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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357280 | Foodstuff feeding apparatus and feeding method A foodstuff feeding apparatus to convey foodstuff to a metering unit from a hopper without masking or kneading the foodstuff. The apparatus includes a piston pump provided between a lower portion of a hopper and an end of a first pipe to draw foodstuff from the hopp... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7284679 | Method of dispensing pulverulent contents and apparatus for implementing this method An apparatus for dispensing respectively predetermined quantities of pulverulent contents has a rotatably drivable metering roller containing at least one metering chamber and a material store which stores the pulverulent contents. The metering roller contains at le... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7216776 | Child-resistant pill dispenser A child-resistant dispenser for dispensing items, including a chassis (12) having a reservoir (40) for holding items (16) and a conveyor (14) including a conveyor pocket (18) for receiving an item (16a). The conveyor ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7147130 | Single dose pill dispensing system A single pill dispensing system for a bottle/vial of the type for dispensing a medication pill, where the bottle/vial has a circular body and receives a circular cap. To facilitate the dispensing of a single pill, an insert, slidably received in the circular body an... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6951294 | Laundry detergent dispenser A laundry detergent dispenser includes a housing that has a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The front wall has a first compartment and a second compartment extending therein. A container is mounted within the housing... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6675990 | Piston device for dispensing controlled amounts of pasty substances A piston device for dispensing controlled amounts of pasty substances, such as ice creams, that is connectable to the freezing chamber of an ice cream making machine. Said device comprises a cylindrical closing element mounted rotatably about its axis in ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6354470 | Dispenser package The present invention relates to dispenser packages comprising a housing which defines a chamber and chamber opening for holding dispensable objects and a lid for selectively opening and closing access to the chamber through the chamber opening. In one em... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6340101 | Process and device for dispensing a powdery product In a process for dispensing a powdery product (P) from a container (1) with a dispensing nozzle (4) aimed downwards, a flexible section (3) of the container (1) is deformed at least near the dispensing nozzle (3). This is achieved preferably by a movement... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6338423 | Device for feeding material Device for feeding material from a pressurised space to a space at a lower pressure, said device comprising a frame (2) with an admission port (5) and a discharge port (6), and a feed element (1) rotatably mounted inside the frame, said feed element conta... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6293440 | Dispenser for granular materials A dispenser which is specially adapted for use with a container for granular materials such as laxatives. The dispenser includes an outer housing and an open or hollowed-out shaft. The shaft is easily separable from the housing for simplified assembly, di... | 09/25/2001 |
| 5499749 | Bulk material measuring and dispensing system A bulk material measuring and dispensing system includes a hopper assembly containing a bulk material coupled to a volumetric measuring and dispensing device, for measuring a predetermined volume of the bulk material and dispensing the predetermined volum... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5485812 | Multiple sources refuel mechanism A refuel mechanism for refueling solids into a reaction chamber, operating at pressure, is described which is capable of premixing several different solid materials before inserting these premixed materials into the reaction chamber. A number of hoppers, ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5437393 | Apparatus for delivering bulk foods An apparatus for handling, sorting, apportioning, packaging and dispensing bulk food products is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a dispenser which is connected to a reservoir containing a supply of a dry, granular foodstuff. The dispenser receives and ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5375744 | Device for dispensing granular material A device is provided for measuring and dispensing granular or powdered materials, such as coffee or powdered detergent. The device includes a body member which defines a hopper for receiving the granular material. The hopper includes a discharge opening a... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5292037 | Metering dispenser for a bulk material container A metering dispenser for a bulk material container, wherein the metering dispenser includes an adapter which is connected to the bulk material container. The adapter has an inlet opening which is in communication with a delivery conduit. A rotary slider h... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5255829 | Dispenser for discharging pulverous material A dispenser for discharging finely-divided or liquid material from a tight or substantially tight package (3) includes an apparatus (1) rotatably disposed in relation to the package (3) by means of a knob (10, 10') and provided with dosage compartments (2... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5169036 | Granular-liquid hand-held dispenser A dispenser for granular material or liquid includes a dispenser housing attached to a granular material/liquid-holding container. The housing has a hemispherical distal end including an exit port and a curved linear slot. A spherical casing having a comm... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5065905 | Hardware delivery system An apparatus for storing, transporting and dispensing hardware to workers at workstations on an assembly line. Specifically, this invention relates to a transportable rotatable dispensing apparatus. Thus, the apparatus can be loaded with supplies, hardwar... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4989759 | Instant coffee and dry product dispenser A metering dispensing cap is used in conjunction with an open-mouth container of granular food product, such as coffee, sugar or the like, and includes a hollow tubular body mounted in the cap to have its longitudinal axis located above and essentially pa... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4860930 | Quantitative feeding device A quantitative feeding device includes a housing being funnel-shaped, a hollow ball valve capable of sealingly seating in the housing and vertically rotating with respect to the housing between a first and a second positions. The ball valve has an open to... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4775516 | Apparatus for monitoring the carbon content of boiler flue ash A carbon-in-ash monitor uses a fluidized bed furnace to burn any carbon in sampled boiler flue ash and evolve carbon dioxide therefrom. Fluidizing gas (air) is provided to the bed a measured flow rate and a batching arrangement feeds successive batches of... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4696414 | Discharge assembly A dispensing valve provided in a chemical dispenser for dispensing predetermined amounts of chemical into a lavatory cistern is disclosed. The dispensing valve seals an opening in and dispenses liquid from the dispenser, the valve having a chamber movable... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4576209 | Method and apparatus for delivering a predetermined amount of material to a container A method and apparatus for delivering a predetermined amount of material into a predetermined position on each of a series of moving trays while avoiding spillage of the product onto other portions of the trays. A conveyor lifts the material from a supply... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4448331 | Dispenser for dispensing variable amounts of a granular material A dispenser of a granular material having a hopper containing the product and, at the base of the hopper, a device for measuring and distributing the product as well as a support to hold the device in elevated position. The device comprises a hollow cylin... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4429817 | Treating agent shooting apparatus of laundry machine A treating agent dispensing apparatus of a laundry machine comprises a dispensing vessel rockable between a dispensing stand-by position wherein a treating agent is reservably received and a dispensing position wherein the reserved treating agent is disch... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4266695 | Sugar dispenser A manually operable dispenser for delivering predetermined quantities of material such as sugar is disclosed. The dispenser is adapted to receive a bulk sugar container and to retain the container in an inverted position to prevent foreign materials such ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4216894 | Portable soldering apparatus An improved soldering device has a magazine to hold preformed solder shapes for dispensing them through a tubular duct onto a channel formed in a soldering bit. The channel leads to an opening formed in the bit to permit passage therethrough of the prefor... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4182229 | Automatic popcorn machine An electric motor drives a cam through one revolution during a corn popping cycle. One end of a pivoted lever bears against the periphery of the cam at its bottom to thereby hold the bottom cover of the popping vessel, secured to the other end of the leve... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4161265 | Device for dispensing powdered material There is disclosed a powder dispenser having a support for retaining an inverted opened rigid container of powdered material, such as powdered soap or detergent. The dispenser has a funnel-like arrangement terminating in a downwardly facing opening. Posit... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4158374 | Measuring dispenser A measuring dispenser for flowable material comprises a hopper and a rotatable barrel member for transferring measured quantities of the material from the hopper to a receptacle. The barrel member has a plurality of angularly spaced recesses of predetermi... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4149656 | Dishwasher additive dispensing apparatus having a movable measuring cup A dishwashing apparatus having a dispenser operable at a preselected time in the dishwashing cycle for dispensing a treating liquid such as a rinse additive. The dispenser is arranged so as to measure in a measuring cup a preselected quantity of additives... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4108337 | Quantitative supply apparatus of powder coloring agent The quantitative supply apparatus of powder coloring agent can measure the powder coloring agent through a measuring groove provided on a rotary shaft and supply it directly to the raw material inlet opening of an injection moulding machine. The measuring... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4053087 | Dispenser for granular material A dispenser for granular material such as sugar and coffee or other beverage ingredients, having a bucket-type valve assembly which assures accurate dispensing of predetermined amounts of the desired material through a quick-acting spring device. A coin o... | 10/11/1977 |
| 3980206 | Dishwasher wetting agent dispenser In a dishwasher wetting agent dispenser mounted in the door of a front-loading type dishwasher, a tiltable bucket within the dispenser pours a measured amount of fluid into a charge-discharge structure from which it flows by gravity into the washing chamb... | 09/14/1976 |
