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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7264414 | Dispenser assembly for dispensing liquid onto a removable sheet contained by an implement A dispenser includes a cradle (2) including generally upright sidewalls (4, 6), a handle (40) having a top and a bottom, and a plurality of sheets (30) releasably attached to the bottom of the handle (40), such that the plurality o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7213785 | Method and device for turning strips The invention relates to a method for turning and reorienting the displacement direction of strips (1), especially of a thin hot strip. The strip can be turned about any angle by means of at least one deflection roller, with roller banks (5) which are ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7101441 | Toilet paper dispenser A system and method for dispensing roll material is described that substantially prevents toilet paper runaway and is useful in reducing irritation caused by using dry toilet paper. In one embodiment, the dispenser has a structure that has a thin, but strong curved,... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036701 | Trash disposal method A trash disposal device and method is provided that can be used to dispose litter and cigarette litter in particular. The device includes sheets of material forming a rectangular box casing that has a slot. Heat resistant material sheets are positioned within the ca... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033100 | Glove with integrated antiseptic absorber A glove is usable for removing fluid material from surfaces and, in a particular embodiment, is usable for cleaning blood or other bio-hazardous material from surfaces. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029532 | Coating station A coating station, which in intended for coating a web with a coating material, includes a load-bearing and cross-directional frame extending substantially across the entire width of the web. The coating station also includes applicator elements supported to the fra... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6457434 | Wet/dry tissue dispenser A tissue dispenser is disclosed which permits a user to choose from a variety of liquids to be sprayed on a tissue prior to dispensing. To prevent the tissue from dissolving or becomes too wet to handle comfortably, the dispenser folds the tissue into a d... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6431111 | Apparatus and method for dispensing towels A towel dispensing machine for dispensing wet towels, including a cutting mechanism to cut the towels to the desired length and a liquid dispensing device for wetting the towels to produce individual cut, wet towels. Preferably, the towels are also rolled... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6170426 | Apparatus and method for producing wet and dry pads Apparatus and methods for producing dry, wet or partially wet and partially dry segments of tissues. The tissue dispenser generally comprises a housing having a tissue egress passage, a tissue source of a predetermined quantity of dry tissue located in th... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5498287 | Apparatus for supporting a fluid and tape to be dispensed for sealing seams of wallboard panels An apparatus for supporting a fluid and tape to be dispensed for sealing seams of wallboard panels comprising a bucket adapted to support a roll of tape and a quantity of a blending fluid; support mechanisms including a central shaft formed of two co-axia... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5242495 | Combined joint compound bucket and tape dispenser A combined joint compound bucket and tape dispenser comprising a cylindrical container with a removable cover. A roll of dry-wall construction tape is suspended at the top of the container beneath the cover by a rod extending through the center of the tap... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5134957 | Continuous distributor for single hygienic samples of cosmetic products A dispenser for containing and dispensing samples of a cosmetic product delivered by a roll of paper emerging from the dispenser in a predetermined sequence includes a housing for use with a C-shaped flange and a lid provided with a respective C-shaped fl... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4984530 | Hand wash towel dispensing system A towel dispenser contains two rolls of paper. A bar on the front, when pushed, delivers a short length of wet towel and a short length of dry towel, simultaneously. It also guides the towel dispensed from one of the rolls through a bath of antiseptic han... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4984023 | Toner cartridge In a toner cartridge for containing toner utilized in a developing unit of an imaging device of the electrophotographic type, a containing part comprises a foldable material such as vinyl. Thus, the container is folded after toner is supplied to the devel... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4620502 | Hand sanitizer A device which wets in a sanitizing solution and dispenses disposable paper towels. A continuous roll of dry paper towels is inserted into a canister within a larger container. The canister has an opening through which towels exit the canister into the in... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4598664 | Dispensing apparatus A dispensing apparatus for impregnating paper with fragrances or other substances is provided having a flat top member supported by two flat members. An aerosol container fits into a U-shaped support attached to the side of the leg members. An elongated h... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4584962 | Medical electrodes and dispensing conditioner therefor Dispensable medical electrodes formed as separable segments of an indefinitely long substrate are formed by applying to the substrate a longitudinally extending stripe of a conductive paint and by overlaying the painted stripe at periodic intervals corres... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4374505 | Portable glue applicator A system of applying glue or like liquid to a continuous web comprising a frame with a reservoir. A reservoir which is capable of being sealed tightly between uses in order to stop the drying process of glue, for example: a user of the apparatus may at an... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4219129 | Moist tissue dispenser A moist tissue dispenser in which a web of absorbent sheet material divided by transverse lines of perforations into interconnecting tissue is saturated with a liquid cleansing agent and coiled into a roll having a hollow core, the roll being housed withi... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4069789 | Water applicator for wettable tape A water applicator includes a closed water main reservoir connected to a holding member for supporting the core of a tape roll. An auxiliary water reservoir is disposed in an upper portion of the main water reservoir with a water absorbing member position... | 01/24/1978 |
| 3995582 | Moist tissue dispensing A dispensing package comprises a toroidal container body enclosing a coreless rolled web of moisture absorbent material having free rotation about the axis of the body on body side wall areas of reduced diameter at opposite ends of a liquid reservoir, the... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3986479 | Pre-moistened towelette dispenser Towelette dispenser and vapor impervious pouch containing a roll or web of absorbent material, such as nonwoven fibrous towelettes pre-moistened with a chemical-containing aqueous or other fluid solution. The pouch is sealed before use to prevent the loss... | 10/19/1976 |
