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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971761 | Apparatus and method for nasal passage rinse An apparatus and method for preparing saline solution and using the saline solution for rinsing nasal passages. The apparatus includes a container (10) having sidewalls and opening for a removable cap (13). The cap has an external tapering hollow nozzl... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7806303 | Sealable pour spout Disclosed herein is a sealable pour spout. The pour spout provides a conduit which allows liquid to leave a bottle and a vent which allows air to enter the bottle and replace the liquid. A cap moves vertically along the conduit which provides fluid communication wit... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7658306 | Drink pouring dispenser Disclosed is a pouring dispenser for pouring liquid from a bottle, the pouring dispenser incorporating a removable nozzle section. ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7527180 | Drink pouring dispenser Disclosed is a pouring dispenser for pouring liquid from a bottle, the pouring dispenser incorporating a removable nozzle section. ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7513395 | Vented valve A valve includes a body; a liquid flow passage defined in the body and including a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet; a vent passage defined in the body and including an air inlet and an air outlet; a valve seat defined in the liquid flow passage; a liquid seal locat... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513394 | Container comprising a valve and a dispensing spout A container in the form of a petrol can (10, 100) comprises a body (11; 200, 201; 300, 301) having an inlet (30; 208; 309) and an outlet (20), a valve (39, 40, 45, 51) to control liquid flow through the outlet, and an actuator (... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7441677 | Pour spout The present invention may be used for insertion in and coupling with a neck of an open bottle that may have a fluid therein. A pour spout may have a conduit therethrough. A coupling portion of the pour spout may have a generally hollow cylindrical form that may form... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7357266 | Venting closure The present invention is directed to a venting closure that reduces the amount of headspace in a container. The venting closure has a patch that changes the location and reduces the size of the vent opening. Accordingly, the vent closure enables a container which ha... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337920 | Fluid dispensing apparatus A concentrated flavour dispensing machine having displacement pumps for delivering between a few millilitres and few ounces of fluids having a viscosity value between 1 to 4000 centepoise is described. The dispensing machine includes a cabinet for containing a multi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7331487 | Office water cooler adapter for use with bagged fluids A fluid dispensing apparatus comprises a collapsible bag capable of being punctured by and essentially sealed about a spike that has an inlet through which fluid can flow from the bag into a conduit leading to a chamber that is situated within an enclosed chamber in... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328859 | Power sprayer The present invention is a dispenser adapted to be coupled to a fluid container. The dispenser comprises a dispensing head, an energy source, and a fluid pathway. The dispensing head includes a fluid pump, a motor adapted to power the pump, a trigger adapted to cont... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328820 | Vented fluid closure and container A vented closure for a liquid container which will not freely pour includes a cap hinged at one side and movable between open and closed positions relative to a base collar. In an open position, a primary fluid passageway extends through a shaped mouthpiece which is... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311227 | Trigger sprayer venting system with reduced drag on vent piston A venting system of a manually operated trigger sprayer vents the interior of a liquid container connected to the trigger sprayer. The trigger sprayer is provided with a vent chamber that surrounds the pump chamber, and a vent piston that surrounds the pump piston. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308990 | Automated cleansing sprayer having separate cleanser and air vent paths from bottle An automated sprayer for spraying the walls of a shower enclosure with a liquid cleanser dispenses the cleanser using a pump and rotatable spray head. A motor drives the pump and rotates the spray head. The sprayer has a showerhead mountable housing with a hanger. T... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306122 | Trigger sprayer venting system A venting system of a manually operated trigger sprayer vents the interior of a liquid container connected to the trigger sprayer. The trigger sprayer is provided with a vent chamber that surrounds the pump chamber, and a vent piston that surrounds the pump piston. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303096 | Liquid delivery system A liquid delivery system includes a first reservoir having a first outlet through which liquid is delivered. A first delivery outlet is located at the lower portion of the first reservoir and a vent is included at its upper portion. A second reservoir located above ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299945 | Discharge container with one-way valves A squeezable laminated discharge container of the delaminatable type in which the layers can be easily broken away from each other comprises a first check valve fitted to the neck and has an opening in a bottom plate. The base cup comprises a second check valve, and... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296761 | Hand-held dispenser A hand-held dispenser for precisely controlling the flow rate of water therethrough and for precisely controlling the metering of a liquid chemical into the water passing through the apparatus. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293674 | Discharge container having a squeezable and deformable The technical problem of this invention is to create check valve mechanisms of a simple configuration. Thus, the object of this invention is to provide a discharge container maintaining high productivity, showing good squeeze operation, and having improved outer app... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284682 | Bottle for liquids available on the market fitted with a device so that it works like a quick-fit/quick-release tank to/from a suitable support equipped with a drain It is a liquid-containing bottle (1) available on the market that is fitted with device (7, 8, 9) that applied instead of the original plug allows its quick-fitting and -dismantling to/from a suitable support (18, 19, 21) equipped with drain ( | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275665 | Vented fluid closure and container A vented closure for a liquid container which will not freely pour includes a cap movable between open and closed positions relative to a base collar. The movable cap can be slidable to form a push-pull type closure, or can be rotatable to form a flip-type closure. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7225949 | Liquid drug container A liquid drug container comprises a container body 1; a nozzle member 2 liquid-tightly mounted on the container body 1; and a nozzle cap 6 fitted on the nozzle member 2. A nozzle hole 231 of the nozzle member 2 is cov... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219819 | Self-venting valve A valve assembly has a valve housing and a valve core body movable therewithin for providing a smooth and continuous outflow of liquid from a container, which may be unvented and rigid, through a liquid-out passageway, and provides an air-back passageway for drawing... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198175 | Manual or pump assist fluid dispenser Liquid soap dispensers including a vacuum relief valve which comprises an enclosed chamber having an air inlet open to the atmosphere and a liquid inlet in communication with liquid in the reservoir and in which the liquid inlet opens to the chamber at a height belo... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188751 | Drink dispenser assembly and container for drink and drink dispensing line A drink dispenser assembly includes: a dispenser device (2, 37) provided with a dispensing head (18, 29) for accommodating a dispensing line (17, 28), and a container (7, 27) containing drink, in particular carbonated drink, connected dur... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172099 | Fluid delivery mechanism The present invention provides a fluid transfer fitment for controllably retaining a fluid in a reservoir in a leak-tight manner. This fluid transfer fitment can be used with a variety of fluid delivery mechanisms. The fluid transfer fitment has a cap portion, an en... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165549 | Nasal spray A nasal spray with a container for rinsing fluid, which has a delivery aperture, with a valve body kept movable in the region of the delivery aperture with a tube attached to said valve body, such that different swivel positions of the valve body in co-operation wit... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7147121 | Valve for non-spill cup A valve for use with a cap for a spill resistant cup, the cap including a spout to dispense the liquid and a valve mount extending from the spout to engage with the valve. The valve includes a generally cylindrical valve tower extending from a valve base to sealingl... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7124917 | Spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages The present invention relates to a spout assembly having a plurality of fluid passages so as to enable easy and convenient drinking of liquid beverages contained in the container through an associated straw and easily dispense the liquid beverages into another conta... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114636 | Discharging container A discharging container including a laminated bottle having a delaminatable layer is designed such that it can be manufactured through reduced processing steps. The present discharging container has the ambient air inlet and the ventilation hole. The inlet is formed... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7108157 | Liquid dispensing valve assembly having a unitarily formed base and a vacuum release feature A liquid dispensing valve assembly is provided with a vacuum release feature. The valve assembly is adapted to be fastened to a container opening. The assembly includes a unitarily formed one-piece cylindrical base having a vertical center axis. The base a mounting ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097076 | Fitment and bottle A container including a fitment having an outer wall and a pour spout. The fitment outer wall includes a first product exit aperture. A bottle finish includes one or more locking surfaces abutting the outer wall of the fitment, and the finish locking surface include... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097119 | Power sprayer The present invention is a dispenser adapted to couple to a fluid container having an opening surrounded by a neck. The dispenser comprises a cap, a dispensing head, an energy source, and a conduit. The cap is adapted to seal the opening fluid tight when the dispens... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055719 | Separable laminated container and associated technology A separable laminated container (A) of the present invention comprises an outer layer (1) made of synthetic resin and having an air suction hole (10) and an inner layer (2) made of synthetic resin and separably laminated on the inside of the out... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051902 | Automatic valve assembly for a water cooler reservoir An automatic valve assembly for a water cooler having a reservoir of the type that has its upper end generally sealed to the atmosphere by a water bottle adapter that receives and supports an inverted water bottle. The valve assembly comprises a ventilation passagew... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051901 | Air barrier device for protecting liquid fluids in opened containers A device inhibits oxidation of wine remaining in a bottle. A stopper and an inflatable bladder replace the cork. In a first embodiment, a wine duct formed in the stopper is open when the stopper is in an extended position and is closed when the stopper is retracted.... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044334 | Double container A double container including an outer container having flexibility and communicating with the outside air, and an inner bag holding contents, with a space defined between the outer container and inner bag. The contents include a component which generates gas by deco... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044342 | Hand held fuel container A portable hand held fuel container includes a pour tube, a fill tube spaced from the pour tube, a removable closure cap to close the inlet end to the fill tube, a vent arrangement in the closure cap that permits and prevents exterior air to enter to fill tube to en... | 05/16/2006 |
