US Patent

US9676525 — Protective cap for a dispenser, and discharge device for discharging pharmaceutical and/or cosmetical liquids

Formulation · Assigned to Aptar Radolfzell GmbH · Expires 2034-02-07 · 8y remaining

Vulnerability score 42/100 Strong — defensible against typical IPR challenges

What this patent protects

This patent protects a protective cap for a dispenser that discharges liquids, including pharmaceuticals like Sandimmune, with a ventilation opening for communication with the external environment.

USPTO Abstract

A protective cap for a dispenser for discharging liquids, wherein the dispenser has a liquid reservoir and an outlet opening through which the liquid is discharged into a surrounding atmosphere. The protective cap has an inner cap and an outer cap, the inner cap having a ventilation opening for communication between an interior of the protective cap and an external environment. Before use, the outer cap is mounted on the inner cap in a first position with the inner cap and the outer cap in sealing contact with each other and the ventilation opening is separated in an airtight and germproof manner from the environment, and the outer cap is movable relative to the inner cap from the first position to a second position in which the inner and outer caps are out of sealing contact with each other and the ventilation opening communicates with the environment.

Drugs covered by this patent

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US9676525
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Formulation
Expires
2034-02-07
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
Yes
Assignee
Aptar Radolfzell GmbH
Source
FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

Bibliographic data sourced from FDA Orange Book + USPTO public records. Plain-English summary generated by AI grounded in source text. Patent term extensions (PTR, SPC, pediatric) may shift the effective expiry. Not legal advice.

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