forms a number of sealing lips (11) that are spaced apart from one another, at least two spaced-apart sealing lips (11) of the elastomer seal (5) consisting of different materials, one of which is impermeable to hydro carbons and a second is impermeable to alcohol-containing media or alcohol-containing additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Hartmut Wolf
  • Publication number: 20140138384
    Abstract: A protective container for use as a luggage insert to protect fragile or delicate cargo is provided. The protective container is essentially watertight and crush resistant. The protective container comprises a base portion, a gasket, and a lid portion. As the lid portion engages the base portion, the gasket is compressed thereby creating a watertight seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventor: Angela O'Brien
  • Patent number: 8701915
    Abstract: Provided herein is an oil pan plug assembly having an elongated sleeve and a plug member. The elongated sleeve includes first and second ends and defines a longitudinal drain bore therethrough having corresponding first and second end portions, the second end of the sleeve configured to project outwardly from the exterior of the oil pan through an opening in the oil pan disposed about the sleeve, and a securement means for forming a fluid-tight seal through the opening in the oil pan when the sleeve is mounted in the oil pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventor: Dennis Stevenson
  • Patent number: 8695835
    Abstract: Closure cap (1) for a fluid container (30), which has a receiver (31), at which an applicator body (32) is movably supported, wherein the closure cap has a sealing element for contacting the receiver and/or the applicator body and has a cap base body (10) with an axial support (20, 20?), and wherein the sealing element and at least a part of the support are connected to each other by material bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Weener Plastik GmbH
    Inventor: Hartmuth Timmer
  • Publication number: 20140091093
    Abstract: A container has a container wall, a mouth for filling with and removing a product, in particular a free-flowing or pourable product, in the interior of the container and a closure for the mouth of the container as well as a disc seal in the closure. The disc seal is provided with pigments, which can be detected by means of a sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: ALFELDER KUNSTSTOFFWERKE HERM. MEYER GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Rothweiler, Heinz-Rudolf Wiening
  • Patent number: 8684216
    Abstract: An object is to provide a closing member for an opening, the closing member capable of more reliably maintaining a lightning-protective function. In addition to a first insulator 63, a second insulator 65 is provided between a door body 30 and a wing inner surface 11b around an opening 12. When the first insulator 63 falls off, the second insulator 65 becomes interposed between an inner peripheral planar part 64 and the wing inner surface 11b. With the first insulator 63 being tightly interposed between an outer peripheral planar part 62 and the wing inner surface 11b, the second insulator 65 faces the wing inner surface 11b with a predetermined clearance C therebetween. The outer peripheral planar part 62 is formed at a position further away from the wing inner surface 11b than an apical surface 65a of the second insulator 65 mounted on the inner peripheral planar part 64.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuki Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20140061198
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container (1), such as a tub (5) for a cosmetic product, including: a base (10); a cover (20) which is arranged so as to be closed on the base (10); and a deformable pad (30) arranged between the base (10) and the cover (20), said pad (30) including a shell (33) and a seal (40) forming a sealed enclosure, as well as a fluid (36) contained in the shell, the pad (30) being arranged so as to apply a load onto the base (10) via the seal (40) when the cover (20) is closed on the base (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: ALBEA SERVICES
    Inventors: Franck Seguin, Thierry Balestrini, Nicolas Rondeau, Victor Ramos, Remy Laine
  • Patent number: 8662334
    Abstract: A vacuum storage container having a container body, a check valve and a lid with an outer rim surrounding a diaphragm. A vacuum pump is engagable with the check valve to remove air from the interior of the container to create a vacuum in the container. The diaphragm is pushed inward by atmospheric forces upon removal of the air until the diaphragm touches and conforms to at least upper exposed surfaces of the contents of the container. The storage container aids in preventing degradation of the contents of the container by maintaining the contents free from the degrading effects of air and by substantially immobilizing the contents during movement of the container to protect the contents from breakage and bruising.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, Brian C. Dais
  • Publication number: 20140054291
    Abstract: In some aspects, the present concepts include a flexible cover for engaging and sealing an open-ended container, the flexible cover including a silicone rubber substrate and a plurality of slats disposed within the silicone rubber substrate, the plurality of slats being spaced apart from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: ABUTECH LLC
    Inventors: Andre Anton Lewis, Ryan Duke
  • Patent number: 8657150
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a seal between an open body end of a container body and an edge of a lid. The lid is pressable into the open end of the body in a sealing manner. The components may be made from a light gauge sheet metal. The lid can be removable affixed to the body. The seal is configured to securely attach to the body to provide a safe seal of the container to be capable of withstanding impacts, such as from a shock or fall. Accordingly, the embodiments are applicable to containers which contain hazardous materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ardagh MP Group Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Uwe Kloss, Birger Keilberg, Manfred Hubert
  • Patent number: 8648977
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes isolating a sealing surface from a chamber wall of a chamber and sealing the chamber between the sealing surface and the chamber wall. An apparatus is provided that includes a chamber wall section prone to deflection, a stationary section providing a sealing surface, and a flexible bellows attached to the chamber wall section and the stationary section. A system is also provided that includes a chamber including a chamber wall having an opening, a door disposed to seal the opening, a sealing surface adjacent the opening and isolated from the chamber wall, and a seal between the sealing surface and the chamber wall. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Materials, INC.
    Inventors: Billy C. Leung, David E. Berkstresser, Shinichi Kurita
  • Patent number: 8627972
    Abstract: A sterile container having a lower container part and an upper container part for closing the lower container part is provided. The lower and upper container parts define, in a closed position, a container interior. A sealing device is provided for gastight sealing of the sterile container in the closed position. The sealing device comprises a circumferential sealing element bearing against both the lower and upper container parts in the closed position. The sealing element comprises an upper container part sealing section with an upper container part sealing surface region bearing against the upper container part, and a lower container part sealing section with a lower container part sealing surface region bearing against the lower container part. The sealing device further comprises a pretensioning device for exerting a pretensioning force on at least the lower container part sealing section or on the upper container part sealing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventor: Stefan Thomas
  • Patent number: 8616401
    Abstract: A closure (2) for a container for pharmaceuticals, in particular a sterile container, includes a closure body (2) that is prefabricated from a non-elastic material. The container has a crucible shape with a bottom (3) and a wall (4, 5). At least one piercable opening (8) is incorporated in the bottom (3) of the crucible-shaped closure body (2) and provided for adding or removing liquid pharmaceuticals. The piercable opening (8) is sealed by a sealing element (7). The sealing element (7) is held in a receptacle (12), which is formed by the bottom (3) and a holding element (11) protruding toward the inside in the use position of the closure (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Dirk Zolcher
  • Publication number: 20130334230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for packaging a product, in particular a cosmetic product, which comprises:—a container (10; 110) which contains the product and comprises an opening;—a member (20; 120) for closing the container, said member being intended to close the container in a reversible manner and being able to move between an open position and a closed position of the container;—a sealing member (40; 140), secured to the closing member, which comprises an elastically deformable part (42; 142), the sealing member having a contour that is able to come into contact with a perimeter of a part of the container;—a holding element (30; 175) that is mounted such that it can move along an axis X inside the closing member, the holding element (30; 175) resting along the axis X against a portion of the container (36; 116) before the closing member is in its closing position, such that the axial height (h) of a space (50; 80) that houses the sealing member decreases between the open position and the clo
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Jean-François Delage, Lionel Drugeon, Thierry Ramboz, Pierre Ducastin, Bruno Cavagnero
  • Patent number: 8608010
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing element fastening system for at least one sealing element of a pressure vessel, which has at least one opening and a sealing part, in particular a cover, provided for the opening. In the operating state of the pressure vessel each sealing element is at least partially inserted in an accommodating groove in the sealing part and corresponding sealing element fastening devices are positioned in each case in an indentation in the sealing part. The indentations are in each case sealed by a fill element in the operating state of the pressure vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Areva GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Constantin, Jens Beck, Reiner Scheler
  • Publication number: 20130320020
    Abstract: The invention provides a seal that forms part of a container for storing and dispensing consumer products. The container can be used in place of conventional blister packs for the packaging of pills, tablets or capsules or multi-cavity containers for organising and storing mixed medication for subsequent dispensation according to a predefined dosage regimen. The container includes a tray having a generally planar top surface into which has been formed one or more discrete cavities for receiving the consumer products. The seal includes a cover film (1) having a pattern of electrically conductive tracks (14) that defines a circuit per cavity. Pre-formed lines of separation (4) define a removable portion (2) per cavity to retain the consumer products in that cavity until it is removed along its line of separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: FUTURE TECHNOLOGY (UK) LTD
    Inventor: Howard Elliott
  • Patent number: 8584877
    Abstract: A pour cap for a fluid container includes a cap body, a gasket mounted to the cap body, and an open or closed position communication structure. The pour cap can be positioned on the fluid container in a closed position wherein the container is hydraulically sealed with a high pressure seal, or in an open position wherein fluid flow occurs through flow passages on the gasket and the cap body with first and second low pressure seals preventing unwanted leakage between joining parts on the pour cap. The open or closed position communication structure can include a rib and mating detent for producing a clicking sensation upon manipulation of the pour cap by the user, and/or visual features on the cap body viewable by the user, or a cap body having a asymmetrical shape configured for viewing or tactile interpretation by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Rev 8 Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Heiberger
  • Patent number: 8579150
    Abstract: A container for storing products includes a tub and a cover which is equipped with a seal positioned in a peripheral groove formed in the inner face of the cover. The tub includes an inner and outer flat peripheral rim, the cover including a vertical peripheral rim designed to cover the outer peripheral rim upon closure of the cover, and in that the inner and outer peripheral rims are in different planes and constitute a shouldered shape, the cover including, between its vertical peripheral rim and its inner face, a clearance with a shape matching the shouldered shape of the tub, the distance between the plane of the clearance and the plane of the inner face of the cover being less than the distance separating the planes of the peripheral rims of the tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Inventor: Pierre Janny
  • Publication number: 20130292383
    Abstract: A sealing apparatus includes a carrier and sealant contained by the carrier. An enclosure interface includes first and second pieces and defines one or more sealing channels that the sealing apparatus may be positioned within. The first piece defines an opening that has a perimeter sealed by the sealing apparatus. When the first and second pieces are mounted together, the sealant forms a first interface seal with the first piece and a second interface seal with the second piece. The one or more sealing channels are interconnected by one or more junction sections that include a volume of sealant. The carrier may define first and second channels that respectively contain first and second volumes of sealant. The method for making the sealing apparatus may include extruding the first and second volumes of sealant into the first and second channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventor: Tyco Electronics Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130284359
    Abstract: UV curable sealants, method s for making the sealants, and method for using the sealants are disclosed. The UV curable sealants may be used in seal caps useful to seal fasteners in aerospace fuel tanks. The UV curable sealants may also be used to smooth defects in surfaces such as aerospace surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventor: Bruce Virnelson
  • Patent number: 8567388
    Abstract: A hot water storage tank having features to minimize heat loss and improve stratification throughout the tank. The tank having an inner lid and outer lid. The tank having a bladder. A tank having a solar stratification input pipe, the solar stratification input pipe having one or more holes, the one or more holes allowing the fluid to exit the solar stratification input pipe at a level where the fluid is of similar density to the fluid in the tank maintaining stratification throughout the tank, and the solar stratification input pipe being located within the tank and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Apricus Inc
    Inventor: Michael Humphreys
  • Publication number: 20130271902
    Abstract: A protective case for an electronic device includes a main housing and a lid. The main housing and lid are removably joined to define a water tight volume receiving an electronic device. Air trapped within the protective case transfers acoustic energy from a sound source within the case to at least one membrane wherein the membrane vibrates in response to an air pressure differential transmitting sound to an exterior of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventor: Catalyst Lifestyle Limited
  • Patent number: 8556070
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a tobacco product package device can be used to enhance freshness and other characteristics of tobacco products or other products contained therein. Certain features can improve product freshness both during shelf life and during consumer use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company
    Inventors: David Karl Bried, James Arthur Strickland, Mark T. Nielsen, Frank Scott Atchley, Lamar Eugene Walters, II, Gregory A. Pace
  • Patent number: 8550292
    Abstract: The closure arrangement is applied to a metallic container comprising a peripheral side wall which presents an upper edge surrounding an opening, in which is fitted a lid having a peripheral upper wall externally provided with a circumferential rib to be fitted in an inner circumferential recess of the peripheral side wall; and a circumferential groove located inferiorly to the circumferential rib and housing a sealing ring to be internally seated against the peripheral side wall upon the fitting and axial retention of the circumferential rib in the circumferential recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Brasilata S/A Embalagens Metalicas
    Inventors: Antonio Carlos Teixeira Alvares, Silverio Candido Da Cunha
  • Publication number: 20130256308
    Abstract: A container (210) for holding granular or powdered material and formed by a top wall (212), a bottom wall (214), a front wall (216), a rear wall (218), a first side wall (220), and a second side wall (222). A rotatably removable lid (D) is interiorly mounted with a scoop (32) and is pivotally hinged to a collar (300) that includes a sealing gasket (330). The collar (300) mounts to the walls of the container (210). A sealing wall 240 of the lid (D) cooperates with the gasket 300 to prevent the contents from spilling. The container (210) incorporates powder control features, a container wall junction (50) preferred geometry and congruent scoop (32) enabling convenient access to the contents, a tolerance variation accommodating and strength improving, J-shaped collar (300) and interlocking indentations (290) and flex clips (310), and a pressure controlling portion (350) that prevents unwanted deformation due to pressure differentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: James P. Perry, Craig A. McCardell, Jeremy McBroom, David Compeau, Ashley A. Gohlke, William J. Hook, Katherine J. Jordan, Frank S. Walczak, Peter B. Clarke, J. Kevin Clay, Richard C. Darr, Jack E. Elder, Marc A. Pedmo, Charles R. Schotthoefer
  • Publication number: 20130249234
    Abstract: A fuel housing assembly for a vehicle includes a fuel housing having sidewalls and an interior wall defining a fuel nozzle receiving volume for receiving a fuel nozzle. A sealing retainer assembly includes a retainer base integrally formed with the fuel housing and a seal member that engages a locking shaft of a fuel door lock system in both unlocked and locked configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Michael Higgins
  • Patent number: 8540104
    Abstract: An apparatus for receiving and protecting interchangeable camera lenses includes a cylindrical body shell having a rigid wall with a soft lined interior surface, a base end cap positioned at a bottom end to form a closed-end floor, and a mouth member disposed at a top end to form an opening sized to receive a camera lens. A lid cap is removably engageable in a two-stage rotational interference fit with the mouth member. In a first stage of the fit, the lid cap is translatable along the axis of the body shell, with respect to the mouth member, between a non fluid tight position and a fluid-tight position; and in a second stage, the lid cap is retained in a fluid-tight position. A kit for creating a customized ring includes a stabilizing disk of an outer dimension to frictionally engage the interior of the body shell, and a guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Inventor: Luis Elenes
  • Publication number: 20130240532
    Abstract: A sealing cover includes a base, a lower lid, and a soft, deformable gasket mounted between outer peripheries of the base and the lower lid. An upper lid includes a positioning hole having an inner periphery with higher and lower positioning grooves, with a lower positioning groove located between two adjacent higher positioning grooves. A positioning ring includes upper and lower positioning protrusions. The upper lid can be pressed and moved downward relative to the lower lid, so that the pressing member presses against the upper positioning protrusions of the positioning ring, causing rotational movement of the positioning ring through an angle and changing the spacing between the base and the lid. When the upper lid is released, the upper positioning protrusions are engaged in higher positioning grooves or the lower positioning grooves so that the sealing cover is in a sealing state or an unsealing state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventor: FU-SHAN LU
  • Patent number: 8534484
    Abstract: A sealing cover assembly that provides a liquid-tight seal around the upper perimeter of an underground utility box includes an upper lid element, a lower lid element, and a resilient, elastomeric sealing element sandwiched in between. The sealing element includes a peripheral sealing lip that mates with a peripheral surface of the upper lid element, and a sealing flange that seats in a peripheral groove or slot in the lower lid element. The peripheral lip bears against an interior surface of the underground box to form a seal The underside of the lower lid element includes fastening elements for securing an accessory holder to the underside of the cover assembly. A central fastening assembly secures the upper and lower lid elements together with the sealing element captured therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Seahorse Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin Rost, Hardy Rost
  • Publication number: 20130200075
    Abstract: A casing according to the invention includes: a main body that houses a housing object; a lid portion that closes the opening of the main body; and a seal member clamped between an opening edge portion of the opening and an edge portion of the lid portion. At least one of the edge portion and the opening edge portion has a recess portion that, together with a seal portion, forms a space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventor: Kenji Tamura
  • Patent number: 8459513
    Abstract: A fitment (10) for a bottle (90) is provided. The fitment (10) comprises retaining means (60) for retaining it in a bottle closure (70). The retaining means is movable from a first position in which it engages the closure and a second position in which it does not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventor: James Harrower
  • Publication number: 20130125705
    Abstract: The present document describes a method and confinement unit for stopping a chemical reaction involving hot metal dross and a gas in the surrounding environment. The method comprises transferring the hot metal dross in a dross pan and placing the dross pan with the metal dross therein in the gastight chamber. Then, the dross pan is sealed with the hot metal dross therein into a gastight chamber of a fixed interior volume. The chemical reaction occurring inside the gastight chamber depletes a limited amount of gas present inside the gastight chamber, thereby stopping once the gas is completely depleted. The gastight chamber is shaped and sealed to withstand a pressure differential created by the depleting of the gas in the fixed interior volume, until the hot dross is cooled and the chemical reaction has stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: STAS INC.
    Inventors: Guy Belley, Charles Dumont, Robin Boulianne
  • Publication number: 20130105499
    Abstract: A method of making a can assembly includes double-seaming a double-countersink metal end onto a can body and reforming the double-countersink metal end so as to effectively yield a single-countersink metal end of smaller diameter. In the process, the region of the can body adjacent the metal end becomes necked-in. The method can be applied to make a stackable three-piece can in which the reformed smaller-diameter metal end will fit within a double-seam of a metal end attached to the opposite end of the can body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Dave Dunn, Jeremy Morin
  • Patent number: 8430260
    Abstract: A closure 10 is provided for retaining fluid pressure within a vessel, and comprises a hub 12 having an access opening to the vessel, with the hub having a circumferential stop 17 and one or more recesses 50 each extending radially outward from an adjacent inner surface 26 of the hub. A door 22 is positioned between the stop surface and the vessel, and a latch member 30 brings the door into sealing engagement with the stop member. One or more lugs 24 each extend radially outward from an exterior surface of the door, which may be tilted from a closed position to an open position then back to the closed position by a pair of cables extending from the door to outside the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Robbins & Myers Energy Systems L.P.
    Inventor: Michael J. Guidry, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8430259
    Abstract: A closure with a flexible diaphragm that equalizes the internal pressure of a container to the external pressure. The closure may include an inner member having a generally cylindrical wall. The cylindrical wall may include internal threads capable of engaging with external threads of the container. The closure may also include an outer member including a generally circular cap body and an annular ring extending downward from the edges of the cap body. The annular ring shrouds at least a portion of the cylindrical wall. A flexible diaphragm may be operatively attached to the top of the cylindrical wall and spaced apart from the cap body. The flexible diaphragm deflects in response to the internal pressure of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.
    Inventors: Ray Martinez, Neil Enciso