Did You Know...
...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 |
| 20120024911 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A LIQUID GAS FORMULATION IN A METERED MANNER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE DISPENSING DEVICE The invention relates to a device for dispensing a liquid gas formulation in a metered manner, wherein the device is particularly suited for use as an injection system in nail driving devices and comprises a pressure-stable container having a flanged rim, to which a val... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024887 | Liquid Butter Dispenser Consistent volumes of viscous fluids are dispensed from a container configured to have a fixed volume, positive displacement pump assembly that receives and dispenses fixed volumes of the viscous liquids. Gravity causes viscous liquid in a container to fall through open... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110315716 | FLUID DISPENSER AND A METHOD FOR ITS USE A valve operating mechanism for use in a fluid dispenser is described, wherein the fluid dispenser includes a reservoir for a fluid to be delivered, a fluid outlet for the reservoir, a piston configured to move through the reservoir, and an actuator for the piston, the ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110095056 | DISPENSING APPARATUS A dispensing apparatus includes a mounting plate and a dispenser fixed to the mounting plate. The dispenser includes a nozzle valve, a valve plug, an actuating shaft, and a nozzle. The nozzle valve defines a cavity containing a material, and defines an inlet opening on ... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110089200 | CARTRIDGE AND PISTON WITH VENTILATION DEVICE The present invention relates to a cartridge for holding liquid, paste-like or powdered compounds and a piston for closing such a cartridge, and a system made up of such a cartridge, comprising a tool (15), wherein the piston comprises a cylindrical or cylindrica... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20100206911 | DISPENSING DEVICE Proposed is a dispensing device for a cosmetic product. A flexible inner container is ultrasonically welded with a valve housing. The valve housing is provided with a welding bead which is covered by the inner container during welding. The valve housing has a plate-like... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100206913 | MEANS AND METHOD FOR FILLING BAG-ON-VALVE AEROSOL BARRIER PACKS A bag-on-valve aerosol valve system in a container is provided. Propellant is pressure filled around the valve stem, outwardly over the stem gasket and down into the container space outside the bag. Product is filled through the valve stem into the bag. The valve stem h... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100200617 | Cartridge piston with venting device The cartridge piston includes a piston jacket and a venting device made as a cut-out and arranged at the piston jacket. Radial passages and one or more ring shaped passages in the surface of the piston that faces the media within a cartridge communicate with the cut-out... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100140302 | DEVICE FOR METERING OUT A FLOWABLE MASS A device for metering out a flowable mass, especially a mass containing fat, for producing confectionery products, for example to a nozzle for extruding a mass into a mold. The mass traverses an inlet opening (13) and enters a chamber (8) from where it can... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100108716 | AEROSOL FOR VISCOUS PRODUCTS An aerosol dispensing container 1 comprising a container body 20, 30, 40 and a collapsible bag 50 therein. The bag 50 separates a pressurised chamber defined between the container body 20, 30, 40 and the bag 50 from a product ch... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100094245 | CO-EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND SEALED EMPTY DEVICES A device comprising a body including a first polymer and a closure including a second polymer that is substantially not bondable to the first polymer and has a relatively higher shrinkage rate than the first polymer, wherein at least a portion of the closure overlaps at... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100065127 | Dispensing Cartridge With Vented Piston A dispensing cartridge with a vented piston is disclosed. The piston includes a piston shell and a bleed plug. The arrangement of the piston shell and the bleed plug allows air to be vented through the piston until all of the air is vented out of the dispensing cartridg... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20090283550 | Extreme Barrier Metal Piston and Container Utilizing Same An improved barrier member for use in a pressurized container is disclosed. The barrier member may be manufactured from a sheet metal for improved resistance to product and/or propellant permeation without compromising the sealing performance of the barrier member again... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090277925 | ARRANGEMENT FOR DISPENSING COLOUR PASTE, APPARATUS AND METHOD An arrangement for dispensing colour paste, a shading apparatus, a method, a computer program product, and a memory means. The arrangement comprises a piston pump comprising a dispensing channel. The dispensing channel is provided with a substantially different amount o... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090206112 | LIQUID DISPENSING VALVE AND METHODS A dispensing valve is provided for dispensing liquid from a cartridge. The valve includes a valve body that is adapted to receive at least a portion of the cartridge therein. A valve member is disposed in the valve body and is adapted for fluid communication with the ca... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090110786 | Food Container and Method of Storing Food A container for foods. The container includes a hollow body (1) having an opening (3) and a piston (7) located within the body (1), wherein the container is constructed and arranged such that, in use, the piston (7) moves within the bo... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20080203112 | System for Storing and Dispensing of a Substance The present invention is directed to a system for storing and dispensing a substance and a method for air free filling of the same. The system comprises at least one compartment for storing a predetermined amount of a substance, wherein said compartment has a back end a... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080197148 | Airtight Coffee Dispenser For Coffee Machine A coffee dispenser includes an airtight rigid container (C), arranged at 45° upward with respect to the horizontal, provide with a lid (D) and an outlet nozzle (U) closed by a sliding shutter (G), as well as a piston (B) airtightly sliding within the container (C) and ... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20070205227 | Liquid Dispensing Device A liquid dispensing device has a chamber (11) for a liquid. The chamber has first and second openings (17), (18); a one way valve (19) retained in the first opening to allow liquid flow only out of the chamber; and a closure (13) slida... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070000951 | Dispensing cartridge with vented piston A dispensing cartridge with a vented piston is disclosed. The piston includes a piston shell and a bleed plug. The arrangement of the piston shell and the bleed plug allows air to be vented through the piston until all of the air is vented out of the dispensing cartridg... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20060043121 | Hot melt dispenser with silicone valve A dispenser for a liquid or semi-solid material includes a container having a valve element at one end and a piston at the other. The valve element includes central and annular portions, the annular portion forming a good seal with the interior of the container and the ... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20050127110 | Liguid dispenser, hollow dispensing needle kit system for said liquid dispenser, and hollow dispensing needle The invention relates to a liquid dispenser, in particular to a dosing dispenser with a discharge tubule with an integral outlet duct for delivering a liquid via an outlet port and an integrated return duct which extends along the outlet duct, a discharge tubule kit sys... | 06/16/2005 |
