Patent numbers
From EncycloPEZia
Patent numbers are one of several identifying characteristics inscribed on most Pez dispensers, along with the country of origin, IMC and lot number.
United States Patent Numbers
Overview
Patent numbers can usually be found near the bottom of the dispenser on one of the sides. Because of the dates the various patents were issued, they can be a way to tell the relative age of a dispenser.
2.6
- Full number: 2,620,061
- Issued: 1952
- Name: Pocket article dispensing container
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3.3
- Full number: 3,370,746A
- Issued: 1968
- Name: Dispenser for tablets
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Only used for the "Candy Shooter" gun made in Austria
3.4
- Full number: 3,410,455
- Issued: 1968
- Name: Dispensing Device for tablets
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3.8
- Full number: 3,845,882
- Issued: 1974
- Name: Spring cage for use in a tablet dispensing receptacle
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3.9
- Full number: 3,942,683
- Issued: 1976
- Name: Tablet dispensing receptacle
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4.9
- Full number: 4,966,305
- Issued: 1990
- Name: Tablet dispenser
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5.9
- Full number: 5,984,285
- Issued: 1999
- Name: Plastic spring
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7.5
- Full number: 7,523,841
- Issued: 2009
- Name: Tray for storing and individually dispensing tablets
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No Patent
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Foreign Patent Numbers
Box Patent
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DBP
Deutsches Bundes Patent Coming soon.
Mexican Patent
Dispensers made in Mexico are marked with "Patent NR 141.242" underneath the words "Hecho en Mexico." Some dispensers can be found with just the designation "Hecho en Mexico" and no patent number.
US Zone Patent
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