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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
May. 08, 2003
Michael S. Bergey, Washington Crossing, PA (US);
Bruce Detwiler, Spring City, PA (US);
James L. Hussey, Holland, OH (US);
Kurt Koptis, Yucca Valley, CA (US);
Yelena Lipoveskaya, Howell, MI (US);
Mahmood Mohiuddin, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Michael S. Bergey, Washington Crossing, PA (US);
Bruce Detwiler, Spring City, PA (US);
James L. Hussey, Holland, OH (US);
Kurt Koptis, Yucca Valley, CA (US);
Yelena Lipoveskaya, Howell, MI (US);
Mahmood Mohiuddin, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
R.P. Scherer Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A dispensing and application apparatus designed to contain pre-measured amounts of a flowable substance. The apparatus comprises a compartmentfor storing the substance that is partially enclosed by a frangible sealan applicatorand an expandable chamberdesigned to accept and dissipate the hydraulic force created when pressure is applied to the compartmentrupturing the frangible sealand expelling the substance into the chamberThe applicatoris attached to the chamberwith an applicator bond areaThe expandability of the chamberis conferred by expandability of the applicatorand is varied in different embodiments by altering the ratio between the area of the applicator bond areaand the area of the applicatorThe frangible sealin one of many embodiments, may be a chevron shape stress riserwith a point of inflectionoriented towards the compartmentA removable cap may cover the applicator.