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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123074 | Apparatus for applying fluids such as adhesive A dispenser of viscous fluid, in at least one embodiment a hot melt glue adhesive, has a heater element, an adhesive source, a main common passage, and a series of valves that all fluidly connect to the main passage. A sheet of receiving material, such as an envelop... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7520406 | Device for dispensing a controlled dose of a flowable material A device for applying controlled unitized doses of a flowable material to a surface is disclosed. The device includes a tubular body and a plunger. The body has a wall defining a cavity, and the body has a first open end and an opposite second end having a dispensin... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7331482 | Dispense pump with heated pump housing and heated material reservoir A heated dispense pump overcomes the limitations of conventional systems providing for reliable and efficient heating of the dispensed material in a system that is compact, lightweight, and accurate. A pump housing and cartridge body are formed of a thermally conduc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328825 | Secured dynamic storage compartment for vehicle door This application is directed to a dynamic storage compartment for modifying the interior space of a vehicle, either as originally equipped or as an after-market modification, so as to provide a means for providing enhanced storage capacity for a vehicle which is cha... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7215906 | Developing unit with gripper that covers developer filling opening A developing unit includes a container in which a developer is accumulated inside, a developer filling opening which is formed on the container and a gripper which is fixed on an outer surface of the container so as to cover the developer filling opening. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7150791 | Floating head liquid dispenser with dispensing head sensor A floating head liquid dispenser includes a robotic control mechanism for moving a support member toward and away from a substrate. A liquid dispensing head is operatively connected to the support member for movement relative thereto upon contact with the substrate.... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143909 | Reconfigurable metered material dispenser A dispenser is provided for delivering a controlled quantity of a granular material. The dispenser includes a container assembly, a diffuser and a metering cup. The container includes a reservoir which supports a disposable cartridge of granular material. The cartri... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6957783 | Dispense tip with vented outlets In a fluid pump and cartridge assembly, a cartridge includes a material inlet port, a material outlet port, and a feed screw. The feed screw delivers fluid to be dispensed from the fluid inlet to the outlet port. The fluid inlet is preferably elongated in a directio... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6932530 | Spreadable food product dispenser A container for dispensing a spreadable food product consists of a housing, a platform positioned within the housing for supporting the spreadable food product, a dispensing mechanism mounted in the housing and attached to the platform for moving the platform from t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6779663 | System and method for loading pills into a pillbox A pill loader system comprising a pillbox loader and a matching pillbox for loading pills into the pillbox. The pillbox loader has a plurality of loader containers, and the pillbox has an identical number of pillbox containers. The pillbox loader is positioned on to... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6763974 | Dual piston/poppet flow switch A dual piston/poppet valve in a fuel dispenser works with a two-stage valve to help eliminate errors from an inferential flow meter. When the two-stage valve opens partially, a secondary fuel path is opened in the dual piston/poppet valve. A sensor detects the openi... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6425496 | Indicator tab for carafe A reversible indicator tab is provided for a carafe of the type having a lever with a free end extending therefrom. The indicator tab includes a hollow cap having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls. The top and bottom walls are spaced apa... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6273152 | Exact dose dispenser device assembly A dosage dispenser assembly for containers to dispense liquids in the containers. The assembly includes elongated hollow barrel and an arrangement for removably mounting the barrel over the discharge opening in the container so that the port in the barrel... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6112779 | Bottle stopper having a device for drawing up metered amounts of the liquid contained in said bottle The capsule (11), which can be screwed onto the threaded neck (3) of the bottle, coaxially forms the cylinder (15) of the syringe device; an element (21) inside the capsule (11) and surrounding the cylinder (15) forms an annular leaktight seal (21A) which... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6097993 | Method and apparatus for the repeatable dosage of fluids A method and an apparatus for a repeatable dosing or metering of fluids and in particular liquids in a selectable and reproducible amount in which the fluid amount to be dosed is learned in a dosing operation effected manually once and stored in a retriev... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5950690 | Liquid dosage dispensers A liquid dosage dispenser includes a bottle and a dispenser apparatus supported on the bottle having a housing extending into the bottle and a plunger device extending into the housing for longitudinal movement therein. The housing includes an opening thr... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5878912 | Duct disinfecting method and apparatus An apparatus for disinfecting the interior surfaces of air conditioning ducts comprises a pressurized aerosol canister having a nozzle and an elongated flexible tubular extension coupled to the nozzle. The extension is closed on its free end and is provid... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5871124 | Combination toothpaste dispenser and toothbrush holder A combination dispenser and personal care tool device is in the form of a rigid container for a bathroom item. A retainer or holder is mounted to the container which receives a personal care tool. In a preferred practice of the invention the container is ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5836359 | Liquid dosage dispensers A liquid dosage dispenser includes a bottle and a dispenser apparatus supported on the bottle having a housing extending into the bottle and a plunger device extending into the housing for longitudinal movement therein. The housing includes an opening thr... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5626566 | Large dose pen A pen shaped syringe for repetitive injection of individually set doses of a medicine from a cylinder ampoule reservoir comprises a dose setting member which may be rotated to cause a rotative movement of a dosing member and a combined rotative and axial ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5538161 | Container having content level indicator A container for dispensing a solid deodorant and/or antiperspirant. The container comprises a housing, a platform, a dispensing member, and a level indicator. The housing has an open top end for dispensing the deodorant and/or antiperspirant contained the... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5465873 | Pot for the metered dispensing of a fluid substance Pot comprising a body, a container, and a cover pivoted to the body, characterized in that the container (2, 32), closed by a movable wall (3, 33) insulating the substance from the exterior, communicates with the suction side of an incorporated measuring ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5452824 | Method and apparatus for dispensing fluid dots A fluid dispensing station includes a pneumatic clamp for easy and secure mating and un-mating of a supply syringe to the dispensing nozzle from which dots of fluid are selectively dispensed according to displacement of a plunger of the syringe. A syringe... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5377872 | Indicator valve for a fire extinguisher A valve, particularly useful in a fire extinguisher, includes a valve housing having a through bore. A valve stem is disposed within the bore and is axially moveable between a first position, a second position, and a third position. The valve stem include... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5314090 | Material feeder An improved powder feeder having a hopper with an opening in its bottom. A resiliently deformable element is positioned in the opening of the hopper. The element has a flexible exterior dimension and is suitably positioned in relation to the opening to pr... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5271527 | Reusable pharmaceutical dispenser with full stroke indicator A pharmaceutical dispenser includes a housing (4), containing two pharmaceutical cartridges (32,34), slidably mounted to a sliding body (100). A replaceable needle manifold assembly (10) is mounted to the housing and fluidly couples the cartridges with a ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5111968 | Canisters for pressurized gas and personal security devices utilizing same Hand-held tear gas canisters and personal security devices utilizing same employ a tactile device, preferably in the form of an elongate ridge or rib, is provided on the outer surface of the canister, or on a holster which receives the canister, to facili... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5058769 | Self-contained pneumatic gun for dispensing flowable materials A self-contained self-muffled pneumatic gun for dispensing one or two combinable flowable materials from a prefilled package or cartridge. The gun has a first hollow chamber for retaining the package in fixed relation, the package containing the materials... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4951839 | Measurement and dispensing unit An improved economically disposable dispensing unit is provided for dispensing various measured amounts of a liquid or other freely flowing substance from a container. The position of a movable sleeve within a cup-shaped housing determines the measured am... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4911328 | Pressure medium-driven dispensing appliance for operating double cartridge cases The dispensing appliance customarily built in "pistol form" for double cartridges with plunger has a pressure medium-driven cylinder/piston unit with rams extending from the piston for the forward drive of the plungers. The problem here consists in that d... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4899909 | Materials container with index markings A container for viscous materials having volatile components is constructed to have a substantial transparency. The container includes a tubular housing having first and second closing structures at opposite ends. The housing may be entirely constructed o... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4874115 | Dispenser for pasty or flowable media A dispenser for pasty or flowable media comprises a container with a delivery opening, a piston displaceably guided in the container on the wall thereof and forming the lower seal for the filled material, as well as a guide part formed by the container wa... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4871088 | Pneumatic dispensers for viscous materials A pneumatic dispenser gun for two part viscous materials comprising two parallel containers containing the two materials and a pneumatic cylinder 12 whose axis is parallel to the axes of the two containers and which contains a piston 15 having symmetrical... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4852768 | Dosing syringe A dosing syringe has a cylindrical syringe body which at its tapering end has a dispensing orifice and at its other end a stepped cylindrical enlargement with two opposing handles. A recess is located below each handle, and a piston is inserted into the c... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4842195 | Apparatus and methods for directing spray nozzles A device for determining the direction of a fluid spray pattern issuing from a fluid nozzle prior to flowing through the nozzle includes a body in the form of a template or a jig releasably attachable in a predetermined orientation to the nozzle tip. The ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4681242 | Solvent pump A pump for delivering precisely metered discrete quantities of solvent containing suspended solids in rapid cycles. The pump ejects the solvent from a cylinder in amounts proportional to discrete longitudinal movement of a piston inside the cylinder and e... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4667851 | Canisters for pressurized gas and personal security devices utilizing same Hand-over tear gas canisters and personal security devices utilizing same are herein disclosed. A tactile element, preferably in the form of an elongate ridge or rib, is provided on the outer surface of the canister, or on a holster which receives the can... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4624659 | Syringe with pressure sensing means An instrument for injecting and withdrawing fluids including an elastomeric membrane in communication with the chamber of the instrument from which fluids are injected or into which they are withdrawn, in which the membrane expands and contracts with incr... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4544083 | Butter dispenser In a butter dispenser having a hollow body for receiving a stick of butter and having a closure member at one end, a selectively, rotatable shaft is provided having first a bearing surface for rotating freely within the hole in the closure member, a threa... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4526294 | Dispenser for dispensing liquids in controlled quantities from a bottle A dispenser for dispensing controlled quantities of liquid from a bottle includes a piston, which is movable in a cylinder and serves to suck and discharge an adjustable quantity of liquid. The cylinder is secured to a valve block, which contains a suctio... | 07/02/1985 |
