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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056770 | Compact pump with the capacity to swivel the atomizer relative to the plunger The invention relates to a pump intended to be mounted on a bottle so as to enable a liquid contained in said bottle to be dispensed, said pump including a pump body, an atomizer secured to a push button, a means for the elastic return of the translatory motion of s... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8028863 | Fluid dispenser member A fluid dispenser member comprising a dispenser wall (23) defining an outside surface (231) and an inside surface (232), said wall (23) having a dispenser orifice (24) passing therethrough, connecting the inside surface to the outs... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016164 | Low height precompression pump A low height precompression pump having a piston with a lower outwardly flaring lip seal and an inwardly flaring lip seal rimming a central aperture of the piston, and which may include a first elastic member housed in the cylinder and a second elastic member having... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7841490 | Mixture of low-boiling liquids with products dispensable by pumps Fluid mixture which comprises at least one low-boiling liquid, and which during use generates a low vapour pressure, said mixture being dispensable by a manually operated dispensing pump mounted on a hermetically sealed container of this mixture. The low vapour pres... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7748576 | Pump assembly with pressable head A pump assembly with a pressable head includes a push tube, an inner tube, a stop valve, and an outer tube; a top of the push tube passing through the outer tube; the push tube communicates with the inner tube; a bottom of the inner tube is formed with an annular pl... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7735693 | Reduced-height precompression pump Low height precompression pump. The pump includes: a cylinder (1) consisting of a pump chamber (3), and an inlet valve (5), a piston (7) with a lower outwardly flaring lip seal (9) and an inwardly flaring lip seal (19), whic... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7717303 | Pump for manually dispensing a fluid substance sealed in a container A pump enabling a fluid substance to be manually dispensed through a hollow stem projecting from a hole in a ring cap sealedly applied to one end of a pump. The stem can sealedly translate within said hole in the ring cap, which in its turn can be sealedly mo... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7717302 | Pump and a receptacle fitted therewith The present invention provides a pump (1; 60; 90) for mounting on a receptacle (3), the pump including: an air intake passage formed between the pump body and the moving assembly and capable of communicating with the opening (18) of the p... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7527177 | Fluid dispenser member A fluid pump having a pusher with a push wall defining a push outside surface and an inside surface; and a peripheral skirt which extends from the inside surface of the push wall. A pump chamber is provided with an inlet valve and with an outlet valve, a dispensing ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7497356 | Fluid dispenser device A fluid dispenser device includes a chamber provided with an inlet valve and with an outlet valve, and defining a sealed slide cylinder; a piston disposed inside the chamber and including a lip capable of sliding in sealed manner in the slide cylinder. A bearing fla... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7410079 | Accumulator-type liquid sprayer An accumulator-type liquid sprayer includes a piston arranged in a cylinder, a piston guide extending through a passage extending therethrough in an axial direction of the piston, so as to be engageable with, and disengageable from the piston, cooperating with the p... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7367478 | Dosing device for at least one medium A dosing device for at least one medium includes a casing part connectable to a medium reservoir, having a pumping device located in the casing part and an applicator connected to the pumping device. The pumping device is provided with at least one inlet valve, as w... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357278 | Metering valve for fluid substances The valve comprises three parts of generally cylindrical shape, of two or more diameters, fitted into one another, the first of these having a structure of two successive cylinders, being fixed between the cap of the container carrying the substance to be metered an... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331944 | Ophthalmic dispenser and associated method An ophthalmic dispenser has a rigid housing defining a fluid-receiving chamber, a flexible bladder receivable within the fluid-receiving chamber, a pump coupled in fluid communication with the fluid-receiving chamber, and a nozzle having a valve defining an annular,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311523 | Method of timing hand washing A hand washing device and method encouraging hand washing includes a display panel, a message “WASH UP with Soap and Water. Get rid of germs in only 15 seconds.” and may have one of a variety of timing means to time the wash cycle or the user may use an ordinary... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7281644 | Valve mechanism A valve mechanism for a pressure chamber, particularly a pumping device, includes a tappet and a valve disk, in which the valve disk is attached to the tappet. The valve disk is provided on the tappet so as to be movable in relative manner between a starting and an ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261222 | Structure for green nozzle A structure for a green nozzle includes a, pressing body, a spring, a fixing cover, a piston, a connecting rod, a switch valve and a cylinder. The output tube of the pressing body inserted into the spring, the fixing cover, and the piston is connected to the connect... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255248 | Plug style pump The embodiment of the invention are directed to a dispenser assembly having a reservoir bottle with an opening for fluid communication. The opening is formed to receive a housing cap and a dispensing pump such that the dispensing pump is sealingly engaged to the bot... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7223090 | Metering pump, method for its production and device for carrying out the method An all plastic metering pump having a bellows-type spring with a tubular valve which is integrally formed on it in a single piece in a discharge region toward a metering head, the tubular valve being designed as a discharge valve of the metering pump. In the method,... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201296 | Dosing device with a pumping device 1. A dosing device with a pump device. 2.1. A dosing device with a pump device and with an operating handle which is provided for the pump device is known. 2.2. According to the invention, the operating handle (20, 20a, 20 | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182226 | Dosing device comprising a medium reservoir and corresponding pump device The invention relates to a dosing device that comprises a medium reservoir (S) and a pump device for dosing and dispensing a medium stored in said medium reservoir. The pump device is associated with a pump chamber, and with at least one inlet and one outlet valve. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182225 | Fluid dispenser member A fluid dispenser member having a dispensing wall (623) defining an outside surface and inside surface, said wall being provided with a through dispensing orifice (625) connecting the inside surface to the outside surface, the inside surface forming a ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172097 | Fluid product dispensing pump A fluid-dispenser pump having a pump body (10) containing a measuring chamber (20) defined between an upper piston (30) sliding in an upper portion (11) of the pump body (10), and a lower piston (40) sliding in a lower porti... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147135 | Manually actuated fluid dispenser pump A manually actuated fluid dispenser pump having a pump body (10), a piston (20) mounted to slide in leaktight manner in the pump body (10) between a rest position and an actuating position, an actuating rod (30) connected, preferably inte... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134579 | RTV silicone spray system An aerosol spray system for RTV silicone coating materials employs a valve gasket fabricated from a conformable synthetic resinous material that is substantially non-absorbing of moisture, assembled with components that are also moisture-free. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7108160 | Manually operable pump for dispensing creamy substances A manually operable pump for dispensing creamy substances from a container on which the pump is mounted, and for preventing emergence or leakage of creamy substances along the outer surface of the pump stem when the pump is at rest and the container on which it is m... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7080759 | Dispensing head and fluid product dispenser comprising same A fluid dispenser device comprising a pump (50) and a dispensing head that comprises a body (1) defining a fluid discharge channel (2) ending in a dispensing orifice (3), a rigid insert (4) being disposed in said discharge channel ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066359 | Dispenser for the discharge of flowable media A dispenser for flowable media is provided, which operates in user-independent manner with respect to the pressure buildup and dosage quantity. On pressing on an operating head (35) a piston rod (29) is forced into a pump cylinder. As the pump chamber ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055721 | Finger-operated spray pump ejaculating fluid in fixed quantity The present invention relates to a finger-operated spray pump ejaculating fluid in fixed quantity at one-time pumping, and more particularly a spray pump in which a poppet valve and a sliding seal are made as one unit and the structure of the housing is modified for... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051903 | Viscous liquid dispenser having leak prevention device A dispenser for dispensing metered amounts of a viscous liquid includes a liquid reservoir and a pump chamber having an opening in communication with the reservoir. A pump mechanism including a pump cylinder with a dispensing channel therethrough is configured with ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048153 | Foam dispensing article A foam dispensing article is provided which includes a reservoir for receiving a liquid product and an operating unit for dispensing foam as an air-liquid mixture. The unit includes an air pump, a liquid pump concentrically surrounded at least partially by the air p... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040511 | Pump for dispensing fluid product, and fluid product dispensing device comprising same A fluid dispenser pump including a pump body (10), a piston (20) being slidably received in leaktight manner in the pump body (10) to slide between a rest position and a dispensing position, the top edge (11) of the pump body (10) ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029249 | Electronic micro-pump A micropump provided with a cylindrical body (1) containing a measuring chamber (10) defined by a piston (2) and communicating firstly with a tank via an inlet orifice (10a) provided with an inlet valve, and secondly with the outsi... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021503 | Metal crimping cap for a fluid dispensing device A metal crimping cap (10) for a fluid dispenser device, said cap (10) acting to fix a dispensing member (20) such as a pump or a valve to the neck (31) of a reservoir (30) containing fluid to be dispensed, said cap (10) havi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021502 | Dispensing device fitted with fixing ring A fluid dispenser device designed to be mounted on the neck of a receptacle, said device comprising a dispensing member (1), such as a pump or a valve, and fixing means (2) for fixing the dispensing member to the neck of the receptacle, said dispensing... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014069 | Dosage pump A dosage pump which includes a pump body and a control means with rest and distribution positions. The control means includes a dosing chamber, a return spring, and a member to ensure friction braking of the sliding movement of the actuating members of the pump.... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6978916 | Metering valve for aerosol container A metering valve assembly comprising a ferrule and a valve housing defining an internal cavity. The valve housing accommodates an annular flange and a compression spring therein with a valve gasket closing the internal cavity. The valve housing is attached to the fe... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962273 | Cylinder and valve structures for liquid-dispensing containers A liquid-dispensing structure includes: an outer cylinder with a one-way valve at its lower end to allow a liquid to flow into the outer cylinder; a hollow piston being slidable inside the outer cylinder and having a pair of liquid-tight portions formed with circula... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6948639 | Device for packaging and dispensing a product, notably in the form of a sample A device for packaging and dispensing of a cosmetic product which includes a container to hold the product, with the container being delineated by a body. A movable element moves relative to the container body and is capable, in response to an action exerted manuall... | 09/27/2005 |
