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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120024893 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR EDIBLE GOODS AND/OR NOVELTIES A dispensing device may include a main body including a wall having a dispensing mouth defined in the wall; a storage portion, wherein the storage portion is retained by the main body; and a conveyance path providing communication between the storage portion and the dis... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20100314419 | POWDER DISPENSER The present disclosure includes a powder dispensing assembly including a housing, a hopper assembly comprising one or more hoppers for containing powders to be dispensed contained within said housing, an outlet passage engaged with the hopper assembly for discharging se... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100181337 | VISCOUS LIQUID MATERIAL DISCHARGING METHOD AND APPARATUS A viscous liquid material discharging method and apparatus can minimize the problem of wear of a sealing member due to friction, and minimize a rotational force required at the time of starting discharge of a highly-viscous liquid material. The apparatus includes a scre... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100065587 | AUGER-DRIVEN POWDER DISPENSER An apparatus for dispensing granulated powder, such as a fine sugar or sweetener, which uses an auger driven by a gear motor. The gear motor is controlled by a control unit on the front of the dispenser, allowing a user to select the quantity of powder to be dispensed. ... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20090255955 | Screw Feeder Screw feeder (1) for transporting and/or metering pulverulent or granular material, having a rotatably mounted feeder screw (3) for the transport of material from a storage vessel (2) to a discharge opening (6), and having a variable-speed mo... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090194565 | WET CEMENT DISPENSING APPARATUS WITH CLEANING AND ACCESS FEATURES An improved wet cement dispensing apparatus having a tilting hopper and a hinged, angled auger tube for aiding in the cleaning of the apparatus and for delivering grout to elevated and hard to reach locations. The hopper can be locked in a first position for dispensing ... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090166384 | HydraFiller 1000 A bucket/hopper for moving any fluent solid into a tube, bag, or sock. The bucket/hopper comprises: an elongated hopper having two opposite end portions and an open top side portion; an elongate auger to facilitate non-jamming operation, extending along the bottom porti... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090145158 | ICE MAKING AND DISPENSING SYSTEM An dispensing system suitable for lifting and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator or lifting and dispensing ice from an undercounter ice maker to a dispenser on the countertop.... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090140003 | POWDER-METERING APPARATUS WITH AN IMPACT DEVICE A powder-metering apparatus (1) for dispensing measured doses of a powder into a receiving container has a handling and positioning device (2) with a handling arm (3) designed to handle a metering device (4, 4a, 4b, 4<... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090101670 | MIXING APPLICATOR An applicator mixes an additive with a fluid stream and dispenses the resultant mixture. The applicator includes a housing having a fluid inlet, a downstream auger chamber, a downstream mixing chamber, and a flow path fluidly connecting the fluid inlet to the mixing cha... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20080314935 | Dispenser for Laundry Chemicals Disclosed in this specification is a container and a dispensing mechanism for dispensing various materials into an apparatus such as a laundry machine. The container comprises a dispensing cap that has a static portion and a rotating portion. A relative rotation between... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080283551 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADMINISTERING MICRO-INGREDIENT FEED ADDITIVES TO ANIMAL FEED RATIONS A method and apparatus are provided for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations. The apparatus may be referred to as a system which includes a number of discrete components which cooperate together to ultimately deliver micro-ingredients to ... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080277512 | INGREDIENT DISPENSING APPARATUS The invention provides an ingredient dispensing apparatus (100; 200) comprising first and second hoppers (102, 104; 202, 204) for storage of an ingredient, first and second dispensers (120, 124; 214, 224) for dispensing an ingredient from the respec... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080277428 | Storage Container For Granular Fuel, a Device and a Method For Feeding the Fuel Forward A storage container for granular fuel, comprising a lower, essentially horizontal, limiting surface and at least one adjoining lateral limiting surface, a feeding out device with an axial extension that considerably exceeds its radial extension, the feeding out device b... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080264978 | Bulk foodstuff dispenser A bulk foodstuff dispenser for dispensing predetermined amounts of foodstuff from a hopper. An auger is driven by a handle capable of movement in two directions, while a clutch allows movement of the auger in only one direction. The forward movement of the handle causes... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080217356 | Dispensing Apparatus Including A Ceramic Body A dispensing apparatus includes a ceramic body having a chamber and at least one inlet channel fluidically coupled to the chamber. The chamber has a first portion and an outlet portion. The dispensing apparatus also includes one or more feed screws having a helical thre... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080135129 | Apparatus and method for handling particulate material Particulate material, such as toner, is stored within a hopper (12) which leads to a feed screw (30). The feed screw (30) moves the particulate material through an outlet passageway (24) into a discharge spout (26). The outlet (46 | 06/12/2008 |
| 20070181613 | Powder dispenser A dispensing device for conveying powders or other flowing materials such as, for example, sugar, flour, oats, or rice is provided. The device may include a stand holding a tube or other conveyor and a connection unit which may be connected to a container. The tube may ... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070145068 | Method and Apparatus for Administering Micro-Ingredient Feed Additives to Animal Feed Rations A method and apparatus are provided for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations. The apparatus may be referred to as a system which includes a number of discrete components which cooperate together to ultimately deliver micro-ingredients to ... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20060076368 | Mixing rotary positive displacement pump for micro dispensing A dispensing apparatus, which is capable of delivering precise quantities of a liquid product less than one mm3 in size, includes a drive mechanism, a housing made up of at least two input channels coupled to a chamber made up of a first portion and a second ... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060071037 | Self aligning self engaging hopper drive Disclosed is a self-aligning auger drive assembly. The assembly includes a hopper with an auger supported therein. A shaft is connected to and extends from the auger externally from the hopper. A coupling is associated with the shaft and is operatively associated with a... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060043123 | Cosmetics case The present invention relates to a cosmetics case for liquid cosmetics such as liquid foundation or liquid lipstick for making-up and possible to forcibly discharge the same, if used, and including a cylindrical main body to contain the cosmetics and an upper movable bo... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20050263541 | Method and apparatus for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations A method and apparatus are provided for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations. The apparatus may be referred to as a system which includes a number of discrete components which cooperate together to ultimately deliver micro-ingredients to ... | 12/01/2005 |
| 20050236437 | Screw pump and method of operating the same A screw pump includes a pair of screw rotors (2a, 2b) having teeth which are held in mesh with each other for drawing and discharging a fluid by rotating the screw rotors (2a, 2b) synchronously in opposite directio... | 10/27/2005 |
| 20050184103 | Loss-in-weight feeder for powders and dry goods In a loss-in-weight feeder comprising a product dispensing hopper (3) and a case containing a kinematic motion (15) for driving a dispensing screw (6) by means of a motor (4), case and hopper are spaced at a sufficient length for a thrust bea... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050150914 | Material dispenser having a positive shutoff mechanism A replaceable auger assembly includes a body having at least one material inlet defined therein and an auger disposed within the body. The auger includes a helical portion disposed about a shaft portion and a positive shutoff mechanism. The positive shutoff mechanism is... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050121469 | Apparatus and method for reducing buildup of particulate matter in particulate-matter-delivery systems The present disclosure provides approaches for reducing buildup of particulate-matter in particulate-matter-delivery systems. In some embodiments, a trough-shaped feeder is provided in which a rectangular-to-elliptical conduit extends from the trough-shaped feeder. The ... | 06/09/2005 |
