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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8038032 | Topping dispenser A topping dispenser for dispensing serving portions of topping onto beverages and desserts comprises a housing having a front product compartment and a rear drive compartment separated by a partition. The product compartment is adapted to receive a pastry bag contai... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7431178 | Toothpaste dispenser An apparatus for dispensing the contents of a collapsible tube, such as a toothpaste tube. The apparatus includes a housing having side walls, an end wall with an opening therein, and a cover pivotally attached to the housing to provided access to a cavity within th... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7210600 | Self contained spoon feeder A disposable spoon having a hollow main housing with a spoon that is releasably attached to the main housing. When the user places a food packet inside the main housing, the spoon pierces the food packet. A movable extruder actuator is operatively attached to an ext... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7086428 | Evacuation system An evacuation system including an evacuation member engages a product package and applies pressure thereto, such that a product in the product package moves toward an outlet in the product package for dispensing. A controller monitors the force applied by a driver t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077831 | Ophthalmic fluid dispenser An eye fluid applicator is adapted for connection to the mouth of a bottle containing an ophthalmic liquid and comprises means for dispensing ophthalmic liquid from the bottle in metered amounts and in a manner which avoids contacting the eye with the applicator. Th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7052450 | Silicone rolling pin A rolling pin including a core, a silicone-containing jacket over the core defining a rolling surface. The jacket may be of such length and so positioned on the core as to define end regions of the jacket extending beyond the ends of the core; the jacket end regions... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040508 | Dispensing system and squeezing-out device and storage container for the dispensing system A system for dispensing at least two components of a multicomponent mass, includes a squeezing-out device (2) having a dispensing opening (4) and at least one rolling roller (3.1, 3.2) for dispensing the at least two components; a storage contai... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025229 | Assembly of package and apparatus for the metered emptying of the package as well as apparatus therefor An assembly of a package that includes a flexible sheet-like foil material containing a viscous material, with apparatus for metered emptying of the package. The apparatus includes a frame, a guide, and a substantially flat two-part supporting surface. A metering co... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6968977 | Apparatus to dispense toothpaste A device to dispense and contain a tube of toothpaste. The device has two portions, an outlet compartment and a slide bar compartment. The outlet compartment contains a toothpaste dispensing outlet hole, a slide release button, and a dispense button. The slide bar c... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966457 | Spring-loaded tube squeezing device A device for squeezing various household collapsible tubes comprises two lever handles, two pintles, two torsional springs, a primary roller, and a secondary roller. The lever handles are held together by and are free to rotate about the two pintles, forming a doubl... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6896154 | Paste dispenser and implement holding device A paste dispenser and implement holding device includes a housing adapted for coupling to a wall surface. The housing has a pair of aligned slots. A pair of roller members is coupled to the housing and positioned in alignment with the pair of aligned slots. The roll... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6789703 | Toothpaste holder and dispenser A toothpaste dispenser holds a collapsible tube of toothpaste within a housing between a roller assembly and a wall surface. A plunger is operable from a relaxed, raised position to a lowered, depressed position to drivingly engage the roller assembly so that one or... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6691894 | Dispensing device for food product A dispenser for dispensing a viscous fluid food product from a pouch. The dispenser includes a housing configured and dimensioned for receiving the pouch. The pouch includes a food in the form of a viscous fluid therein. The pouch has first and second end... | 02/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6662971 | Automatic pressing mechanism In one embodiment of the invention, a press assembly includes a gear assembly, a threaded rod, and a roller assembly. The gear assembly causes a rotational movement when activated. The threaded rod is coupled to the gear assembly and rotates in direction ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6401978 | Toothpaste dispenser An apparatus for dispensing a substance from a collapsible tube. The apparatus comprises: a housing with a slider positioned therein, first and second flexible members passable through a passage in the slider, a rod for supporting the slider within the ho... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6347727 | Food dispensing feeding system A feeding system for feeding infants and other individuals who must be fed by another. The feeding system includes a number of small packets, much like catsup or mustard packets, that are filled with food, such as baby food, and which is attachable to a f... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6318596 | Product dispenser A product dispenser for compelling a product from a container is provided having a frame with opposed end walls defining first and second axially aligned sockets and a dispensing hole. An drive member with first and second opposed ends is releasably engag... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6196420 | Pumpless dispenser for viscous food products A pumpless dispenser especially intended for dispensing viscous fluids. The dispenser includes a supple pouch having first and second ends, a sidewall that can be arranged to form first and second opposed surfaces, and an outlet. The pouch contains a visc... | 03/06/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5868282 | Toothpaste dispenser with an adaptor base A dispenser for a material contained within a flexible tube includes a main body that has a longitudinally extending front surface for supporting the tube, an opposing rear surface, a pair of side walls that extend upwardly from the front surface and alon... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5845813 | Toothpaste dispenser A wall mountable toothpaste dispenser operated by electrical power from the bathroom outlet or batteries. A sliding horizontal cylindrical wedge presses a toothpaste tube against a fixed vertical planar wedge with an inclined surface for squeezing a dose ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5765724 | Method and a removal unit for emptying a container filled with a thixotropic paste A method for emptying a substantially, completely compressible container filled with a thixotropic paste, for example, a paste-form detergent. The thixotropic paste is transported by compression by a compressive force of the container toward an opening of... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5692645 | Flexible tube dispensing apparatus In a wall or other vertical surface mounted dispensing apparatus which receives a tube of viscous material has a base which supports a pair of substantially vertical gear tracks for receiving a cylindrical roller which has a plurality of gear teeth about ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5662130 | Dental hygiene storage apparatus A dental hygiene storage apparatus comprising a housing having a removable partition that forms a toothpaste compartment for dispensing toothpaste therefrom. The partition has slots extending along opposite spaced apart side walls with each slot having a ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5499742 | Reciprocating toothpaste dispenser A dispenser for supporting a tube of toothpaste in an inverted position and progressively collapsing an end of the tube to dispense toothpaste therefrom. The inventive device includes a holding frame securable to a wall surface which receives and supports... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5377871 | Dispenser having roller for dispensing fluid from a collapsible bag A fluid dispenser is disclosed for dispensing a fluid from a pouch having a discharge passage that extends along a tortuous path. The dispenser has a dispenser station and dispenser mechanism in the dispenser station. In one aspect the dispenser mechanism... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5333758 | Multi-outlet fluid dispenser pouch A pliable, fluid dispensing pouch is provided which includes a flexible shot-chamber having at least two narrow spaced tortuous fluid pathways each leading to a separate discharge opening at one end of the pouch. The discharge openings are initially seale... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5330431 | Infusion pump An infusion pump for use with standard pre-filled single dose IV bags. The pump includes a housing having a lid which opens and closes so that the IV bag can be inserted and supported in a delivery mode position. A platen surface is positioned along one s... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5199610 | Motorized tooth-paste dispenser This invention relates to a device for dispensing toothpaste from a collapsible tube. A housing having a dispensing aperture, structure for retaining the container within the housing, rack and pinion structure disposed within the housing. The pinion is di... | 04/06/1993 |
| 4842576 | System for generating substantially constant fluid pressure A system for generating substantially constant fluid pressure is provided for forcing fluid from a variable volume container. The system includes a roller that rotates in response to a constant applied torque to force fluid from the flexible container und... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4667854 | Liquid dispenser A dispenser for use particularly with viscous liquids which has a housing having positioned therein a collapsible reservoir for the liquid, a dispensing tube extending from the reservoir and positioned in front of a rolling member, and a front bar member ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4601707 | Insulin infusion device The invention provides an improved device for the injection of medicament such as insulin subcutaneously. The device provides discrete regular injections from an end of a tube containing medicament. The discrete amounts of the injections are programmed to... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4551139 | Method and apparatus for burn wound treatment An apparatus and method for spray application of a burn treating agent is disclosed. The apparatus delivers substantially all of the treating agent from a flexible source thereof through a spray nozzle, preferably without bringing the agent into contact w... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4525164 | Wearable medication infusion system with arcuated reservoir A wearable medicator suitable for controlled subcutaneous dispensing of a liquid medication into a patient. The medicator utilizes a unique arcuate syringe means to provide a small compact medicator that can be easily worn by the patient. The medicator ca... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4448330 | Dispenser devices for flowable contents in compressible tubes A dispenser device for dispensing flowable contents from a compressible tube. The device includes a support having a base plate; a curved compressor body; a shaft rotatably supporting the compressor body and having a pivotable connection on the support so... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4403714 | Collapsible tube compressing paste dispenser This invention provides a simplified device for dispensing paste materials from collapsible tube packages, such as the familiar toothpaste tube. A roller, actuated by an electric motor driven lead screw, compresses a tube within a cabinet to expell a desi... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4399103 | Blood dispenser device In the blood Bank area of a clinical laboratory a blood dispensing device is described capable of being used in conjunction with tubing containing blood which is attached to a blood donor bag. The end of said tubing is fed through one end of said device u... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4365727 | Device for squeezing-out viscous materials from tubes made of plastics A device executed in the form of two hinged frames secured together with a hinge axle and fitted with a spring and a squeezing roll, provided with a sleeve. The bottom part of the tube is to be inserted under the squeezing roll; both frames being pressed ... | 12/28/1982 |
