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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123082 | Hand-held dispensing device A hand-held dispensing device having a dispenser incorporating: (i) a dispenser body defining a dispensing chamber for holding a substance; (ii) an outlet communicating with the dispensing chamber; (iii) a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the substance through th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8087546 | Dispenser for containing and dispensing a liquid or pourable solid product A dispenser is provided for containing and dispensing a liquid or pourable solid product. The dispenser includes a shell having a bottom and a continuous side wall, which together define a hollow cavity. A lid assembly covers the rigid shell and includes a central o... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8079498 | Holder for a spray container A sleeve (10) for a material container (14), the sleeve being adapted to receive a material container (14) therein, the sleeve also being adapted to be received in an opening of a corresponding material ejection device chassis (12) operab... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7866512 | Container system The invention relates to a container system comprising a container with an integrated pump mechanism of a submersible pump, particularly a drum pump or a container pump with a pump lance. This pump lance can be inserted into the container via a bunghole, and a rotor... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7815075 | Personal squeeze bottle dispenser A personal squeeze bottle dispenser has a clamshell housing adapted to receive a squeeze bottle having a push/pull dispensing valve. A slide mechanism is received within the housing and has a collar at one end engaging the push/pull valve, and a spring at the other ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7793802 | Fastener for a viscous material container evacuator and method A viscous material container evacuator comprises a chamber to hold a container and a plunger axially and slidably accommodated within the chamber to express material from the container; and at least one hinged closure that closes to define the chamber and to securel... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7735691 | Beverage dispenser with reinforced metal double-walled housing An insulated beverage dispenser (10) with an outer housing (24) having reinforcing cavities (86) and reinforcing ribs (88) on a canted surface (92) of a top closure (78) with a peripheral edge that is sealed to a cylindrical... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7651009 | Liquid dispensing device The present invention relates to a portable liquid dispensing device. The present invention further relates to a dispensing device equipped with a concealable nozzle which is concealed when not in use and then exposed when it is desirable to spray a liquid such as a... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7559441 | Leakproof perfume spray head structure A leakproof perfume spray head structure comprises a spray head, a locking shell, an inner sleeve, a rotation shaft, a water guide pipe, and an outer cover, wherein the spray head has gaps for better communicating the gas with the perfume liquid so as to spray out m... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7490742 | Perfume spray head structure A perfume spray head structure generally comprises a main body, a spray nozzle, a gas guide device, and a gas supply tube, wherein the spray nozzle, the gas guide device, and the gas supply tube are pre-assembled together and then coupled with the main body. By the ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7469802 | Fluid dispenser having a deformable sleeve A fluid dispenser assembly including a fluid dispenser (1) having a fluid reservoir (11) and a dispensing orifice (12). The dispenser also includes a sleeve (2) in which the fluid dispenser (1) is slidably mounted. The sleeve (2... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7441674 | 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... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7416140 | Disposable cup to be set up on a spray gun for preparing, applying and preserving a paint Disposable cup for preparing, applying and preserving a paint to be set up on a paint spray gun characterized in that it includes on one of its end faces a closable vent device (7) forming a vent valve with valve duct (22) and valve plug (25) wh... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7398898 | Pouch container cosmetic package A cosmetic package has a sheet material pouch defining a product storage chamber, a neck member with a passage to the storage chamber, a cap on the neck member to close the passage and an applicator wand extending from the cap through the passage into the storage ch... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7367469 | Drink container with molded straw and method of manufacture A combination drinking container and straw and method of manufacture. The container has at least one straw retaining member molded into either the outer or inner surface of the container wall, or a portion of the wall may be shaped to include a constricted stem. A m... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367479 | Device to retain carbonation A device that allows a user to retain carbonation in conventional plastic beverage bottles for extended periods of time. In a first embodiment, a fluid impermeable, inflatable, elastic bladder is employed to fill the vapor space in the bottle when the beverage is di... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367516 | Decontamination liquid spraying appliance A decontamination liquid spraying appliance has a storage container for the receiving decontamination liquid, in particular of GD5 solution, and further has a spraying device flow-connected to the storage container. The appliance is used for the decontamination of o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360674 | Controllable door handle sanitizer system and method Controlled sanitizing by dispensing a germicide, such as a disinfectant, antibacterial solution or cleansing agent at intervals. A method of replacing an aerosol canister from a sanitizer mounted proximate to a door handle on a door is disclosed. The method includes... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353971 | Laterally-actuated fluid dispensing device A fluid dispenser device having a body (10), a fluid reservoir (20) containing one or a plurality of doses of fluid, a piston (30) designed to slide in the reservoir so as to dispense a dose of fluid each time the device is actuated, and actuato... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7340914 | Refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser having a retractable ledge A refrigerator having an ice and water dispenser that extends forwardly from the refrigerator door. The dispenser includes a retractable ledge to support a container, a sloped back wall to provide increased storage space in the door, a lighted target ring to facilit... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334705 | Container The invention provides a container 10 which simultaneously discharges agents A and B respectively charged in an outer container 11 and an inner container 21 from an outer nozzle portion 40C and an inner nozzle portion 40D in accord... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331485 | Combination dispenser and frame A dispenser for dispensing materials is provided including a container for holding the material to be dispensed, a plurality of frame portions for holding decorative items, locking apparatus for locking the frame portions to the container, and a dispensing means for... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328818 | Portable bottled water dispenser The present invention provides a compact and short profile portable bottled beverage dispenser for gravitationally dispensing a liquid from an inverted standard sized bottle such as the 3- or 5-gallon bottles commonly used in the drinking water industry. In one embo... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322491 | Method of using one-way valve and related apparatus An apparatus has a valve body defining a first passageway, a valve seat, and a flow aperture extending through the valve body and coupled in fluid communication with the first passageway. A valve cover of the apparatus is formed of an elastic material and includes a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322918 | Soft container and method of manufacturing the container, and highly viscous conditioned liquid filled body The flexible container relating to the present invention comprises a cylindrical member (10) made from flexible film, a bottom plate member (12) which is harder than the flexible film, fitted into the inner side of a first end section of the cylindrica... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318538 | Perfume dispenser provided with a perforable cartridge The perfume dispenser (1) includes a container (3) containing a perfume, a device (2) for pumping and atomizing the perfume, a pump and a tube (16) for drawing off the perfume. The first end (18) of the tube is connected to the pum... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7308993 | Actuator cap and product refill for a housing A product refill for a housing includes an actuator cap and a container of product. The actuator cap includes a base portion having a mounting end, a central actuator member having a substantially axially oriented discharge orifice, and an axially movable actuator c... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308992 | Spring-loaded actuator cap An actuator cap for a container of product includes a main peripheral wall surrounding a central discharge member. The central discharge member is oriented to discharge product axially. An actuator arm extends radially from the central discharge member and is axiall... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296713 | Actuator cap and product refill for a housing An actuator cap for a container of product includes a main peripheral wall and a central discharge member axially movable relative to the main peripheral wall. The central discharge member is oriented to discharge product substantially axially. A pillar has a periph... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287672 | Fluid dispenser member and a dispenser including such a member A fluid dispenser member designed to be associated with a fluid reservoir having a neck, said member comprising: a body defining at least part of a fluid chamber, said body being provided with fixing means for fixing onto the neck of the reservoir, said body includi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281392 | Beverage-cooling device A beverage-cooling device includes a refrigeration unit, a position unit and a switch unit. The refrigeration unit has a housing with a cavity formed therein and a tube disposed inside the cavity. The tube has an inlet and an outlet both secured to the housing, and ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261268 | Wall mountable holder for a container A holder for a replaceable container of product includes a wall mountable support member having a longitudinal dimension. A holding sleeve extends transversely to the longitudinal dimension a first distance from a first region of the support member. The holding slee... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7204406 | Carton with outwardly-extending access panel Multi-unit product cartons for store racks, shelves, walls, columns, and floors, in particular, cartons with advantageous product visibility and accessibility via a radially-openable access panel disposed on at least one of the carton sides. The access panel has at ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201295 | Fitment assembly for a liquid dispenser A fitment assembly for a peristaltic pump dispenser. The fitment assembly includes a flexible fitment having an upper end with a radically extending lip, a lower end spaced from the upper end, at least a portion of which is conical, and a flexible portion therebetwe... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191913 | Hand-held paint container A hand-held container for paint and painting implements. The body of the paint container includes an internal reservoir for holding paint and a magnet housed within the body for securing a paint brush or the like within the reservoir. An automatically adjusting, fle... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188752 | Fluid dispenser assembly A fluid dispenser assembly having a fluid dispenser (1) and a wrapper (2) at least partly encasing the dispenser. The wrapper defines at least one application zone (21, 26) that comes into contact with the dispenser. The dispenser includes a bod... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188751 | Drink dispenser assembly and container for drink and drink dispensing line A drink dispenser assembly includes: a dispenser device (2, 37) provided with a dispensing head (18, 29) for accommodating a dispensing line (17, 28), and a container (7, 27) containing drink, in particular carbonated drink, connected dur... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182220 | Pitcher for holding flexible bags of milk or other liquids A pitcher for holding flexible bags filled with milk or other liquids. The pitcher comprises a substantially rigid housing having a bottom, sides and a generally open top forming a generally hollow interior capable of receiving therein a flexible bag filled with liq... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175050 | Fluid product dispenser with rigid shell and a soft bag A fluid dispenser having a substantially rigid shell (1) provided with an opening (14), a flexible pouch (23) fixed to a pouch support (2) forming a fixing bushing (22) defining an outlet passageway (24) for the fluid, and a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165699 | Dispensing device The invention has application to dispensing dessert products from pre-filled containers. The container (11) has an outlet (12A) and a moveable portion (13) which is engageable to reduce the container internal volume and cause product to be extru... | 01/23/2007 |