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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360669 | Dispenser for spherical articles Spherical articles such as breath mints are released one at a time from a container by depressing a button, which simultaneously opens a first flow regulator and closes a second flow regulator in series with the first. When the button is released, the first flow reg... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7275500 | Bird feeder A bird feeder having a container, a selector, and a base is disclosed. The selector has at least one large opening and at least one small opening. The base includes at least one feeding port. When one of the openings is aligned with the feeding port, the other openi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7150369 | Dual chamber infant bottle A dual chamber infant bottle for minimizing contamination of an entire batch of baby formula or milk includes an upper feeding reservoir with a conventional baby bottle nipple coupled to the top end thereof. The lower end of the feeding reservoir includes a base por... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7090098 | Metering and dispensing closure A metering and dispensing closure for a container wherein two rotatable disks rotate in conjunction with a stationary cap member to afford accurate measuring of a powder material and dispensing of it. The disks and the container cap afford a consistent measuring of ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7040251 | Bird feeder A bird feeder having a container, a selector, and a base is disclosed. The selector has at least one large opening and at least one small opening. The base includes at least one feeding port. When one of the openings is aligned with the feeding port, the other openi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6945393 | Cap device for attachment to a container A device for attachment to a container. The device having an upper cap member connected to a middle cap member. The middle cap member connected to a lower cap member, and the lower cap member covering and sealing a neck of the container. A chamber for storing a pred... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6484906 | Apparatus and method for dosing a product A dosing nozzle is intended to be fitted onto a container containing a product. The nozzle comprises a dosing cavity which can move between a first position and a second position in which it occupies a minimum volume, the cavity being delimited by first a... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6189742 | Device for dispensing granular material A dispensing device is adapted for one-handed operation, and for release of a measured quantity of granular material. A base is generally disk-shaped. A stop is carried by an upper surface of the base, and is adjustably positionable so that when a contain... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5676282 | Volumetrically variable measuring dispenser A volumetrically variable measuring dispenser cap comprising three primary components; an adaptor section attachable to a container having an inlet port, a volume selection ring rotatably mounted on the adaptor and having a closure plate of a size suffici... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5469992 | Multi-compartmented device for dispensing exact quantities of dry material A device for dispensing an exact, selected quantity of loose dry material, with this device comprising a multi-compartmented member rotatable about a substantially vertically-disposed axis toward and away from a reference location. The compartments of thi... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5405061 | Rotary feeder for bulk material or liquids A rotary feeder for bulk material or liquids includes a generally hollow cylindrical housing with a housing inlet and a radially opposing housing outlet. Rotatably supported in a sealing manner within the housing is a generally cylindrical rotor which inc... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5341961 | Coffee dispenser with agitator A coffee dispenser particularly constructed to measure and dispense finely ground powdered coffee by providing an agitator for the lower portion of the hopper including an agitator portion moving through the discharge opening of the hopper to positively p... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5284109 | Feeding device having mechanism for releasing feed at pre-arranged intervals A feeding device includes a casing with a bottom and a container above the bottom. The bottom has a first opening extending therethrough while the container has an outlet adjacent to the bottom which lies on a straight line drawn across the first opening ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5123574 | Dispensing lid or cap A dispenser having a base with a multiple of different sized perforated configurations which may be punched out and a groove for receiving a retaining tongue and a dispensing disk having an opening large enough to accommodate the largest perforation punch... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4955509 | Dispensing of liquids A beverage dispensing system is disclosed which uses throw-away plastic packages in which beverage concentrate is contained. The package comprises a body and an integral valve. The valve has a sleeve in which is contained a rotary barrel. The barrel defin... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4809883 | Sand dispensing assembly A sand dispensing assembly is provided wherein two different sands are held in two bins in a top section. The bins are concentric and generally cylindrical. A middle section of the sand dispensing assembly includes a plurality of inner dispensing tubes at... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4760805 | Applicator apparatus and method Apparatus for dispensing matter into the ground having a rod, and a body conduit terminating at one end into a funnel and terminating at another end into a body aperture. The rod is slidably disposed within the body aperture and the body conduit. A sleeve... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4708265 | System for automatic measuring and dispensing of grain and powder food products A practical and simple system that automatically measures and dispenses grain and powder type food products, such as sugar and flour contained within a canister type holder. The system consists of a drawer compartmentalized into precisely measured divisio... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4691821 | Receptacle with at least two chambers for accommodating liquids and pulverized substance, especially coffee powder, milk and/or sugar A receptacle with several chambers which are basically arranged side by side. On the face side of this receptacle a proportioning device is provided. This proportioning device is basically determined by a chamber, which has a predetermined volume. In an e... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4673111 | Nut dispensing machine A nut dispensing machine which includes a nut receptacle mounted onto a base which includes a nut dispensing mechanism which is designed to prevent jamming or binding. The mechanism includes a nut dispensing slide having a dispensing opening reciprocally ... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4557403 | Dry feeder for finely divided solids into high pressure atmosphere A feeder for finely divided solids from atmospheric pressure into a high pressure atmosphere. It has a chute to hold the solids at atmospheric pressure, and a valve with seals to deliver the solids into a loading chamber. There is an arrangement for press... | 12/10/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4394940 | Dispenser for fluent materials A hopper is supported above a supporting surface and includes a pair of spaced apart apertures in the base. A metering and dispensing plate is rotatable from one position to another below the base and includes a pair of spaced apart metering apertures eac... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4392593 | Coffee powder metering device for coffee vending machines The present invention relates to a coffee powder metering device for coffee vending machines which, besides ensuring that all the coffee powder is metered out with no residue left behind, is also easy to manufacture. The metering device comprises in a structur... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4376499 | Container with dispensing element A container which includes a dispensing element for dispensing granular materials e.g., peanuts or almonds, wherein the container includes a dispensing opening in its side wall adjacent its lower end, wherein, an outwardly projecting curved roof part is a... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4331268 | Seal for compressed air line drain device In a drain device for purging compressed air lines of water, oil, sludge, and other contaminants by the alignment of a first pair of apertures in a valving mechanism to allow the contaminants to enter a central chamber and periodically moving the central ... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4322017 | Dispensing device A dispensing device is provided herein for dispensing a selected amount of material from a container. The device includes a central disc which rotates to deliver a desired amount of material according to a pre-set adjustment. Total emptying of the contain... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4282990 | Dispenser for granular material A dispenser for granular material includes a casing having an outlet for holding the material, a cap rockably mounted on top of the casing, and a spring for biasing the cap in a clockwise direction. The cap is formed with a groove into which a predetermin... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4257541 | Dispensing device for granular material A device for dispensing a measured quantity of granular material from a container includes a cap adapted to be secured to the open end of the container, and a generally cup-like housing secured to the interior surface of the cap. A dispensing member is di... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4253591 | Mercury doser A mercury doser for automatically and accurately dosing arc tubes at high production rates comprises a rotatable stainless steel metering plate sandwiched between tetrafluoroethylene discs. The plate contains a graduated series of metering cavities of whi... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4211160 | Method and apparatus for internally seasoning meat prior to cooking A method and apparatus for inserting solid spices and liquid spices into the interior of meat for seasoning prior to cooking. The apparatus are disclosed comprises a reservoir for holding the spices, a tapered meat-piercing rod inserted into the interior ... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4200099 | Apparatus for the inhalation of medicinal agents Apparatus for inhalation of medicinal agents as an aerosol effluent from the apparatus which includes a housing with a venturi-shaped interior configuration providing a venturi constriction between an air inlet chamber and a aerosol exhaust chamber includ... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4131394 | Method for transport of manure and a device according to the method A method and a device for transport of manure under pressure through a pipe, including a mainly cylindrical housing with a piston member having a circle segment cross-section, said piston member being arranged to perform a rotary reciprocal movement in fo... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4032050 | Measuring closure for containers A measuring and dispensing closure for dispensing a measured amount of material from a container. The closure has a wedge rotatably secured between a pair of discs one of which is attached to the container and each having defined therein a dispensing slot... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3985274 | Dispenser-cover for containers filled with granular or powdered material A dispenser-cover adapted to replace existing auxiliary caps on containers for granulated or powdered coffee or other material in particulate form, the cover serving to discharge a metered amount of such material. The cover is constituted by a cap attacha... | 10/12/1976 |