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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7748579 | Apparatus for metered dispensing of particulate materials A dispensing apparatus (10) includes a container unit (100) and a measuring unit (200) coupled to be angularly displaceable one relative to the other between at least open and closed positions. The container unit (100) includes a base ( | 07/06/2010 |
| 7383971 | Powder body metering apparatus In a powder body metering apparatus for metering a powder body such as a synthetic resin raw material or the like, a powder body discharge port (55) is formed in a lower portion of a metering container (17) of a metering apparatus (6) and is fre... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7347007 | Low pressure high capacity dryer for resins and other granular and powdery materials A vacuum dryer and method for drying granular or powdery material including at least one canister for holding said material being movable among a series of locations including material heating and vacuum drying locations, means for moving said canister among said lo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7318436 | Medicament container with same side airflow inlet and outlet and method of use A medicament container configured to improve entrainment of the medicament in the air and to improve deposition of the medicament in the lungs includes an upper layer and a bottom layer with medicament disposed therebetween. The upper layer is punctured to provide f... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7234247 | Low pressure dryer A low pressure dryer for granular or powdery material includes a plurality of canisters rotatable about a common vertical axis serially among material heating, vacuum drying and material inventory discharge positions; pneumatic piston-cylinder means for rotating the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222755 | Metered dose squeeze dispenser with flexible-T dip tube A liquid metered dispensing squeeze bottle includes: (a.) a squeezable container having an opening for dispensing liquid therefrom at one end and a bottom at the other end; (b.) a nonflexible trap chamber of a predetermined volume, connected to the opening of the co... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7168597 | Aerosol metering valve A metering valve that includes a valve body defining a metering chamber having an inlet valve adapted to be reversibly actuable from an open position to a closed position located at the inlet, and an outlet valve adapted to be reversibly actuable from a dispensing t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7118011 | Fluid dispensing apparatus A disposable tube set apparatus is provided for delivering a precise volume of a fluid to containers which comprise a reservoir for a fluid, an inlet conduit to the said reservoir, at least one first outlet conduits from the reservoir, a sight tube connected to each... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7066689 | Vacuum loading system Apparatus for providing granular material to a loading hopper preparatory to processing includes a receptacle receiving material prior to processing thereof by machinery supplied by the hopper with a top including a first valve for selectably connecting the receptac... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6959843 | Powdery mold coating agent supply device A powdery mold coating agent supply device includes a tank having at its lower portion a discharge port, the tank storing therein an amount of powdery mold coating agent, a supply, tube connected at its upper end portion to the discharge port and extending downwardl... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945437 | Siphon tube of connector adapted to be mounted on reservoir In a siphon tube (1) of a reservoir, even when a front end of tube (1) is in the vicinity of the bottom of the reservoir, there is no fear that slurries are sucked by tube (1) which: reaches the bottom of the reservoir to draw a liquid contained... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923191 | Washing agents dispenser device for a domestic washing machine, namely a dishwasher Dispensing device of washing agents for a household washing machine, in particular a dishwasher, said dispenser having at least a tank for a liquid washing agent and an arrangement for dispensing a dose of said liquid washing agent, wherein this arrangement comprise... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6877640 | Device for dispensing liquid or powder to washing machine and the like A device for dispensing a predetermined measured volume of a fluent material, such as liquid and/or powder, to a washing machine. The device includes a container for storing the fluent material, a flexible tube for delivering the fluent material from the container t... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6860409 | Dispenser for a liquid, in particular a bottle-top dispenser A dispenser for a liquid, in particular, a bottle-top dispenser, with a cylinder/piston arrangement with a measuring cylinder (1) and a piston (2) which is capable of being displaced therein in a sealed manner, with a valve arrangement (3) conne... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6814262 | Disposable pump and drive mechanism for dispensing a liquid food product An assembly for dispensing liquid food product from a food warmer and dispenser that includes a disposable pump. The disposable pump includes a portioning chamber having a hollow open interior that can receive a supply of food product. The disposable pump includes a... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811061 | Device for storing, measuring and dispensing granular and powder materials A device for storing, measuring and dispensing granular and powder material has a container for accommodating a material, a dispensing unit with a casing having a filling opening and a dispensing opening and a slight movable in the casing between the filling positio... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6796343 | Fluid dispensing and measuring systems A shuttle container (2) is used in conjunction with a dispenser (22) to receive a metered dose of a liquid from a reservoir (26). The dispenser (22) includes a metering chamber which is filled and emptied by a pair of valves (43 an... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6550640 | Method and apparatus for controllably dispensing powders and liquids A container top includes rotatable elements that are used to dispense matter from the container. The top includes a drum with chambers of varying volumes, and a rotatable disc on opposing ends of the drum to allow material to flow into and out of selected... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6536634 | Fluid dispensing solenoid valve A fluid dispensing solenoid valve includes a plunger tube that forms an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice. A plunger that forms a fluid chamber is slidably disposed within the plunger tube. The plunger is movable between a fluid fill configuration, wher... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6374875 | Device for metering a granular material A metering device for dispensing a free-flowing, fine-grained granular material. The metering device can be connected to the packaging container which holds the granular, fine-grained material and contains a housing (1) which holds the granular material. ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6334653 | Conveyor device and method of removing material using the conveyor device To move debris (6), the porosity of which presents certain properties, from a space subjected to the pressure of a compressible substance, such as air, where the pressure is high (pressure chamber, (1)) to a space (3) where the pressure is lower, the inve... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6273299 | Multi-chamber breakfast cereal dispenser A breakfast cereal dispensing product may be provided with a product package, a breakfast cereal product attached to the product package, and a breakfast cereal dispenser attached to the product package. The breakfast cereal product may include a cereal b... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264806 | Plating fluid replenishment system and method A plating chemical replenishment system is described having a tank for supporting a chemical solution used in a plating fluid, a container having a pre-determined volume, a first valve for selectively coupling the chemical solution from the tank to the co... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6244470 | Measured quantity liquid dispenser A measured quantity liquid dispenser including a liquid supply container and an attached liquid dispensing chamber. The dispensing chamber has a hinged lid with a locking ledge. A slide plate is moveable between a first position where flow of liquid betwe... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244474 | Interchangeable liquid dispensing cartridge pump A liquid dispensing cartridge pump suitable for dispensing reagent in an automatic system includes a compressible metering chamber suspended from a reservoir bag mounted within a rigid housing. Check valves between the reservoir and metering chamber and a... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6227418 | Dosing and measuring device for flowing media Permanently or detachably mounted on a container (1) is a dosing and metering device that contains a pressure bellows (3), through which a valve-plate holder (8) passes. The valve-plate holder (8) essentially has the shape of a hollow cylinder and exhibit... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6223746 | Metered dose inhaler pump A metered dose inhaler pump for delivering a metered dose of an active compound from an active compound inlet through a spray outlet without the need of a pressurized active compound container. Reciprocating action of an inlet valve, an outlet valve and a... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6216919 | Measured liquid dispensing cap assembly A measured liquid dispensing cap assembly for dispensing a selectable amount of liquid from a bottle. The measured liquid dispensing cap assembly includes a cap assembly having a measuring chamber, a slidable dispenser arm, a slidable dispenser spout, and... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6170718 | Volumetric batch dosing device A volumetric dosing system for bulk material utilizes a telescoping measuring container in which the upper portion carries the upper limit sensor for the height of the bulk material in the container and extends into the lower container below the level of ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6168050 | Hand-operated pump with a trigger, for dispensing liquids A pump for dispensing liquids includes a hollow cylindrical support body having an annular channel formed at a first axial end of the body and open towards the internal cavity of the body. A pumping member in the form of a resiliently-flexible, cup-shaped... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6161733 | Shutter valve dispenser This computer controlled positive displacement shutter valve dispenser comprises a piston housing, pistons, shutter valves, linear or rotational drive servomechanisms, and a computer controller. The piston housing configuration can be cylindrical or non-c... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6092695 | Interchangeable liquid dispensing cartridge pump A liquid dispensing cartridge pump suitable for dispensing reagent in an automatic system includes a compressible metering chamber suspended from a reservoir bag mounted within a rigid housing. Check valves between the reservoir and metering chamber and a... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6045010 | Hand powered liquid chemical measuring and dispensing system A hand-powered apparatus and method for measuring and dispensing a predetermined volume of liquid. A predetermined volume of liquid is selected using a control knob on the apparatus and a valve is moved to a fill position. The handle on an attached hand p... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6024258 | Material container that shuttles between supply and use sites An apparatus for repetitively conveying a measured volume of loose material from a supply hopper and discharging the material at a selected site has a shuttle with a cavity for holding the material. The bottom of the cavity is a slide plate or a pair of s... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6010041 | Device for discharge of bulk material from a pressure vessel A device for the discharge of bulk material (96) from a pressure vessel (2) is proposed, which comprises at least one sluice bin (24, 26) with a bottom (42, 44) and a top (40) sluice gate. The sluice bin (24, 26) is arranged under a plate (76, 76'), into ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5975366 | Measuring dispenser of particulates A device for efficient storage, measuring, and dispensing of several powdered and/or particulate materials holds these materials in a side-by-side array of compartments. Each compartment has a storage chamber and a measuring chamber. Dispensing is prompte... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5944230 | Powdered milk measuring container A powdered milk measuring container has a base dish, a hollow vessel disposed on the base dish, a hollow cylinder disposed on the hollow vessel, a control device disposed in the hollow cylinder, a measuring bottle enclosing the hollow cylinder, and a cove... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5944072 | Filling valve for container filling machine A flange 52 extends upwardly about a filling passage 50 and a flexible tubular valve member 54 having a bead 56 in tension about and in sealing engagement with the flange and extending through an inlet cavity 48 to an annular ring 58 presenting an upwardl... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5918781 | Apparatus having attached movable element for dispensing a limited quantity of a contained substance The invented apparatus contains and dispenses limited quantities of a substance. In a first embodiment, the apparatus includes a container with storage and dispenser portions, a partition, and a member. The partition is positioned in the container and tet... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5909824 | Process and device for preserving carbonation of carbonated beverage during consumption The present invention relates to a process for preserving carbonation of carbonated beverage during consumption from a carbonated beverage containing bottle, which has a relatively large amount of carbonated beverage therein and a bottle head with a bottl... | 06/08/1999 |
