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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061564 | Liquid dispensing apparatus including an attachment member An apparatus for dispensing an adhesive generally comprises a dispensing module, a liquid supply component configured to supply the adhesive to the dispensing module, and an attachment system. The attachment system includes a stationary component and an attachment m... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056764 | Metered volume liquid dispensing device A hand-operated device that can be actuated to dispense a predetermined volume of liquid food product (LFP) for use in food preparation and food consumption is provided. The device includes an actuator, an opening, a reservoir for storing the food product, and a liq... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8033430 | Pot-type heated fluid dispenser The embodiments of the present invention are directed to a dispensing apparatus for dispensing a flowable product at or above a preset elevated temperature through a dispensing outlet. Such an apparatus includes a pot in which to house the product. The dispensing ap... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7900800 | Dispensing apparatus with heat exchanger and method of using same An apparatus for dispensing a viscous material includes a dispenser body having an inlet and a discharge orifice. A valve element is mounted for movement in the dispenser body between an open position allowing flow from the discharge orifice, and a closed position p... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7886935 | Hot melt application system Hot melt adhesive pellets are melted and pressure pumped in a controlled application pattern on the substrate at the application site. The high frequency power supply, induction heated melting susceptor, pressure pump, and pattern control electronics are all contain... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7832593 | Method and system for supporting and/or aligning components of a liquid dispensing system In a liquid dispensing system having a dispensing module and a gun manifold, the gun manifold includes a shelf portion that extends outwardly from its front face and the dispensing module includes a correspondingly shaped aperture configured to engage the shelf port... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7823752 | Device for dispensing a heated liquid A device for dispensing a heated liquid, such as a hot melt adhesive, which includes a dispenser body adapted to dispense the heated liquid, a solenoid valve, and a pneumatic section including a housing coupled between the solenoid valve and dispenser body. The pneu... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7748570 | Refrigerator-mounted hot beverage dispenser A beverage dispensing apparatus adapted for use in a refrigerator, which may comprise, inter alia, a beverage-dispensing nozzle, a perforated beverage container drain nozzle connected to the beverage-dispensing piping, an electronically actuated valve means, a bever... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7694855 | Dispenser having a pivoting actuator assembly A dispenser includes an actuating section having a first moveable member and a hydraulic section coupled with the actuating section and having a second moveable member. The hydraulic section is adapted to dispense a liquid from an outlet therein and the actuating se... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7661562 | Micro powered dispensing device A liquid dispenser includes a reservoir for holding a liquid, and a chamber in communication with the reservoir. The chamber receives the liquid, and a micro power source generates electricity for heating the liquid disposed in the chamber. A nozzle is included for ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7520408 | Dripless hot glue gun A hot glue gun having a no-drip tip 20 comprised of a self-closing tip once the trigger 24 mechanism is disengaged which incorporates a mechanism for advancing 24 the glue cartridge 22 forward which opens the self-closing tip 30, a... | 04/21/2009 |
| RE40408 | Baby wipes warmer for maintaining moisture and coloration of baby wipes contained therein There is provided a baby wipes warmer comprising a housing which defines an upper housing wall. It also comprises a liquid tank assembly that has an upper tank surface defining at least one vapor aperture therethrough. The tank assembly is disposed within the hosing... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7378619 | Confectionary liquid serving assembly A confectionary fountain assembly enables user to self-serve confectionary liquid, such as liquid chocolate. The fountain assembly comprises a base assembly, a conduit assembly, a functional sculpture, and an annular basin. The base assembly supports a bowl-shaped r... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367474 | Gas-powered glue gun A glue gun includes a shell, a burner, a mixture chamber, a barrel and a dispenser. The burner is disposed in the shell and formed with a combustion chamber and a thermal chamber. The mixture chamber is connected to the combustion chamber. The barrel is inserted thr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354255 | Piston vibratory pump The present invention is an improved vibratory pumping mechanism that increases the efficiency of utilization of the vibratory motion within a mechanism. More specifically, the mechanism includes a central chamber within which a piston is oscillated to draw fluid in... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351127 | Liquid crystal dispensing apparatus A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus having a multipart, separable needle that can be easily repaired should the needle becomes distorted or damaged. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347137 | Espresso coffeemaker with removable water reservoir The invention concerns an espresso coffeemaker having a removable water reservoir (4) connected to a main hydraulic circuit including a pump which sucks up water from the reservoir (4) and sends it into a heating unit and hence through the ground coffe... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331109 | Electric cutting device An electric cutting device includes a housing, a motor, an activation button, a first assembly, a second assembly, two connecting rods, two connecting rods and a cutting assembly. The activation button may be used to activate the motor. The motor is connected with a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331482 | Dispense pump with heated pump housing and heated material reservoir A heated dispense pump overcomes the limitations of conventional systems providing for reliable and efficient heating of the dispensed material in a system that is compact, lightweight, and accurate. A pump housing and cartridge body are formed of a thermally conduc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328817 | Device for dispensing a heated liquid A device for dispensing a heated liquid, such as a hot melt adhesive, which includes a dispenser body adapted to dispense the heated liquid, a solenoid valve, and a pneumatic section including a housing coupled between the solenoid valve and dispenser body. The pneu... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325485 | Clean-in-place automated food or beverage dispenser The invention relates to an automated food product dispenser comprising an interface connection configured to establish a supply of a milk-based fluid from a reservoir (for example, a container or a bag), a mixing device configured to receive the milk-based fluid an... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326884 | Butter cup A butter heating and dispensing system for facilitating dispersal of melted butter. The system includes a container assembly, a spray assembly, and a heating assembly. The container assembly includes an interior space for receiving a quantity of butter to be melted ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316249 | Infant formula preparation apparatus An apparatus for dispensing infant formula including, a steriliser (2) for sterilising a bottle, a milk powder container (4) for dispensing milk powder into the bottle, a water container (3) for dispensing water into the bottle and a controller ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316331 | Solenoid using color-coded visual indicia in a liquid dispensing system A liquid dispensing system and methods including color-coded visual indicia to assist an operator in the proper selection of the components and in the configuration of those components in the system during setup, maintenance and diagnostics. Color-coded indicia is a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315691 | Wax dispenser for hot wax applications A hot wax dispensing device designed to minimize the risk of cross contamination caused by “double dipping” into a community hot wax pot. This device receives bulk wax, melts the wax, allows the melted hot wax to collect in a bowl that is not directly accessible... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7299948 | Reservoirs for bottled liquid dispensers A thermally-insulated reservoir 9 for a dispenser in which liquid is supplied from a bottle to a discharge outlet via a reservoir, has an inner wall 23 and an outer wall 24 defining a sealed and evacuated heat-insulating cavity 30 at leas... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299954 | Handheld extruder welding device A handheld extruder welding device is provided for welding thermoplastic synthetic materials by means of an extrusion screw with a feed zone and a conveying/plasticizing zone. In the area of the feed zone, a feed channel with a ridge running in longitudinal directio... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296706 | Method and system for supporting and/or aligning components of a liquid dispensing system In a liquid dispensing system having a dispensing module and a gun manifold, the gun manifold includes a shelf portion that extends outwardly from its front face and the dispensing module includes a correspondingly shaped aperture configured to engage the shelf port... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296707 | Method and apparatus for dispensing a hot-melt adhesive An apparatus and method for dispensing controlled precise amounts of a hot-melt adhesive. A positive displacement dispenser which is mounted on a programmable motion system is connected to a hot-melt cartridge feed assembly by an inlet block. The dispenser, feed ass... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296714 | Device for dispensing a heated liquid having a flexible hydraulic seal A device for dispensing a heated liquid, such as a hot melt adhesive, which includes a heated dispenser body having a liquid passage in communication with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet. The dispenser body further includes a valve element having a circumferentia... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7289878 | Apparatus and method for modifying operation of an electric gun driver A method and apparatus for providing adjustment of current-related dispensing parameters in an electric dispensing gun. A control circuit receives user-selected inputs corresponding to dispensing parameters of the gun and converts those inputs into digital signals. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288745 | Temperature controlled food storage and serving pan A pan including a shelf dividing the interior thereof into a lower chilling element and an upper portion disposed in heat relationship with the lower portion and a lid for covering the top of the container and having a serving surface for display of food thereon. | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285752 | Heated merchandiser for bread and the like A merchandiser for elongate loaves of bread includes at least one rack having a rear wall, a front wall spaced apart from the rear wall, a pair of sidewalls disposed between the rear wall and the front wall along opposite sides thereof, and a bottom wall disposed be... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284897 | Extruder for continuously working and/or processing flowable materials An extruder has at least three parallel, co-rotating shafts disposed in a cavity therein along a circle. The shafts are equipped with screw elements closely intermeshing over their whole circumference. At least one screw element is formed as a passage screw element ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278550 | Method and system for aligning components of a liquid dispensing system In a liquid dispensing system having a dispensing module and a manifold or service block, the manifold includes an vertically oriented interactive portion that extends, for example, outwardly from a front side and the dispensing module includes a correspondingly sha... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267723 | Treating solution supply nozzle, a substrate treating apparatus having this nozzle, and a method of manufacturing a treating solution supply nozzle A resin block has a treating solution channel extending between and opening at front and back surfaces thereof. Heat conductive members are face-bonded to the front and back surfaces of the resin block, respectively, for closing the channel. Consequently, no air is ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264717 | Liquid dispensing apparatus and a filter assembly for a liquid dispensing apparatus A spring-biased filter assembly for a liquid dispenser is disclosed that permits ready removal of a filter assembly from a filter housing. The filter housing includes a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, and a liquid passageway therebetween. The filter housing also has ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252111 | Transport of highly viscous fluids in closed pipeline systems Apparatus far equilibrating differences between flow rates into and out of closed pipeline systems, which apparatus includes a tank having a supply line and a discharge unit, with a displaceable plate; the supply being fed to the tank through the displaceable plate,... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249694 | Valve mechanism for tube-type fluid container A valve mechanism adapted for a fluid-discharging port of a tube-type fluid container, comprising: a valve seat portion 40 having an opening 41 through which a fluid flows; a valve portion 20 comprising a valve body 21 having a shape corr... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238920 | Modular bat warming system Disclosed is a baseball and/or softball bat warmer system. Each individual bat heater includes an elongated outer tubular member having a closed bottom surface. An inner tubular member is spaced inwardly from the outer tubular member forming a space therebetween. A ... | 07/03/2007 |
