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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909211 | Dispensing cartridge with vented piston A dispensing cartridge with a vented piston is disclosed. The piston includes a piston shell and a bleed plug. The arrangement of the piston shell and the bleed plug allows air to be vented through the piston until all of the air is vented out of the dispensing cart... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7748577 | Cartridge piston The cartridge piston has an outer wall, an inner support body and radial connection webs between the outer wall and the inner support body. In order to ensure a good sealing behavior under unilateral strain or asymmetric strain by a pressing plunger, a stiffening bo... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7658305 | Adhesive applier with articulating tip An exemplary adhesive applier comprises a handle portion, a shaft portion, and a tip portion. The handle portion is configured to be gripped by a user. The shaft portion is in communication with the handle portion. The tip portion is in communication with the shaft ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7621428 | Dispensing cartridge with vented piston A dispensing cartridge with a vented piston is disclosed. The piston includes a piston shell and a bleed plug. The arrangement of the piston shell and the bleed plug allows air to be vented through the piston until all of the air is vented out of the dispensing cart... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7395949 | Volumetric displacement dispenser A volumetric displacement dispenser and method of using the dispenser is disclosed for dispensing liquid contents from an interior of a bottle with a bottle neck while preventing air from filling a void created within the interior of the bottle caused by the liquid ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7361162 | Medicinal syringe with piston stopper withdrawal and rotation-limiting means The syringe is formed according to DIN ISO 11040 and has a syringe barrel (1) with a syringe head (1a) formed on one end and a grip plate (4) formed at the other open end. An elastomeric piston stopper (6) is insertable in this ope... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347910 | Method for manufacturing a container end wall of lightweight construction and a container provided with such an end wall A method for producing a lightweight end wall of a containers characterized by the following stages: manufacturing a large size lightweight thermoplastics tube by spirally winding and joining together a hollow profile of thermoplastics, cutting a piece from such a t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7306611 | Device for delivering a biomaterial A device for delivering small spheres of biomaterial into a determined portion of a bone including a cylindrical hollow body of inside diameter D1 having a filling first end and a second end provided with a snap-fastener, a shutter-forming guide rod having a ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299947 | Metering device for flowable products A metering device for flowable products, in particular, dairy products, is provided with a metering cylinder, a valve cylinder connected to the reservoir, a metering piston that is movable between an upper intake end position and a lower dispensing end position, and... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299746 | Refuse bin including a compacting mechanism A refuse bin comprises a refuse container (10) having a top opening (12) and a lid (14) hinged relative to the container to cover the opening. A compacting mechanism is fitted to the lid and comprises a compacting plate (22) mounted under... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7261220 | Cordless DC caulk gun A cordless device for dispensing a viscous material including housing components for a product cartridge, a DC motor, an air pump, and a rechargeable battery. The device has a pressure limiting switch that maintains a pre-determined pressure of compressed air in a g... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261223 | Saw blade lubricating apparatus A saw blade lubricating apparatus has a barrel with an outlet at one end thereof, a drive cooperative with the barrel for extruding wax outwardly of the outlet of the barrel, a dispenser block connected by a conduit to the barrel and having a wax inlet and a wax out... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261224 | Accurate dosing pump and accessories therefor With the subject invention, a pump may be formed that generally includes a reservoir formed to accommodate at least one fluid dose, and a fluid-collecting chamber in communication with the reservoir. The fluid-collecting chamber is located such that fluid from the r... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255510 | Rotating dispenser for liquid cosmetics A liquid cosmetic product dispenser includes mainly a reservoir, an internal piston and an applicator nozzle provided with an end valve. The reservoir consists of a base provided with an axial rod on which the piston can move longitudinally by rotating the base in r... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7237578 | Rechargeable dispensing head An adhesive liquid dispensing apparatus includes a gun manifold, a dispensing module, and a dispensing orifice. The inlet port of the gun manifold is directly coupled with a reservoir of adhesive hot melt liquid that is fixedly attached to the manifold. The contents... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226231 | Piston-type dispenser with one-way valve for storing and dispensing metered amounts of substances A dispenser for dispensing a substance, such as a liquid lipstick or other product, has a body defining a variable-volume storage chamber for storing the product. A dispensing portion is connected with the body and defines a bore coupled in fluid communication with ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195136 | Dispenser for supplying portions of pasty masses Dispenser for delivering portions of pasty substances has an emptying nozzle (18) associated with a squeeze head (13), and a tubular housing (1) in which a plunger (9) is displaced in a stepwise manner during a process of emptying the dis... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185792 | Dispensing device with rack and pinion drive for nozzle valve A pressurized gas cartridge drives a dispensing device for viscous product cartridges. The dispensing device and the viscous product cartridge form a gas enclosure separated from a product enclosure by a movable wall. A valve is driven by a rack and pinion valve dri... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175313 | Locking assembly for ballast housing A locking assembly for a ballast housing simply and easily locks a lid to a body of the housing. The body has a first base and a first wall extending upwardly from the first base. The lid has a second base and a second wall extending downwardly from the second base.... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157076 | Aerosol device comprising a hair treatment composition, and hair treatment process The present invention relates to a two-compartment aerosol device containing a hair treatment composition in a first compartment and a compressed gas chosen from air, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, and mixtures thereof, in a second compartment, where the hair treatmen... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7111761 | Fluid discharge pump and fluid container A fluid discharge pump comprises: an outer cover connected to an upper portion of the fluid-storing portion; a nozzle head provided with a fluid discharge nozzle; a bellows member disposed between the fluid-storing portion and the nozzle head; a first valve mechanis... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108361 | Ink tank An ink tank capable of a stable ink supply to a print head uses a simple valve construction. In one preferred example, an ink path is closed by a lip portion of a valve rubber engaging a flange, and an angle formed by an inner surface of an opening in the lip portio... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108750 | Thinning agent supplying systems Thinning agent supplying systems for use with spin-coating machines are disclosed. An example supplying system enables the stable supply of thinning agent for cleaning a wafer. The example system includes an input terminal; first and second tanks for receiving the t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097077 | Fluid-dispensing pump and container provided therewith A fluid-storing container includes a fluid-dispensing pump 1 having an inflow valve mechanism 4, an outflow valve mechanism 5, a bellows member 6 and a leakage prevention member 101, a nozzle head 2, and a fluid-storing port... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7028866 | Pressurized plastic bottle for dispensing an aerosol A pressure resistant plastic bottle for containing and dispensing an aerosol composition. The plastic bottle is comprised of a hollow elongate body having a central portion, a top portion and an opposite bottom portion with the central portion having an inwardly con... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028865 | Dispenser for flowable products A dispenser for dispensing metered amounts of liquid or paste-like products has a cylindrical reservoir having an open bottom and an upper end with an intake valve. A plunger is arranged axially movably in the cylindrical reservoir and closes off the open bottom of ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6994232 | Self-venting ink cartridge A self-venting cartridge (10) for dispensing an extrudable fluid such as ink. The cartridge (10) comprises a cylindrical body (12) for holding the fluid and a plunger (18) for forcing the fluid through a nozzle. The cylindrical body (1... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991135 | Dispenser for the apportioned delivery of pasty substances Dispenser for delivering portions of pasty substances has a tubular housing with a plunger, an emptying nozzle, a squeeze head, a handle and a stationary cover. The plunger is displaced in the tubular housing in a stepwise manner during emptying actuation in a direc... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6945435 | User-refillable liquid dispensing container with vacuum actuated piston A liquid dispensing container capable of dispensing liquid in any orientation, the container having a neck and a body defining a cavity, the cavity having an inner wall and a rearwardly disposed opening. A removable liquid dispensing structure is fluid-tightly dispo... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938794 | Lip actuated valve closure for a drinking bottle A closure for a liquid container, such as a sports drink bottle, includes a base component that is engaged over the mouth of the container, and a cap component engaged on the base component for movement from a closed position to an open position by pressure from the... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6899254 | Venting seal for dispenser A dispenser includes a container providing a cavity and a discharge opening at one end. A piston in the cavity has a peripheral wall portion sealing against the inner wall of the container and a centrally disposed passage therethrough. A sealing plug of resiliently ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6880732 | Piston for pressurized container The structure of a piston design to be used in a pressurized dispensing container which dispenses product that is loaded at a higher temperature where it is highly flowable but maintained and dispensed at a lower temperature where it is highly viscous. The piston ha... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880731 | Dispenser for flowable products with spherically encapsulated components A dispenser head of a dispenser for dispensing metered quantities of liquid and pasty products with spherically encapsulated components includes a dispenser pump and a dispenser duct with applicator opening following the dispenser pump for metered dispensing of prod... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6834780 | Paste dispenser An improved dispenser for pastes is disclosed comprising a variable volume paste chamber, a dispenser nozzle communicating with the chamber for dispensing paste, a displaceable element displaced by room pressure, as a result of a reduced pressure in the paste chambe... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6817203 | Device for the discontinuous production of ice cream The invention relates to a device for the discontinuous production of ice-cream from a liquid mixture. Said device comprises a processing container, in which at least one tool is mounted so that it can rotate and repeatedly apply the liquid mixture to and scrape the... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6811056 | Device for supplying a fluid and for recovering said fluid in the same space Device designed to supply water to aircraft galleys. The device operates simply, autonomously and independently and is provided with a simple structure. The device comprises a system which supplies a quantity of pressurized water from bladder tank of a container, co... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6802437 | Container The container of the present invention stores viscous substances in a sealed environment and is easily transportable. The contents of the container can be easily extracted completely without any tools or contact with the user. The container is an elongated housing w... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6796966 | Apparatus, and kits for preventing of alleviating vasoconstriction or vasospasm in a mammal The invention relates to compositions, methods, apparatus, and kits for alleviating or preventing vasoconstriction or vasospasm in a mammal. The compositions, methods, apparatus, and kits are also useful for alleviating or preventing ischemic tissue damage resulting... | 09/28/2004 |
