The disclosure relates to a sampling system for processing a liquid sample, including a retrieving module configured to be fluidically connected to a liquid-source and configured to retrieve a liquid sample from the liquid-source, a filling module configured to fill the retrieved liquid sample into a sampling container, a storing module configured to store the sampling container filled with the liquid sample, and a disposal module configured to discard the liquid sample.

A container having a body having a first end and a second end that can be folded together about a fold axis, the body having a base wall connected to an upper wall by a side wall, the base wall, upper wall and side wall defining a cavity for storing a product, is formed therebetween, the body having a fracturable portion that is adapted to fracture, when the first and second ends are folded together about the fold axis, to produce an opening having a size that is smaller than a narrowest dimension of the product, the body being deformable to increase the size of the opening to enable the product to be dispensed from the container, wherein the container provides restricted access to the product until the body has been folded and deformed.

The present invention relates to containers for holding liquid samples. The containers may be useful for mixing a liquid sample or lysing cells in a liquid sample. The invention also relates to methods of using the containers of the invention.

A break-open single-dose sealed package and method for the production thereof; the sealed package has: a first sheet of semi-rigid plastic material; a second sheet of flexible plastic material set on top of and welded to the first sheet along an annular weld, so as to define a sealed pocket containing a dose of a product; and a pre-weakened area that develops transversely and is obtained in a central area of the first sheet; the pocket is divided into two distinct and separated chambers which are insulated from one another and each contain a corresponding component of the product; and the pocket is divided into the two chambers due to a central weld connecting the second sheet to the first sheet and is weak, so as to be broken by exerting pressure on at least one of the two chambers.

A single-serving capsule holding liquid and powdered beverage concentrates and dispensing systems/machines related thereto. The capsule is self-piercing and does not require a mechanical device to create water fluid inlet and fluid outlet openings in the capsule. The capsule can be used to make both hot and cold beverages.

A container for a fabric treatment composition having: (a) a container floor extending to a floor boundary, a portion of the container floor being a collection zone, and a raised portion extending inwardly within the container, at least a portion of the collection zone being located on a longitudinal axis of the container and at least a portion of the raised portion intersecting the longitudinal axis and transverse axis of the container; (b) a peripheral wall extending from the container floor; (c) a peripheral flange extending from the peripheral wall; and (d) a needle piercable membrane sealed to the peripheral flange to define an interior volume, wherein the interior volume contains less than about 100 mL of a liquid fabric treatment composition.

A disposable travel pouch, a method of making a disposable travel pouch and a method of using a disposable travel pouch. The pouch is sized to accept a quantity of fluent materials such that even when full does not exceed permissible maximums under governmental commercial airline passenger regulations. The construction of the pouch is such that it has sufficient flexibility to allow a substantial entirety of the fluent material contained within to be dispensed by squeezing. A filling structure and a dispensing structure cooperate to allow ease of both filling and dispensing operations, while also allowing a user to switch between a relatively large diameter spout in the filling structure and a relatively small diameter spout in the dispensing structure. The filling structure may be integrally-formed with a body of the pouch while the dispensing structure is separately attachable. An additional closure may be included with the dispensing structure.

A publication and product delivery package is disclosed which permits a variety of products to be packaged and displayed with a publication, such as a magazine, or an object of similar size, and delivered to a purchaser of that publication in an attractive, efficient, cost effective way, utilizing standard delivery services such as the United States Postal Service. The publication package allows delivery of products and samples which are otherwise loose, liquid, or fragile to arrive intact, despite the stresses and impacts of such packaging, display, and delivery, as the products and samples are affixed to a U.S. Postal Approved marketing Rider. The publication package also allows additional high-impact and memorable marketing text and images, which providing exposure of product names and graphics, and coordinated text and images.

The present invention is a method featuring containers for consumable products which have removable sample compartments to facilitate reuse, product returns post-trial, and product resale. The sample compartments are filled with the same product as the main compartment so that consumers may sample the product without damaging a tamper-proof seal on the main compartment. The used sample container may be refilled or replaced with a new sample container. Use of these containers may reduce waste by preserving the product in the main container in a sealed condition. Use of these containers may also minimize the return expense of products sold online by giving the consumer a chance to try the product and return the main container if they are unsatisfied, ultimately reducing the overall the cost per product and reducing the waste of both product and container or container materials.

The present disclosure relates to water-soluble unit dose articles made from a combination of chemically different water-soluble films and containing household care compositions that are at least partially enclosed by the water-soluble films in at least one compartment.