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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299945 | Discharge container with one-way valves A squeezable laminated discharge container of the delaminatable type in which the layers can be easily broken away from each other comprises a first check valve fitted to the neck and has an opening in a bottom plate. The base cup comprises a second check valve, and... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293674 | Discharge container having a squeezable and deformable The technical problem of this invention is to create check valve mechanisms of a simple configuration. Thus, the object of this invention is to provide a discharge container maintaining high productivity, showing good squeeze operation, and having improved outer app... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7243663 | Floss dispenser cap A dental floss dispenser cap for attachment to a toothpaste tube. The dental floss dispenser cap according to certain embodiments of the invention, comprises a housing and an annular base. Upstanding walls form a cylindrical protrusion and a cavity dimensioned to re... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241066 | Container for flowable products A compartmentalized container for holding and dispensing flowable material and method for making such a compartmentalized container includes opposite sheet portions selectively sealed together to define a plurality of single use dispensers and a header portion that ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7210600 | Self contained spoon feeder A disposable spoon having a hollow main housing with a spoon that is releasably attached to the main housing. When the user places a food packet inside the main housing, the spoon pierces the food packet. A movable extruder actuator is operatively attached to an ext... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189022 | Tube with resilient applicator and scraper for dispensing texture materials A dispensing system for patching an untextured portion of a destination surface to substantially match an existing structure of an existing sprayed on texture pattern on the destination surface surrounding the untextured portion. The dispensing system comprises a co... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182043 | Animal grooming tool An animal grooming tool (10, 10′, 10″) that allows a user to spray an animal with a liquid and squeegee excess water from the animal. Spraying and squeegeeing may be performed substantially simultaneously with one another in one motion, if desired. The gr... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175215 | Eating utensils having internal chambers storing liquid condiments An eating utensil includes an elongate hollow body having a proximal end and a closed distal end. The elongate hollow body defines an internal chamber, and has an aperture adjacent the proximal end. The aperture is in communication with the internal chamber. A liqui... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7131395 | Collapsible mesh feeder A collapsible feeder for birds comprising a mesh feeder body wall which is constructed of either a polyester mesh coated with PVC or a material containing rubber. The mesh wall defines alternating first and second rows with each of the rows having spaced-apart wall ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7032538 | Collapsible feeder A collapsible feeder for birds, squirrels and the like comprising a plastic feeder body having a base and rim at the lower end thereof and a cover selectively closing the upper end thereof. The feeder body has a plurality of collapsible corrugations defining annular... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021497 | Device for compressing flexible tubes containing pastes, creams and the like provided with a receptacle for storing dental floss A device for compressing flexible tubes containing pastes, creams and the like, provided with a receptacle for storing dental floss, making it easy to handle flexible tubes (2) for storing pasty or creamy products, thus providing the full utilization thereof ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011255 | Squirt resistant and spill resistant straw/fluid delivery passage A spill or squirt resistant fluid management system is described. The system primarily includes: (1) a first fluid passage portion having a first open end; (2) a second fluid passage portion having a second open end; (3) a fluid accumulator portion disposed between,... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000674 | Toy storage curtain with toy pouches A toy storage curtain contains a toy-storage pocket affixed to the lower end of a curtain panel, and further includes a tieback which supports a tieback pouch which also is used to store toys. Soft, light toys, such as stuffed animals, are the best candidates for st... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6945428 | Liquid container and liquid container manufacturing method A container includes an inner layer portion for liquid, an outer layer having an inner shape substantially equivalent to an outer shape of the inner layer, with the outer layer having an air vent communicating from between the two layers and the ambient, and a dispe... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6928870 | Spice storage and dispensing spoon A spice storage and dispensing system is configured as a spoon and includes a handle for the storage of spice and a bowl for the measurement and dispensing of spice received from the handle. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6896155 | Shower curtain with removable dispensing pockets for retaining articles used in the shower The present invention 10 discloses a standard shower curtain 12 that has a plurality of individual dispensers 14 affixed to the inner side 16 thereof. These dispensers 14 provide means to contain and dispense shampoo, conditioner, ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6797063 | Dispensing apparatus Described are dispensing apparatuses and methods of their use, the dispensing apparatuses having one or more process chamber inside of a control chamber, and the volume of the process chamber increases or decreases by adding or removing control fluid from the contro... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6793387 | Apparatus for automatic preparation of a mixture and method An apparatus and associated method of preparing a mixture using a computerized apparatus having a plurality of vessels, each of which is arranged on a support structure and oriented for dispensing a fluent substance through at least one exit port and a first flow ch... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6662971 | Automatic pressing mechanism In one embodiment of the invention, a press assembly includes a gear assembly, a threaded rod, and a roller assembly. The gear assembly causes a rotational movement when activated. The threaded rod is coupled to the gear assembly and rotates in direction ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6581803 | Discharging container A discharging container having outer and inner layers with an ambient air inlet formed solely in the outer layer without a valve. The inlet has an opening smaller than the opening of a discharging outlet mouth formed in a cap, so that the outer layer's bo... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6439792 | Device for dispensing a seasoning A device for dispensing a liquid, pasty or powdered seasoning, comprising at least one perforation provided in a surface of one end of the device. The perforation being closed off by a removable strip and the surface being extended by a free part cut into... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6409047 | Tube squeezer A tube squeezer having a simple and small-sized structure, which can squeeze out the content material out of a tube effectively, and surely maintain the squeezed state of the tube. This tube squeezer comprises, a tube having a closed one end along a lengt... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6347727 | Food dispensing feeding system A feeding system for feeding infants and other individuals who must be fed by another. The feeding system includes a number of small packets, much like catsup or mustard packets, that are filled with food, such as baby food, and which is attachable to a f... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6209595 | Dispenser with funnel overcap A refillable dispensing apparatus is disclosed in which a removable cap is utilized to protectively overlie the container during its storage condition and the cap may be readily converted into a funnel for refilling the depleted container. The conversion ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6126923 | Magically appearing striped dentifrice A method for forming a striped dentifrice wherein a first dentifrice which appears unstriped when stored in a container having sidewalls at least a portion of which is transparent, is transformed into a striped dentifrice upon extrusion from the container... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5979706 | Combination dental floss dispenser and stand-up toothpaste container A combination dental floss dispenser and stand-up toothpaste container in which the dispenser is attached to the flip-open cap of the stand-up container, whereby the container, cap and dispenser are adapted to stand in the upright position on the dispense... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5746351 | Pallette dispenser A palette dispenser having an aperture in the center thereof in which aperture is attached the nozzle of a container of paste-like or viscous material which material is squeezed out of the container through the nozzle and onto a palette base. In its stora... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5732722 | Cap for a toothpaste container having an incorporated spool of dental floss A cap for a toothpaste container having an incorporated spool of dental floss including a toothpaste container coupling portion adapted for coupling with a dispensing outlet of a toothpaste container. A dental floss dispensing assembly is hingedly coupled... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5638990 | Squeezable container with spreading knife A container for viscous fluids or materials, such as wall patching compound includes a hollow, flexible, tubular body having a spreading knife mounted to an end thereof. The container includes a nozzle on an opposite end of the tubular body through which ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5607081 | Cleaning assembly This invention discloses a cleaning assembly comprising a wet tissue, a liquid impermeable packet containing the wet tissue and a dry liquid absorbent tissue mounted onto the liquid impermeable packet.... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5588560 | Ergonomeric dispenser for viscous materials A user friendly dispensing device for viscous materials has an applicator nozzle designed to dispense a bead of material from a squeeze-tube into cracks and corners by being dragged along a surface rather than being pushed. The device has a unique ergonom... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5438886 | Volumetric measurement device for a dispensing container The present invention provides a dosing system and method for quickly and accurately indicating the proper volumetric dosage of a topical preparation. The container holding the topical preparation is provided with a pictorial representation of a measureme... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5383373 | Method for measuring topical dosage dispensed The present invention provides a dosing system and method for quickly and accurately indicating the proper volumetric dosage of a topical preparation. The container holding the topical preparation is provided with a pictorial representation of a measureme... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5377874 | Single portion liquid dispenser A liquid dispenser is provided for dispensing fluid condiment materials, such as ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise as well as other liquids such as medicated salves, lotions and ointments. The dispenser includes a tubular body with a spherical plunger eleme... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5372863 | Laminate-tube container improved in barrier property at shoulder thereof A laminate-tube container having a shoulder with improved barrier properties is characterized in that the shoulder comprises a material composed of (A) 0 to 50% by weight of polyethylene, (B) 10 to 50% by weight of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer or a... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5330075 | Single portion food condiment dispenser A food condiment dispenser is provided for dispensing fluid condiment materials, such as ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise. The dispenser includes a tubular body with a spherical plunger element connected to a spreader paddle member disposed within a tubula... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5284189 | Conductive ink packaging for printed circuit board screen printing operations A package contains conductive inks or slurries adapted for attachment to a screen printer for applying the inks to a substrate for firing into printed circuit boards. The bag interior containing the ink is formed between a liquid and gaseous impermeable t... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5277332 | Multiple dispensing container for viscous materials, cups and toothpaste A bathroom dispenser for containing and dispensing health-related products, cups and toothpaste from a tube, including several longitudinally-extending containers each having a bottom end, an open top end for receiving the health-related product and dispe... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5273086 | Closed cup provided with a lip capable of being taken in the mouth by a user and combined cupboard for its handling A cup is provided with a flexible lip containing a duct having an end provided with a flexible valve which is opened by pinching the lip; the duct communicates with a receptacle containing the beverage and the wall of the receptacle is made from a flexibl... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5260062 | Anti-plaque and anti-tartar dentifrices in plastic pump dispensers A dental composition, such as a paste or gel dentifrice containing triclosan, as an antibacterial agent which acts to decrease plaque on the teeth, and polyphosphate for anti-tartar actions, is packaged in a finger actuatable pump-type plastic dispensing ... | 11/09/1993 |
