Patent numbers
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Patent numbers (issued in the United States) are inscribed on most Pez dispensers. They can be a way to tell the relative age of a dispenser.
United States Patent Numbers
Overview
Patent numbers can usually be found near the bottom of the dispenser on one of the sides.
2.6
- Full number: 2,620,061
- Issued: 1952
- Name: Pocket article dispensing container
3.4
- Full number: 3,410,455
- Issued: 1968
- Name: Dispensing Device for tablets
3.8
- Full number: 3,845,882
- Issued: 1974
- Name: Spring cage for use in a tablet dispensing receptacle
3.9
- Full number: 3,942,683
- Issued: 1976
- Name: Tablet dispensing receptacle
4.9
- Full number: 4,966,305
- Issued: 1990
- Name: Tablet dispenser
5.9
- Full number: 5,984,285
- Issued: 1999
- Name: Plastic spring
7.5
- Full number: 7,523,841
- Issued: 2009
- Name: Tray for storing and individually dispensing tablets
