| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE39520 |
Dispensing structure incorporating a valve-containing fitment for mounting to a container and a |
March 20, 2007 |
| A dispensing structure, and a package with a dispensing structure, is provided with a valve. In one embodiment, the dispensing structure is a multi-piece fitment. The multi-piece fitment includes a base for mounting to the container and a valve carrier for mounting to the base. A fle |
| RE39187 |
Spurt minimizing dispensing structure |
July 18, 2006 |
| A spurt-resistant spout for a dispensing structure includes (1) an internal tubular portion having a through bore connecting a dispensing orifice of the spout with the interior of the container, and (2) a surrounding wall portion surrounding the tubular portion. The tubular portion a |
| H2027 |
Flexible slit valve |
June 4, 2002 |
| A dispensing valve is provided for being sealingly disposed with respect to, and dispensing a product from, a discharge opening of a container. The preferred form of the valve includes a generally annular marginal portion adapted to be sealingly engaged when the valve is sealingly dispos |
| D576488 |
Closure |
September 9, 2008 |
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| D538652 |
Decorative element for a closure top |
March 20, 2007 |
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| D538162 |
Closure |
March 13, 2007 |
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| D538161 |
Closure |
March 13, 2007 |
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| D537716 |
Closure |
March 6, 2007 |
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| D537342 |
Closure |
February 27, 2007 |
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| D536975 |
Closure |
February 20, 2007 |
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| D536974 |
Closure |
February 20, 2007 |
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| D529802 |
Closure |
October 10, 2006 |
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| D527999 |
Top of a lid |
September 12, 2006 |
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| D526562 |
Top of a lid |
August 15, 2006 |
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| D526195 |
Closure |
August 8, 2006 |
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| D522364 |
Closure |
June 6, 2006 |
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| D522363 |
Closure |
June 6, 2006 |
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| D521866 |
Closure |
May 30, 2006 |
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| D521865 |
Closure |
May 30, 2006 |
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| D491063 |
Gripping structure of a closure |
June 8, 2004 |
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| 7303709 |
Compression molding process |
December 4, 2007 |
| A molded article is produced by a method of compression molding employing a specially shaped billet of thermoplastic material which is positioned at a predetermined location in a predetermined orientation with respect to the mold cavity surfaces of a mold part. In a preferred embodiment, |
| 7150380 |
Multi-fold closure |
December 19, 2006 |
| A dispensing closure system is provided with a peripheral wall or closure body for extending from a container. Two lids are molded with the body as a unitary structure, and the lids are closable over a pouring opening and a scooping opening. |
| 7121438 |
Multiple lid closure with open lid retention feature |
October 17, 2006 |
| A dispensing closure system is provided with two or more dispensing apertures and two or more pivotable lids. Each lid can be selectively opened and retained in a fully opened orientation. In a preferred form of the invention, the lids are incorporated in a top that is snap-fitted in |
| 7117654 |
Packaging process employing a closure orifice seal vent |
October 10, 2006 |
| A process is provided for minimizing moisture accumulation in a product package that is sprayed with a cool water shower. The product is placed in a container, and a closure is installed on a container. The product is heated before it is placed in the container or during its placement in |
| 7086572 |
Valve for dispensing product |
August 8, 2006 |
| A valve is provided with a peripheral attachment portion by which the valve may be attached to a dispensing structure through which can be discharged a product from a supply of the product. The valve includes a flexible, peripheral sleeve extending from the peripheral attachment port |
| 7044317 |
Tamper-evident closure with break-off piece retention |
May 16, 2006 |
| A tamper-evident dispensing closure system is provided for a container. The system has a body for extending from the container at the container opening. The body defines a dispensing orifice, a channel, and a retention member projecting over a portion of the channel. The system inclu |
| 6951295 |
Flow control element and dispensing structure incorporating same |
October 4, 2005 |
| A flow control element is provided with a resilient sealing flange biased to seal in-venting passages in a housing around the element. The element also includes a self-sealing, pressure-openable, dispensing valve. The element and housing can be combined to form a dispensing structure tha |
| 6935543 |
Dispensing closure for spreadable product |
August 30, 2005 |
| An improved dispensing closure system for dispensing a product from a container includes an elongate or oblong dispensing orifice for dispensing a ribbon of product. One form of the dispensing closure system also includes a spout having a dispensing orifice that is oriented at an angle |
| 6832700 |
Toggle-action dispensing closure with an actuation-prevention system incorporating permanent def |
December 21, 2004 |
| A toggle-action dispensing closure for a container is provided for manipulation between a closed, non-dispensing orientation and an open, dispensing orientation. The closure includes an actuator pivotally mounted along a tilting axis on a body secured to the container. The actuator is |
| 6811047 |
Closure with enhanced removal capability |
November 2, 2004 |
| A closure is provided for an opening in a container having a wall around the opening and at least one thread on the wall. The closure includes (1) an attachment wall defining at least one thread for threadingly engaging the container wall thread, (2) an occlusion wall closing the attachm |
| 6749092 |
Deformable dispensing valve |
June 15, 2004 |
| A valve system is provided with a wall portion that includes an inlet side, an outlet side, at least one aperture extending between the inlet and outlet sides, and a valve seat on the outlet side. One preferred form of the valve system also includes a movable valve member having a spout, |
| 6739781 |
Scrubbing structure |
May 25, 2004 |
| A dispensing closure that has a cover which is provided with a scrubbing structure that includes protuberances. In a preferred embodiment, the scrubbing structure is a resilient flexible material which has been molded on a generally rigid base. The base is injection molded in an initial |
| 6688501 |
Dispensing closure for spreadable product |
February 10, 2004 |
| An improved dispensing closure system for dispensing a product from a container includes an elongate or oblong dispensing orifice for dispensing a ribbon of product. The dispensing closure system also includes a spout having a dispensing orifice that is oriented at an angle relative to t |
| 6655553 |
Dispensing closure with tamper-evident sleeve |
December 2, 2003 |
| A closure structure for a container includes a cap and a surrounding tamper-evident sleeve. The tamper-evident sleeve is initially engageable with a retaining element of the container located below the cap to prevent axial upward displacement of the sleeve with respect to the container. |
| 6644487 |
Tamper-evident closure with break-off piece retention |
November 11, 2003 |
| A tamper-evident dispensing closure system is provided for a container. The system has a body for extending from the container at the container opening. The body defines a dispensing orifice, a channel, and a retention member projecting over a portion of the channel. The system includes |
| 6631820 |
Tamper-evident dispensing closure with partial breakaway cover |
October 14, 2003 |
| A closure structure includes a closure body having a deck and depending sidewall, and a dispensing orifice through said deck. A closure cap has a lid part attached by a hinge to the body, and a cover part frangibly connected to the lid part, on a side of the lid part opposite the hinge. |
| 6616016 |
Closure with pressure-actuated valve and lid seal |
September 9, 2003 |
| A dispensing valve is mounted in a dispensing aperture of a closure that has (1) a deck around the aperture, and (2) a hinged lid for closing over the aperture. The valve includes a marginal portion, a head portion with a discharge orifice therein, and a resilient, connector sleeve exten |
| 6550626 |
Closure lid and resealable closure system with tamper-evident features |
April 22, 2003 |
| A tamper-evident structure for use in a resealable dispensing closure system includes a lid and a flexible, frangible tamper-evident member extending from the lid to a drop ring. The drop ring is adapted to engage a bottom end of a closure body in the closure system. Preferably, the lid, |
| 6547808 |
Infant fluid dispenser |
April 15, 2003 |
| A fluid dispenser is provided with a fluid containment unit and a support unit. The fluid containment unit includes a bulb, a nipple, and a tether connecting the bulb to the nipple. The support unit includes a face plate, a retaining ring, and a releasable latch for securing the face pla |
| 6530504 |
Multiple orifice valve |
March 11, 2003 |
| A dispensing valve is provided for being sealingly disposed with respect to, and dispensing a product from, a discharge opening of a container. The preferred form of the valve includes a generally annular marginal portion adapted to be sealingly engaged when the valve is sealingly dispos |
| 6513681 |
Spray closure with a push-pull seal |
February 4, 2003 |
| A spray dispensing closure includes a spray plug and a cap cooperating therewith to selectively occlude passages in the spray plug. In one embodiment, a spray plug includes a set of inner passages for conveying product from a dip tube through the spray plug and a set of outer passages |
| 6494346 |
Inverted package dispensing system |
December 17, 2002 |
| A dispensing system is provided to dispense a fluent product from a container that has an opening to the container interior. A support base is provided for supporting the container with the container opening oriented at least somewhat downwardly to accommodate gravity flow of the fluent |
| 6481589 |
Non-dispensing closure |
November 19, 2002 |
| A closure is provided for a container. The closure includes a body which is mounted to the container. The body comprises a first, generally rigid piece which is molded from a material. A second piece is molded from a material onto the first, rigid piece and bonded to the first, rigid pie |
| 6477743 |
Twist-openable dispensing closure accommodating optional liner puncture feature |
November 12, 2002 |
| A dispensing closure system is provided for a container. The system includes a body for extending from the container at the container opening. The body includes a base, a conduit that is reciprocatable relative to the base, and a flexible wall joining the conduit to the base. The conduit |
| 6460712 |
One-piece tamper-evident closure system with a resealable, hinged lid |
October 8, 2002 |
| A closure structure is provided for a container that has an opening to the container interior. The closure structure includes a closure base for extending around the container opening. A lid is provided on the closure base and is connected to the base by a hinge web. The hinge web has a |
| 6446844 |
Closure with internal flow control for a pressure openable valve in an extendable/retractable no |
September 10, 2002 |
| A dispensing system is provided for dispensing a product from a container having an opening. The dispensing system includes a spout for communicating with the container opening. The spout defines at least one discharge aperture and a distal seal. A nozzle assembly is mounted on the s |
| 6439429 |
Tamper-evident closure and spout fitment for a pouch |
August 27, 2002 |
| A tamper-evident dispensing structure is provided for being sealed to a collapsible pouch. The structure includes a fitment and a lid structure which are each separately molded and which can be subsequently non-releasably attached. The fitment is adapted to be sealed to a periphery o |
| 6431381 |
Positive orientation systems for closures and containers |
August 13, 2002 |
| Positive orientation systems are provided for packages formed by the combination of a container and closure. In one embodiment, the invention provides a closure having a plug seal with at least one plug seal lug that cooperates with a container neck lug formed on a shoulder on an interio |
| 6427874 |
Dispensing valve |
August 6, 2002 |
| A dispensing package is provided for fluid products such as liquid soaps, shampoos and conditioners, household detergents, cleaners, polishes, moisturizing creams, and the like, and includes a container with a self-sealing dispensing valve mounted therein. The valve includes a margin |
| 6405901 |
Valve with rolling sleeve |
June 18, 2002 |
| A dispensing valve for dispensing a product from a container. The valve includes a marginal portion, a head portion with a discharge orifice therein, and a resilient, flexible, connector sleeve extending continuously laterally and inwardly from the marginal portion to the head portio |
