Dieter F Lay

US Patent:

6513681, Feb 4, 2003

Filed:

Feb 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/791075

Inventors:

Richard A. Gross - Oconomowoc WI
Dieter F. Lay - Oconomowoc WI
Marge M. Hicks - Eagle WI

Assignee:

Seaquist Closures Foreign, Inc. - Crystal Lake IL

International Classification:

B65D 3700

US Classification:

222211, 222212, 222525

Abstract:

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 for conveying air from a head space in the container. The inner passages communicate with an inner flow space and the outer passages communicate with an outer flow space. A cap cooperates with the spray plug to define an outer chamber and an inner chamber which are isolated from one another when the cap is in the closed position, thereby preventing the mixing of air and product. As the cap is moved to the open position, the cap chambers are permitted to communicate with one another and, as the container is squeezed, a product/air mixture is formed in the closure. A central spray plug post has an upper portion that forms at least one restrictive passage with an inner wall of the cap when the cap is in the open position. As the air/product mixture flows through the restrictive passages, a spray mist is formed and dispensed through at least one dispensing orifice formed in the cap and communicating with the restrictive passages.

US Patent:

D529387, Oct 3, 2006

Filed:

Dec 21, 2004

Appl. No.:

29/219697

Inventors:

Mary Toth - Ann Arbor MI, US
Javier Verdura - Milford CT, US
Craig Pirie - Ontario, CA
Daniel Peter Sterling - Bridgeport CT, US
Erik Joseph Moses - New Haven CT, US
Peter Michaelian - New York NY, US
Richard A. Gross - Oconomowoc WI, US
Dieter F. Lay - Oconomowoc WI, US

Assignee:

McNeil-PPC, Inc. - Skillman NJ

International Classification:

0901

US Classification:

D 9522, D9529

US Patent:

D535564, Jan 23, 2007

Filed:

Jun 14, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/261439

Inventors:

Mary Toth - Ann Arbor MI, US
Javier Verdura - Milford CT, US
Craig Pirie - Ontario, CA
Daniel Peter Sterling - Bridgeport CT, US
Erik Joseph Moses - New Haven CT, US
Peter Michaelian - New York NY, US
Richard A. Gross - Oconomowoc WI, US
Dieter F. Lay - Oconomowoc WI, US

Assignee:

McNeil-PPC, Inc. - Skillman NJ

International Classification:

0901

US Classification:

D 9522, D9529

US Patent:

7303709, Dec 4, 2007

Filed:

Mar 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/796352

Inventors:

Bruce M. Mueller - Bozeman MT, US
Ben Nejad - Evansville IN, US
Dieter F. Lay - Oconomowoc WI, US

Assignee:

Seaquist Closures Foreign, Inc. - Crystal Lake IL

International Classification:

B29B 9/00
B29C 43/02

US Classification:

264142, 264294, 264320, 264325

Abstract:

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, the billet has a generally egg shape and is located adjacent a mold surface defining a small mold cavity region between two larger cavity regions.

US Patent:

7370773, May 13, 2008

Filed:

Dec 21, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/018051

Inventors:

Mary Toth - Ann Arbor MI, US
Javier Verdura - Milford CT, US
Craig Pirie - Ontario, CA
Daniel Peter Sterling - Bridgeport CT, US
Erik Joseph Moses - New Haven CT, US
Peter Michaelian - New York NY, US
Richard A. Gross - Oconomowoc WI, US
Dieter F. Lay - Oconomowoc WI, US
Roger Rinker - Hatfield PA, US
Kristin Recchiuti - North Wales PA, US
Leonard Wojnarowicz, Jr. - Willow Grove PA, US
John Spano - Bordentown NJ, US

Assignee:

McNeil-PPC, Inc. - Skillman NJ

International Classification:

B65D 43/20
B65D 43/12

US Classification:

220348, 220276, 220252, 215201, 215301

Abstract:

The invention features a child resistant, moveable closure member and container device and an overcap and container device. The overcap has opposed end walls and opposed sidewalls, with at least one leading locking pin and at least one trailing locking pin in at least one of said sidewalls. The inner closure may have at least one guiding bar, which extends downwardly from its lower surface, that is compatible in shape with an opening slot that may be in at least one of the sidewalls along the upper body of the container. The container further has a fixed cover portion facing the inner closure with a dispensing opening therethrough. At least one of the container sidewalls may have a closing notch, a stopping notch distal to the closing notch, and an opening notch therebetween. When the moveable closure is in the operative closure position, at least one of the leading locking pins is removably engaged in one of the closing notches and at least one of the trailing locking pins is removably engaged in at least one of the open notches, and the at least one guiding bar lies in the opening slot of the container. As the moveable closure is moved to its operative open position, the guiding bar engages and slidably travels along the opening slot.

US Patent:

7568590, Aug 4, 2009

Filed:

Nov 23, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/996012

Inventors:

Richard A. Gross - Oconomowoc WI, US
Dieter F. Lay - Oconomowoc WI, US
Robert W. Fox - Williamsburg VA, US

Assignee:

Arrow Innovations, LLC - Oconomowoc WI

International Classification:

B65D 41/26

US Classification:

2202541, 2202543, 2203591

Abstract:

A container provides sealed storage for contents. The container includes a composite top member formed of a panel and a frame. The panel includes an opening for providing access to the contents of the package. The frame includes a closure member that is molded in an open position, and which can be moved to a closed position for closing the opening in the panel. The container is formed of a container body in the form of a tubular member formed to a desired shape. The container body is closed using the top member that closes a top opening of the container body, and a bottom member that closes a bottom opening of the container body.

US Patent:

7946447, May 24, 2011

Filed:

Feb 21, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/034763

Inventors:

Mary Toth - Ann Arbor MI, US
Javier Verdura - Milford CT, US
Craig Pirie - Ontario, CA
Daniel Peter Sterling - Bridgeport CT, US
Erik Joseph Moses - New Haven CT, US
Peter Michaelian - New York NY, US
Richard A. Gross - Oconomowoc WI, US
Dieter F. Lay - Oconomowoc WI, US
Roger Rinker - Hatfield PA, US
Kristin Recchiuti - North Wales PA, US
Leonard Wojnarowicz, Jr. - Willow Grove PA, US
John Spano - Bordentown NJ, US

Assignee:

McNeil-PPC, Inc. - Skillman NJ

International Classification:

B65D 25/54

US Classification:

220662

Abstract:

The invention features a method of selling dosage forms without a prescription. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the dosage forms are sold in a container displayed on a retail shelf without outer secondary packaging. The container preferably is made of a material through which the dosage forms are visible. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the container has at least one substantially flat side wall and is laid on a retail display shelf on its substantially flat side wall. The container may be formed to have only one plane of symmetry. At least one of the side walls of the container may be formed to facilitate gripping of the container.

US Patent:

8097197, Jan 17, 2012

Filed:

Aug 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/543286

Inventors:

Robert W. Fox - Williamsburg VA, US
Dieter F. Lay - Oconomowoc WI, US
Richard A. Gross - Oconomowoc WI, US

Assignee:

Plastech, Inc. - Williamsburg VA

International Classification:

B29C 45/14

US Classification:

264251, 264255, 264254

Abstract:

A storage means provides sealed storage for contents. A closure means is fused to a container by application of an electro-magnetic field providing a permanent and hermetic seal between the closure and the container. The closure further includes a removable panel to provide access to the contents of the container.