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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096447 | Deformable tube winding device A wind-up device for use with a dispenser including: a body, a gripper inserted into the body, and a brake disposed between the body and the gripper for controlling the direction of rotation of the gripper relative to the body; the brake further comprises a pluralit... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7837068 | Deformable tube winding device A squeezable dispenser tube wind-up device, comprising a longitudinally elongated hollow body having opposite, substantially flat exterior sides tapering laterally toward an elongated body inlet at one lateral extremity of the body, the body having an outwardly enla... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7798365 | Bulk transfer dispensing device and method A dispensing device and method for dispensing fluids from a flexible container is disclosed. The dispensing device includes a support and a linkage pivotally attached to the support. The dispensing device may also include a roller mechanism coupled to the linkage, w... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7371229 | Dual electrode advanced electrochemical delivery system The present invention is disclosed herein as an electrochemical cell having a cell housing with a first half cell and a second half cell, and an ion selective membrane between the cells. The electrochemical cell further has a first electrode positioned within the fi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7334704 | Apparatus for flattening the walls of flexible tubes An apparatus for flattening a flexible tube sidewall comprises a frame, a gripping roller and a handle. The frame includes a central portion extending transversely between first and second end walls. A first brake element is formed on an inner face of one wall. The ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320415 | Condiment dispensing container and carousel Substantially cylindrical condiment containers with extendable and retractable pouring spouts are provided. A dispensing mechanism in each container can be actuated by simply rotating the lower portion of the body of the container, without the need for separate knob... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7178692 | Paste dispenser with center post A method of and apparatus for dispensing paste from a collapsible container elongate about an axis from a first closed end to a second open end, the method comprising rotating one of the first end and second end relative to the other to twist the container about the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172096 | Liquid dispensing system A system for dispensing liquid to a manufacturing process from a container including an outer container and a flexible inner container occupied by the liquid. A flow passage provides fluid communication between an interior of the inner container and the manufacturin... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156268 | Viscous fluid dispenser with smoothing blade notch A viscous fluid dispenser, comprises a compressible body having a substantially tubular profile and comprising an interior fluid holding cavity and a head comprising a cap structure operatively connected to an operative end of the compressible body and a nozzle comm... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6669668 | Medication delivery pump The present invention comprises a medication delivery pump that is configured to administer an infusion therapy using a medication delivery container. Medications in a flexible bag are expelled from the bag and delivered to an infusion site. A fluid deliv... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6568564 | Soft tube dispenser apparatus A dispenser apparatus is provided for dispensing the contents of a soft tube, e.g. a toothpaste tube, and includes a base member. A bearing assembly is attached to the base top. A handle assembly includes a manually turnable handle and a reel support axle... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6474509 | Toothpaste dispensing device A toothpaste dispensing device for dispensing toothpaste from a tube of toothpaste. The toothpaste dispensing device includes a housing comprises a perimeter wall defining an interior space of the housing. The housing comprises an access aperture extendin... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6401977 | Toothpaste extracting device A toothpaste extracting device includes a housing having a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The front wall has an opening therein. The opening is generally bounded by an inner housing having an ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6247618 | Roll up tube dispenser with shell housing An apparatus including a pair ofhousing halves cooperating, when together, to define a take up compartment with nesting bores and flattening edges to compress a flexible wall tube as it is drawn into the housing through operation of a knob attached to a r... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6143214 | Mixing and dispensing system for rapidly polymerizing materials A mixing and dispensing system for reactively combining organic chemical components to produce a rapidly polymerizing material for use in molding and encapsulating small and usually delicate devices, such as electronic components. The system uses a novel ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6056158 | System for the preservation, transportation and dispensing of dyes, as well as a dispensing machine particularly suitable for use in the system A system for the preservation, transportation and dispensing of dyes provides for a combination of a hollow reservoir having at least one deformable wall so that its internal volume can vary from a maximum to a minimum substantially close to zero, and an ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5960994 | Roll up tube dispenser apparatus An apparatus for mounting on the flattened closed end of a collapsible walled tube including a housing defining a take-up compartment and flattening edges to compress the flexible walled tube as it drawn into the housing through operation of a knob attach... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5931344 | Wall mountable product dispenser A dispenser for paste products contained in compressible packages. A nozzle retaining member is attachable about the threaded neck of the package after the neck is extended through a hole in the base of the dispenser. The nozzle retaining member further e... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5884812 | Tube squeezer An economical and ergonomical three-part tube squeezer for collapsible tubes containing viscous fluids, the squeezer including an elliptically shaped housing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the housing and having a longitudinal slot therethrough to receive ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5765723 | Bag evacuator An evacuator for a plastic bag containing viscous liquid within a rectangular, parallelepiped container having a drain positioned at a bottom edge region uses a windlass for drawing and winding an evacuated upper region of the bag to a region above the dr... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5732854 | Device, method, and system for controlling volume of collapsible squeeze tubes, and methods of making and using the same The invention provides a novel squeezable dispensing container, a sleeve for conventional squeezable dispensing containers, and a tab strip that can be used to convert conventional squeeze tubes into those of the present invention, that can be secured in ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5685457 | Snapped together tube and dispensing apparatus and method of making same A tube of flowable material closed at one end and formed with a clasp projectable through a slit in a cylindrical housing to engage one or more deflectable teeth in a slot formed in a reel carried from such housing. The clasp is then engaged behind the te... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5558250 | Hand held device A device for use in dispensing the contents of a collapsable tube, the device including a shaped spring clip the ends of which are inserted into the ends of a slotted member so that in use a folded tail of the collapsable tube is inserted into the slotted... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5449092 | Toothpaste and floss dispenser A toothpaste and floss dispenser having an elongated guide body with opposite ends, the guide body defining a dental floss chamber therein, a pair of mounts spaced from each other and attached to the guide body adjacent respective ones of the guide body e... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5421486 | Apparatus for dispensing flowable products from tube-type containers A dispenser including a rotatable rod with a flexible member attached thereto. The flexible member includes an opening at one end for receiving and retaining the cap end of a tube-type container filled with flowable material. The pinched end of the tube-t... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5382106 | Toothbrush with a teeth cleansing substance dispensing system An improved toothbrush with a teeth cleansing substance dispensing system is provided, which consists of a mechanism in cooperation with a compartment in an enlarged handle, which will dispense some teeth cleansing substance through a channel in a neck an... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5322193 | Tube dispenser and method for dispensing the contents of a collapsible tube A tube dispenser 10 and a dispensing method for collapsible tubes 24 are disclosed for operation by one hand. The dispenser has a pistol-like handle 12 which allows a high torque to consistently be applied to the tube by the thumb, thereby dispensing the ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5277332 | Multiple dispensing container for viscous materials, cups and toothpaste A bathroom dispenser for containing and dispensing health-related products, cups and toothpaste from a tube, including several longitudinally-extending containers each having a bottom end, an open top end for receiving the health-related product and dispe... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5263610 | Tool for squeezing out high-viscosity liquid from tube container A tool for squeezing out a high-viscosity liquid from a flexible plastic tube container includes a spool having a slot in which the bottom of the tube container is received and locked, and a container holder having a pair of opposed bearing portions frict... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5248061 | Apparatus for automatically dispensing flowable material An apparatus for automatically dispensing flowable material which automatically ensures a substantially constant and even supply of flowable material from a source of the flowable material to some destination at which the flowable material needed or is us... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5215223 | Squeezing and dispensing device A squeezing and dispersing device comprising an lateral gear disposed along the end portion of a winding key and a gear holder for engaging in the teeth of the gear for progressively advancing the contents within the collapsible tube longitudinally along ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5203473 | Toothpaste dispenser apparatus A housing member includes a cap and floor mounted to opposed ends of the housing member, with the housing member including side walls to include spaced parallel slots to receive an axle member, wherein the axle member is formed with an axle member slot to... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5102014 | Tube squeezer A tube squeezer is disclosed wherein a lower end portion of a tube is wound on a winding shaft so as to squeeze out the contents of the tube. The slit extends along an axis of the inner cylinder. An outer cylinder is rotatably fitted on an outer periphery... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5097987 | Apparatus for dispensing collapsible tube contents and methods of use thereof A dispenser (20) and method of use are shown for dispensing the contents of a collapsible tube (100). The dispenser has a reel (60) rotatably mounted within a cylinder (30). The cylinder has a slot (36) for receiving therethrough the closed end of the tub... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5048725 | Wall mountable toothpaste dispenser with magnetic tube-winder holding means A tube-packaged-product dispenser is provided with a tube-winder knob 2 at each end of a slotted tube-winder rod 1 that is extended through channels 3 at opposite sides of a container 5 into which a tube 9 is inserted. A magnetic ring 22 with magnetic att... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4850971 | Infusion method and means This invention is an infusion pump utilizing a linear roller driven by a one or more constant force springs in combination with changeable flow regulating needles to provide a constant flow, gravity independent device. The spring constant is chosen so tha... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4765512 | Self-dispensing spring biased thin film container A special spring construction is particularly adopted for a dispensing system for fluent materials from a plastic or equivalent thin film bag rolled up inside a coiling spiral formed from a strip sheet constant force spring material to squeeze out the bag... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4688700 | Dispenser for collapsible tubes A dispenser for storing and dispensing semi-liquid or paste substances contained in a flexible or collapsible tube which comprises a housing having a top wall and at least two side supporting walls, a tube adapter releasably mounted in the top wall of the... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4570828 | Finger manipulated dispenser of viscous liquids from a flexible tube A finger manipulated dispenser of viscous liquids from a flexible tube comprises a smaller diameter hollow reel, called a core, and a larger diameter hollow reel, called a spool, which lengthwise telescope together. Each reel at one end has a large diamet... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4359173 | Tube holder-dispenser A wall mounted tube holder-dispenser having a horizontal surface to accommodate a glass and toothbrushes, and side flanges extending below the horizontal surface. A forward narrowed extension of the horizontal surface is transversely slit to provide for t... | 11/16/1982 |
