Patent numbers

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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

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US Zone Patent

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