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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:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Richard Ian Walker, Ware, GB;
Inventor:
Richard Ian Walker, Ware, GB;
Assignee:
Smith Kline Beecham, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A valve for use with an aerosol container including a valve body, a valve stem having a dispensing passage, and a sealing ring contacting the valve stem. The sealing ring includes a sealing portion. The valve stem is slidably moveable relative to the sealing ring from a valve-closed position to a valve-open position. The interior of the valve body is in communication with the dispensing passage when the valve stem is in the valve-open position. The sealing ring also includes a wiper component to wipe the valve stem. The valve is preferably a metering valve.