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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A Monico, Jr, West Chester, PA (US);
Mark L Kelly, Middletown, CT (US);
Assignee:
American Home Products Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
215230 ;
Abstract
A device for indicating whether a container having a cap has been opened. The device includes a switch or pressure transducer for detecting the engagement of the cap to the container and disengagement therefrom. A display, which is visible through the top of the cap, provides a plurality of messages which are in an irreversible and nonrepeatable sequence for indicating whether or not the cap has ever been removed from the container.