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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109301 | Illuminated refrigerator dispenser system with sensors A refrigerator having a dispenser that includes an outlet and that is configured to dispense content through the outlet and along an output flow path. The refrigerator also includes a detection unit configured to detect user activity that is indicative of a desire t... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8042581 | Valve assembly for powder dispenser A powder dispenser comprising a powder container having an opening in a lower end thereof, a powder receptacle having a flange, and a flow control assembly having pivotable flow control arms biased against each other, pivotable activation arms biased towards each ot... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7757732 | Water dispenser for refrigerator freezers A water dispenser mounted on a door of a refrigerator freezer that is provided with a spigot that is movable between inner and outer dispensing positions. The dispenser includes a dispenser housing having a dispensing cavity and the spigot is movably mounted in the ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7673661 | Sensor system for a refrigerator dispenser A sensing system for a refrigerator dispensing system is used to sense the presence, positioning, height and shape of a container placed in a dispensing well. When the presence of the container is sensed in the dispensing well and the container is properly positione... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7455085 | Water dispenser for refrigerator freezers A water dispenser mounted on a door of a refrigerator freezer that is provided with a spigot that is movable between inner and outer dispensing positions. The dispenser includes a dispenser housing having a dispensing cavity and the spigot is movably mounted in the ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7340914 | Refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser having a retractable ledge A refrigerator having an ice and water dispenser that extends forwardly from the refrigerator door. The dispenser includes a retractable ledge to support a container, a sloped back wall to provide increased storage space in the door, a lighted target ring to facilit... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7252119 | Paint filling system and safety device for preparing a pressurized container of pigmented paint An apparatus for charging pressurized aerosol cans with liquid is provided having a reservoir, filler coupling and safety release device. The safety release device automatically prevents over-charging the can by interacting with the safety dome to cause the can to d... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7171993 | Beverage dispenser with automatic cup-filling control A beverage dispenser for filling a container preferably has a nozzle through which the beverage is discharged and a pivoting lever located underneath the nozzle that detects the placement of a container so as to regulate the actuation of the dispenser. A conductive ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168467 | Filling system for an anesthetic evaporator A filling system for an anesthetic evaporator is improved such that an anesthetic-specifically coded adapter neck (5) of a bottle adapter (1) can be introduced into the filler neck of a filling device. An outer polygon (7) is provided on the bot... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7131468 | Method for creating a ready-to-use product from a concentrated form A method for creating a ready-to-use product from a concentrated form comprises providing a source of locally supplied diluent to a dispenser having a fill station, providing a container of first concentrate at a remote site, providing a first product container, ide... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7109512 | Optical transducer for detecting liquid level and electrical circuit therefor An optical transducer for determining the presence or absence of liquid or the like in a reservoir includes an electrical circuit with a pulse generator and processing electronics to filter out ambient light and compensate for temperature changes. A comparator circu... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7059369 | Self-cleaning product transfer device A product transfer device is provided that includes telescoping tubular arm sections that collectively define a fluid passageway and are arranged so that a terminal arm section has the smallest diameter, while the diameters of the succeeding arm sections are increas... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7028725 | Method and apparatus for dispensing ice and water A method for actuating a dispensing system, wherein the system includes a dispenser cavity and a dispenser is provided. The method includes intersecting at least two beams of light, sensing the at least two beams of light, and actuating the dispenser system based up... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6996869 | Dispensing cartridge and method of dispensing a product from a dispensing cartridge A dispensing cartridge for holding a product adapted to be inserted into a machine configured to utilize the product. A container has a bottom and at least one side wall. The bottom of the container has an opening configured to cooperate with the machine. A removabl... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978914 | Valve elements for pressurized containers and actuating elements therefor Apparatus for placing contents of a first container in fluid communication with a delivery apparatus includes an actuating element carried by the delivery apparatus and a valve element carried by the first container. At least one of the actuating element and the val... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6953132 | Method and apparatus for the distribution of ice An ice delivery system includes an ice bin with an ice maker thereon. An auger dispenses ice from the bin and agitators within the bin prevent blockage. The agitation may follow a pattern depending on the location of the agitators with some about the periphery less ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6789708 | Combination push button and bottle lever for activating a water valve in a product dispenser A dispenser (100) for diluting and dispensing a product concentrate into a container includes an actuation switch (108) and an actuator (115). The actuation switch (108) may either be manually activated in a first direction or it may be a... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6772808 | Storage and dispensing receptacle Storage and dispensing receptacle comprising a receptacle part (1) and a dispensing part (2). The two parts (1, 2) are connectable with an openable closing device (3) for delivery of products stored in the receptacle part (1) to th... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6651708 | Closing device for a filling pipe arranged on a container A closing device for a container for use arranged on a rail-bound or road vehicle and movable to a loading station for charging powder-like or granular bulk material is provided with at least one filling pipe (5.3), and includes a closure element (40) arr... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648185 | Electric pre-mix dispensing valve An electrically operated pre-mix valve includes a cup lever operable to activate a switch to energize a solenoid. The solenoid operates a first lever, which then contacts and operates a second lever. The second lever, in turn, moves against the contact en... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6637478 | Fill station for a liquid dispensing system A fill station for filling various sizes of containers from a liquid dispensing system includes a first stationary platform and second rotatable platform positioned above the first platform. The second platform is hinged to move between a horizontal loadi... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6626213 | Drink dispenser device for domestic refrigerators A dispenser device for refrigerated drinks (carbonated or not) for domestic refrigerators, the drinks being drawn from containers (bottles and vessels in general) removably coupled to the device and dispensed via valve means forming part of the device, sa... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6619510 | Bulk dispenser apparatus A bulk dispensing apparatus uses a number of storage units for dispensing granular food products, i.e. candy, coffee, sugar, food supplements, etc. Each storage unit has a discharge hole with a valve operatively connected to the hole. The valve is attache... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6591877 | Beverage dispenser unit Membrane switch is used to activate beverage and ice dispensing on a beverage/ice-dispensing machine. The switch is inexpensive and easy to clean and install. This switch is directly connected to a control board by a flat wire cable. An LED light can be m... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6533003 | Ice dispenser duct door mechanism A method of controlling a dispenser duct door, including positioning an upper side of the door, in a closed position, in a door-opening direction, and rotating a bottom end of the door to a partially open position vertically under the upper side of the do... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6520221 | Filling nozzle with interception of supply liquids for filling machines A filling nozzle with interception of supply liquids for filling machines, alignable with a container to be filled by liquid, comprising a shutter member (21) and an opening (18) in a hollow body (16), wherein the hollow body (16) is associated on the upp... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6397908 | Device for dispensing liquid from a bottle A light and economical device for dispensing a liquid easily adaptable to bottles of standard format, called fountain or dispenser. The device is in the form of a valve cartridge whereof the opening can be controlled by simple pressure, including elements... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394153 | Control method and apparatus to detect the presence of a first object and monitor a relative position of the first or subsequent objects such as container identification and product fill control An automatic container detection and fill control device includes a number of transmitter and receiver pairs arranged generally in parallel such that a transmission from a given transmitter is directed downwardly toward an interior of a container when pre... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6321802 | Ice and beverage dispensing apparatus An automatic ice and beverage dispensing machine having an ice dispensing chute assembly which is rotatable. As a rotating chute rotates rearward, a lifting motion first moves a locking device which locks a door in place and then elevates the door so that... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6244311 | Method and apparatus for removing and disposing of body fluids A medical apparatus and method for draining bodily fluid from a container, such as a suction canister.... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6227265 | Control method and apparatus to detect the presence of a first object and monitor a relative position of the first or subsequent objects such as container identification and product fill control An automatic container detection and fill control device includes a number of transmitter and receiver pairs arranged generally in parallel such that a transmission from a given transmitter is directed downwardly toward an interior of a container when pre... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6192948 | Tear-open spout for a container A closure for a transportable container used in the transfer of materials to or from an enclosed process area is described. The container docks with a port in a wall of the process area forming a sealed connecting chamber which is sterilized by irradiatio... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6105633 | Liquid dispenser A dispensing apparatus (200) dilutes a liquid concentrate to form a dilute use solution for dispensing into a bottle having first and second lockout sections. The dispenser (200) includes an aspirator (222) and a valve (210) operatively connected to the a... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6082419 | Control method and apparatus to detect the presence of a first object and monitor a relative position of the first or subsequent objects such as container identification and product fill control An automatic container detection and fill control device includes a number of transmitter and receiver pairs arranged generally in parallel such that a transmission from a given transmitter is directed downwardly toward an interior of a container when pre... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6062277 | Driving method of automatic vending machine A driving method of an automatic vending machine, the method comprising the steps of moving a cup holder member to an initial position, discriminating whether the cup holder member has been positioned in the initial position, stopping a product sales when... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6058986 | Beverage dispensing control An electronic control for an automatic filling beverage dispensing valve is shown. The dispensing valve includes a valve body, a flow control mechanism and a solenoid. The valve further includes an electrically conductive cup actuated lever for operating ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6016853 | Toothpaste squeezer Disclosed herein is a novel toothpaste squeezer comprising a corrugated elastic tube with its two ends connected to a delivery tube and a guide tube respectively, and a base plate composed of a sliding guide and a fender to which the delivery tube is fast... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6003569 | Portable automated water purifier and method A Portable Automated Water Purifier and Method is disclosed. Also disclosed is a preferred purifier that accepts supply water from a common water spigot and purifies it via a reverse osmosis (or other preferred filtration) process. The purified water is d... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5901762 | Sand bag filling device A new sand bag filling device for taking bulk sand and filling sand bags with the bulk sand on demand. The inventive device includes a hopper having interior space, a top, a bottom, a pair of end walls, and a pair side walls extending between the end wall... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5896898 | Dispenser A dispenser is described having a support for the container to be filled, a source of liquid and a switch controlling the flow of liquid into the container. The container is supported by a support which urges the container up or down. The switch is operat... | 04/27/1999 |
