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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7854355 | Prodigio pump A pump for dispensing a liquid contained in a bottle including a shrunk-fit section including an orifice for communicating with the liquid, a pushbutton including an orifice for ejecting the liquid, a dosing sleeve integrating a needle for plugging the ejection orif... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7621427 | Device for delivering paste substances into containers A device in an automatic machine feeds metered quantities of a paste substance to be introduced into containers by a filling nozzle. In the device, a central body has a bore defining a cylinder closed at top by a cap, and a parallel inlet channel leading to the bore... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7614527 | Valve and supplying device for filling a molding cavity with a polymerizable material The inventive valve comprises a dosing chamber (20) connected to a dispenser (16) provided with input and output orifices (7, 8) which are connected to said dosing chamber (20) when the dispenser (16) is in a position (21), ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7434708 | Valve assembly A valve assembly for a fluid dispenser includes a housing having at least a first opening and a second opening, and a valve member fitted in the housing, the valve member being rotatable about an axis and comprising a first channel, extending along said axis and com... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7389893 | Inverted dispensing pump A fluid dispensing system includes a pump body configured to couple to a container. The pump body defines fluid inlet openings and a pump cavity. A shroud cover covers the pump body to draw fluid from the container. An inlet valve allows fluid from the container to ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367229 | Liquid flow regulating device and dynamometer testing device The present invention relates to a regulating device (1) for control of flow and/or pressure, including a housing (3) enclosing a movable inner member (2) which is provided with a passage corresponding to the housing inlet. The inlet comprises a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357280 | Foodstuff feeding apparatus and feeding method A foodstuff feeding apparatus to convey foodstuff to a metering unit from a hopper without masking or kneading the foodstuff. The apparatus includes a piston pump provided between a lower portion of a hopper and an end of a first pipe to draw foodstuff from the hopp... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325702 | Orthopaedic paste delivering tool and method for continually delivering the paste The present invention discloses a technique for continually delivering an orthopaedic paste into a bone, which will harden in the bone and act as a medical implant. The present invention uses a replacement mechanism in delivering the paste stored in a chamber throug... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325705 | Sustained duration non-aerosol mechanical sprayer A sustained duration non-aerosol mechanical sprayer includes a spray head which is screwed onto the top of a bottle. The spray head includes a spring biased piston in a cylinder, a lever which is coupled to the piston via a flexible cable. A thumb support is provide... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7264142 | Dispenser having variable-volume storage chamber and depressible one-way valve assembly for dispensing creams and other substances A dispenser has a housing, and a variable-volume storage chamber formed within the housing and defining a substantially fluid-tight seal between the chamber and exterior of the housing for storing a substance to be dispensed. A piston is mounted within the housing, ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258254 | Dispensing end cap An end cap is attached to a container body to form a liquid media package for dispensing liquid media. The end cap includes an aperture in fluid communication with the liquid media in the package. The end cap also includes at least one radial arm extending outwardly... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7216782 | Dispenser for discharging liquid material A dispenser has a syringe having a nozzle at one end thereof and a plunger fitted in the syringe from the other end of the syringe. One end of a pipe is connected to a portion of the syringe between the one end and the other end of the syringe. A liquid material tan... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7188753 | Pressure release connection and pneumatic dispensing device An inlet is adapted to receive pressurized gas from a CO2 gas cartridge. A variable compression member has a normal height, under normal operating temperature conditions, adapted to provide a normal compressive force between the gas cartridge and the inle... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182225 | Fluid dispenser member A fluid dispenser member having a dispensing wall (623) defining an outside surface and inside surface, said wall being provided with a through dispensing orifice (625) connecting the inside surface to the outside surface, the inside surface forming a ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163130 | Portable gas powered fluid dispenser A caulking gun has a tubular chamber to surround sleeve-like rigid tubes and compressible sausage type containers containing viscous materials including sealants, adhesives, caulking, mastics and the like. When rigid tubes are loaded into the chamber, compressed gas... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156262 | Sanitary fill valve assembly with adjustable flow regulator A sanitary fill head and sanitary fill head assembly for dispensing viscous flowable materials including a housing having an inlet passage for receiving the viscous flowable material and an outlet passage from which the viscous flowable material is dispensed, a prod... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147136 | Device for applying free-flowing material to a substrate moveable with respect thereto A device for dispensing fluid material onto a substrate including a base body with a flow channel for receiving the fluid material and a movable valve body positioned in the flow channel. The valve body is movable in a downstream direction into an open position to r... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7114639 | Vent plug for self-contained viscous liquid dispenser A self-contained viscous liquid dispenser having an improved vent valve is provided. The vent valve includes a plug member having a sealing ridge at its perimeter. The vent valve is activated at reduced pressure differentials between the inside and outside of the di... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111762 | Reservoir product pump An automatic dispenser includes a housing, a reservoir, a pump, an intake tube, and exhaust tube, and a spigot. The reservoir is disposed in the housing. The pump includes a pump chamber and is disposed in the housing. The pump is for drawing liquid from an associat... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7096897 | Liquid crystal dispensing apparatus having confirming function for remaining amount of liquid crystal and method for measuring the same A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus determines an amount of liquid crystal remaining within a liquid crystal container. The apparatus includes a liquid crystal dispensing unit for containing dispensable liquid crystal, capable of be dispensed directly onto a subst... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7074277 | Rotary sauce dispensing apparatus Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a rotary sauce dispensing apparatus for applying a sauce on a receiving surface such as a pizza dough. In one embodiment, an apparatus for dispensing a sauce on a receiving surface comprises a rotating table confi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066356 | Foam soap dispenser for push operation The present invention is a foam soap dispenser (10) for push operation. The dispenser (10) houses a product bottle (18 and 18′), and the dispenser (10) includes lock-out members (12a and 12b) while the... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059501 | Valve mechanism for tube-type fluid container A valve seat portion 20 has a nearly tubular shape, at the bottom of which a circular opening portion 23 which functions as a valve seat is formed. A valve portion 10 has a ring-shaped supporting portion 11 which is disposed inside the va... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059499 | Fluid-dispensing pump and container provided therewith The fluid-dispensing pump 1 has an extendable/retractable member 10, an inflow valve mechanism 14 connected to the lower end of the extendable/retractable member 10, and an outflow valve mechanism 15 connected to the upper part of ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056307 | Weight dependent, automatic filling dosage system and method of using same The invention concerns a syringe for administering medication to an animal. The syringe includes a handle that may be manually actuated to dispense medication to the animal. The syringe also includes a valve that controls the flow of medication both into and out of ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048157 | Metering machine A metering machine comprising a frame receiving a hopper, at least one duct opening out into the hopper in the vicinity of a bottom thereof and receiving firstly a portion of a transfer screw extending at the bottom of the hopper, and at least one metering cylinder ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048155 | Depression head for pump mechanism A depression head for pump mechanism increasing sealability on the discharge port and enabling favorable shutting of the liquid leakage, said depression head comprising a mounting cylinder assembly 3 having an upright sliding cylinder communicating with the i... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036689 | Child-resistant trigger sprayer A child-resistant trigger sprayer includes a sprayer body having a barrel with an internal passage, and at least one first lug formed integrally with the barrel and extending radially outwardly from the barrel. A nozzle is rotatable on the barrel between at least on... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032786 | Caulking gun having angle adjustment function A caulking gun includes a gun body, a push rod, a push plate, an adjusting seat, a driving member, and an elastic member. Thus, the adjusting seat is movable in the gun body by rotation of the driving member to adjust the incline angle of the push plate by guidance ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011120 | Liquid filling device and method A liquid filling enables liquid, especially high consistency liquid, to be filled in a constant quantity without bubbles and without drops of the liquid. In the liquid filling device for receiving liquid into a cylinder and feeding it into a container, a three-way v... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008433 | Vertebroplasty injection device This invention relates to a mixing and delivery device suitable for delivering injectable biomaterials, and to preferred bone cement formulations. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994126 | High-power squirt gun A squirt gun includes a hollow housing in the form of a gun with a liquid dispensing assembly within the housing. The liquid dispensing assembly includes a rigid pressure vessel having either a gas-filled compressible bladder or a spring-loaded piston disposed withi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6981658 | Liquid sprayers A liquid sprayer is provided. This liquid sprayer comprises a bottle having an opening and a sprayer housing attached to the bottle. This sprayer housing includes an electric motor, a voltage source for powering the electric motor, a pump driven by the motor, a swit... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6971553 | Pump for dispensing flowable material The invention relates to a dispensing device which can be used to dispense a metered volume of a flowable material such as a liquid, gel or paste product from a reservoir. The invention provides a pump for dispensing a flowable material from a container, the pump in... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966465 | Pumping device and cosmetic spray having the same The present invention relates to a pumping device (110) and a cosmetic bottle using the same. More specifically the present invention relates to a pumping device (110) in which an inserting bar (132) is formed in a upper cap (130) of a no... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6955278 | Dispenser for paste-like products A dispenser includes an improved closure arrangement for sealing the dispenser in such a manner that oxidation of the paste-like product to be dispensed is avoided. The main headpiece is spring biased upwardly toward a first position relative to the container and to... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6935541 | Caulk gun pressurizing system A device for dispensing a viscous material and a method for controlling the dispensing pressure. The device has a manually actuated control valve, that, when depressed, releases high pressure gas from the source, such as a CO2 cartridge, into a gas enclos... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929023 | Back flow prevention device for pipelines conveying fluids A back flow prevention device is shown for use in a plastic pipeline for conveying water, sewage, hydrocarbons or other fluids. A valve body features a flow control mechanism which is formed entirely or primarily of plastic materials. The valve body and its opposing... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926212 | Device for adding soap to a water inlet A device for adding soap to a water inlet includes a pump that is positioned in a housing. An actuator for actuating the pump is pivotally mounted on the housing. The pump is fluidly coupled to a reservoir positioned in the housing. A soap inlet is fluidly coupled t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910603 | Leak preventing closure in a dispenser pump A dispenser pump has a fixed spout (15) on an upper component (10) which is rotatable relative to a lower component (11) adapted to be fitted to a container (not shown). For transport and storage the spout (15) is rotated so that its inne... | 06/28/2005 |
