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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:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Faughey, Harleysville, PA (US);
John Lonczak, Newburgh, NY (US);
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC. Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
222309 ; 22215313 ; 2223216 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a container which provides a measured dosage of the contents of the container when pressure is applied to the top of the container. When not in use, the container additionally contains a locking member such that the contents of the container cannot be dispensed without repositioning the locking member to the open position.