Patents
US 9517922 B2: Evacuated bottle system
- Granted
- 2016-12-13
- Filed
- 2014-11-13 application 14540477
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An evacuated bottle system including providing a bottle defining a hollow interior, the bottle having a neck defining an opening that provides fluid communication with the interior; providing a cap assembly including a funnel having a first portion and a second portion, where the second portion extends radially outward from the first portion to form a floor on an interior thereof and a shoulder on an exterior thereof, the first portion defining a first bore and the second portion defining a second bore fluidly connected to the first bore; a self serum stopper having a self sealing membrane that extends radially outward to overlie at least a portion of the floor of the funnel; and a cap having a cap wall sized to fit over the funnel and a cover portion extending radially inward from the cap wall, the cover portion defining at least one evacuating opening; assembling the cap assembly with the bottle by inserting the first portion of the funnel into the neck of the bottle; supporting the funnel on the neck of the bottle at the shoulder; inserting the serum stopper within the funnel where the self-sealing membrane covers at least a portion of the floor to seal the first bore of the funnel from the second bore; applying the cap over the funnel and attaching the cap to the bottle, wherein the cover portion extends radially inward over a portion of the self-sealing membrane and defines a gap axially outward of the self-sealing membrane; applying a pressure differential relative to the interior of the bottle to create a suction at the evacuating opening to draw the self-sealing membrane axially outward within the gap a distance effective to provide fluid communication between the first bore of the funnel and the second bore the funnel; maintaining the suction until a selected pressure is achieved within the interior of the bottle; and withdrawing the suction, wherein the selected pressure within the bottle draws the self-sealing membrane against the floor of the funnel to reseal the interior of the bottle.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg161213.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone CM, Inc. 23 patents | US company or organization | Hammond, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael G. Marantis | Poland, OH | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joshua W. Hubbard | New Milford, CT | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jonathan P. Richards | Derby, CT | 29 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard A. Ponton | New Milford, CT | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D81/2038 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61J | Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes; devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms; devices for administering food or medicines orally; baby comforters; devices for receiving spittle | A61J1/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M1/60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65B | Machines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials; unpacking | B65B31/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B67C | Cleaning, filling with liquids or semiliquids, or emptying, of bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels, or similar containers, not otherwise provided for; funnels | B67C11/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CORNERSTONE C.M., INC. signed 2021-11-03 | CSCM MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC POLAND, OH | 58017/718 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-11-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HUBBARD, JOSHUA W. signed 2014-11-11 MARANTIS, MICHAEL G. signed 2014-11-11 PONTON, RICHARD A. signed 2014-11-11 RICHARDS, JONATHAN P. signed 2014-11-11 | CORNERSTONE CM, INC. MUNSTER, IN | 34165/310 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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