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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104650 | Anti drip device for liquid dispensers An anti-drip device is for use in association with a liquid dispenser having a nozzle. The anti-drip device is adapted to fit into the nozzle. The device has an outer cross sectional dimension, an inner cross sectional dimension and an inner surface. The inner cross... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7997463 | Nozzle, adhesive dispenser, and method of dispensing adhesive A nozzle, which is for in at least one embodiment a hot glue gun, has a resilient cap that is positioned within the nozzle's conduit. The resilient cap has at least one slit that serves as a check valve. The invention solves the problem of resilient caps in hot glue... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7870980 | Non-drip spout closure A closure includes a flip-top member including an elongated flange, a base member including a curved flange extending from the base member, and a hinge to connect the flip-top member and the base member. The base member has an opening therein. A portion of the elong... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7703643 | Device for pumping viscous materials, without dripping and method of the same Device for pumping viscous materials, particularly sealant and grease, without dripping and method of the same are characterized by storing a predetermined portion of the driving energy in form of an angular and/or linear displacement of a torsional spring. This ver... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7681765 | Dispenser with draw-back mechanism This patent discloses tools, methods and systems for dispensing soap. The tools, methods and systems include a draw-back chamber constructed around and in line with the fluid path between a spout assembly for delivering soap to a user and a pump mechanism for supply... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7631790 | Fluid dispensing accessory A nozzle for a caulking gun incorporates a resilient portion that is compressed when the trigger of the caulking gun is actuated and resumes its former shape when the trigger is released to expand the internal volume of the nozzle. In one embodiment a resiliently co... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7484643 | Liquid dispensing valve A liquid dispensing valve having a body portion hermetically mounted to a free end of a discharge nozzle of a reservoir and defining a seat; a rod carrying a seal and being selectively displaced between a closing position in which the seal is seated on the seat, and... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7407067 | Pourer Pourer consisting of an elongated, tubular part of plastic material. This part of plastic material is made resilient and has an external diameter greater than that of the associated bottles. The tubular part is provided with a split, as a result of which the diamete... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7360673 | Never drip spout and never drip spout with strainer A flexible, resilient molded elastomer pour spout device attachable to the rim of a bowl, can, pot, pan or other vessel, eliminates drips and spills by directing poured liquid over a protruding spout rather than over the vessel rim. A second version provides an inte... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7331492 | Drip resistant dispensing nozzle A dispensing nozzle method and apparatus is provided that may help in reducing the number of defects in integrated circuits during the manufacturing process. In one embodiment, the nozzle is configured such that at least a portion of the end of the nozzle that dispe... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322495 | Removable pour spout A pour spout for removable attachment to a container wall for efficiently pouring viscous liquids between containers includes a generally flexible exterior member having a pour region and a collection region. The exterior member defines a slot for removably receivin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320414 | Beverage dispense A beverage dispense system has a dispense nozzle with inlet sections for connection to beverage supplies that merge into an outlet section sized to match the flows such that a unit volume of beverage can be dispensed more quickly. The inlet sections are provided wit... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7306114 | Non-dripping nozzle apparatus According to one aspect of the invention, a dispense head for a wafer processing apparatus is provided. The dispense head may include an inlet, at least one outlet, a drain, and a passageway therethrough interconnecting the inlet, the outlet, and the drain. The inle... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7278550 | Method and system for aligning components of a liquid dispensing system In a liquid dispensing system having a dispensing module and a manifold or service block, the manifold includes an vertically oriented interactive portion that extends, for example, outwardly from a front side and the dispensing module includes a correspondingly sha... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267288 | Polyurethane in intimate contact with fibrous material A sprayable polymeric material and a process for preparing the material which contains a fibrous material, dispersed throughout the polymeric material. A restriction free spray nozzle is provided for mixing and spraying the polymeric material having a fibrous materi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261701 | Skin antiseptic composition dispenser and methods of use Skin antiseptic composition dispensers and methods of use are disclosed. The skin antiseptic composition dispenser may include a container with one or more walls that are substantially impermeable to ethylene oxide gas during normal ethylene oxide sterilization proc... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234614 | Fuel dispensing spout with continuous endface The present invention therefore aims at providing a nozzle that reduces the amount of residual fuel left on a spout after fueling by encouraging the residual fuel to drip into the container to be filled. A fuel dispensing nozzle is comprised of a nozzle body, a fuel... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228870 | Fuel saving valve assembly There is provided a one-way gasoline valve that is functional with conventional gasoline dispensing pumps in the United States today. An outer tubing body is open at both ends. One end is threaded to allow it to be placed into the end of a threaded gasoline dispensi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216680 | Dripless nozzle A nozzle for dispensing fuel into a vehicle. The nozzle includes a body portion and a spout extending from the body portion. The spout passes fuel from the body portion to a vehicle. The body portion includes a fuel flow control member for allowing or preventing fue... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7147020 | Container with drip-resistant measuring cap A container for holding a liquid has a vessel that is open at the top and has an externally threaded neck through which liquid may be poured. A cap that has an internally threaded neck through which liquid may be poured screws onto the vessel. The cap can be inverte... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147136 | Device for applying free-flowing material to a substrate moveable with respect thereto A device for dispensing fluid material onto a substrate including a base body with a flow channel for receiving the fluid material and a movable valve body positioned in the flow channel. The valve body is movable in a downstream direction into an open position to r... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143956 | Suck back valve A suck back valve includes an ON/OFF valve mechanism which opens/closes a fluid passage by displacing a valve member together with a first piston under an action of a pressure fluid supplied into a first cylinder chamber, and a suck back mechanism which has a suctio... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134574 | Integral pour spout for paint cans and similar containers An improved resilient pour spout for paint cans and similar containers that seals off the groove into which the lid of the container mates while preventing the liquid contents from flowing down the surface of the container. When not in use, the spout is stored on th... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134576 | Multifunction pouring spout and removable lid An inventive pouring spout for containers of liquid, having a removable lid and a strip with magnets located thereon. The spout is selectively attachable and is fitted to the diameter of an opening of a particular container. In a preferred embodiment, the spout is f... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134580 | Spout assembly for dispensing liquid from a nozzle Spout assemblies are provided for dispensing liquid from a nozzle. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124905 | Closure cap for a standard glass ring Closing cap (1) for a receptacle, typically a bottle with a threaded neck comprising an outer cap (2) typically provided with a top (20) and a skirt (21), and an insert (3) made of a plastic material with a threaded skirt (31 | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114641 | Drip resistant dispensing nozzle A dispensing nozzle method and apparatus is provided that may help in reducing the number of defects in integrated circuits during the manufacturing process. In one embodiment, the nozzle is configured such that at least a portion of the end of the nozzle that dispe... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111747 | System and method for absorbing liquids on outside of bottle necks An article of manufacture is placed in cooperative relationship with a liquid-containing bottle, such as a wine bottle, to absorb liquid which runs down the neck of the bottle. The article comprises a length of flexible cord with opposite ends passed through closely... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| RE39187 | Spurt minimizing dispensing structure A spurt-resistant spout for a dispensing structure includes (1) an internal tubular portion having a through bore connecting a dispensing orifice of the spout with the interior of the container, and (2) a surrounding wall portion surrounding the tubular portion. The... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063112 | Fuel dispensing nozzle having a dripless spout A fuel dispensing nozzle having a dripless spout has a nozzle for placement in a tank. The nozzle has a housing with an air bleed device, an attitude support device extends from the housing, a gland joined to the attitude support device and then the spout attaches t... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052549 | Dispensing apparatus and manifold having an adhesive catch groove A manifold for distributing liquid and process air to at least one dispensing module including a manifold body adapted to overlie at least a portion of a substrate. The manifold body includes a front surface having a liquid outlet vertically spaced above a process a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044404 | Pneumatic liquid-delivery device A fluid delivery device for supplying fluids, particularly automotive fluids supplied to fluid reservoirs. To attain this, a vessel configured to hold a liquid includes a pressurized gas inlet configured to receive gas into the vessel through a passageway in an inte... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040509 | Container for liquids, including sealing mechanisms A container for storage and dispensing of paint includes a unitary, molded plastic container body defining an interior volume and including an annular neck portion which is externally threaded and which defines the container opening through which the contents are di... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036536 | Fuel spout with a collection channel The present invention is directed to fuel dispensing nozzles and more particularity to a spout of a fuel dispensing nozzle that reduces the amount of harmful emissions created during a fueling cycle. The spout of the nozzle has an inside surface that is in direct co... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6997360 | No-splatter spout A vertical blade in the spout of a container, on the inside lip of a container or across the top diameter of a container. The blade forms a triangle in the center of the spout. In a spoutless container, the blade extends from the top lip horizontally inside the cont... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997336 | Plastic cafare A plastic carafe includes a body portion having an enclosed base defined by a plurality of upstanding posts and a plurality of panels separating the posts from one another. The carafe further includes a neck portion having a blown finish at the top of the carafe tha... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6983862 | Container and lid assembly A plastic container and lid assembly for storing liquid coating materials including a container and a lid. The container has a body with a bottom wall, at least four sidewalls and a neck. The neck defines a wide mouth opening and including threads for receiving mati... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6983772 | Dripless nozzle A nozzle for dispensing fuel into a vehicle. The nozzles includes a body portion and a spout extending from the body portion. The spout passes fuel from the body portion to a vehicle. The body portion includes a fuel flow control member for allowing or preventing fu... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6983868 | Fuel container A fuel container having novel dispensing devices is disclosed. A hose or spout is fitted with a funnel, both being sufficiently clear to permit the visual detection of the free surface of the fuel within. At the juncture between the spout and the funnel, a valve is ... | 01/10/2006 |