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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7156258 | Counter for counting metered doses of liquid, pastry or solid products and device for the metered dispensing of such products A counter including at least one counting ring, a switch, and an actuator movable in its longitudinal axis direction. The switch includes a guide and a switching element movable in an axial and azimuthal direction relative to the guide. The guide has at least one cu... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7070066 | Liquid dispensing valve and method with improved stroke length calibration and fluid fittings A liquid dispensing valve includes a valve body, a valve seat, and a reciprocating valve member engageable with the valve seat for controlling flow through a liquid outlet. A calibration device includes a rotatable stroke control stop member and a rotatable referenc... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6926002 | Indicating device An indicating device for indicating the number of dosages of a substance that have been dispensed from or remain in a container includes a first indicator member incrementally moveable to a plurality of positions and a second indicator member operably connected to t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6375834 | Water filter monitoring and indicating system A low cost method and apparatus for indicating when to replace a water filter in a water and ice delivery system for a refrigerator. The invention uses a low cost microprocessor and senses the operational condition of an ice maker water valve, a water dis... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6161724 | Indicating device An indicating device for use with a dispensing device that dispenses metered dosages of a medicament from a container having a valve moveable between an open and closed position. In a preferred embodiment, the container is reciprocally moveable within the... | 12/19/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5564414 | Pressurized and metered medication dose counter on removable sleeve A system delivers a number of safe doses from a pressurized and metered medication canister via a dispenser to a patient. The improvement includes a counter device for accurately determining the number of safe doses delivered from the medication canister.... | 10/15/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5505335 | Liquid feed apparatus to prevent liquids from mixing and error in feed amount A liquid feed apparatus which returns liquid to a tank by emptying a common pipe to prevent mixing of liquids. The liquid feed apparatus further does not display the amount of liquid in the feed pipe at the beginning of the liquid feed from the nozzle to ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5411173 | Counter attachment for product dispensers A counter device attachment for a depressible spray dispenser for products such as medicine. The dispenser comprises a clip to fit about the side wall of the dispenser's casing, a foot-leg positioned beneath the dispenser and connected to the clip, and a ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5303845 | Beer self-service system An apparatus and method for serving beer at proper CO2 content and proper temperature for best taste, comprises a draft tower for distributing beer at the proper gas content and at the proper temperature. A plurality of beer barrels connected i... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5018392 | Method and system for zero-resetting of a torque-measuring device, especially on a cycle or like vehicle A method for zero-resetting of a device for measuring transmitted torque while a cycle is in motion consists in monitoring a phenomenon or a parameter which is normally variable during normal use of the cycle and which disappears or becomes constant when ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4565302 | Actuatable dosing mechanism A dosing mechanism in the form of a manually operable, single-acting piston pump, which dispenses a given quantity of a substance, e.g. in atomized form, during each actuating stroke has a counter. For this purpose, a counting ring mounted in rotary manne... | 01/21/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4341326 | Gasoline pump reset lever lock apparatus A gasoline pump computer reset lock apparatus has a mounting bracket for being attached inside a gasoline pump housing. A bolt or plunger is moveably positioned in a plunger housing attached to the mounting bracket. The plunger is in a locked position whe... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4290538 | Fuel-dispensing system with self-checking means A processor is used to control a price display unit for a fluid-dispensing system. The amount of fluid dispensed by the system in measured and information responsive thereto is fed to the processor. The processor calculates the cost of the dispensed fluid... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4271981 | Gasoline pump construction A mechanism for converting a two-lever gasoline dispensing pump to a single lever system. The converted single lever unit includes a frame having an upper inverted U-shaped frame section and a pair of volume and cost registers are mounted in side-by-side ... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4230937 | Fuel delivery safety limit mechanism A fuel dispenser with a resettable register having a safety limit mechanism for limiting the amount of fuel dispensed by means of a gear trip mechanism indexed by the register to trip a shut-off valve after an adjustable safety limit is dispensed. The tri... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4159784 | Device for dispensing adjustable volumes of a liquid The present invention relates to a device for dispensing adjustable volumes of a liquid, comprising a stopper adaptable on the neck of a flask, which incorporates a device with valves; a calibrated cylinder which is mounted in the stopper and which compri... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4067486 | Liquid fuel dispensing system A liquid fuel dispensing system having a plurality of dispensing pumps each generating electric pulses according to the volume of fuel dispensed and a central control where payment is made. A data transmission link couples each pump to the central control... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4044269 | Circuit arrangement for a repetition-blocking device The circuit arrangement includes a transformer having a primary side included in at least one phase conductor of a polyphase supply for the load. A control circuit is connected to the secondary side of the transformer and includes a threshold circuit rece... | 08/23/1977 |
