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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7174310 | Point of sale cosmetic station A system for cosmetics point of sale display, including a station at which cosmetics may be displayed, dispensed, packaged or applied. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7077290 | Beverage forming and dispensing system A beverage dispensing system includes separate valves for controlling the flow rate of a diluent and a concentrate. Various concentrates of different viscosities can be used and the selected concentrate is identified. The flow rate of the concentrate is determined b... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055528 | Applicator A dye applicator including a head with a cavity (reservoir) and a plurality of bristles in the form of pins each covered with a sponge sleeve extending into the cavity and moistened with a catalyzed dye in the cavity by capillary action. A handle is connected to the... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6470288 | Dispenser with updatable diagnostic system A remote adjustable fuel dispenser for dispenser diagnostics and remote telecommunication. The fuel dispenser contains a remote communication system for communication between the fuel dispenser and a remote telecommunication device. A wireless input devic... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6016764 | Removably attachable automatic squeeze bottle utilization cycle counting device A removably attachable automatic squeeze bottle utilization cycle counting device comprises a squeeze bottle, a nozzle, a removable nozzle cap for isolating the nozzle from the outside environment and a hinged mechanism which attaches onto the squeeze bot... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5867403 | Fuel dispenser A fuel dispenser is disclosed. The fuel dispenser has a housing which contains two chambers, one contains a computer and the other the hydraulic parts of the dispenser. Fiber optic cables connect a fiber optic switch which detects the cradling of a nozzle... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5860387 | Automatic squeeze-bottle utilization cycle counting device An automatic squeeze-bottle utilization cycle counting device in the form of a squeeze bottle, a bottle cap having a nozzle attached to the squeeze bottle and a removable nozzle cap hinged to the bottle cap for isolating the nozzle from the outside enviro... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5602745 | Fuel dispenser electronics design A fuel dispenser for installation in a service station equipped with a dispenser control console includes a housing, a pump to pump fuel through the housing, a fuel flow meter in the housing, a switch actuable to indicate fuel is to be pumped through the ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5511694 | Apparatus and article for determining and indicating liquid content of kegs or barrels Equipment is provided to solve the problem of affording information, in connection with dispensing of beverage from a pressurized keg via a tap controlled with a tap handle, about the level of beverage remaining in the keg. Preferably, the tap handle is c... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5392827 | Apparatus for bulk dispensing of liquids An apparatus for bulk dispensing of liquids from a reservoir includes a pump connected to the reservoir for pumping liquid from the reservoir, a dispensing structure connected to the pump for dispensing the pumped liquid and a measuring structure for meas... | 02/28/1995 |
| 4576312 | Fuel dispensing station A fuel dispensing unit has a structure providing a plurality of dispensing hoses on each of two sides for dispensing one or more kinds of fuel. The unit has a closed cabinet in its lower portion containing the fuel handling equipment and a pair of vertica... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4542836 | Liquid dispensing system A liquid dispensing system comprises a supply of liquid (121), a pump (101), a meter (161) and a plurality of dispensing points or stations, (181) each controlled by a solenoid valve (201). A control box (281) monitors the meter and controls by electronic... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4461401 | Liquid dispenser assembly An upright tubular housing is divided into a lower compartment, a central compartment and an upper compartment by horizontal partition plates. Within the lower compartment are the hydraulic components which may be any number of a variety of hydraulic syst... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4292508 | Trading system Equipment for use in a trading system in which a bonus is given to a customer selected comprises a plurality of stores, such as counters, which are fed successively so that they are filled successively depending on the feeding rate and the capacities of t... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4225057 | System for monitoring unit and total quantities of a dispenser fluid A flow meter for use in monitoring unit and total quantities of a dispensed fluid, such as draft beer, includes a motion detection switch inside a housing and is coupled to a valve which controls the fluid flow. The switch provides an electrical indicatio... | 09/30/1980 |
| 3994419 | Remote control fluid dispensing system A remote control fluid dispensing system is disclosed comprising a fluid dispenser and electrical pump means for pumping fluid from the dispenser at a dispensing station. Pulse generating means are provided at the dispensing station for generating DC puls... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3945531 | Pay-out devices Apparatus for paying out a bonus or a premium when a machine, such as a petrol pump, has dispensed a predetermined quantity of a commodity. The apparatus comprises a control device in a housing and a pay-out device on the housing. The control device is ar... | 03/23/1976 |
