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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7163034 | Fluid transfer system A portable fluid transfer apparatus for handling volatile fuels or other chemicals comprises a jug-like container of a convenient volume having a removable cap that can be screwed or clamped onto the neck of the jug and mounted atop the cap is a manually operable ro... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6974054 | Service station leak detection with recovery system A fueling environment distributes fuel from a fuel supply to fuel dispensers in a daisy chain arrangement with a double-walled piping system. Fuel leaks that occur within the double-walled piping system are returned to the underground storage tank or a sump proximat... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6962269 | Service station leak detection and recovery system A fueling environment that distributes fuel from a fuel supply to fuel dispensers in a daisy chain arrangement with a double walled piping system. Fuel leaks that occur within the double walled piping system are returned to the underground storage tank by the outer ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6935161 | Service station leak detection and recovery system A fueling environment distributes fuel from a fuel supply to fuel dispensers in a daisy chain arrangement with a double-walled piping system. Fuel leaks that occur within the double-walled piping system are returned to the underground storage tank or a sump proximat... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6094142 | Spin-on glass dispensing monitor A dispensing monitor used in a SOG machine to planarize a semiconductor substrate which includes: a container, a gas control valve. a gas release valve, a pressure monitor, and a pressure sensing apparatus. A chemical solution contained in the container i... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5921441 | Telescoping column pipe assembly for fuel dispensing pumping systems An adjustable length column pipe for connecting a submersible electric pump in a fuel storage tank with a distribution head that distributes the fuel to dispenser units. Two telescoping column pipes can be telescopically adjusted to the desired length and... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5853113 | Telescoping column pipe assembly for fuel dispensing pumping systems An adjustable length column pipe for connecting a submersible electric pump in a fuel storage tank with a distribution head that distributes the fuel to dispenser units. Two telescoping column pipes can be telescopically adjusted to the desired length and... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5799834 | Telescoping column pipe assembly for fuel dispensing pumping systems An adjustable length column pipe for connecting a submersible electric pump in a fuel storage tank with a distribution head that distributes the fuel to dispenser units. Two telescoping column pipes can be telescopically adjusted to the desired length and... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5591012 | Conveying pump for supply containers of various heights In a conveying pump having a cylinder introducible into a reservoir and having a pump piston, whereby the conveyed medium is supplied via an ascending line to a discharge line, an ascending line formed of two sections adjustable relative to one another is... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5465879 | Disposable nozzle assembly for high speed viscous material droplet dispenser A disposable nozzle assembly for connection to the lower end of a syringe in a viscous material dispensing apparatus. The disposable nozzle assembly includes a nozzle portion having an internal cylindrical drop generation chamber and an exit orifice. A cy... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5439139 | Toy water gun A toy water gun comprises an elongated housing, a water reservoir attached to the housing, and two water pumps received in the housing. Each water pump includes a cylinder having a first end and a second end, a piston movable along the cylinder in sealing... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5388712 | Squeeze bottle top with integral closure holder A molded plastic container top has an upper surface from which extends an extensible dispensing tube with a liquid dispensing orifice. The orifice is closed by a removable closure in the form of a cap-like, hollow, open-ended body. A plug is formed integr... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5305922 | Toothpaste dispenser A dispenser is disclosed herein having a paste container removably mounted in a stationary base with a dispensing nozzle for discharging paste therethrough. In one version, the paste container is pressurized by use of a removable air pump while in another... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5222637 | Manually operated pump device for dispensing fluids A manually operated pump device for dispensing fluids from containers is disclosed. The pump device is provided with a mobile cylinder, a trigger lever for operating the cylinder, and a fixed piston located inside the cylinder. In the pump device, there i... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5154319 | Apparatus for the dispensing of liquids in measured amounts A beverage concentrate container includes an integrally connected piston pump as a concentrate dosing unit. The container and piston pump are insertable into rigid support within a beverage dispenser cabinet for mechanical interconnection with a drive mec... | 10/13/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5029732 | Toy water guns An inlet valve for a toy water gun comprising an outer hollow sleeve molded from sythetic plastics material having an upstream end and a downstream end, water from a reservoir being arranged to be in communication with the downstream end, an annular seati... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4949876 | Distributor for a pasty material comprising an axial pushbutton member with lateral distribution and an element for masking its outlet orifice The invention concerns a distributor for pasty material. A pushbutton member (101) is provided with a distribution conduit (105) having a lateral outlet. The pushbutton member being slidable longitudinally with respect to a guide means (110) which is fixe... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4886186 | Paste dispenser A dispenser for the delivery of dosed quantities of a pasty substance comprises a receptacle having a push button mounted on the receptacle for movement upwardly and downwardly adjacent an end thereof. A rod extends through the receptacle and is connected... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4875604 | Dispenser for paste-like products The invention relates to a dispenser for paste-like products which is characterized by a particular simple construction of its dispensing mechanism requiring a reduced number of components. Integrally connected to a supply container of the dispenser is a ... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4823990 | Dispensing device A dispensing device for a bag container a liquid, made of flexible material and forming upper and lower walls through which holes are formed for receiving the device, has a tubular lower part with a top flange which is sealed to the inside of the lower wa... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4765510 | Multiple color fluid dispensing gun A fluid gun has multiple spring-loaded oblong extendable barrels arranged to provide a plurality of fluid streams which intersect in air at a predetermined distance from the nozzles when a single trigger is squeezed. The gun has separate chambers containi... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4667856 | Dispenser for attachment to liquid containers A dispenser for attachment to liquid containers is disclosed which allows a contained liquid to be dispensed by pumping rather than pouring from the container, having a top cylinder containing a pump which is located over a mouth of the container, so that... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4650095 | Disposable wall-mounted dispensing container A disposable wall-mounted dispensing container is disclosed. The container fits into a wall-mounted bracket. A button near the bottom of the container body serves as both measuring chamber to accurately allocate the portion and piston to deliver the porti... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4630757 | Toy gun A toy gun for projecting a fluent material. The gun has a front gun body and a hollow rear gun body, one having a cylinder as a part thereof and the other having a piston as a part thereof, the piston being slidable in the cylinder for a distance greater ... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4565304 | Dosing apparatus for viscous liquid foodstuff A liquid-dosing apparatus has a lower tube centered on an axis and having a lower end provided with a nozzle, an upper tube telescoping coaxially with the lower tube and defining therewith an axial passage extending upward from the nozzle, A supply for fe... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4479593 | Pump dispenser with adjustable nozzle A manually-operated pump dispenser for dispensing liquids from a container. The dispenser includes a one-piece housing coupled to the container, a dip tube extending from the housing into the container, a one-piece pump member which is slidably supported ... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4075726 | Method and apparatus for binding a book In a book binding apparatus, a book to be bound is clamped between a pair of plates, the distance between the clamps controlling the distance between a pair of groove bars engaging a cover to be bound to the book. A backup roll is positioned to engage the... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4046291 | Device for pipetting and/or diluting A pipetting device which is readily adaptable to serve as a pipetting/diluting device. In accordance with the invention there is provided a tubular body having front and rear ends, the body having a central bore which narrows at the front end thereof to f... | 09/06/1977 |
