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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162185 | Viscous material processing system A viscous material processing system has a chamber to hold containers shaped as drums and has a plunger that presses into the interior of the drum to press out its highly viscous contents. The chamber has a hinged enclosure that has a hydraulically activated clamp t... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8070021 | Hydraulic container evacuator and method A viscous material evacuator has a chamber to hold containers shaped as drums and has a plunger that presses into the interior of the drum to press out its highly viscous contents. The chamber has a hinged enclosure that has a hydraulically activated clamp that conn... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7997457 | System and method for delivering hyper-concentrates A system is disclosed for delivering hyper-concentrated chemicals in a ready to use non-concentrated state. The present invention affords users with the ability to dispense the hyper-concentrated chemicals in a safe electrical free environment as the system operates... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7416096 | Apparatus for supplying liquid color A container of liquid color material has a diaphragm liquid color pump located therewithin for providing liquid color from the container and non-drip apparatus for releaseably connecting the container with a blender for supply of liquid color thereto and methods for... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7364054 | Dispensing tool A tool for dispending one- or multi-component masses contained in cartridges or foil bags includes at least one handle (4; 34; 54), at least one piston rod (5; 35; 55) a displacement mechanism (6; 56) for displacing the at least one piston rod (... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7334709 | Pneumatic caulking gun A pneumatic caulking gun includes a gun body, an air valve, a control unit, a trigger, a barrel, a push plate, a connecting base, a safety valve, and a push rod. Thus, the trigger is pressed to fill the pressurized air with the barrel successively to push the push p... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7226274 | Cement slab leveling apparatus A concrete slab leveling apparatus is provided that is built upon a vehicle such as a flatbed truck or trailer which makes it highly transportable enabling the invention to move from site to site quickly and easily. The flatbed platform of the vehicle is equipped wi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7101354 | Mixing syringe with and without flush A displaceable valved stopper is disclosed which partitions a conventional syringe into proximal and distal chambers to provide a multi-chamber, mixing syringe assembly. Also the valved stopper and a valve assembly are disclosed for use in a single conventional syri... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7052251 | Shape memory alloy wire driven positive displacement micropump with pulsatile output Apparatuses and methods for pumping fluid are disclosed. An exemplary apparatus is a miniature pump that includes a shape memory wire that obtains a plastic condition below a transformation temperature and has a memorized shape such that the shape memory wire produc... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7029245 | Blood pumping unit, with a coplanar disk inlet valve and an annular outlet valve A unit for pumping fluid, particularly blood, is provided with an enclosure that has two half-shells and an elastic membrane fixed perimetrically to the enclosure in order to divide its space into two parts. One of the half-shells is provided with valves that are lo... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7001466 | Systems and methods for automatic and continuous coating supply during optical fiber production Systems and methods are disclosed for an automatic and continuous supply of coating material to a coating applicator in optical fiber fabrication. The present invention switches from one coating reservoir to another by way of a transitional period in which both coat... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976609 | Container with seal on the container lid The invention relates to a container for the storage and dispensing of paste-like or fluid masses, including a container body with side walls, an upper opening, a container lid, engaging the side walls from above, by means of a collar on the lid and sealing the uppe... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6957747 | Hydraulically and volumetrically dispensing fluid Systems and methods for hydraulically and volumetrically dispensing target fluid. A hydraulic system includes an actuator, a hydraulic coupler that includes substantially incompressible hydraulic liquid, and a container. The container may include a slidable or movab... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6931277 | Intracutaneous microneedle array apparatus Improved microneedle arrays are provided having a sufficiently large separation distance between each of the individual microneedles to ensure penetration of the skin while having a sufficiently small separation distance to provide high transdermal transport rates. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923348 | Pump with pneumatic motor A pump having a compressed-air-operated reciprocating motor for reciprocating a pump plunger through forward and return strokes. The motor comprises a motor cylinder and a motor piston operable in the cylinder and itself acting as a valve for effecting its return th... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921001 | Hydraulic proportioning system An hydraulic proportioning system having a fluid actuated motor with a driven motor shaft, the motor being in fluid communication with and powered by a fluid source. A pump is provided having a drive shaft driven by the driven motor shaft of the fluid actuated motor... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6883687 | Continuously shooting pneumatic grease gun structure Continuously shooting pneumatic grease gun structure including an air chamber housing defining an elongated air chamber. A push hole extends from the air chamber through one end of the housing to an outer side. A piston is reciprocally axially movably disposed in th... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6857543 | Low volume dispense unit and method of using A method for dispensing a chemical solution in the small-scale manufacture of semiconductors is provided. The method includes associating a dispensing unit with a semiconductor coat/develop track machine and a pneumatic syringe of a chemical solution with the dispen... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6736292 | Pneumatic reciprocating motor and grease gun incorporating same A grease gun having a compressed-air-operated reciprocating motor for reciprocating a pump plunger through forward and return strokes. The motor comprises a motor cylinder and a motor piston operable in the cylinder and itself acting as a valve for effecting its ret... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6685060 | Material handling apparatus Material handling apparatus for gravity discharge of flowable particulate material through an outlet (2) of a container (3) (shown dashed) for such material which outlet (2) is normally obturated by a hollow cone valve member (4), the apparatus (1) compri... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6681959 | System for shutting-off and relieving the pressure in a liquid supply line Shutting off a liquid supply line (2, 3) intended to convey foam precursors into a polyurethane foam mixing and dispensing gun, gives a better result when a system for shutting off and relieving the pressure is inserted in said supply line. This system en... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6662969 | Hydraulically and volumetrically dispensing a target fluid Systems and methods for hydraulically and volumetrically dispensing target fluid. A hydraulic system includes an actuator, a hydraulic coupler that includes substantially incompressible hydraulic liquid, and a container. The container may include a slidab... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659419 | Hydraulic double acting valve actuator A modular portion (71) of a hydraulic valve actuator (64) comprises a hollow cylinder portion (74), a piston (78), a cylinder head portion (80), and a piston retainer portion (88). The piston (78) is located in the cylinder portion (74), and the piston (7... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6607099 | Air drive system A two-component resin or adhesive dispensing system including an air drive motor with adjustable settings which drives, by means of sprocket and chain drive systems, an activator metering pump and an adhesive metering pump as to provide a dispenser with a... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6575331 | Hydraulically and volumetrically dispensing and filling fluid Systems and methods for hydraulically and volumetrically filling and dispensing target fluid. A hydraulic system comprises an actuator, a hydraulic coupler that includes substantially incompressible hydraulic liquid, and a target fluid container. The actu... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6564968 | Automated fluid dispenser An automatic fluid dispenser includes a pump mechanism actuated by the movement of a piston between a first position and a second position. The piston includes a resilient diaphragm that separates a pump chamber from a pressurized fluid chamber. An inlet ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6550643 | Dispenser for viscous fluids A dispenser for viscous fluids such as plastisol inks includes a frame, a plunger mechanism having a plunger that is adapted to engage a container containing the fluid, and a drive mechanism for vertically advancing the plunger into the container. The plu... | 04/22/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6494347 | Grease gun having automatic continuous feeding device The present invention relates to a grease gun having an automatic continuous feeding device, including a gun body, a piston chamber, a piston, a spring, a barrel chamber, a plunger, a container, a switch valve, and a trigger. Thus, the piston may be moved... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6484782 | Grout applicator system A grout slurry pumping system, and a grout slurry control box and associated tools are described. Methods of using the pumping system and control box are also described. The pumping system and control box may be used separately or together. The pumping sy... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484907 | Portable automatic fluid dispenser A portable fluid dispensing apparatus comprising an fluid reservoir, an air compressor, and a dispensing gun. The fluid reservoir is fitted with a pressure switch which regulates the pressure within said fluid reservoir. Once fluid is charged into the flu... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481645 | Condiment dispensing nozzle apparatus and method The nozzle of the present invention has an internal chamber, condiment input and discharge ports in fluid communication with the internal chamber, and an extension downstream of the condiment discharge port. Preferably, the internal chamber has a flow dis... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6447216 | Fluid pumping system for particulate material A fluid pumping assembly for pumping particulate material includes a pump housing defining a pump cavity including a pumping chamber for handling particulate material, a motive fluid chamber, and a moveable diaphragm. The fluid pumping assembly also inclu... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6431409 | Extruder welding device An extruder welding device for welding plastic workpieces is disclosed that includes an extruder unit equipped with a discharge device for plasticated plastic material. The discharge device has a discharge member that acts on the plastic material and is d... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428287 | Portable drywall joint compound pump station A portable drywall joint compound pump station includes a pneumatic pump for pumping joint compound from a mud container. The pump has an inlet and an outlet, and is supported by a frame at a location above the bottom of the container. An intake tube depe... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6419127 | Apparatus for raising concrete members An apparatus for raising concrete members and maintaining the members in a raised position. The apparatus may be utilized for raising or leveling flat slabs such as sidewalk sections, driveways and patios or for raising sunken sections of curbs and gutter... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6386398 | Dispenser A dispenser for dispensable materials comprises a compressible supply of the dispensable materials and a rigid holding unit having a given cross-section for containing the compressible supply of the dispensable materials. An actuator plate having a given ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6378740 | Portable frozen beverage dispenser A portable frozen beverage dispenser includes a frozen beverage receiving container and a piston mounted within the container for pressurizing a frozen beverage received therein. The piston is actuated either pneumatically or mechanically. The frozen beve... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6357632 | Condiment dispensing apparatus This invention provides a condiment dispensing apparatus of economically and effectively dispensing condiment by controlling condiment pump activation and opening and closing of the dispensing outlet without requiring electronic circuitry. The apparatus e... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6321946 | Fusionmate two part adhesive dispensing system A two-component resin or adhesive dispensing system comprises a pair of activator and resin or adhesive metering pumps and a drive motor. The drive motor is a hydraulic drive motor driven by means of a hydraulic pump which, in turn, is driven by means of ... | 11/27/2001 |
