Aptargroup, Inc.

Robert J LaBean

John Miller Hess, Iii

Gregory M Olechowski

Jason D Hatton

Andrew Smith

Mark Honard

Robert Huber, Jr

A flow control device () for controlling the flow of a pressurized fluent substance is disclosed. The device () includes a housing () having an inlet portion () for receiving the fluent substance, an outlet portion () for discharging the fluent substance, and a platform (). The device () further has a valve () located within the housing (). The valve () is located between the platform () and the outlet portion (). The valve () has a flexible, resilient valve head portion () that has confronting, openable portions () movable from a closed configuration to an open configuration when the valve head portion () is subjected to a pressure differential acting across the valve head portion ().

Flow control valve

A dual sealing system () is provided for use with a probe () to allow access to an interior space () from an exterior environment (). The system () includes a housing () defining a port () extending along a longitudinal axis () between an exterior end () of the housing and an interior end () of the housing to establish communication between an exterior environment () and an interior space (); a first flexible, resilient penetratable member () extending across the port at a first location along the axis, the first penetratable member configured to create a seal around the probe with the probe inserted therethrough; and a second flexible, penetratable member () extending across the port at a second location along the axis spaced toward the interior end from the first location, the second penetratable member configured to create a seal after having been penetrated by the probe and the probe has been removed from the second penetratable member.

Dual sealing system for use with a probe

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Saginaw, MI, United States of America

Robert J LaBean