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Assignee: OI Glass Inc
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Filing: 1960-08-23
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Granted: 1963-01-01
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Expires: 1980-08-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Fred G Pellett
  • 👤 Richard K Flaskamp

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 03:27
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D51/00; B65D51/16; B65D51/1605; B65D51/1622; B65D51/1616

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 145 words
IN COMBINATION A CONTAINER FILLED WITH A LIQUID MATERIAL CONTAINING A VOLATILE COMPONENT, SAID CONTAINER HAVING A NECK PORTION WITH A RIM AND A DISPENSING OPENING, AND A CLOSURE CAP ENGAGING THE NECK OF SAID CONTAINER IN A PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP, SAID CLOSURE CAP HAVING AN IMPERVOUS COVER PORTION OVERLYING THE OPENING RIM, AN INTERPOSED LINER IN CONTACT WITH SAID COVER PORTION AND SAID RIM, SAID RIM CONTACTING THE LINER ABOUT THE PERIPHERAL EDGE THEREOF AND CLAMPED THEREAGAINST BY SAID CLOSURE CAP, SAID LINER CONSISTING OF FLAT DISC OF A MICROPOROUS PLASTIC MATERIAL, THE PORES OF WHICH ARE OF SUCH SIZE THAT THE INTERFACIAL TENSION BETWEEN THE PLASTIC MATERIAL AND THE LIQUID MATERIAL IS SUFFICIENTLY HIGH TO PREVENT THE ESCAPE OF THE MEANS, WHEREBY SAID LOW PRESSURE STEAM PROVIDES AT LEAST LIQUID MATERIAL WHILE ACCOMMODATING THE PASSAGE OF THE VOLATILE COMPONENT LIBERATED BY SAID LIQUID MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 145 words
IN COMBINATION A CONTAINER FILLED WITH A LIQUID MATERIAL CONTAINING A VOLATILE COMPONENT, SAID CONTAINER HAVING A NECK PORTION WITH A RIM AND A DISPENSING OPENING, AND A CLOSURE CAP ENGAGING THE NECK OF SAID CONTAINER IN A PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP, SAID CLOSURE CAP HAVING AN IMPERVOUS COVER PORTION OVERLYING THE OPENING RIM, AN INTERPOSED LINER IN CONTACT WITH SAID COVER PORTION AND SAID RIM, SAID RIM CONTACTING THE LINER ABOUT THE PERIPHERAL EDGE THEREOF AND CLAMPED THEREAGAINST BY SAID CLOSURE CAP, SAID LINER CONSISTING OF FLAT DISC OF A MICROPOROUS PLASTIC MATERIAL, THE PORES OF WHICH ARE OF SUCH SIZE THAT THE INTERFACIAL TENSION BETWEEN THE PLASTIC MATERIAL AND THE LIQUID MATERIAL IS SUFFICIENTLY HIGH TO PREVENT THE ESCAPE OF THE MEANS, WHEREBY SAID LOW PRESSURE STEAM PROVIDES AT LEAST LIQUID MATERIAL WHILE ACCOMMODATING THE PASSAGE OF THE VOLATILE COMPONENT LIBERATED BY SAID LIQUID MATERIAL.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1965-12-31 1966-07-02 1967-01-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-12-31 1970-07-02 1971-01-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-12-31 1974-07-02 1975-01-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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