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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7243819 | Simplified invertible pump for dispensing atomized liquids Manually operated invertible pump for dispensing atomized liquids, the pump having a very compact structure and an aperture which can be intercepted by the pump piston to control liquid entry into the pump when this is in a downwardly inverted position. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7114640 | Apparatus and method for dispensing product A product dispensing device includes a container having an opening and a retaining member in the vicinity of the opening. The container is configured to contain a product, and the retaining member defines a dosing cavity for containing an amount of product capable o... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7059500 | Apparatus for filling containers with viscous liquid food products An apparatus for filling containers with viscous food product includes a plurality of pressure/vacuum fill head positioned above a plurality of containers. Each fill head includes a housing enclosing a plenum through which is longitudinally disposed a valve stem hav... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6942125 | Manually operable invertible pump for dispensing atomized liquids Manually operable invertible pump for dispensing atomized liquids, the pump having a very compact structure and a flexible diaphragm valve for controlling liquid entry into the pump when this is in an inverted or partly inverted position. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935542 | Device for retaining and for inserting a flexible tube assembly into a fluid container A device for use with a container having a container top includes a tubular retainer engaging the container top and a tube assembly. The tubular retainer has a retainer top, a retainer bottom, a longitudinal axis, and an inner passageway formed along the longitudina... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6386399 | Container with manual pump The purpose of this invention is to prevent outside air from entering the bypass pipe portion when air is taken in the vessel for the prevention of a negative pressure, and thereby to secure normal, smooth liquid-discharging operation in the upside-down p... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6293441 | Trigger type liquid spray container for operation in both upright and inverted positions The present invention proposes a trigger-type liquid discharge container which can be used in an inverted posture and in a horizontal posture having its ejection pipe directed downward. Said container is constructed, by fitting the upper portion of a liquid su... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6261076 | Apparatus for manufacturing marble candy Candy mass including sugar and starch syrup is passed through a nozzle to which twisted-blades are mounted by a pair of a piston and a deposit cylinder for deposit, the candy mass being poured into a die. Consequently, candies having a beautiful marble pa... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6227415 | Thrust piston pump with double valve assembly An inlet valve (10) of a dispenser (1) or thrust piston pump, for highly reliable and speedy valve function in all vertical or inclined positions of the dispenser (1) includes, nearer to the pump chamber (20), a valve ball (35) operating in response to pr... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6126042 | Dispenser with inverted-dispensing feature and snap-on mounting cup A directional dispensing package which is easily shipped, filled and assembled is disclosed. The package includes a retaining opening into which a pump may be snap-fit by inserting the pump through an open end of the package. The package and pump can be a... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6102255 | Invertible dispensing means for spray containers A hand pump for a spray bottle permits upright or inverted operation while eliminating the need for a check valve or valves. An annular gap in the entrance section of the hand pump is so proportioned that when wet it will have the property to permit flow ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6058964 | Multi-level fuel pickup A multi-level fuel pickup system has a float valve in communication with a first fuel passage having an open end disposed at a first height within the fuel tank spaced from the bottom of the fuel tank to prevent fluid flow through the first fuel passage w... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5988454 | Leak-resistant manually operated pump sprayer A manually operated pump sprayer that does not leak contents through the air inlet vent port during operation when the bottle is oriented so that the inlet vent port would be covered with liquid in a spray bottle to which the sprayer is mounted. The pump ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5979712 | Upright/inverted sprayer A manually actuated liquid pump sprayer, capable of being operated in both an upright position and in an inverted position, includes an adapter attached to its pump body to effect the upright and inverted spray, the adapter having first and second fluid p... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5899366 | Leak-resistant hand-pump spray bottle A hand pump spray bottle does not leak the liquid contents through the air inlet port during operation when the bottle is oriented so that the inlet port is covered with liquid. The air inlet port is in circuit with an optional void volume which in turn i... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5897032 | Invertible spray dispensing container This invention is a spray bottle having unique flow passages that when wetted provide restrictions that allow only liquid to be dispensed either in the upright or inverted position. A gas rejection device of numerous configurations are incorporated into t... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5875933 | Invertible spray dispensing container A dispensing spray container which delivers only liquid whether in the upright or inverted position. A container with an exit port from a storage cavity is fitted with an imperforate dip tube having an open-end located farthest from the exit port to feed ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5850947 | Invertible and multi-directional fluid delivery device The invention is an apparatus which enables the operation of a dispensing assembly in a container containing fluid from either an inverted (upside-down), angles, or upright position. The apparatus serves as a fluid intake tube, and is fitted into the disp... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5775548 | Upright/inverted sprayer A manually actuated liquid pump sprayer is capable of use in both upright and inverted positions without leakage through the vent port by the provision of a first slider valve which covers an inlet port in the upright position and which uncovers that port... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5738252 | Upright/inverted sprayer A manually actuated liquid pump sprayer is capable of use in both upright and inverted positions without leakage through the vent port by the provision of an auxiliary inlet passage including an inlet port in the path of a slider valve, and a vent port li... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5624060 | Invertible dispensing system and dip tube In a dispensing system such as a pressurized can or hand-pumped bottle, a liquid to be dispensed from a container flows through a composite dip tube that feeds an inlet of a liquid transfer device. The dip tube includes a straight dip tube that extends fr... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5620113 | Dispenser and method of its use A directional dispensing package which is easily shipped, filled and assembled is disclosed. The package includes a retaining opening into which a modular pump is snap-fit by inserting the modular pump through an open end of the package. The pump may also... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5540360 | Invertible trigger sprayer assembly A sprayer assembly operable in an upright and an inverted position for dispensing liquid from a container. The assembly has a housing having an outlet passage, an outlet orifice through which liquid is dispensed, a pump element having a pump chamber withi... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5467901 | Trigger sprayer operable in upright, downturned & inverted positions A manually operable trigger sprayer is capable of dispensing a liquid from a container with the trigger sprayer alternately held in an upright orientation, in a downturned orientation and in an inverted orientation. In operation of the trigger sprayer in ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5462209 | Trigger sprayer operable in upright, downturned and inverted positions A manually operable trigger sprayer is capable of dispensing a liquid with the trigger sprayer held in an upright orientation, in a downturned orientation and in an inverted orientation. In operation of the trigger sprayer in all three orientation positio... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5341967 | Trigger sprayer for upright or inverted dispensing without leakage This invention relates to a trigger sprayer dispenser which can be used to dispense liquids in multidirections. The present invention incorporates a mechanism in a conventional trigger sprayer to allow the sprayer to be used in an inverted position withou... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5322198 | Pump-equipped liquid supply system A liquid supply system with a pump for discharging fixed amounts of liquid composed of a liquid supply vessel which holds a liquid therein; a cylinder device composed of a cylinder cover and a cylinder with a bottom portion having a piston hole, a first l... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5255828 | Liquid developer supply system with pump for discharging fixed amounts of liquid developer A pump-equipped liquid developer supply vessel is composed of a liquid developer supply vessel which holds a liquid developer therein; a cylinder with a bottom portion including a piston hole therein, a liquid developer suction hole with a liquid develope... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5192007 | Valve assembly for inverted dispensing from a container with a pump A valve assembly which may be incorporated in a pump and container arrangement so as to permit the dispensing of liquid from the container when the container is in an inverted position as well as when the container is in its normal upright position. The v... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5133484 | Suction tube device A liquid siphon for emptying containers such as drums includes a main suction pipe, of a relatively large diameter, and an auxiliary suction pipe, of a relatively small diameter, which auxiliary suction pipe is coextensive with the main suction pipe and e... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5119974 | Spray bottle with a full circle, complementary operative feed system connected to a pump sprayer The present invention relates to a spray bottle having full circle, continuous operational capability. It includes a mouth and a bottom wall, a reservoir of contained liquid, a human-powered pump sprayer attached to the mouth of the container, a straw ext... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5115980 | Manually operated dual invertible pump A manually operable discharge pump for media is operable in a normal position and in an inverted position. A duct means 57b carries the medium. At least one valve 12b substantially closes and opens at least one duct 57b, and the valve 12b has a deformable... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5052587 | Water gun A water gun, water pump, or the like which includes a housing having a reservoir for fluid. A chamber within the housing has a plunger slidably and sealably received within the chamber. A valve is in operable position with respect to the chamber whereby i... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4942985 | 360 degree valve for atomizing pump dispenser A 360° valve body for use with a dispenser includes a lower section of generally cylindrical shape containing therein a central first bore for accepting a dip tube and a top, an upper section of generally cylindrical shape but of smaller diameter than th... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4823991 | Manually operated dual invertible pump A manually operated dispensing pump has dual pump mechanisms, one pump being operable in a normal upright position and the other pump being operable when the apparatus is inverted. The dual pumps are fed from the same storage vessel for the media to be pu... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4804115 | Pump chamber dispenser A pump chamber dispenser is arranged for producing a striped or otherwise striated product from two or more differently-colored product components held in its variable-volume reservoir (22). For each component the dispenser has at least one inlet port (20... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4776498 | Invertable pump for liquid media The thrust piston pump of a delivery apparatus for liquid media and the like is provided with a valve arrangement in the suction passage. The valve arrangement has two valve seats acting in opposing manner and is associated with a single common valve body... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4775079 | Upright/inverted pump sprayer A manually actuated upright/inverted pump sprayer having a piston controlled container vent path, an auxiliary liquid intake port for inverted spray being spaced closer to the inner side of the container seal gasket compared to the spacing of the containe... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4696417 | Refrigerated beverage dispenser, with whipper device A refrigerated beverage dispenser having a base supporting a container housing a device for circulating and whipping a beverage. An evaporator is located in the container while the refrigerator unit thereof is housed within the base, along with a motor an... | 09/29/1987 |
