Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971759 | Aerosol container with pressure relief mechanism An aerosol container (10) dispenses a fluid product under pressure. A pressure relief mechanism (30) vents the container in a controlled manner when the container is subjected to excessive pressure so to prevent the container from bursting. The contain... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7628295 | Material management system for continuous flow of drywall compound An apparatus is provided for permitting a substantially continuous flow of drywall compound to a wallboard joint. The apparatus includes a delivery tube for delivering drywall compound completely therethrough. The delivery tube has a first end connected to a drywall... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7337916 | Pressure/moisture release cooking container The present invention includes an improved food enclosure designed to harness the steam produced during cooking so as to rapidly thaw and cook the food; however, the enclosure also advantageously vents the steam in order to provide a crispier, more desirable food pr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7293677 | Portable fluid delivery system A dispenser is located within a golf bag and remotely controlled and coupled to a linear actuator, which extends the fluid dispenser outside of the golf bag upon actuation of the remote control. The remote control can also be actuated to cause the fluid dispenser to... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264144 | Top cone for an aerosol can, and aerosol can provided with the same Top cone for an aerosol can, including a formed metal sheet extending around a longitudinal central axis, and having a contour that includes, as seen in longitudinal cross section from the top downward, a top section intended for holding a valve cap, a cone section ... | 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 |
| 7237695 | Mechanical grouting and re-pointing device A mechanical grouting and re-pointing device includes a closed pressure vessel for containing grouting or re-pointing material, an input to the pressure vessel for the supply thereto of compressed gas, and an outlet from the pressure vessel to which is attached a no... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232190 | Reservoir for a hydraulic circuit A tank according to the invention comprises a casing, a filling port (5) extending, on the outside of said tank, into a filling neck (7), which is provided with a screw thread having a pitch (p) and which cooperates with a cap (9). The inner sur... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228859 | Pressure venting circuit for respiratory humidification apparatus An improved humidifier assembly includes a tubing and a one-way valve for equalizing pressure between gas space of a water supply container and gas space of a humidifier vessel. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222757 | Pressure relief device for aerosol can A pressure relief device for venting an internally pressurized container such as an aerosol can has three sections, a concave annular outer area, a circular central area and an annular intermediate area connecting the concave annular area to the circular area. The t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216783 | Aerosol package with optimal content volume An aerosol package has a container that includes an optimum volume of a gas producing compound, such as an oxidizing compound, without exceeding the potential burst pressure of the container under a worse case scenario. A method for determining the optimum volume of... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7195839 | Battery cell with improved pressure relief vent An electrochemical cell with a pressure relief vent formed in a metal plate disposed in at least one of the closed end and the open end of the container. The pressure relief vent has an annular ring that includes a reduced thickness groove, interrupted in at least t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7168596 | Cask for drawing off liquids under the effect of pressure A keg is formed from (A) a shaped jacket or liner forming a container, obtained from at least two nonsymmetrical parts (1a, 1b) welded together, one of the parts containing an opening provided with a neck, and (B) a filling/tapping device... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147228 | Pressure relief device A circular seal (19) for the end face of a substantially cylindrical canister, the seal (19) having a substantially rectangular cross-section, and a recess (21) in one side thereof to reduce the area of said cross-section. In use the recessed ar... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143763 | Device for washing nasal cavities and collecting catarrhal matter The invention relates to a device for washing the nasal cavities with a nebulized treatment liquid. It comprises a base body, a atomizer chamber containing a washing liquid, means for nebulizing the liquid in said chamber and dispensing the atomized liquid to the na... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7090090 | Container for microwave oven cooking A container system for microwave oven cooking comprises a main body, a lid, and a cap disposed in a recess in the lid. The cap is movable upward and downward through a limited range in the recess depending on steam pressure, and grooves, formed in a side wall of the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7048140 | Vented liquid containment device A vented liquid containment device has a cup member located within the structure of a threaded cap so that a filter material can be placed within the cup member to prevent liquids from being splashed in an upward direction into contact with a vent that is formed wit... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025234 | Apparatus and method for dispensing high-viscosity liquid The present invention relates to apparatus and method for re-circulating high viscosity liquids. The apparatus comprises a recirculating probe coupled to a fluid storage and dispensing vessel by a connector, and the recirculating probe comprises: (a) a dip tube defi... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7015427 | Apparatus and method for melting and supplying thermoplastic material to a dispenser An apparatus including a tank having at least one side wall for receiving solid or semi-solid thermoplastic material and a base member supporting the side wall(s) for heating and melting the thermoplastic material. The base member has a heated upper surface sloped d... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6959836 | Dispenser The invention relates to a dispensing device and a method for dispensing liquids, preferably reagents, in an essentially automated and finely dosed manner. The dispensing device comprises a first duct that is connected to a storage element for storing the liquid to ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6942127 | Valve assembly for use in dispensing beverage A valve assembly for a container with an inner bag for receiving beverage, in particular carbonated beverage such as beer, wherein a beverage valve is provided with a communication with the inner space of the bag and a device for operation of the beverage valve by a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6926178 | Valve with a two-component seal A valve for an aerosol container including a valve body, a valve stem having a dispensing passage, and a sealing ring contacting the valve stem. The valve stem is slidably moveable relative to the sealing ring from a valve-closed position to a valve-open position in... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910602 | Container valve A container valve, attached to a gas container, wherein the container valve has a pressure reducing function, and is inside a valve block in the gas container. In the valve block, the container valve comprises a gas filling passage in which a filling valve is instal... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6880733 | Aerosol valve assembly and aerosol vessel An aerosol vessel, which can be prevented from deforming and exploding by discharging gas when an excessive pressure occurs in a main body, is provided. The aerosol vessel includes a valve assembly basically including a nozzle body fixed to the main body; a valve st... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6820775 | Gas-pressurized beverage keg A beverage container has a cylindrical lower side wall and floor defining a lower beverage chamber and centered on an axis, a cylindrical upper side wall and upper wall centered on the axis and defining an upper pressurized-gas chamber, and an annular partition havi... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6779685 | Pressure controlled method for dispensing a carbonated beverage A carbonated beverage is furnished from a source at a first pressure to a reservoir in which a quantity of the beverage is held a second pressure level that is less than the first pressure and greater than atmospheric pressure. When it is desired to dispense the car... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6732886 | Over pressure automatic release mechanism for a container housing a pressurized medium A container adapted to include a pressurized medium therein for purposes of dispensing the contents of the container or alternatively, to function as a heat exchange unit to heat or cool beverage or food contained therein. The container housing the pressurized mediu... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6698616 | Electronic liquid dispenser The present invention discloses a method, apparatus and system for electromechanical liquid dispensing. The system includes a bottle for holding liquid to be dispensed, the bottle having an inlet port and an outlet port, a one-way outlet valve on the outl... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6435377 | Frozen dessert dispenser A frozen dessert dispenser includes a heat-insulating box, a cooling unit for cooling an atmosphere in the heat-insulating box, a dispensing cylinder including a piston ascended and descended by an operating fluid and a pack accommodating chamber in which... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6375047 | Container for storing pasty or fluidic compositions and appointed dispensing of the same A container for storing pasty or fluidic compositions and apportioned dispensing of the same. The container includes a container body with parallel inner walls; and a movable plunger element, which divides the container body into a compressed-air portion ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6360922 | Pump assembly with pressure release capability A pump assembly including a pump attachment adapted to form a nonaerosol pump sprayer, and a method of using the same. The apparatus includes an attachment having a pump sprayer that is pressurized on the upstroke. The attachment includes a body that defi... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6354471 | Liquid material dispensing apparatus A liquid dispenser with a syringe reservoir including: (a.) a frame (1) formed by upper bracket (2) and lower bracket (3); (b.) a body (5) that is removable at the frame's upper bracket (2) and provided at its upper end with a threaded part for installing... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6328181 | Enhanced flow controller for a beverage dispenser A modular flow controller for controlling fluid flow, including a flow control assembly for establishing a desired flow rate. The flow control assembly includes a flow adjustment interface rendered in a substantially horizontal position for receiving a co... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6253970 | Aerosol container with safety device The aerosol container has a container neck (1); a valve disk (5) arranged in the container neck at least partially sealed to its interior wall (12); a valve device (6) secured in the valve disk for dispensing product from an interior space (11); a circumf... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6159631 | Overcharge safety vents on prismatic cells Disclosed are safe, easy to manufacture prismatic cells having scored regions strategically located on portions of the prismatic cell can or cell header. When they are located on the cell can, the scored regions are provided on the side of the can, rather... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6142346 | Cluster-type relief device The present invention is a relief device for a high-pressure gas container, comprising a main body having a generally uniform outer circumference that defines a bore. The bore is in fluid communication with an interior volume of the high-pressure gas cont... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6098650 | Pressure sensing apparatus for regulating the transportation of a liquid A pressure sensing apparatus for regulating the transportation of a liquid which includes a container for containing a gas and a liquid. The container has at least four ports: the first port, used for receiving the liquid; the second port, used for export... | 08/08/2000 |
