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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7631787 | Powder metering tube for powder measuring device A powder meter tube includes a metering tube and a metering assembly. The metering assembly is retained in the metering tube. The metering tube includes a nut cutout and a graduated slot. The metering assembly includes a threaded shaft, a micrometer nut, a piston an... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7559442 | Laundry soap dispensing apparatus A laundry soap dispensing apparatus includes a housing that has a back wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The front wall has a cup opening therein positioned adjacent to the bottom wall and configured for receiving a cup. A ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7331482 | Dispense pump with heated pump housing and heated material reservoir A heated dispense pump overcomes the limitations of conventional systems providing for reliable and efficient heating of the dispensed material in a system that is compact, lightweight, and accurate. A pump housing and cartridge body are formed of a thermally conduc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7178745 | Dispense tip with vented outlets In a fluid pump and cartridge assembly, a cartridge includes a material inlet port, a material outlet port, and a feed screw. The feed screw delivers fluid to be dispensed from the fluid inlet to the outlet port. The fluid inlet is preferably elongated in a directio... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7137969 | Neural transplantation delivery system A device and method for neural transplantation in the human brain comprising a microinjector (1), transplantation cannula (2) and bullet guide (16) is disclosed. The microinjector (1) is designed to connect to the proximal end of a syring... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7000853 | System and method for control of fluid dispense pump In a fluid pump and cartridge assembly, a cartridge includes a material inlet port, a material outlet port, and a feed screw. The feed screw delivers fluid to be dispensed from the fluid inlet to the outlet port. The fluid inlet is preferably elongated in a directio... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6957783 | Dispense tip with vented outlets In a fluid pump and cartridge assembly, a cartridge includes a material inlet port, a material outlet port, and a feed screw. The feed screw delivers fluid to be dispensed from the fluid inlet to the outlet port. The fluid inlet is preferably elongated in a directio... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6740295 | Method and device for detecting the type of replaceable piston-cylinder units for pipetting or dosing apparatus A method for detecting the type of replaceable piston-cylinder unit mounted in pipetting or dosing apparatus with the help of a code marking on the piston rod head, so as to eliminate the influence of the chain of tolerances piston rod head/piston rod/piston/cylinde... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6607099 | Air drive system A two-component resin or adhesive dispensing system including an air drive motor with adjustable settings which drives, by means of sprocket and chain drive systems, an activator metering pump and an adhesive metering pump as to provide a dispenser with a... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6439440 | Dispensing head for dispensing product A dispensing head for dispensing a product from a receptacle associated with an actuatable dispensing element. The dispensing head comprises a mounting element configured to be fixed to the receptacle, and at least one dispensing orifice. The dispensing h... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6321946 | Fusionmate two part adhesive dispensing system A two-component resin or adhesive dispensing system comprises a pair of activator and resin or adhesive metering pumps and a drive motor. The drive motor is a hydraulic drive motor driven by means of a hydraulic pump which, in turn, is driven by means of ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6293429 | Variable-rate, digitally-controlled fluid metering device A variable-rate, digitally controlled fluid metering device having an electronically controlled 3-way valve, a fluid reservoir, a float valve, a check valve and a pressure relief valve that accurately delivers low flow volumes. The flow rate of the device... | 09/25/2001 |
| 5975355 | Dosage unit measurer for syringe A unit measurer for a syringe for use by the visually impaired or others including a plurality of blocks having predetermined lengths representing desired dosages. The blocks have a slot for individual placement on the rod of the syringe to limit movement... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5868284 | Outlet with sampling port An outlet (10) for unloading a pulverulent lading comprises an outlet body secured to the lower reaches of a railcar in communication with the lading carried by the railcar. The outlet body has an opening therein through which the lading is unloaded. A va... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5620661 | Pipette system A pipette system with a syringe comprising a syringe flange and a syringe plunger, and with a pipette which in a pipette body comprises an accommodation for the syringe flange and in an accommodation body comprises a plunger accommodation for the syringe ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5516006 | Nasal dispenser The present invention relates to a dispenser for dispensing medications into the nostril. The device has a number of advantageous features. First, the device includes air grooves in the spray head to allow the drawing in of air into the nostril during dis... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5509501 | Device for metered delivery of a liquid or viscous substance to a point of consumption A device for metered delivery of a liquid or a viscous substance to a consumption point, which includes a container for receiving an amount of the substance, a delivery unit having a chamber for receiving the container and a displacement element displacea... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5497713 | Garden seeder A garden seeder having a seed hopper atop an elongated barrel, a seed dispenser for dispensing a metered volume of seeds from the hopper into the barrel, a resting plate secured transversely to the bottom of the barrel for resting placement upon the groun... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5211968 | Dough dividing machine A machine for dividing dough in which a dough supply unit delivers dough under pressure at an outlet end into dividing chambers of a rotatable carrier, the carrier having double measurement pistons in the dividing chambers for selectively delivering large... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5138979 | Wide range fish feeder A fish feeder has a cylindrical feed container with a conical hopper bottom. The bottom is equipped with a bushing in which a metering head slides. The head has shallow pockets in its side surface that fill with feed when the head is in a normal position ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5085351 | Adjustable dose dispenser A liquid dispensed in adjustable, predetermined quantities from a pressurized reservoir upon each actuation of a metering and dispensing valve incorporated in the dispenser. A flexible sleeve is disposed between the reservoir chamber and a selected one of... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5016780 | Hand pump for dispensing bottles with shutoff arrangement for preventing spillage therefrom A hand pump for dispensing liquids or pastes from a bottle has a hollow, substantially cylindrical or frusto-conical body open at its two ends. The pump also has a tube fitted around its lower end which dips into the substance to be dispensed. An inlet ba... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4997111 | Liquid dispensing apparatus A unified structure defining a liquid dispensing apparatus mounted on a stand pipe that protrudes outwardly through an outlet passage in a tubular fitting and is adapted to be sealably mounted in one end of a liquid container. The structure also includes ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4938391 | Convertible metering apparatus for different flowable goods of unlike consistency A convertible metering apparatus for dispensing metered quantities of different flowable goods of unlike physical properties comprises a housing defining a material storge chamber therein; a motor; and a drive shaft being rotatably connected to the motor ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4936486 | Dosing apparatus for metering predetermined quantities of a sterilizing agent to a spray device The problems of excess flow of a liquid to be dispensed in a metering device, especially for a sterilizing liquid for packings and packaging materials, is solved by pumping the liquid from a supply vessel below the housing of the metering device into the ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4895278 | Stuffing-batching machines for food products A stuffing-batching machine wherein the bottom of the blades pump chamber for stuffing comprises a detachable discoid plate having a recess in the top to pilot and guide the sliding blades eccentrically with respect to the chamber wall, the plate when ass... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4834264 | Dedicated multi-cavity dispenser for solids An apparatus for dispensing solid objects such as, for example, pills or tablets, from a bulk supply into a receptacle containing individual doses of such medication. More particularly, the apparatus includes a series of plates, one of which is movable wi... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4828148 | Fluid mixing dispenser A dispenser for flowable materials, such as resins, which includes dual opposed pistons. As each piston fills with material, the piston rods extend into contact with an actuator member. A cam member is activated when the rods are fully extended to force t... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4793523 | Metering mechanism A metering mechanism comprises a housing (7) with a material inlet (12) and a rotary metering member (27) that is rotatably mounted between side walls (8,9) of the housing with its periphery exposed to a chamber (48) within the housing so as to meter mate... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4771919 | Dispensing device for multiple components A dispensing device which includes two chambers, one for holding a resin and another for a hardener. Each chamber has an exit port formed in a neck which contains passageways leading to each of the chambers. The neck is equipped with external threads whic... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4757918 | Spreading apparatus The spreading apparatus has a main hopper and at least one extension hopper, each having a discharge roller for flowable material such as chippings for road surfacing. The extension hopper is mounted adjacent the main hopper and movable longitudinally to ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4693397 | Dosing devices for viscous materials particularly highly viscous materials A dosing device for dosing viscous materials has a dosing cylinder for a main material and at least one dosing cylinder for an additive and a common drive for the dosing pistons of said dosing cylinders. In order to permit the simple dosing of the main ma... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4664298 | Dual mode grease gun A hand lever operated grease gun that has both high pressure and high volume modes by changing the mechanical advantage of the lever acting on a dispensing piston. A spring biased pivotal connection between the lever and a forwardly mounted supporting lin... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4611731 | Automatic metering apparatus An apparatus for volumetric metering of large variable batches of pourable material is disclosed comprising a single chamber of gas-permeable material having a charging port. The chamber is provided in a pivotable gas-tight container, and is connected to ... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4610377 | Fluid dispensing system An electronically controlled, pneumatically actuated pumping system is provided that is especially designed for the precision dispensing of liquids. The system includes a positively actuated inlet valve, and a small-diameter, long-stroke pumping piston th... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4593837 | Variable volume pipette There is disclosed a pipette useful with disposable tips, comprising a plurality of differently-sized pistons and a piston chamber for each piston. Each piston chamber has a vent passageway extending to the exterior surface of the pipette. The pipette is ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4582229 | Granular chemical meter feed wheel adjustment A material metering device having a feed wheel adjustably positioned above the housing discharge orifice. The feed wheel is disposed to rotate on a shaft journalled in an eccentric bearing. The bearing is attached to the meter housing and has a bearing bo... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4569463 | Controlled dispensing apparatus A measuring and dispensing apparatus is provided for securing a container of granular, powdered, or other fluidic material thereto, and dispensing pre-determined quantities of the contained material. A dispensing barrel having a known volume is implemente... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4545513 | Metering device A metering device which is particularly suitable for distributing in measured amounts, granular materials such as granular pesticidal materials. The metering device oscillates synchronously with the operation of an air supplying bellows such that metered ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4533070 | Variable volume metering valve for dispensing beverage concentrates Metering valve, including a substantially vertically-disposed tubular housing, the housing having an upper and a lower end, the lower end of the housing having a valve seat formed thereon and an outlet opening formed therein, a cap being integral with the... | 08/06/1985 |
