| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 215329000 | Removably attached to receptacle by relative rotation between keepers (e.g., screw threads or lugs) | 64 |
| 20080223815 | Method for the Assembly of a Cap with a Receptacle - The invention relates to a method of assembling a cap ( | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080230507 | Container and Closure Arrangement - An arrangement comprising an open-ended container ( | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080245759 | Method for Coupling a Decorative Overcap to a Bottle Closure - A bottle closure assembly | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080264895 | Double opening wide mouth food jar with screw caps - A wide mouth food jar comprising a food chamber, an opening at the top of the jar and an opening at the bottom of the jar. The top wide opening includes an accompanying top screw cap securable to the top wide mouth to keep the top wide opening closed. The bottom opening includes an accompanying bottom screw cap securable to the bottom wide mouth to keep the bottom wide mouth closed. The food chamber includes a container of a predetermined radius of curvature comprising a rounded wall extending upwardly from the bottom wide mouth opening to the top wide mouth opening. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080302756 | CONTAINER - Containers and methods of making them are disclosed. The containers comprise a closure system comprising a fixed element and a removable closure element. The containers may be constructed to improve sanitary conditions of the dispensing portion and allow for easier opening with the ability to be reclosed, over a conventional container. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080308519 | Beverage Container - A beverage container for the storage of a carbonated drink comprising a container body ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080308520 | Universal container closure - A universal container closure capable of sealing containers with various opening sizes and configurations. The universal container closure includes a solid body with a first opening in the exterior surface that opens into a first cylindrical cavity. A second cylindrical cavity is fluidly connected and coaxial with the first cylindrical cavity. The second cylindrical cavity has a smaller diameter than the first cylindrical cavity. A second opening is also provided in the solid body which opens into a third cylindrical cavity. The third cylindrical cavity has a diameter that is larger than the diameter of the second cylindrical cavity but smaller than the diameter of the first cylindrical cavity. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090014405 | SCREW CAP - The invention relates to a screw cap for a drinks bottle, said cap comprising a lower piece with internal thread for screwing to a drinks bottle and an upper piece. The bottle has an interior for filled products, in particular for dental care products which is completely sealable by means of a sealing piece. The above comprises a sealing piece which may be set in a first position in which the interior is sealed and in a second position in which a filled product may be removed from the interior. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090090691 | CLOSURE ASSEMBLY FOR A CONTAINER - A closure assembly for a container including an internally-threaded annular flange, an externally-threaded closure plug that is received by the annular flange, and an annular gasket positioned between the annular flange and the closure plug for establishing a sealed interface. The container includes a container end panel that is formed over and around a portion of the annular flange and provides an inner axial wall that is positioned between the annular flange and the annular gasket. The clearance between the closing plug and the inner axial wall relative to the size of the annular gasket determines the degree of radial compression of the annular gasket as the plug is threaded into the flange. A radial lip of the plug is designed to contact an upper surface of the container end panel that is formed over the flange as a visual indication when the required tightening torque of the plug within the flange has been reached. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090095701 | Pouch Bottle - A bottle that has at least one thinnest portion in which the wall thickness of the bottle is less than 0.1 mm and preferably less than 0.05 mm, and a method for producing such a bottle. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090188888 | Preform and container having debossed support flange - The present disclosure provides a container and a method of making a container. In one example, the container includes an upper portion having a finish defining a longitudinal axis and an opening into the container. A shoulder region is integrally formed with and extends from the upper portion. A sidewall portion extends from the shoulder region to a base portion. A tamper evident (TE) band is formed on the finish and defines an outermost surface of the plastic container above the shoulder region. A neck defining a cylindrical sidewall is integrally formed with and extends between the finish and the shoulder region. The neck defines a uniform cylindrical sidewall along its entire height between the finish and the shoulder region. The container further includes a debossed support flange defined on the upper portion. The debossed support flange defines a diameter less than a diameter defined by the TE band. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090212003 | Closure arrangement - The present invention concerns a closure for a container ( | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090277862 | CAN CONTAINER WITH SCREW - To reduce a torque to open a closure of a can container having a step of a lap side seam on a thread. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090277863 | PACKAGING - A packaging including a container body and a closure wherein the closure comprises upstanding wall portions on the upper face defining a receiving area for e.g. a pen. The packaging having first and second engagement means engaging each other for locking said closure to said container body. The closure further comprises release means for disengaging the first engagement means from the second engagement means wherein the release means being arranged such that a depressable portion thereof protrudes into a groove or receiving area. The release means being operable to disengage first engagement means from the second engagement means an elongated object being received by the receiving area or groove. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090283494 | EASY CLEAN REFILLABLE BOTTLE AND DISPENSING CAP - A plastic refillable bottle and a plastic screw-on closure for the bottle, the bottle having a one-piece molded hollow body and integral neck, the walls of the body and neck being of generally uniform thickness, the neck having an opening through which material in the bottle passes when being dispensed and being formed with a helical thread, the closure being configured to extend across the bottle mouth and having a skirt for overlying the bottle neck, the closure skirt having a thread complementary to the thread on the neck and enabling the closure to be tightened onto the neck and effect a seal adequate to avoid excessive leakage of the contents out of the bottle through an interface between the skirt and neck, interior surfaces of the bottle and closure including the areas of the bottle and closure forming the respective threads being devoid of concave surface areas with a radius smaller than about ⅛″ at corners forming an angle of less than 135°. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090308834 | CAP AND COVERED CONTAINER - Provided are a cap capable of being easily and reliably opened and unsealed not limited in design even if an inner cap with a small diameter is used for the cap, producing no refuse after the unsealing, and not unnecessarily large in size, and a container with the cap. When an over cap ( | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090321382 | Upgraded bottle for fluid products, particularly pharmaceutical, medicinal or cosmetic products - The upgraded bottle for fluid products, particularly pharmaceutical, medicinal and cosmetic products, comprising a containing body for containing a fluid product, particularly a pharmaceutical, medicinal or cosmetic product, a dispensing mouth of the product defined at one end of the containing body, a tearable membrane for closing the dispensing mouth, a closing element that can be screwed up or unscrewed on such end of the containing body and provided with a cap inside which is defined at least one perforator of the membrane, and maintaining means for maintaining the cap in a safety configuration, in which the perforator is substantially positioned away from the membrane and in which the cap can be freely turned around the screwing up and unscrewing axis of the closing element in at least one direction of rotation. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100025359 | BOTTLE INCLUDING A NECK EQUIPPED WITH A STOPPER - The invention concerns a bottle including a neck ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100065527 | Wall mountable bottle - A disposable wall mountable liquid container has an elongated polymer bottle having an internal cavity and a neck forming an opening on one end portion. An elongated depression is formed into one side thereof and shaped to form a suction cup having a flexible surrounding edge protruding therefrom of a material different from that of the bottle. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100084366 | Self-righting cap for a beverage bottle - A bottle cap having internal threads compatibly engageable with external threads on soda or similar bottles and having lightweight, down-hanging thin strips formed from plastic or another suitable material depending from a lower edge of the cap structure. These plastic strips, in cooperation with an optional weight in the upper portion of the cap, cause a dropped cap to orient itself in an upward-facing direction. Such an orientation keeps the bottle engaging surfaces of the cap from contacting the floor or other surface upon which the cap may land. In alternate embodiments, the cap may be provided as a slip-on configuration for placing over an existing bottle cap to provide the same self-righting benefit to the existing bottle cap. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100089864 | PACKAGING ARTICLE - A container comprising a container body ( | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100116776 | Pour Spout - In a bottle spout fitment ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100163511 | INSERT FOR CROWN OR SCREW CAPS FOR THE CLOSURE OF BOTTLES. - An insert ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100264110 | CAP AND CONTAINER HAVING THE CAP - The present invention provides a cap capable of improving sealing performance of a container, and suited for use in the case where the internal pressure of the container is high, for example, when the contents of the container is carbonated beverage, and a container having the cap. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100282707 | STOPPER CAPSULE WITH MULTILAYER JOINT - A stopper cap and method for its manufacture, the stopper cap including a shell with a head, a skirt and a seal, in which the seal is a form seal, and the form seal has a resilient layer and a set of adjacent layers. The adjacent layers include a barrier layer, a malleable support layer to provide the adjacent layers a global malleable property such that the seal can be shaped without creation of folds, and an outer layer having an outer surface which can be compressed by the axial compression resulting from stoppering so as to match the form of the mouth of the neck. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110024384 | SCREW TOP FOR BOTTLES - The invention relates to the creation of a safe screw top for bottles, which prevents unauthorized and indiscernible opening and reclosing of the bottles. According to the invention, this object is achieved in that a cylinder is disposed at the base coaxially to the casing. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110062108 | PE MOULDING COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING INJECTION-MOLDED SCREW CAP CLOSURES AND HIGH-STRENGHT SCREW CAP FOR CARBONATED BEVERAGES PRODUCES THEREWITH - The invention relates to a polyethylene moulding composition having a multimodal molecular mass distribution and comprising a first ethylene homopolymer fraction (I), a second ethylene copolymer fraction (II) and a third ethylene copolymer fraction (III). The moulding composition has a density at a temperature of 23° C. in the range from 0.945 to 0.953 g/cm | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110100949 | SEALING OF A CAP ON A GLASS CONTAINER - A multi-layer sheet designed for the sealing of a container ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110114595 | Pour Cap For Fluid Containers Having Open Or Closed Position Communication Structure And Low Temperature Sealing Gasket - 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. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110132864 | ARTICLE - The present invention provides a cap or closure comprising a polypropylene composition, wherein said composition comprises: (i) a random propylene ethylene copolymer having an ethylene content of 3.3-7% wt, and (ii) an additive selected from an antistatic agent, an antioxidant, an acid scavenger and a nucleating agent. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110139746 | CLOSURE | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110204016 | Retortable liners and containers - Retort liners and containers including a container body such as a bottle or jar, a closure, and the retort liner, wherein the retort liners exhibit attractive properties such as low compression set under retort conditions, desirable adhesion to a polymeric closure such as a cap or lid, and beneficial oxygen barrier properties. In particular, the retort liners are thermoplastic elastomers formed from compositions including one or more styrenic block copolymers, one or more polyolefins and a softener. In a preferred embodiment, the retortable containers are all plastic packages, wherein the bottle or jar and the closure are thermoplastic compositions and the liner is a thermoplastic elastomer composition. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110290754 | IMPACT RESISTANT CLOSURE - A closure including a top panel and a transition section extending from a peripheral edge of the top panel is provided. The closure includes a skirt extending from a peripheral edge of the transition section such that the skirt extends away from the top panel. The skirt includes a plurality of projections extending outwardly and away from an outer surface of the transition section. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290755 | CLOSURE WITH IMPACT RESISTANT RIBS - A closure that includes a top panel and a transition section extending downwardly from a peripheral edge of the top panel is provided. The closure includes a skirt extending from a peripheral edge of the transition section such that the skirt extends away from the top panel and a plurality of raised ribs. Each of the plurality of raised ribs includes a first portion extending outwardly from an outer surface of the skirt and extending axially along at least a portion of the skirt and a second portion positioned above the first portion and extending outwardly from an outer surface of the transition section. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290756 | THREADED CAP - A threaded cap is disclosed. The threaded cap may form a portion of a closure assembly comprising also comprising a threaded transition. The closure assembly may be utilized to seal a liquid containing bottle, particularly one containing a liquid fabric composition. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120037589 | CONTAINER CLOSURE ASSEMBLY WITH PRESSURE SEAL - A container closure assembly includes a container neck having an opening at one end, a lip extending around the opening; a cap for said neck, the cap having a base portion and a threaded skirt; a screw thread on the neck; a screw thread on an inner surface of the threaded skirt of the cap; the screw threads enabling a user to secure, remove and resecure the cap into a sealing position on the neck; an olive sealing plug extending from the cap inside and substantially concentric with said threaded skirt portion of the cap, the sealing plug forming a seal against an inside surface of the neck; and a sealing skirt extending from said base of the cap intermediate said sealing plug and said threaded skirt portion of the cap and concentric with said sealing plug and said threaded skirt portion of the cap, wherein said cap can be displaced towards said neck from said sealing position by application of an axial force without rotation of the cap on the neck and substantially without plastic deformation of the cap. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120091092 | UNIVERSAL CAP - A combined tube set for a disposable water bottle for an endoscope includes a cap with threads suitable for attachment to various water bottles. The combined tube set provides a first tube set for rinsing that includes an air and water tubes, air/water connector, and anchor. The combined tube set also provides a second tube set for irrigation that includes an irrigation connector, backflow valve(s), and flexible tubing section. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120168400 | Capped beverage container having an open chamber storing a sealed tube of other beverage - A beverage container made of plastic by blow molding process has three chambers all along a same axis—an upper conical chamber with a removable cap to contain carbon dioxide gas (but not limited to), a lower outer cylindrical chamber, connected to the upper conical chamber, to contain a carbonated drink (but not limited to), and an inner cylindrical open chamber, smaller in diameter & height than the lower outer cylindrical chamber and isolated from the two other chambers, to store a sealed cylindrical tube containing a pasteurized drink (but not limited to). A liquid ratio of the carbonated drink to the pasteurized drink is the ratio of an optimum mixture of the two beverages into a certain desired cocktail punch. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120279940 | Tamper Evident Closure - The present invention relates to a tamper evident closure in which the outer portion ( | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120318768 | CLOSURE HAVING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE - A plastic closure formed from polymeric materials in accordance with the present invention is configured for enhanced performance, including enhanced strength and impact resistance. In one aspect of the present invention, the closure includes a top wall portion, and an annular, depending skirt portion which defines a plurality of circumferentially spaced, axial columns. Notably, in accordance with the illustrated embodiment, each of these axial columns is provided by a group of gripping knurls provided on the exterior of the skirt portion, with each group of the gripping knurls having relatively shallow valleys between adjacent ones of the knurls. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130075356 | SINGLE SERVING BEVERAGE VESSEL WITH A RESEALABLE LID - Disclosed herein is a single serving beverage vessel with a resealable lid. Most often this will be prefilled with beverage for retail sale. The vessel can be shaped in various designs similar to wine, beer, coffee, or soft drink glasses. It can be made from either recyclable plastic or glass. A tamper evident seal can be either non-obtrusive or act as a removable advertising skin. The twist on/off lid extends over the opening at the top of the vessel and down the sides of the walls, interlocking with beads, threads, other protrusions or indentations. The locking features, in securing a fluid tight seal, are located sufficiently below the rim of the glass to not interfere with the user's lips. Additionally, the leak proof lid reseals to minimize spills and for reuse of the product at a later time. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20140124472 | MOSAIC PIECE - Provided is a mosaic piece having a body contour inscribed within a circle, and being formed with at least one projection having a projection contour. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140202981 | ANTI-DRIP CAP WITH AUTOMATIC MOVABLE COVER AND HIGHLY EFFICIENT SEAL - A so-called “anti-drip” cap ( | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140291277 | BOTTLE TRANSFER DEVICE - A device and a system for transferring viscous fluid between a first bottle and a second bottle may be provided. The device and system may comprise a first cap having a first internal thread and a first channel extending through the first cap and a second cap having a second internal thread and a second channel extending through the second cap. The first cap and the second cap may be coupled to one another, and the first channel may be fluidly connected with the second channel. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150008209 | Connection System For Covers - A connection system for screwable covers is described, comprising at least one screwable cover ( | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150108079 | MUG WITH TRAPEZOID-SHAPED PROTRUSIONS - Carl Cetera and Christon G. Suess have invented a new shaker mug. The cap of the shaker mug comprises a set of trapezoid-shaped protrusions around the side of the cap. This makes it easier for the user to unscrew and screw on the cap. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150353715 | POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS AND CLOSURES MADE FROM THEM - A dual reactor solution process gives high density polyethylene compositions containing a first ethylene copolymer and a second ethylene copolymer and which have good processability, stiffness, and environmental stress crack resistance. The polyethylene compositions are suitable for compression molding or injection molding applications and are particularly useful in the manufacture of caps and closures for bottles. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160039579 | CAP FOR A CONTAINER NECK - The invention concerns a cap ( | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160159537 | SAFETY CAPSULE FOR CONTAINERS - A safety capsule for containers, comprising: an external cap ( | 06-09-2016 |
| 20220135281 | Closure Cap For Bottle - A cap includes an upper cap portion to enclose an opening of a bottle and hold a dosage of fluid, a lower cap portion to extend into the bottle and increase the dosage capacity of the cap, and a skirt configured to engage the exterior surface of the bottle to secure the cap to the bottle. The upper cap portion includes a top and a first sidewall having one or more sections that protrude radially away from other portions of first sidewall. | 05-05-2022 |
| 215330000 | With means to prevent unintentional rotation in closure releasing direction | 5 |
| 20080296251 | Non-Removable Finish and Closure System - Non-removable finish and closure finish system that resists rotational movement so as to be rendered substantially non-removable by the consumer. The closure and finish have complementary thread segments with ratchet-type engaging portions or lugs extending below thread segments on the finish and closure, the closure lugs being disposed on an inner skirt spaced radially inwardly from an outer skirt to inhibit access to the interlocking lugs. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080314860 | Non-removable closure/finish system - A container and closure package to provide secure threaded attachment of the closure to the container in a predetermined orientation and inhibits removal of the closure. A container neck finish has an external thread and an external annular ledge or flange therebelow having external locking recesses or notches. A closure includes an inner annular wall adapted for threaded engagement on the neck finish. A closure outer annular skirt wall inhibits tampering access to an intermediate annular locking lug wall disposed concentrically between the inner and outer skirt walls. Locking lugs protrude radially inwardly from the inner periphery of the intermediate annular wall and are disposed for snap receipt into the ledge locking notches as the closure is fully threaded onto the container neck finish. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100276387 | SYNTHETIC RESIN CAP - The present invention provides a synthetic resin cap capable of providing excellent tamper evidence performance, achieving both sealing performance and opening performance, and securing leak prevention of contents in the container before breakage of the bridges. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110031209 | COMPACT TAMPER-PROOF CLOSURE - The present invention concerns a compact closure for containers with a neck and mouth, comprising a threaded pourer ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20130334164 | CONTAINER WITH LOCKING LID - A container assembly comprises a container and a lid, with the lid and container including threads for threaded engagement of the lid to the container. One of the container and the lid includes a lock member and the other of the container and lid includes a receptacle, with the lock member engaging the receptacle to inhibit counter rotation of the lid relative to the container via threaded engagement of the lid from one starting orientation relative to the container, and where the lock member does not engage the receptacle when the lid is threaded to the container from another starting orientation relative to the container. In a particular embodiment the lid may be threaded onto the container from either of two 180 degree opposite starting orientations. | 12-19-2013 |
| 215331000 | Projection engages keeper to stop rotation in closure applying direction | 6 |
| 20090184086 | Packaging Article - A container comprising a container body ( | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100096356 | CAP FOR A LUG-TYPE CLOSURE - A cap for sealing a container having a lug-type closure assembly is described. The cap has a top panel and a circumferential side wall panel. The top panel is positioned about a longitudinal axis and extends radially outwardly therefrom. The circumferential side wall panel is integral with an outer peripheral edge of the top panel and has first second, and third segments. The first segment extends downwardly. The second segment extends radially outwardly at a first angle to the first segment. The third segment extends downwardly from the second segment at a second angle to the second segment. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110079573 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a connecting structure for connecting a first member and a second member, wherein the first member comprises a connecting upright portion and a plurality of locking flanges provided to extend outwards along the circumferential direction of the outer face of the connecting upright portion, while the second member comprises a connecting side-wall portion that overlies the connecting upright portion and a plurality of locking projections provided to extend inwards from the inner face of the connecting side-wall portion. The bottom faces of the locking flanges distend downwards in a convex curved shape and, when the second member is overlaid on the first member and rotated, the upper faces of the locking projections are guided with sliding contact along the convex curved bottom faces of the locking flanges and stopped at the lowermost position of the convex curved bottom faces. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110240590 | CLOSURE ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to a closure arrangement on a tank ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110278255 | CAP FOR A LUG-TYPE CLOSURE | 11-17-2011 |
| 20150122768 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY AND CONTAINER COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is a fastening assembly and a container system containing the same. The fastening assembly includes a cylindrical neck member, including a series of convolutions axially extending around at least a portion of the external surface of the neck member and forming an interrupted helical thread of incomplete formation; a collar member configured for screw fastening with the neck member, including at least one rib configured for thread-engagement with the helical thread, the at least one rib forming a portion of an internal thread. | 05-07-2015 |
| 215333000 | Keeper formed by bend in bead encircling lower edge of cap skirt | 1 |
| 20160152384 | Metal Closure With Low Pressure Engagement Lugs | 06-02-2016 |
| 215335000 | Keeper consists of separate member on receptacle | 1 |
| 20080197102 | Beverage Container - A beverage container comprising a container body ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 215337000 | Cap skirt impressed with circumferential inclined keeper indent, or with circumferentially spaced keeper indents | 1 |
| 20100032403 | SELF-ACTUATING CLOSURE MECHANISMS FOR CLOSABLE ARTICLES - A self-activating closure mechanism is described. In certain embodiments, containers or closures have closure elements, which, upon being brought into proximity to each other, are drawn together and urged into alignment to engage locking members by magnets or other mutually attractive or repulsive elements, thereby providing a self-closing assembly. | 02-11-2010 |
