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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074846 | Dispenser or vial pump and a tube and valve assembly used in such Dispenser or vial pump, including a valve assembly (3) and a tube (4) that is fixed with one extremity to a nipple (6) of the valve assembly (3). The nipple (6) and tube (4) are in contact with each other with their respecti... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7938299 | Device for attaching a dip tube to a fluid container A device for that places a fluid container in fluid communication with a sprayer is disclosed. The device includes a container adapter that allows a dip tube to be attached to the fluid container rather than the sprayer. When the sprayer is removed from the fluid co... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7708170 | Retainer for sleeve for recharging a cleaning, sanitizing or disinfectant fluid spray system A recharge sleeve for use with a spray dispenser device, made of a matrix comprises an absorptive material impregnated with a chemical composition that dissolves in solution created when the sleeve is contacted with a diluent fluid such as water. The recharge sleeve... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7637397 | Flexible down tube and methods of use thereof Disclosed are liquid dispensing devices suitable for use to dispense liquid from a container. They have a conventional sprayer associated with a flexible down tube. The down tube has an essentially rigid upper section linked to the sprayer, an essentially rigid lowe... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7331489 | Metered dose squeeze dispenser having a dip tube with a rotatable leg A liquid metered dispensing squeeze bottle includes: (a.) a squeezable container having an opening for dispensing liquid therefrom at one end and a bottom at the other end; (b.) a nonflexible trap chamber of a predetermined volume, connected to the opening of the co... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331486 | Pump dispenser and cartridge A cartridge for use in conjunction with a container to dispense a liquid in the cartridge into the container. The cartridge is comprised of a hollow body defined by an enclosing wall that has a closure at an upper end and a lower cartridge wall that is integral to t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325706 | Flexible fluid delivery tube to rigid dip tube quick connector for liquid sprayer An assembly for effecting a quick connect of a flexible fluid delivery tube to a rigid dip tube for a liquid sprayer is provided. The assembly is mounted to a container of chemical liquid to be sprayed by a closure cap having a depending annular wall defining a cavi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7267531 | Current monitoring system and method for metering peristaltic pump A pump system includes a peristaltic pump having a rotor, a motor and a controller. The motor is configured to drive the peristaltic pump so as to deliver a liquid product from a source to a receiving location. The controller monitors a drive current of the motor so... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7253002 | Fluid storage and dispensing vessels having colorimetrically verifiable leak-tightness, and method of making same A chemical storage and dispensing vessel having associated therewith a colorimetric member that is effective to change color in exposure to leakage of a gas contained in the vessel. The colorimetric member may be constituted by a film, e.g., of a shrink-wrap charact... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7225954 | Beaded thin wall large aerosol container A large size aerosol container (10′) dispensing a fluent material. A generally cylindrical can body (12′) is fabricated from a steel sheet and has a relatively thin sidewall thickness of between 0.004 inches and 0.010 inches depending upon the weig... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222803 | Liquid dispensing apparatus A hand operated flexible bulb for use with a liquid dipensing apparatus 5, the bulb comprises an open ended neck 2 which is securable in an air tight manner to a liquid dispensing apparatus. The flexible bulb is provided with an air inlet 6 sepa... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213593 | Two-chamber cartridge for propellant-free metering aerosols A cartridge having two chambers for separate storage of active substance and solvent. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7191920 | Motorized household liquid dispenser A household liquid dispensing apparatus includes a container for holding a household liquid and a pump for pumping the household liquid out of the container. The pump includes a pump chamber. A dip tube is adapted to be positioned in the container and communicates w... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7118012 | Dispensing container A dispensing container (1) for a liquid comprises: (i) a bottle (2) having a main chamber (5) for holding a first liquid (21) to be dispensed from the container and a secondary chamber (8) for holding a concentrate (22) of t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7066406 | Paint sprayer A paint sprayer for spraying a fluid comprises a housing that houses a motor, a pump, and a fluid passage. A handle is coupled to the housing and a paint cup is coupled to the handle for storage of a fluid. The handle is positioned between the housing and the paint ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059487 | Collapsible semi-rigid container A collapsible, semi-rigid container includes neck and bottom wall portions and a peripheral side wall extending between the neck and bottom wall. The side wall includes a rigid upper portion and a flexible lower portion. The lower portion of the side wall collapses ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055722 | Spray bottle A spray bottle having a screw neck to which a manual trigger type spray dispenser having a dependent flexible suction tube can be secured. The bottle is provided with a vertical internal wall to divide it into two interconnecting compartments, and the free end of th... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048156 | Liquid spray dispenser and suction tube therefor A liquid dispenser bottle includes a suction tube and a spray nozzle. An end of the tube abuts an intersection of the bottle base and wall when the bottle is in use. A screen extending between opposite sides of a wall of the tube at the end where the intersection is... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7014127 | Aerosol dispenser assembly having low volatile organic compound (VOC) content An aerosol dispenser assembly (1) has a container (2) holding a liquid product and a liquefied gas propellant for propelling the liquid product from the container, the propellant being present in a quantity of at most about 25% by weight of the content... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007827 | Emulsion dispenser An emulsion dispenser includes a container, a base, a cylindrical member, a steel ball, a sucking tube, an inner tube, a reverse-stop valve, a support rod, a connective rod, a swing rod, a cap and an inner cap. The swing rod is swung up and down for sucking the emul... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6935542 | Device for retaining and for inserting a flexible tube assembly into a fluid container A device for use with a container having a container top includes a tubular retainer engaging the container top and a tube assembly. The tubular retainer has a retainer top, a retainer bottom, a longitudinal axis, and an inner passageway formed along the longitudina... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926176 | Elliptical pick up tube The present invention is generally a flexible tubing to use in such devices as spray bottles, toxic containers, pick up tubes used in medical applications, and in containers in fast food restaurants so that any fluid in the bottom of the container could be immediate... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918510 | Wire frame mounting structure for ornaments within a container A pump, spray or suction actuated dispenser with a suction tube extending into a container, wherein the suction tube is used to mount a helix, and the helix carries at least one ornamental figure. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910537 | Canister, sealing method and composition for sealing a borehole Method and composition for sealing a borehole. A chemically bonded phosphate ceramic sealant for sealing, stabilizing, or plugging boreholes is prepared by combining an oxide or hydroxide and a phosphate with water to form slurry. The slurry is introduced into the b... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6896153 | Modeled cream bottle A modeled cream bottle comprises a model having a receiving house and a receiving chamber beside the receiving house; a bottle body received in receiving chamber of the model; an press head an upper portion of which protrudes from the outlet of the receiving house, ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896157 | Device for dispensing fluids and recovering fluid runoff Disclosed is a device for dispensing fluids such as hand soaps. The device provides a recovery bin that captures run off or dripping fluid thus reducing or substantially eliminating waste of the fluid. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6789701 | Toothpaste dispenser A dispenser includes a base into which the open end of a conventional tube of toothpaste is threaded, a manually operated pump in the base to draw paste from the tube and discharge the paste onto a toothbrush, a perforated tube positioned in the tube of toothpaste t... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6779693 | Weighted dip tube for a manual dispenser A manually actuated dispenser having a flexible weighted dip tube is mounted to a container of liquid to be dispensed without entanglement by the dip tube by the provision of a tubular extension on the tube retainer which surrounds the tube and has a releasable hold... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6776308 | Apparatus with multiple paint intakes A apparatus with multiple paint intakes for providing a painting professional with the ability to draw paint from more than one container before having to reposition the spray painting equipment to draw from additional containers. The apparatus with multiple paint i... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6752297 | Waste reducing dispensing container A container to be used with a spraying apparatus which aspirates a second liquid into a first liquid transported by a hose, or with a spraying apparatus which aspirates a liquid into a gas stream such as air. The container includes a downwardly sloped bottom surface... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6742677 | Fluid dispenser pump A manually-actuated fluid dispenser pump with a pump body (10) having a longitudinal axis (A), and a dip tube (90) connected to the pump body (10) and serving to extend towards the bottom of a reservoir to which the pump is assembled, the pump b... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6554319 | Trigger sprayer dispensing system The dispensing system for a remote operation includes a trigger sprayer assembly removably mounted to a container of liquid to be sprayed, the assembly being mounted within a cutout section provided at the upper end of the container as part of a through o... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6543653 | Device for dispensing a product comprising a reservoir housed in a casing A fluid product dispensing device comprising a reservoir (B), a pump (P) including two pump elements adapted to slide relative to each other in a longitudinal direction and an outer casing (R) provided with a nozzle (10) dispensing the product and an actu... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6540116 | Liquid dispenser having a two-part body The invention provides a dispenser for dispensing liquids from a receptacle, the dispenser having a cylindrical and conical body containing a measuring chamber closed at its bottom end by an admission valve and at its top end by a piston provided with a d... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6516976 | Dosing pump for liquid dispensers A dispenser for dispensing metered amounts of a viscous liquid includes a liquid reservoir and a pump chamber having an opening in communication with the reservoir. A dispensing orifice is defined in the pump chamber. A pump mechanism is configured with t... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6460740 | Fluid dispenser A fluid dispenser having a reservoir forming a bottom, side walls, and a neck; and a dispensing member, such as a pump or a valve mounted on the neck. The dispensing member is provided with a tube extending inside the reservoir to the point of being in co... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6443334 | Comestible fluid dispenser apparatus and method The water dispenser of the present invention preferably has a draw tube mechanism for extending and retracting a draw tube with respect to a water bottle, a water pump for pumping water therefrom through the draw tube, and a dispensing outlet through whic... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6419128 | Trigger sprayer dispensing system The dispensing system for a remote operation includes a trigger sprayer assembly removably mounted to a container of liquid to be sprayed, the assembly being mounted within a cutout section provided at the upper end of the container as part of a through o... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6409052 | Trigger sprayer dispensing system The dispensing system for a remote operation includes a trigger sprayer assembly removably mounted to a container of liquid to be sprayed, the assembly being mounted within a cutout section provided at the upper end of the container as part of a through o... | 06/25/2002 |
