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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6929158 | Dispenser for delivering an adjustable volume of flowable dry material A dispenser for granular material having a container for storing the material. The container is connected to a dispensing assembly having a chamber in removable communication with the container. The volume of the chamber is controlled by an insert that is installed ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6871758 | Precision adaptive powder dispenser A powder dispenser includes: a dispenser housing having including a hopper for holding a powder; an outlet tube; a slider slidably mounted with respect to the dispenser housing between a feed position and a dispense position, the slider including a holding member fo... | 03/29/2005 |
| 5437396 | Dispenser apparatus Two similar embodiments can dispense condiments from a chamber. A push-valve extends the inside of the chamber through the bottom of the chamber. The valve has an up position which fills and stores a preselected amount of the condiment, and a down positio... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5050781 | Device for dosing a liquid contained in a first chamber and for transferring small doses thereof into a fluid flowing in a second chamber A dosing device is provided for introducing small doses of a liquid contained in a first chamber into a second liquid flowing in a second chamber. The device includes a body traversed by a bore which fluidly connects the chambers to one another and in whi... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4921144 | Spot seeder A combination spot seeder and tree harvesting mechanism which has a cylindrical seed canister with a top filler opening and a bottom dispensing opening. The spot seeder has a shaft with a seed pocket milled in it which shaft is slideably fitted within the... | 05/01/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4668478 | Vertically positioned transfer system for controlling and initiating the flow of metered amounts of solid materials A transfer system for controlling and initiating the flow of metered amounts of materials which may be radioactive ash, radioactive calcined salts, cement, flour, or pharmaceuticals comprising a vertical non-converging conduit which acts as a storage hopp... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4655371 | Apparatus for dispensing particulate material An apparatus for dispensing particulate material particularly spices includes a closure portion for a container which may or may not be part of the container and defining an opening in the closure portion. A pair of parallel grooves are defined in the clo... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4527712 | Method and apparatus for dispensing liquid compositions A method and apparatus for dispensing liquid compositions. The apparatus includes a reservoir for containing the liquid at a low temperature, a metering device for transferring the liquid to a circulating loop at a higher temperature, a heater/mixer for c... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4384659 | Apparatus and method for pumping powdered material An apparatus and method for pumping powdered materials. The apparatus includes a hopper having a discharge outlet in one end wall thereof. An agitator gently stirs the powdered material to prevent it from bridging and packing in the hopper. A sliding cyli... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4004719 | Slide dispenser apparatus Slide dispenser apparatus comprising a manually operable, controlled-quantity merchandise dispenser of a type including a base and a separable upper merchandise-storing chamber positioned thereover and having a bottom opening for merchandise gravity-feedi... | 01/25/1977 |
