...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120067924 | AIRLESS PUMP DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH MULTI-LOBE RING SEAL Method and apparatus for dispensing a fluid using a dispensing container employing an airless pump, which may employ abstract or non-cylindrical shapes. The airless pump uses a chamber enclosing a fluid with a piston comprising a surface of the chamber. The chamber has ... | 03/22/2012 |
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| 20120006853 | CASE FOR CREAM COSMETICS HAVING AIRLESS PUMP The invention relates to a case for cream cosmetics having an airless, and more particularly, to a case for cream cosmetics having an airless pump wherein an airless pump is provided to the case storing the cosmetics of a cream state, so that a foreign material or air i... | 01/12/2012 |
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| 20110233824 | METHOD OF MOLDING A HOLLOW BODY OF REVOLUTION A method of molding by injecting plastics material into a mold to make a part that is symmetrical about an axis of revolution, the part being hollow with a through passage along the axis, the part having two axial ends each defining an annular opening, the method compri... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110056993 | METERING DEVICE The present invention relates to a metering device for metered dispensing of liquid preparations, in particular for metering medicinal, pharmaceutical and cosmetic liquid preparations, the use of preservatives being able to be dispensed with.... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20100243677 | COSMETIC CASE FOR EYE CREAM HAVING AIRLESS PUMP The invention is a cosmetic case for eye cream having an airless pump, and more particularly, to a cosmetic case for eye cream having an airless pump wherein a semi-sphere tip is provided on a nozzle so as to enable a user to directly apply the cosmetics on a face witho... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100224652 | DEVICE FOR OPENING AND SHUTTING NOZZLE OF COSMETIC CASE A device for opening a nozzle during use of a cosmetics case and closing the nozzle during non-use has an operation button and a guide pipe with a rod-shaped pin for opening and closing the nozzle and a push pin with a ring-shaped engagement recess parallel to the rod-s... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100200616 | STOPPER VALVE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SUCH VALVE A shutter member for a fluid dispenser member, the shutter member having a substantially rigid base body and an elastically deformable diaphragm, the body and the diaphragm being made of materials that are chemically compatible such that the material of the diaphragm ad... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100170917 | PUMPING TYPE COSMETIC CONTAINER The invention relates to a pumping type cosmetic container. The pumping type cosmetic container according to the invention includes a storage container in which contents are stored; a fastener that is fitted to an upper portion of the storage container and includes an i... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100147893 | EASY SHIFT DUAL-MODE PISTOL-GRIP GREASE GUN A dual mode pistol grip grease gun that operates in either the volume mode or the pressure mode. The grease gun includes a cylinder head having a handle attached thereto. Attached to the cylinder head via a shiftable link is a lever, which has a slot at one end. The shi... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100116850 | QUICK CONNECT GREASE GUN BARREL AND METHOD OF USE A grease gun is provided comprising a body having a reservoir connection aperture with an inner portion, an outer portion and a plurality of concentric grooves positioned along the inner portion, a grease reservoir is in communication with the reservoir connection apert... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100089945 | AIRLESS DISPENSING PUMP An airless dispenser pump assembly includes a pump mechanism with an inlet valve that is configured to efficiently pump viscous fluids and that is able to be pre-primed when the pump mechanism is attached to a container. In one form, the inlet valve includes a seal memb... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100051649 | NOZZLE RETRACTABLE DISPENSER Provided is a nozzle retractable dispenser which includes a container (20); a cylinder (22); a piston (24); a pressing member (28); an elastic unit (30); a pumping button (36), in which a button portion (32) is formed at ... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090289083 | Fluid Container and Airless Fluid Dispensing System A fluid container according to the present invention includes a container body having upper and lower openings, and further having a shoulder member and a side wall which extend between the upper and lower openings. The fluid container also includes a spacer abutting on... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090283547 | Push-botton metered dispenser with feed-containing piston drive mechanism A metered dispenser includes a housing including a reciprocable piston drive stem including an inlet opening at a first end thereof, a floating piston at a second end, and a passage between the first and second ends. An inlet valve is provided adjacent the first end for... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090283546 | Screw-type metered dispenser with feed-containing piston drive mechanism A metered dispenser includes a housing including a reciprocable piston drive stem including an inlet opening at a first end thereof, a floating piston at a second end, and a passage between the first and second ends. An inlet valve is provided adjacent the first end for... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090261127 | FREE-FORM CONTAINER WITH FOLLOW-UP PISTON A free-form container with follow-up piston includes a double-wall body defining an internal volume for containing a fluid, a top cover connected to an open upper end of the double-wall body, a fluid dispenser head mounted to and projected from the top cover, and a bott... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090230152 | FLUID DISPENSER A fluid dispenser comprising: a fluid reservoir (10) of variable working volume, in which reservoir the fluid is protected from the air, the reservoir being provided with an actuator wall (25) that is axially movable down and up between a rest position and... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090224001 | CONTAINER WITH SEALING CAP An object of the invention is to provide a container which does not show a sealing body on the external surface. The invention is a container having a container body with a dispensing device and a lid body, in which a sealing cap is provided between the lid body and the... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090218008 | DISPENSERS E.G. FOR COSMETICS The application describes small hand-held dispensers suitable for use with creamy flowable products such as cosmetics. The dispensers are of a kind having a top plate (4) with a dished pick-up surface (42), and a product discharge opening (43) openi... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090140011 | SPRAY DISPENSER A dispenser includes a housing having a sidewall with first and second axial ends. A container has first and second end portions with the second end portion engaged with the housing such that the container extends from the first axial end of the housing. A plunger havin... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090101677 | Pump For Dispensing A Liquid Contained In A Bottle A pump intended to be mounted on a bottle, so as to allow the dispensing of a liquid contained in the bottle, includes a needle for closing an ejection orifice that is separate from a dosing sleeve. The needle is mounted on the sleeve by means of a device for the revers... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090090746 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A FLUID PRODUCT A fluid dispenser device comprising: a reservoir (R) of variable working volume comprising a sealing slide-cylinder (100) and a follower piston (2) that is in sliding sealing contact in said cylinder; dispenser means (3) that are suitable for puttin... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090071985 | DISPENSER The present invention provides a dispenser, which includes a container (2), a dispenser cap (10), a button (20) and an outer casing (30). Particularly, in the present invention, guide slots (32), upper ends of which differ in height fr... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090065531 | FLUID PRODUCT DISPENSING MEMBER AND DISPENSER COMPRISING SAME A fluid dispenser member (1) for associating with a fluid reservoir (2) so as to form a fluid dispenser, said member (1) including a body (11) via which the dispenser member is mounted in stationary manner on a mounting part (3), the b... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090008413 | AIRLESS DISPENSING PUMP CONTAINER WITH AN AIRTIGHT PUSH DOWN TYPE NOZZLE HEAD An airless dispensing pump container with an airtight push down type nozzle head is disclosed, which comprises a content discharge part which is installed at a nozzle engaging hole of the nozzle head; a ball valve support which is engaged at a lower side of the stem; an... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080277427 | Tilting Flap Pump The invention relates to a pump for a liquid product dispenser, which includes a reservoir and interacts with a manually actuatable element provided with an injection orifice. The pump includes a body embodied in the form of a single piece and including a seat which cov... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080260451 | Lotion dispenser A container having a body surrounding a cavity and with lotion within the cavity, a mouth formed in the body and communicating with the cavity, and a dispenser located in the mouth. The dispenser comprises a pump base at a bottom end of the dispenser, a foraminous membe... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080251542 | Prodigio Pump A pump for dispensing a liquid contained in a bottle including a shrunk-fit section including an orifice for communicating with the liquid, a pushbutton including an orifice for ejecting the liquid, a dosing sleeve integrating a needle for plugging the ejection orifice ... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080197149 | AIRLESS DISPENSING PUMP WITH TAMPER EVIDENCE FEATURES An airless dispenser pump assembly includes a pump mechanism with an inlet valve that is configured to efficiently pump viscous fluids and that is able to be pre-primed when the pump mechanism is attached to a container. In one form, the inlet valve includes a seal memb... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080169312 | Dispenser with Sealed Dispensing Valve Unit A dispenser with a sealed dispensing valve unit is disclosed. The dispenser is secured to a mouth of a hermetic casing, and discharges contents through a center of an upper plate of a button. The dispenser includes an outlet hole (100) bored in a central portion ... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080061083 | PISTON FOR FLUID CONTAINER A piston configured to be engaged inside a cylindrical container includes: a sliding member having an upper fluidtight portion and a lower fluidtight portion; and a support member connected to the sliding member for supporting and urging the sliding member against the i... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080029549 | Grease gun A grease gun is provided. The grease gun has a cylindrical wall that is made of aluminum. The cylindrical wall defines an interior and has both an inner surface and an outer surface. In some aspects, the cylindrical wall is seamless and the outer surface defines a gripp... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080023491 | Device for packaging a product Various embodiments of a device for packaging a product are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the device may include an external shell having a neck and a container forming at least one housing adapted to receive the product. The container may be disposed inside the ext... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070289994 | Container System A container system of this invention includes a container for holding a fluid, a follower in the container which moves in the container in response to a change in a level of fluid in the container, and a sensor assembly for sensing the level of fluid in the container. T... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070210108 | Transparent grease gun An improved grease gun having a cylinder formed of transparent polycarbonate material to permit visual inspection of the type and quantity of grease contained therein and which is strong and durable and which has memory, so that even when subjected to major deformation,... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070145077 | Metered dispenser with feed-containing piston drive mechanism A metered dispenser includes a housing including a reciprocable piston drive stem including an inlet opening at a first end thereof, a floating piston at a second end, and a passage between the first and second ends. An inlet valve is provided adjacent the first end for... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070131719 | PISTON FOR FLUID CONTAINER A piston configured to be engaged inside a cylindrical container includes: a sliding member having an upper fluidtight portion and a lower fluidtight portion; and a support member connected to the sliding member and having concentric flexions for urging the sliding memb... | 06/14/2007 |