Abstract: A cassette for retrieving plural tissue samples from a fluid stream. The cassette includes a bypass conduit and plural voids. A catch tray is removably seated in each of the voids. A fitting extends from the cassette. The cassette has an outlet opening through which a suction is drawn. The cassette also has a valve. The valve directs the fluid stream from the fitting so the fluid stream flows through the bypass conduit or through one of the voids in which a catch tray is seated.

Abstract: A liquid storage and dispensing device having at least two internal reservoirs to store two discrete liquids and to dispense the two liquids through a single opening without mixing the liquids until exiting the single opening, the device including a container to store a first liquid and a first reservoir mounted under the lid of the container that stores a second liquid, and an opening mechanism on the top that creates a pour opening in the top and removes a seal from the first reservoir to enable simultaneous dispensing of the first and second liquids through the pour opening while maintaining separation of the first and second liquids until they exit the pour opening.

Abstract: Provided herein is an ashtray for multiple smoking products which can be used at impromptu events such as cigar “pop-ups.” The ashtray can secure multiple smoking products through the use of flexible fingers. Ash accumulated within the ashtray can be safely deposited into an internal compartment by activating a false bottom, which prevents ash dispersal via wind, thus reducing the probability of potential fire hazards.

Abstract: A carbonation unit which includes a carbonation chamber and an expansion chamber is employed for use in beverage dispensers. The carbonation unit also provides a process for carbonation of a beverage that includes reducing the pressure in the carbonation chamber to a dispensing pressure through the use of the gas expansion chamber.

Abstract: A push-button type flint ignition mechanism that is capable of automatic reset, including: a built-in flint, a grinding wheel abutting the flint, an energy storage member that stores energy through deformation, a driving wheel rotating in the same direction as the grinding wheel when the energy storage member releases energy, a wheel axle about which the driving wheel rotates, a driving body pushed by the energy storage member when the energy storage member releases energy, a plucking portion located on the driving body and capable of plucking the driving wheel to make the driving wheel rotate, a blocking member capable of blocking the movement of the driving body, a moving member capable of making linear movements back and forth inside the mechanism and capable of squeezing the energy storage member to cause elastic deformation in the latter, and a reset member capable of pushing the moving member to reset; wherein, when no external force is exerted on the mechanism, the projections of the plucking portion a

Abstract: A dual-chambered drinking vessel includes a vessel body having at least one sidewall, a bottom and an open top defining an interior space, a flapper, and an actuator mechanism. The flapper is disposed within the interior space and is pivotally connected to an inner wall of the vessel body. The flapper is movable between a closed position in which the flapper divides the interior space into an upper chamber and a lower chamber and substantially prevents fluid communication between the upper chamber and the lower chamber, and an open position in which the upper chamber is in fluid communication with the lower chamber. The actuator mechanism is selectively actuatable to move the flapper from the closed position to the open position.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of optically analyzing fluid within a pipette are described herein. In an embodiment, an optical reader subassembly includes a pipette having a tip, the pipette configured to aspirate a fluid sample and hold the fluid sample within the tip, a housing including a reentrant seal and an internal area, the housing configured to receive at least the tip of the pipette through the reentrant seal so that the tip of the pipette is located in a light tight manner within the internal area, a light source positioned to be in proximity to the tip of the pipette when the tip of the pipette is received by the housing, the light source configured to project light through the tip of the pipette and onto the fluid sample held within the tip, and an optical sensor configured to take a reading of the fluid sample held within the tip of the pipette without any of the fluid sample being injected from the pipette.

Abstract: A biopsy device comprises a body, a needle, a cutter, and a valve assembly. The needle extends distally relative to the body. The needle defines a first lumen and a second lumen. The first and second lumens extend along a first and second longitudinal axis, respectively. The needle includes an opening fluidly coupling the first and second lumens. The cutter is translatable relative to the needle. The valve assembly comprises a vent opening and a spool body. The spool body is movable relative to the vent opening between a first and second position. The second lumen is coupled to the vent opening when the spool body is in the first position. The second lumen is sealed relative to the vent opening when the spool body is in the second position. The spool body is configured to transition between the first and second position by translation of the cutter.

Abstract: A multi-compartmented food storage device having a top hermetic storage compartment, a bottom hermetic storage compartment and a central hermetic storage compartment that is interposed there between. Each of the top and bottom compartments being hingedly secured to the central compartment along an upper and lower end.

Abstract: A dispensing cap for a container includes a body portion and an integrally formed chamber for holding an additive substance. An inner wall integrally formed with the body portion defines the chamber whose open end is sealed by a chamber closure member. The chamber closure member being configured for cooperating with the inner wall and seal the chamber, wherein the body portion, the closed top end, the plunger, and the inner wall are integrally formed.

Abstract: A carrying case having a first compartment and a second compartment for accommodating a plurality of objects; the first object which is embedded with integrated circuits that can process, store and communicate data on radio frequency identification microprocessors; said second object which is configured to process, store and communicate data on radio frequency identification microprocessors; said inner lining of said carrying case configured to include a radio frequency shielding; said shielding material including a layer of conductive material to attenuate interference fields and signals which are transmitted at varying frequencies and wavelengths; and wherein the shielding material is configured to block access to data which is stored on radio frequency identification microprocessors embedded in either the first object or second object.

Abstract: A dispensing and mixing device designed to be fixed on an opening of a receiving container and adapted to receive an autonomous container having an opening closed by a closure film and containing an additive product to be dispensed into the interior space of the receiving container which contains a different product, is described. The device has a holding element adapted to receive and retain the autonomous container in the region of its opening, and an assembly element designed to be fixed on the opening of the receiving container and to receive said holding element by screwing.

Abstract: A reagent kit comprising: a reagent container assembly with at least one reagent container, wherein the reagent container has at least one container body and at least one closure which can be mounted or provided on the container body. The closure comprises a closure base member and a lid which is mounted movably on the base member for movement at least between a closed lid position and another lid position, and an in-transit securing means mountable in a locking position on the reagent container and which is movable relative to the reagent container from the locking position into a release position. The in-transit securing means, when in the locking position, secures the lid in the closed lid position. By moving the in-transit securing means from the locking position into the release position, the lid is moved from the closed lid position into the other lid position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure device capable of dispensing a metered amount of liquid into a container during a closing action and capable of doing so during several closing actions. The closure device comprises a cap wall, a reservoir (5) capable of being filled with a liquid, a rigid plate (4) with one or more perforations (6) and a porous structure (8). The invention further relates to use of a closure device to extend the open shelf-life of spoilage sensitive container contents.

Abstract: A material collection unit for a material handling system is disclosed. The material collection unit includes an elongated housing section, a separator, and an accumulation bin. The separator is disposed within the housing section and partially bisects the elongated housing section into first and second sections. The first section is in communication with an inlet for materials to pass through. The second section is in communication with an exhaust. The accumulation bin is disposed below the elongated housing and has an open top section that is in communication with the elongated housing section and a second opening that is configured to mate with an opening of a baler unit.

Abstract: A container for storing a biological sample for molecular diagnostic testing and/or histological testing is provided. The container includes a first chamber for receiving a sample holder therein, a second chamber, and a closure for enclosing the container. A transitional barrier, such as a valve, is in fluid communication between the two chambers. The transitional barrier is transitional between a first position in which the first chamber is in fluid isolation from the second chamber, and a second position in which fluid can pass from at least one of the first and second chambers to the other of the first and second chambers.

Abstract: A beverage container includes a primary reservoir adapted to hold a first fluid and a storage compartment located external to the primary reservoir. The primary reservoir is accessible through an opening for filling the primary reservoir with the first fluid and for consuming the first fluid. The beverage container further includes a coupler attached to a wall that defines at least a portion of the storage compartment. The coupler is adapted to mate with a portion of a peripheral container so that the peripheral container is securely housed in the storage compartment. The peripheral container holds a second fluid having a composition that is different from a composition of the first fluid.

Abstract: A bottle liner or insert for administering at least two different liquids to a feeding child, includes a first reservoir of polymer fabric, the reservoir comprising two walls sealed together at their mutual bottom and sides and having an open top and flaps extending from both walls at the top of said first reservoir; a sheet of polymer fabric having a smaller area than either wall of said first reservoir, the sheet sealingly anchored to the inside of either wall such that the sheet and inner wall together form a second reservoir extending to and open at its top, the sheet also having a flap extending from its wall at the top; and a valve in fluid communication with and disposed between the first and second reservoirs.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for the individual controlled preparation of a beverage from one or more beverage bags within a variety of containers and the quick and sanitary storage of the bag or bags once the beverage preparation has been completed. Preferably, the beverage preparation and bag storage apparatus is sized and shaped to be seated on the lip of a container to cover the mouth of the container. Certain embodiments of the apparatus include a generally even profile retention structure sized and shaped such that at least a portion of the beverage bag may be drawn within and thereby retained in a position elevated above the beverage so that the beverage can be sampled and consumed even with the apparatus in place on the container and the bag or bags retained within the apparatus.

Abstract: A modular recycling unit comprises a support for supporting a first container. The first container is tiltable between a first position where the interior of the container is accessible and a second position where the interior of the container is inaccessible. The first container is freely removable from the support. A second container is supported on the support such that it is in a stacked relationship relative to the first container. The second container is freely removable from the support.

Abstract: The present invention inter alia relates to an apparatus and a method. The apparatus comprises a body part and a cover part, wherein the body part and the cover part are configured to at least partially form a fluid channel between a surface of the body part and a surface of the cover part. The surfaces of the body part and the cover part may be facing surfaces. The method comprises manufacturing the apparatus according to the present invention.

Abstract: An exemplary aspect comprises a container apparatus comprising: (a) a housing forming a reservoir; (b) a cover configured to fit on the top of the housing, and comprising a first door; (c) a first divider having at least one point in contact with the inner surface of the housing; and (d) a second divider having at least one point in contact with the inner surface of the housing; wherein the first divider and the second divider divide the reservoir into three joined compartments: a first compartment between the first divider and an inner surface of the housing, a second compartment between the first divider and the second divider, and a third compartment between the second divider and an inner surface of the housing.

Abstract: A baby formula delivery assembly includes a container that has a bottom wall, a top wall, and a perimeter wall extending between the top and bottom walls. A housing has an upper wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends downwardly from the upper wall. The peripheral wall extends downwardly around the container adjacent to the top wall and is rotatably and non-removably coupled to the container. A lower wall is attached to the peripheral and is spaced from the upper wall and defines an interior space of the housing. The lower wall has a second powder aperture extending therethrough. A nipple is attached to the upper wall and is in fluid communication with the interior space of the housing. A quantity of water is positioned within the container. A quantity of baby formula is positioned within the housing.

Abstract: A reagent kit is provided comprising a plurality of containers with top-side openings, a common support structure or a plurality of support structures associated to the containers, and a plurality of caps. Each container and cap is mountable or provided on the common or the associated support structure, wherein each cap is formed essentially rectangular, having two shorter edges and two longer edges, and comprises: a cap body, a lid hinged to the cap body so to pivot around a pivot axis at least between closed and opened positions, the pivot axis being essentially parallel to the shorter edges. The containers and associated caps are arranged in a row along a connecting line such that the pivot axes are orthogonal to the connecting line. For at least one of the containers, an end portion of the cap body opposite to the pivot axis is not covered by the lid.

Abstract: Provided is a sample packing device for packing a sample with respect to a microchip for performing reaction of a micro component contained in the sample, the microchip at least including: a sample reservoir; a reaction reservoir; and a channel connected between the sample reservoir and the reaction reservoir, in which a package including a sample chamber packed in advance with the sample is mounted on the microchip so as to pack the sample in the sample chamber into the sample reservoir.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to a multi-component container system and related methods for storing and mixing fluids and associated methods of use. The system provides individual component packaging which increases the shelf-life and usefulness of the multi-component system while reducing or eliminating hazards associated with increased component concentration. Specifically, the system can provide a multi-chamber container system for storing and mixing fluids in which at least one chamber is substantially encapsulated within another chamber.

Abstract: A multi-dye container including a vessel body, a partition and a sealer is disclosed. The vessel body has a containing room and a first opening in communication with the containing room, with a first lid mounted on the vessel body to seal the first opening. The partition is positioned in the containing room and divides the containing room into two compartments, with the partition having a passage communicating the two compartments. The sealer has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface has a shaft with a free end extending toward the first opening, the second face has at least one paddle, and the sealer is capable of sealing the passage of the partition.

Abstract: This invention relates to containers that include at least one sub-container and to methods and/or systems for mixing first and second substances responsive to opening of the containers and the at least one sub-container that is included therein. The invention advantageously provides methods, systems, containers, sub-containers, seals and/or tethers that may be used in storing first and second substances in an unmixed state, until it is desired to mix the first and second substances just before utilization thereof.

Abstract: A rotatable top for use with a container for measuring, mixing, and dispending drinks. The rotatable top rotates around an axis and provides multiple positions for (i) measuring volumes of liquid and dumping that liquid into the container, (ii) inserting additional liquid, ice or other solids into the container, (iii) closing and sealing the top and container for mixing the drink, and (iv) dispensing the mixed drink with or without a strainer.

Abstract: A container including a body defining an outflow opening and at least one chamber adapted for storing a product, such as a fat containing liquid product, and a container closure including a primary seal for hermetically sealing the product within the chamber during storage. The container closure includes a sealing member forming a substantially fluid-tight seal between the container closure and the body, and a dispensing member in fluid communication with the chamber. The container closure and body move relative to each other between a first position where the primary seal is seated about the outflow port to hermetically seal the product in the chamber during storage, and a second position where the primary seal is displaced from the outflow port to allow product to pass from the chamber through the outflow port and into dispensing member to dispense the product.

Abstract: A cylindrical vessel comprising a dividing wall extending transversely across the cylindrical vessel separating the vessel into two portions, wherein the wall has sealable apertures therethrough.

Abstract: A holding device for securing the top mounting section of a container is disclosed. The holding device the top mounting section of the container including a received section, the top mounting section in engagement with the receiving section, characterized in that the receiving section is pivotally sealed at the lower edge of the top mounting section and the circumferential edge of the top mounting section is a pivot point connecting with the receiving section, the receiving section has a funnel shape extended downward and the extension is a guiding hole.

Abstract: The present invention provides a before-use mixing container in which it is possible to perform a mixing operation for two types of medicinal solutions in its container independently of an uncovering operation for a cap or the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides a before-use mixing container in which it is possible to easily perform a mixing operation for two types of medicinal solutions and it is not until a mixing operation is performed that a medicinal solution is extracted for use from inside a container.

Abstract: A waste container includes a top chamber, a base chamber, upper and lower lids, and a drive mechanism mechanically coupling the lower lid with the upper lid. The upper lid is disposed on the top chamber and moves between a closed position covering a first opening and an open position exposing the first opening. The lower lid is disposed on the base chamber and moves between a closed position covering a second opening and an open position exposing the second opening. The drive mechanism is actuated so as to move the lower lid to the open position when the upper lid moves to the closed position from the open position. The lower lid returns to the closed position when the upper lid is in the closed position.

Abstract: A baby bottle comprising a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment comprised a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is comprised of at least one substantially open bore. The distal end is comprised of at least one partially closed port and a stabilization coupling mechanism first portion. The second compartment is comprised of a first end and a second end. The first end of one embodiment comprises a partially closed cavity and a stabilization coupling mechanism second portion. The stabilization coupling mechanism second portion may be adapted to mate with the stabilization coupling mechanism first portion. Furthermore, the first end may be adapted to couple to the first compartment distal end. The second end of one embodiment may have a substantially open bore and a removably coupled end cap.

Abstract: The cartridge can include a mixing component for mixing different solutions so as to form a product solution. A mixture of different solutions can be transported into the mixing component where they combine to form a product solution. The mixing component includes a plurality of variable volume reservoirs in liquid communication with one another. The product solution can be repeatedly transported from one of the variable volume reservoirs to another of the variable volume reservoirs until the desired degree of mixing is achieved. Once the desired degree of mixing is achieved, the product solution can be transported directly to a product chamber within the cartridge or can be treated further before being transported to the product chamber.

Abstract: An expansion tank (28) comprising a passage (34) with a an inlet aperture (34a) for liquid replenishment of the expansion tank (28), a cover (32) which in a non-fitted state leaves the passage (34) clear and in a fitted state closes the passage (34), and a first expansion chamber (29) for receiving liquid which circulates in a first system (A). The expansion tank (28) includes a second expansion chamber (30) for receiving liquid which circulates in a second system (B) and said passage (34) divides, at a distance from the inlet aperture (34a), into a first branch (34b) which leads liquid to the first expansion chamber (29) and a second branch (34c) which leads liquid to the second expansion chamber (30).

Abstract: A dispensing device comprising a housing having an upper loading chamber, a dispensing chamber located beneath the loading chamber and a gate movable between a first, open position and second, closed position to allow selective communication of the loading chamber and the dispensing chamber, entry to the lower chamber being by way of a door, the device further comprising a lock which prevents the door from opening when the gate is in the open position and which prevents opening of the gate, when the door is open.

Abstract: A fluidic device includes a first reservoir to receive a first fluid, a second reservoir to receive a second fluid, and a main channel coupled to the first and second reservoirs through one or more branch channels. A first one-use pump generates a pressure difference to move one or both of the first and second fluids when a container in the first one-use pump is broken. A second one-use pump generates a pressure difference to move one or both of the first and second fluids when a container in the second one-use pump is broken.

Abstract: A thermoformed dispensing container comprises a plastic tray with a dispensing cavity having side walls that include a circular radial side wall portion with a gap, and a disc-shaped thermoformed plastic lid positioned for rotation within the circular radial side wall portion of the tray, the lid having side walls that include a door. The dispensing container can be placed in an open condition by rotating the lid to align the door of the lid with the gap of the tray, or in a closed position by moving the door of the lid away from the gap of the tray.

Abstract: The packaging for extemporaneous products, particularly medicinal, pharmaceutical, cosmetic products and the like, comprises a container (2) of a first substance which extends into a neck (4), a mouth (5) defined at the top of neck turned towards the outside of the container, a receptacle (6) of a second substance which is at least partially housed in said neck and a tubular body (7) with its end turned towards the inside of the container closed by a bottom and the opposite open end and which features at least one window (10) defined in its side walls, the receptacle being fitted axially sliding in the neck between a containment configuration of the second substance, in which it is retracted in the neck, and a release configuration of the second substance, in which it is at least partially protracted beyond the end of the neck turned towards the inside of the container with the window at least partially uncovered.

Abstract: An assembly for wetting a medical device is provided. The assembly comprises a compartment for a fluid medium and a package for the medical device. The compartment and the package are separate elements, which are joined together. An outlet from the compartment is movable so as to be able to connect to an entrance to the package and hereby establish communication for the fluid. This way the medical device may be wetted. The fluid medium may contain an anti-microbial agent such as hydrogen peroxide. The medical device may be a urinary catheter. A method for manufacturing such an assembly and a method of using it is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a divider device for use with a container having at least one opening, each such opening having an associated cap. The divider device includes a dividing wall for releasable sealing engagement with an interior wall of the container and for dividing the container into two separate compartments, a first compartment above the dividing wall and a second compartment below the dividing wall. The divider further includes an operable portion coupled to the dividing wall for moving the dividing wall between a sealed position, separating the first and second compartments, and an unsealed position, defining a flow passage permitting flow communication between the first and second compartments. The operable portion including means for engaging a closure member, so as to close said operable portion. The divider device is removably couplable to the container when at least partly disposed inside the container.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is double cap having a lower cap rotatably connected to an upper cap. The lower cap has an insertion pipe body defining an adjunct receiving chamber therein. The insertion pipe body has a bottom opening covered by a bottom cover. A plurality of rib protrusions is provided on an inner surface of the insertion pipe body. First and second steps are formed on an upper end of the lower cap and stepped downward from an upper end of the adjunct receiving chamber. A push member, having a push pipe body is received in the adjunct receiving chamber of the lower cap, with a plurality of guide protrusions formed on the exterior of the push pipe body, so that the rib protrusions of the lower cap are guided by the guide protrusions to guide the upward and downward movement of the push member. External push threading is provided around a circumferential outer surface of the push member.

Abstract: There are provided a capsule and a chemical reaction cartridge capable of properly handling reagents and so forth. The capsule is formed by laminating two dome-shaped films together at the peripheries thereof. The films are formed by subjecting heat sealable films, to which aluminum vapor deposition is applied, to a drawing process. The films are made of a material (easy-peel material), which can be varied in seal strength by a heating temperature and are thermally welded together at an adhesion area at the peripheries thereof. Thereafter, contents such as reagents and so forth are filled up inside the capsule via a filling section.

Abstract: The invention concerns a capsule (3) with a reservoir (8) for substances to be mixed with liquids at moment of use, for single-dose or multi-dose containers (1). The capsule (3) contains a cap (4) for closure of the mouth (2) of the container, to which the reservoir (8) is associated, the reservoir (8) exhibiting an open end (8 a) which faces towards an inside of the container. The capsule (3) further comprises an obturator (5), solidly constrained to the cap and sealedly associable to the open end of the reservoir (8) in order to close the reservoir (8) and to be extractable therefrom by means of a reciprocally distancing movement between the reservoir (8) and the cap. The capsule (3) comprises at least an opening (6), afforded in the cap which places the inside of the reservoir (8) in communication with the inside of the container when the obturator is extracted from the open end of the reservoir (8).

Abstract: A packaging for ready-to-use products, either mono- or multi-taste, comprising a container, constituted by diverse peripheral compartments and by two further chambers, in which the first internal chamber is also destined to contain one or more components of the product, to be kept separate from the other components until the moment of use, while the second external chamber can hold further ingredients or accessories for consumption.

Abstract: A container is formed from flexible top and bottom sheets and further includes an energy-deformable conduit. Contemplated containers include a plurality of compartments and a sample receiving compartment, wherein the conduit allows feeding a fluid into the sample compartment without feeding the fluid in the remaining compartments, which is preferably achieved by a flow-restriction portion in the conduit and a flow-control element between the sample receiving compartment and one or more of the compartments.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to a multi-component container system and related methods for storing and mixing fluids and associated methods of use. The system provides individual component packaging which increases the shelf-life and usefulness of the multi-component system while reducing or eliminating hazards associated with increased component concentration. Specifically, the system can provide a multi-chamber container system for storing and mixing fluids in which at least one chamber is substantially encapsulated within another chamber.