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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074845 | Fluid product dispensing element and dispenser comprising one such element A fluid dispenser member for mounting on an opening (90) of a fluid reservoir (9), said member comprising: a body (1) inwardly defining a chamber (15) of variable volume, said body defining a bottom end (10); an actuator rod (7 | 12/13/2011 |
| 8061567 | Dispenser assembly for a fluid dispensing receptacle and method of assembling same A dispensing assembly has a ferrule and collar for maintaining a coupling of a dispensing module to a receptacle neck. The ferrule has an annular plastic skirt open on one end, and plastic nibs extending radially inwardly from the skirt inner surface. The skirt oute... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8002152 | Fluid product dispensing device A fluid dispenser device comprising a dispenser member (10), such as a pump or a valve, a fluid reservoir (30), and a fastener element (20) for fastening said dispenser member (10) onto a neck (35) of said reservoir (30), a ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7959037 | Severable piston pump A piston pump having a piston forming element carrying at an inner end a removable member which becomes secured in a piston chamber forming member and detached from the piston forming element within the piston chamber forming member. ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954676 | Dispensing head and fluid product dispenser comprising same A fluid dispenser device including a dispenser head, a piston and an outlet valve. The dispenser head has a body defining a fluid expulsion channel terminated by a dispenser orifice, a rigid insert disposed in the channel, and a shutter element disposed in the chann... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954677 | Pump for dispensing a dose of a fluid product and range comprising such pumps Pump for dispensing a dose of a fluid product, comprising a tubular body including an intake orifice; an end member associated with the body and including a rest abutment and an end-of-stroke abutment; a compression member mounted so as to move inside the body betwe... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7882988 | Pump for dispensing a liquid product with improved priming A pump for dispensing a liquid product, including a pump body and a dispensing head manually movable on the latter, the head including a cylinder forming a dosage chamber of the pump, slidingly mounted in the pump body, and a channel allowing the passage of the prod... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7854353 | Device for dispensing, especially atomizing, a preferably cosmetic liquid A device for dispensing, especially atomizing, a preferably cosmetic liquid has a dispensing head which can be manually depressed for dispensing of the liquid and can be turned to set the dispensing direction. In order to ensure simple and reliable handling, the dev... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7828177 | Dispenser head A dispenser head for mounting on an actuator rod of a fluid dispenser member. The actuator rod is displaceable up and down along an axis. The dispenser head includes a bearing surface for displacing the dispenser head and for actuating the fluid dispenser member. Th... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819291 | Dispenser pump A dispenser pump (1) that has a manually insertable pump shaft (6) which is surrounded by at least three sleeve sections (16, 17, 18) that can be slid into each other in a telescopic manner. A return spring (8) is preferably disposed betw... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7780044 | Needle valve pump for dispensing liquid product The invention is a pump for dispensing liquid or semi-liquid product, designed and intended to be used in particular in the pharmaceutical or cosmetic field. The pump has a needle valve and a dispensing head manually movable on a pump housing between an inactive pos... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780043 | Fastener device for fastening a pump or a valve onto a receptacle neck and a fluid dispenser including such a fastener device A fastener device for fastening a dispenser member (4), such as a pump or a valve, onto a receptacle neck (31). The device includes a fastener ring (1) including both an abutment (13) and a fastener (12) for fastening onto the rece... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7757902 | Dispenser assembly for a fluid dispensing receptacle and method of assembling same A dispensing assembly has a ferrule and collar for maintaining a coupling of a dispensing module to a receptacle neck. The ferrule has an annular plastic skirt open on one end, and plastic nibs extending radially inwardly from the skirt inner surface. The skirt oute... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7743949 | Assembly for packaging and dispensing liquid The present invention relates to an assembly for packaging and dispensing liquid comprising a receptacle for containing a supply of liquid and a refillable unit configured to be disposed in separable manner on the receptacle, comprising a storage chamber for contain... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7654419 | Dispenser having elastomer discharge valve A manual pump dispenser includes a plunger head reciprocable between pressure and return strokes, and a pump body having an inlet valve for inletting of liquid product during each of the return strokes. A discharge valve assembly is fitted to a spout for permitting ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7637395 | Pump with a pressure driving head A pump with a pressure driving head comprises a retaining tube; the retaining tube having a receiving space; liquid can flow therein; a returning element being installed in the receiving space; a movable tube received in the receiving space of the retaining tube; a ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7578418 | Dispenser device including a covering tube for a dip tube A fluid dispenser device comprising: a transparent receptacle defining a fluid reservoir, said receptacle including a neck defining an opening; a pump mounted in the opening of the neck, the pump being capable of delivering a quantity of fluid contained in said rese... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7520409 | Distributor for a liquid or gel product The invention relates to a distributor for a liquid product, in particular, a miniature spray, having a reduced number of parts. The distributor includes a reservoir and a manual action pump, provided with a hollow push-button, arranged such as to slide in a sealed ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7503466 | Pump and receptacle fitted therewith A pump for fixing on a receptacle includes: a stationary portion including a pump body; a moving assembly movable relative to the pump body and co-operating therewith to define a variable-volume pump chamber; an opening in the pump body that enables the pump chamber... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7467732 | Pump liquid product dispenser A liquid product dispenser includes a reservoir and a pump. The pump body includes an outer portion forming a sealing closure between the pump body and the reservoir nozzle and the pump body includes an annular projection extending inwards, molded in one single piec... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7451899 | Fastener assembly for fastening a fluid dispenser member A fastener assembly (1, 2) for fastening a fluid dispenser member (3), such as a pump or a valve, designed to be associated with a neck (51) of a receptacle (5), said assembly comprising: a fastener ring (1) provided with securing ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7431182 | Dispenser with suction chamber A dispenser for dispensing a soap product includes a soap pump, a dispensing nozzle, and an expandable and contractible suction chamber. The dispensing nozzle has an outlet for dispensing soap, and the suction chamber is disposed between the soap pump and the dispen... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7416704 | Handheld pipette This invention provides a hand held pipette which is ergonomically designed to reduce user fatigue and injury. The pipette preferably includes a nozzle extending downward at a selected angle from a point near the top of a base portion of the pipette, the base portio... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7401714 | Container with pump for discharging bubbles A pump for discharging bubbles is provided on a neck portion of a container body. The pump for discharging bubbles comprises a cylinder for liquid in which a first piston slides, a cylinder for air in which a second piston slides, a pump head on which a nozzle is pr... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7389893 | Inverted dispensing pump A fluid dispensing system includes a pump body configured to couple to a container. The pump body defines fluid inlet openings and a pump cavity. A shroud cover covers the pump body to draw fluid from the container. An inlet valve allows fluid from the container to ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7349656 | Volume reducing apparatus and toner supplying apparatus used in image forming device A volume reducing apparatus that is capable of eliminating wastage of an item to be housed and is capable of reducing the volume of a storage portion with a simple structure and without dirtying the hands of a user by the item to be housed, and a toner supplying app... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341168 | Pump assembly with piston An assembly including a pump attachment particularly adapted to form an nonaerosol pump sprayer, and a method of using the same. The apparatus desirably includes an attachment having a pump sprayer which is pressurized on the upstroke enabling the sprayer to be ship... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7303099 | Stepped pump foam dispenser A pump assembly with a first pump to displace a first volume and a second pump to displace a second volume greater than the first volume. The first pump draws liquid from a reservoir and dispenses it to the second pump. The second pump draws in the discharge from th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7279129 | Method and apparatus for control of chemical or biological warfare agents Metal oxide area decontamination apparatus (10) is provided which is designed for rapid, emergency situation decontamination of areas contaminated with potentially harmful or lethal chemical and/or biological warfare agents or other hazardous substances. The ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275661 | Container with pump for discharging bubbles A pump for discharging bubbles is provided on a neck portion of a container body. The pump for discharging bubbles comprises a cylinder for liquid in which a first piston slides, a cylinder for air in which a second piston slides, a pump head on which a nozzle is pr... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267251 | Draw back pump A piston pump dispenser having a reciprocating piston pump arrangement which, in a dispensing stroke, dispenses fluid from an outlet and, in a charging stroke, to draw fluid from a reservoir also draws back fluid from the outlet through which fluid is dispensed in t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7252211 | Atomiser comprising a pump that forms a stopper An atomizer provided with a manually activated pump forming a stopper, which is mounted by force in the opening of the bottle. The bottle is made entirely from a plastic material, moulded as a single piece, and the opening of this bottle comprises on the inside an a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243821 | Product dispenser comprising a tappet-activated pump The dispenser comprises a reservoir and a pump that is activated by a tappet, comprising a pump body that includes a tubular part with a smaller gauge than that of the reservoir, covering the piston, and an annular spacer by means of which it is tightly mounted agai... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243820 | Tappet pump, mainly for cosmetic products A tappet pump comprising a reduced number of components. The pump comprises a pump body, a piston, a tappet and an elastic implement which exerts its force on the tappet and on the piston by means of a unidirectional link defined by interdependent limit stops. ... | 07/17/2007 |
