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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120048893 | DISPENSER AND STABILISER THEREFOR A stabilising arrangement to limit the transverse movement of a shaft inside a hollow tube. The stabilising arrangement can include a plurality of stabilizing members each defining a bore for accepting the shaft therethrough and a portion extending outwards from the bor... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120043347 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A FIXED DOSE OF FLUID The invention relates to a device for dispensing a fixed dose of fluid, the device comprising at least one barrel; at least one plunger at least partially enclosed within the barrel; a motion conversion mechanism for transferring actuated pressure force applied outside ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20110278327 | DISPENSING TOOL An apparatus for dispensing material is provided having a body portion and housing for supporting cartridges filled with materials for dispensing. The housing includes a dispensing end, an attachment end, and an elongated opening for receiving the cartridges. The appara... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110272434 | Cartridge Closure and Cartridge Having Said Closure A cartridge system for application of a material has at least one cartridge having at least one cartridge has cartridge walls and one cartridge head each having at least one opening in each cartridge head, and a bracket that is arranged on the cartridge head or cartridg... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110168741 | RODLESS DISPENSER A push chain is used to drive a piston into a canister of extrudable material. The push chain is stored in an elongated chain magazine, withdrawn from the magazine and into the canister by actuation of a trigger connected to a sprocket for the chain. The push chain obvi... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110163115 | EPOXY INJECTION CONTROLLER An epoxy injection controller including a housing having a housing body and a handle, the housing body having a front wall, opposing side walls, a bottom wall, and a rear wall, and the handle having a front wall. A cartridge holder configured to receive a cartridge of m... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110155769 | CAULKING GUN A caulking gun includes a housing forming a handle and supporting a cartridge holder for receiving and holding a caulking cartridge. A flexible push plate is received through the housing to have a front end extending into the cartridge holder to carry a push disk. The h... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110062189 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING ADHESIVE This document relates to delivery devices for dispensing fluid materials, including high viscosity fluids such as high viscosity surgical adhesives. For example, methods and materials for an integrated system of containing and permitting point of use delivery of a high ... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110056995 | CLEANING FLUID CARTRIDGE The cartridge 10 provides an inexpensive, effective, clean, reliable means of supplying pressurized cleaning fluid for two component applicators 14. The low friction piston 18 design reduces drag and provides consistent cleaning fluid 12 pres... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110056994 | Glue Gun A caulk gun comprises a feeding device and a container where a glue cylinder is provided. The feeding device includes a main body (1) that is provided with a first hollow part and a second hollow part that are separated by a partition board (11), the main ... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110049189 | Extrusion tool An extrusion tool (11) for compound-containing containers, including an extrusion device (12) and a cartridge (32) for the container. The extrusion device (12) includes an extrusion mechanism (13) and a holding receptacle (23) f... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20100294808 | FOLLOWER PACKING UNIT FOR GREASE GUNS AND THE LIKE An improved follower packing unit for a grease gun is disclosed. The unit includes a hollow annular body of elastomeric material having a front wall, an annular side wall and a rear wall defining a cavity in the body. Rigid front and back structural supports rigidly sup... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100268167 | Assembly for Actuating a Syringe In an assembly for actuating a syringe, two gripping devices are designed to receive and withhold a containment cylinder and, respectively, a piston of the syringe, and are defined by respective pairs of jaws for gripping a flange of the containment cylinder and, respec... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100237094 | PLUNGER APPARATUS FOR EMPTYING A CARTRIDGE USING PAINT STIR STICK A cartridge including a plunger apparatus and methods for emptying the contents within a cartridge using the plunger apparatus (e.g., using a paint stir stick to empty the contents).... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100206901 | FILLING SYSTEM FOR THE METERED DELIVERY OF A LUBRICANT A description is given of a filling system for the metered delivery of a lubricant, comprising a container for receiving the lubricant, wherein a rod interacts with the container, is mounted movably with respect to it and forces the lubricant out of an outlet opening ar... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100206905 | DUAL FLUID DISPENSER A dual fluid cartridge for storing and dispensing fluids. With the disclosed dual fluid cartridge, a hand-held applicator may be used to dispense and mix two component end products (e.g., an adhesive) in unequal ratios. The dual fluid cartridge is configured as a syring... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100181344 | Application device The invention relates to an application device for dental materials with a cartridge that has a piston and is destined for receiving the dental material, and with an application nozzle that is attached to an outlet port of the cartridge. A positive or form-fit connectio... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100147895 | CAULKING GUN The caulking gun comprises a cartridge holder (12) for accommodating a cartridge (25). For pressing out the substance contained in the cartridge (25), use is made of a piston (30) which is advanced by a pressure disk (16). The pressure... | 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 |
| 20100084431 | Self-Heating Material Dispenser A dispensing unit, which utilizes a chemical reaction or phase transition to soften a material into a flowable state, is described. The material comprises an adhesive, sealant or caulk.... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100059547 | Cartridge for multi-component masses A cartridge (21) for multi-component masses has a first receiving member (22) having a receiving space (23) for at least one component (13) of the multi-component mass, and at least one other receiving member (27) extending parallel to... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20090302055 | CARTRIDGE DISPENSER There is provided herein a reusable dispensing apparatus (100) comprising a locking member (120) which is capable of securely attaching a nozzle (118) to a substantially rigid outer casing (102) allowing easy and clean removal of a dispensed ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090277970 | CARTRIDGE HAVING SELF-ACTUATING SEAL FOR A WETTED LEAD SCREW A cartridge for a spraying device, as well as a spraying device incorporating the cartridge. The cartridge includes fluid reservoir a wetted lead screw and piston that upon rotation can pressurize a fluid within the reservoir. A self-actuating seal is placed between the... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090272761 | IMPROVED DISPENSING APPARATUS The present invention relates to apparatus for the storing and dispensing of products. In particular, the present invention relates to apparatus for the storing and dispensing of inter-reactive compounds wherein the inter-reactive compounds are mixed on extrusion or exp... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090272767 | MATERIAL DISPENSING ASSEMBLY A material dispensing assembly (100) and method of operation is disclosed for converting a portable cartridge dispensing tool to a bag-type dispensing tool. The assembly comprises a single piece piston (110) for advancing material though a material housing... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090266842 | Manual and touch-free convertible fluid dispenser A convertible fluid dispenser for dispensing personal care hygiene products has a chassis adapted to accept either a manual actuating unit or an automatic actuating unit, for upgrading or maintenance.... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090224004 | APPLICATOR WITH AN EXCHANGEABLE CONTAINER The invention relates to an applicator for the application of liquid or pasty media, containing a housing for receiving a dosing unit and an adapter for fastening a container, for the medium to be applied, to the applicator; a dose setting means; a lever for the applica... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090179045 | NOZZLE AND/OR ADAPTOR UNIT ON CARTRIDGE A cartridge (120) secured to either a nozzle (110) and/or adaptor unit wherein the nozzle or adaptor unit comprises a substantially annular portion (135) adapted to fit snugly around an end of the cartridge (120) wherein the substantially ann... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090101678 | Ejection device An ejection device (11) for cartridges containing multi-component compounds has an ejection mechanism (12) and a receptacle (16) for the cartridge, with the receptacle (16) being limited on the front side by a head plate (17) and on th... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090090743 | Ejection device An ejection device (11) has an ejection unit (12) having a displacement mechanism with two piston rods (13), a receptacle unit (32) including receptacle (34) for a container (33), a head part for limiting the receptacle (34 | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090057338 | DISPENSING CARTRIDGE A dispensing cartridge, particularly for dental impression materials, formed from a plastic material having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, and including a metal reinforcement tube.... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090052977 | Brush with cartridge storage and cartridge content dispensing feature A system (1) for dispensing a single dose premeasured liquid, gel, cream or paste from a cartridge (9). The system (1) includes a brush handle (3) and brush head (4). The cartridge (9) is placed within the brush handle (3... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090045227 | EXTENDABLE APPLICATOR FOR FLOWABLE MATERIALS A flowable materials applicator that solves the problem of applying flowable materials to places that are located beyond the reach of the construction worker. The applicator comprises a handle which comprises the standard mechanism of standard flowable materials applica... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090039112 | DISPENSER FOR VISCOUS CONDIMENTS A dispenser is provided for viscous condiments. The dispenser includes a tubular sidewall having opposite ends. One opposite end is open and can receive a plunger or piston therein for applying force to condiment contained within a compartment inside of the sidewall. Th... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080245823 | Dispensing Closure for a Container, and Dispensing Container Incorporating Same A dispensing closure for a dispensing container (1) and a dispensing container (1) incorporating such a dispensing closure, wherein the closure has a unitary type of construction. The dispensing closure includes a generally annular metal ring (4) ha... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080197154 | Dispensing tool An apparatus for dispensing material is provided having a body portion and housing for supporting cartridges filled with materials for dispensing. The housing includes a dispensing end, an attachment end, and an elongated opening for receiving the cartridges. The appara... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080190962 | Device for dispensing pliant solids A device for dispensing a pliant material, such as butter, includes an outer section which may be held by a user and a removable inner section which may hold the material. The inner section may have a first open end and a second closed end having a dispensing opening su... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20070235475 | CONVERTIBLE DEVICE FOR DISPENSING MATERIAL HAVING PARTS THAT CAN BE RETAINED ON THE DEVICE A dispensing device for dispensing viscous materials wherein the dispenser is convertible to a form which dispenses viscous material packaged in either collapsible form, cartridge form, or bulk form, wherein the components necessary for the conversion of the device to d... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070144277 | FLUID FREE INTERFACE FOR A FLUIDIC ANALYZER Instrument-cartridge interfaces for fluidic analyzers that have an instrument and a removable cartridge are disclosed. For example, and in one illustrative embodiment, the instrument may include a needle that is adapted to penetrate a septum on a removable cartridge. In... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20060231578 | FLUID AND HAIR-DYE DISPENSERS In accordance with the present invention there is provided novel and unique automatic and manual colorant and hair dye dispensers that are easy to operate and provides precision mixing of a large number of colorants and hair dye to make an almost infinite number of colo... | 10/19/2006 |
