Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347345 | Device and method for hygienically delivering a liquid food A method and device for hygienically delivering a liquid food to or from a food or beverage dispenser by delivering a flow of liquid food through an outlet positioned at a distance of all surfaces of the dispenser and by frequently cleaning the outlet with a flow of... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7255293 | Hose-end sprayer assembly A sprayer assembly for connection to a container of liquid chemical to be sprayed has a manually operable rotary valve mounted within the housing of the assembly and has a carrier liquid duct and a product duct opening into the liquid duct, the valve being selective... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7216780 | Applicator and integrated concentrate system Dilute chemical carrying systems include multiple embodiments of pressurizable and gravity feed reservoirs, and are provided for support and carriage of a segregated accommodation space, in some cases separately provided and in others integrally provided, for metere... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213787 | Valves for annular conduits including aircraft fuel conduits and associated systems and methods Valves for annular conduits and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A fluid transmission system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a first conduit having a first wall aligned with a flow direction in the first conduit and a second ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201331 | Shower device The present invention is a shower device which simplifies the showering process by allocating soap, moisturizers, fragrances, and other detergent-type fluids through a shower head using the venturi concept so as to integrate the substance with the regularly dispense... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188786 | Hose-end sprayer assembly A hose-end sprayer assembly connectable to at least one container of product to be dispensed has an elongated housing for a venturi tube assembly rotatable about its central axis and devised to selectively open and close a product inlet opening as well as its associ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7143907 | Dispenser assembly including a rotating dispensing carousel A dispenser apparatus including a rotating carousel to feed material from an inlet to a discharge outlet. In the illustrated embodiments, the carousel includes a cone shaped portion to facilitate material flow to dispense a metered quantity of material. The apparatu... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134612 | Support for dispensing device An apparatus for supporting a hand held liquid dispensing device which affords a storage capability for the device as well as affords the filling of containers and buckets. In a preferred manner the apparatus provides for the support of two dispensing devices and th... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131468 | Method for creating a ready-to-use product from a concentrated form A method for creating a ready-to-use product from a concentrated form comprises providing a source of locally supplied diluent to a dispenser having a fill station, providing a container of first concentrate at a remote site, providing a first product container, ide... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118012 | Dispensing container A dispensing container (1) for a liquid comprises: (i) a bottle (2) having a main chamber (5) for holding a first liquid (21) to be dispensed from the container and a secondary chamber (8) for holding a concentrate (22) of t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7011235 | Vegetation care vessel A vegetation care vessel for facilitating the care of plants and other vegetation. A hollow body includes a top portion, a planar bottom portion and a continuous wall portion. A spout communicates with the interior of the hollow body. An inwardly-projecting region i... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6981962 | Liquid dispensing device A liquid dispensing device for the selective oral administration of a liquid medicine simultaneously with a liquid beverage. The device includes a cup for holding a beverage and a lid sealably connectable onto the open upper end of the cup. The cup includes an elong... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6948451 | Apparatus and method for shampooing dogs, horses and other animals A shampooing tool has a “clam-shell” design for trapping the components of the tool between the complementary mating halves of the housing. The components include a barrel disposed in the upper portion of the housing and connected to a pressurized water source, ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6902120 | Sprinkler provided with a built-in mechanism for dispensing detergent A sprinkler includes a handle, a barrel, a nozzle, and a detergent dispensing mechanism. The barrel is fastened at one end with the handle, and at the other end with the nozzle. The detergent dispensing mechanism is fastened to the periphery of the barrel and is con... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6789699 | Dispenser and method of use An apparatus for containing a fluid, said apparatus comprising (d) at least two internal chambers, (f) a fluid product line leading from each chamber to (g) a junction for product lines from at least two of said chambers to produce a mixed product, (h) means for del... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6752323 | Hot melt material application system with high temperature pressure monitoring and heated recirculating manifolds A hot melt high temperature material application system with application device pressure monitoring and heated recirculating manifold uses high temperature pressure transducers with each application device such as spray guns to monitor hot melt material application.... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6706538 | Microvolume liquid dispensing array Devices and methods for integrated packaging, shipping, storage and precise dispensing of extremely small volumes of liquids such as aqueous solutions and compounds dissolved in organic solvents are disclosed. Devices of the invention include a sealed reservoir with... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6620383 | Microvolume liquid dispensing device Devices and methods for integrated packaging, shipping, storage and precise dispensing of extremely small volumes of liquids such as aqueous solutions and compounds dissolved in organic solvents are disclosed. Devices of the invention include a sealed res... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6368317 | Urethral catheter and urinary drainage bag adaptor for prevention of nosocomial urinary tract infection An urethral catheter and urinary drainage bag adaptor which includes a substantially cylindrical segment telescoping over a smaller diameter but longer substantially cylindrical segment. Both ends of the longer segment are open and both ends of the shorte... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6200295 | Nursing bottle with medication dispenser An integrated nursing bottle and liquid medication dispensing apparatus enables precise and independent control of both the rate of administration of the medication, and the amount by which it is diluted before reaching the infant's mouth. A preferred emb... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6126679 | Nipple for use with liquid and medicine dispensing bottle A nipple is provided for use with an apparatus for dispensing medicine and liquid to infants. The nipple includes a medicine tube disposed therein which is in communication with one of the discharge openings in the nipple and which allows medicine and oth... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5947335 | Dual compartment package A dispenser having at least two compartments wherein the amount of product dispensed from at least one of the compartments can be adjusted prior to dispensing. Advantageously, products in both compartments are dispensed using the same actuator. Different ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5948367 | Device for conveying metered quantities of at least two free-flowing components of a reactive compound The device serves to meter at least two free-flowing components and to convey metered quantities of the components into a mixer in which a reactive compound is formed from the metered quantities. For each component the device contains, as metering and con... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5915592 | Method and apparatus for dispensing a use solution An apparatus for diluting a liquid concentrate with a liquid diluent to form a use solution is provided. The apparatus includes an aspirator having a first inlet port, second inlet port, and an outlet port. A liquid diluent conducting means is connected t... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5862948 | Docking station and bottle system A docking station and bottle system 23 including a filling head 20 and bottle 22 which have a head interconnect 86 and a bottle interconnect 90, respectively, for fastening the bottle 22 to the filling 20 head in order to prevent spillage. The bottle inte... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5824012 | Nursing bottle with medication dispenser An integrated nursing bottle and liquid medication dispensing apparatus enables precise and independent control of both the rate of administration of the medication, and the amount by which it is diluted before reaching the infant's mouth. A preferred emb... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5699562 | Detergent controlling means for use in a toilet A detergent controlling mechanism for use in a toilet is configured to have a container having a first entrance defined through an outer periphery thereof, an adjusting apparatus having a third rod threadingly connected with the outer periphery of the con... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5651398 | Chemical solution filling system A method for dispensing and handling chemical solutions by using a dispensing station. The dispensing station includes a cabinet having a fill compartment and at least one concentrate bottle compartment. The cabinet's top wall has a funnel for supporting ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5556001 | Mixing apparatus for fluids operative from a pressurized liquid 1 supply-design I An apparatus (20, 60) capable of dispensing a liquid 1 (e.g. water) or a liquid 1/liquid 2 mixture through a hand held syringe (26) and configured, in embodiments thereof, to be attached to a showerhead (24) or sink faucet (68) is provided. Liquid 2 (e.g.... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5524983 | Delivery device A device for delivering at least two fluids to be mixed to a mixing device with a drive with a coupling and with one feed pump for each fluid is proposed, in which the feed pumps (10) can be coupled individually to the drive (34). The feed pumps (10) with... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5487750 | Nursing bottle with medication dispenser An integrated nursing bottle and liquid medication dispensing apparatus enables precise and independent control of both the rate of administration of the medication, and the amount by which it is diluted before reaching the infant's mouth. A preferred emb... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5390824 | Measuring dispenser for one or more liquids A measuring dispenser for dispensing liquids from a single or multiple container is disclosed. In the case of single container, the container has a normally closed first valve, while a measuring cup connected to the container has a normally open second va... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5383906 | Nursing bottle with medication dispenser An integrated nursing bottle and liquid medication dispensing apparatus enables precise and independent control of both the rate of administration of the medication, and the amount by which it is diluted before reaching the infant's mouth. The preferred e... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5325996 | Beverage vessel with flavoring concentrate dispenser A dispenser (50) for flavoring concentrate is adapted to be attached to an open mouthed beverage vessel (10). The dispenser (60) comprises a reservoir (51), a manually operable pump (52) and a storage chamber (60). The reservoir is arranged to contain con... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5299606 | System for hermetically dispensing and diluting a concentrated chemical A system for hermetically dispensing and diluting a concentrated chemical from a container into a dilution tank which includes (i) a first portion for attachment to the container which includes a valve for controlling fluid flow from the container through... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5213129 | Fluid mixing device A fluid mixing valve has a canister which defines a chamber divided into an upper additive subchamber and a lower carrier subchamber by a plunger and diaphragm. A pressurized carrier liquid enters the carrier subchamber through an inlet and exits the carr... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5211475 | Apparatus for dissolving particulate solids in liquids A particulate material (for example, calcium hypochlorite granules and dust) in a drum is dissolved in a liquid (for example, water) in a tank. The liquid is recirculated by a pump via a venturi assembly to produce a vacuum applied via a vacuum tank to a ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5058773 | Beverage and ice dispensing method and apparatus A beverage and ice bodies dispensing apparatus is described in which vertically-oriented chutes through which ice bodies are dispensed are associated with spouts. Gates within the chutes are used to dispense predetermined quantities of ice bodies into the... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4961519 | Lime feeder A lime feeder includes a metering driving vessel divided into two chambers arranged below a water inlet so that, alternatively one and the other chamber is filled with water and tilts between two end positions. The tilting movement is conducted by a carri... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4958749 | Appliance for simultaneously dispensing both free-flowing and pourable substances A dispenser includes a first receptacle enclosing a second receptacle, for storing and providing substantially simultaneous dispensing of free-flowing and pourable substances, respectively. A dosing element is included in the second receptacle for limitin... | 09/25/1990 |
