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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377405 | Vacuum relief device Liquid soap dispensers including a vacuum relief valve which comprises an enclosed chamber having an air inlet open to the atmosphere and a liquid inlet in communication with liquid in the reservoir and in which the liquid inlet opens to the chamber at a height belo... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7244468 | Method of retrofitting a finished shoe to provide additional cushioning material A method of retrofitting a finished shoe to provide additional cushioning material. The method includes: providing a curable composition; providing the finished shoe; placing the curable composition directly on at least a portion of the finished shoe that is configu... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232590 | Method of retrofitting a finished shoe to provide additional cushioning material A method of retrofitting a finished shoe to provide additional cushioning material. The method includes: providing a curable composition; providing the finished shoe; placing the curable composition directly on at least a portion of the finished shoe that is configu... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7198175 | Manual or pump assist fluid dispenser Liquid soap dispensers including a vacuum relief valve which comprises an enclosed chamber having an air inlet open to the atmosphere and a liquid inlet in communication with liquid in the reservoir and in which the liquid inlet opens to the chamber at a height belo... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7111760 | Baby bottle regulation and dispensing system The invention relates to a formula regulation and dispensing system for baby bottles, which allows a controlled volume of formula to be administered through a baby bottle for feeding. This controlled amount of formula allows the user to monitor and regulate the cons... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7080686 | Devices and methods for extraction, transportation and/or release of material Provided are methods and apparatuses for extracting, transporting and/or releasing various kinds of liquid and semi-liquid materials. The materials may have very high viscosity and may include solids. Generally speaking, the apparatus includes a container, a gateway... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073543 | Medicine feeding apparatus An object of the invention is to provide a medicine feeding apparatus in which it is possible to prevent a medicine from being broken by well absorbing and reducing a kinetic energy at a time of discharging the medicine even in the case that a downsizing and a densi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066380 | Carton configured for automated loading A carton having a door and a method of making a carton having a door, the carton being adapted for automated assembly and/or loading by reducing or eliminating interference between side panels of a door and product during loading and use of the door. In an aspect of... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7032788 | Metering device for container A container with a metering apparatus and a process for metering liquid from the container where the metering apparatus includes an upper chamber and a coaxial lower metering chamber. Inverting the container dispenses liquid in the metering chamber and simultaneousl... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6957751 | Vacuum relief device Liquid soap dispensers including a vacuum relief valve which comprises an enclosed chamber having an air inlet open to the atmosphere and a liquid inlet in communication with liquid in the reservoir and in which the liquid inlet opens to the chamber at a height belo... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6758375 | Spill-resistant, smoother pouring container for liquids The improved container for storing and dispensing liquids has a baffle which resists spilling and pours more smoothly than prior containers. The baffle may be located between the mouth opening and the interior of the container chamber. When the improved container is... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6637628 | Liquid container with closure A liquid container with at least one opening and a closure having a graspable lug for opening the closure. The closure includes at least one lever arm for controlling the opening operation, with the lever arm's free end bearing against a the container dur... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6460741 | Spill-resistant bottle for liquids and the like An improved spill-resistant liquid bottle having a curved passageway and a vent passageway on the side in a curved neck having the shape of the number "7", the letter "Z" or the letter "S" incorporated into the design of its mouth opening. This improved s... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6435378 | Device for dispensing measured quantities of a fluid from a container and a metering container using such a device A fluid dispensing device comprises a tube and a holding means. When used with a container, the holding means is connected to a neck of the container and the tube is plunged into an interior of the container. An area on the tube, by which the tube is held... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6138876 | Multiple chamber liquid dispensing device This device for plant, animal and bird feeders uses liquid container bottles of the type which are supported in an inverted position and have an outlet opening at its lower end which is in communication with a container basin. A deflated airtight flexible... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6029861 | Quick measuring device A device for measuring and dispensing quantities of free flowing material. The device is a tube with one or more partial walls mounted in the tube. When held at an angle above the angle of repose for the free flowing material and rotated 180° around the ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5718261 | Cleaning solution dispenser for use in a water tank, and water tank capable of discharging mixture of water and cleaning solution A cleaning solution dispenser installed in a water tank 2 includes a container 3 and a tubular flow regulator 4. The container receives cleaning solution therein and is formed with a downwardly opening outlet 31. The flow regulator extends into the outlet... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5687783 | Animal watering device A pet watering apparatus and method for automatically supplying pets with an ample quantity of safe, fresh drinking water is disclosed. Water is maintained in and flows between two connected vessels. A commercially available, plastic or glass water bottle... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5577527 | Method and apparatus for dispensing detergent to a dishwashing machine A container for use in liquifying granular detergent and thereafter dispensing such liquified detergent to an industrial dishwashing machine, in which the container has a threaded end cap having a 2" center hole through its 4" diameter flat end and a flus... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5477873 | Artist's brush washing apparatus An artist's brush washing apparatus providing multiple washings of an artist's brush utilizing fresh solvent and facilities for holding contaminated solvent. A top unit includes a washing basin which receives fresh solvent from a solvent reservoir assembl... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5397033 | Device for the controlled dispensing of rodenticides A dispenser for stored rodenticide pellets wherein the pellets are contained within a cylindrical cap which is maintained in contact with a base. The base includes an inclined skirt bounded by an external flange. The cap is raised on a central post to ena... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5341963 | Apparatus for dispensing dry particles A particle analyzer includes a vibratory driver for particulate samples which are received in a sample cup to be drizzled under controller vibration to an analysis cell of the analyzer along with a conveying air stream. The driver is arranged to impose or... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5205998 | Angle of repose valve An apparatus and process for maintaining the purity of solid/granular product and dispensing high purity granular product from a vessel. A noncontaminating surface is provided by a cup, cylinder, or other structure having a surface of silicon, silicon car... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5180080 | Dispenser and method of viewing granular dry matter as it is being dispensed To control the dispensing of granular dry matter, the upper face of a flange extending from the perforations in the top of a dispenser for granular dry matter is positioned substantially in a horizontal plane and the dispenser is shaken. The granular dry ... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5093085 | Fluidized bed reactor method and apparatus Fluidized bed reactor method and apparatus for removal of coarse material from the reactor. The apparatus comprises a discharge device including a substantially vertical pipe portion connected at one end with an outlet opening in the reactor grid, and at ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5065923 | Food supporting element for attachment to a food container A food supporting element is used to support food, such as dip, in position near the open mouth of a food container to be easily accessible for serving. The supporting element includes a bowl that is spaced from the container, and is mounted on the contai... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5016789 | Dispenser for granular materials A mobile dispenser for granular safety material and having a container with an upper end and a lower end, a floor at the lower end, wheels on the floor, a dispensing opening at the front of the container with a dispensing tray extending forwardly from the... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4903866 | Gravity dispensing bin system A gravity dispensing bin system includes one or more gravity dispensing bins in which bulk product supplied through an open top of the bin moves under gravity to a lower dispensing opening as product is dispensed, and a frame on which the dispensing bins ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4871095 | Container for dispensing a measured amount of a granulated solid An improved container for dispensing a measured amount of a granulated solid. The container has a circular opening formed in the top which permits the complete filling of the container. A removable, hollow tube is then inserted into the circular opening. ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4854463 | Potatoe drawer This invention consists of a container inside which potatoes or other vegetables or food may be kept until eaten within a short term. This parallelepiped-shaped container is a one-piece device provided with three different openings: there is one on the up... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4840143 | Pet food dispenser A storage and dispensing apparatus for dry or liquid pet food of the type including a serving tray and a generally cylindrical storage container detachably secured to the tray so as to extend axially thereabove. The tray is provided with a generally circu... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4829708 | Plant care apparatus A plant care apparatus having a container for holding a liquid of water or water with fertilizer to be delivered to plants. The container has an outlet opening in the bottom thereof, a fill opening in the top and a way to seal the top of the container fro... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4782984 | Pouring device with quantitative chamber for powdery or granular materials This invention teaches a dispensing container (10) whereby a predetermined quantity of powdery or granular materials can be dispensed for each pouring operation. Such container is partitioned into one volume control chamber (27) and one storage chamber (2... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4779521 | Selective precision metering of ground coffee and other fungible materials Apparatus for precision metering of selected amounts of fungible or granular material such as coffee consisting of a frame, a hopper supported by the frame having a large upper storage area and communicating with a small lower vertically oriented exiting ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4756348 | Control apparatus for plastic blending machinery Apparatus for controlling the discharge of fluent, particulate plastic material from a supply to a blending hopper comprises a delivery tube having a discharge orifice at its lower end that may be closed by a circular valve which seats against the deliver... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4667857 | Partitioned box for pouring a measured amount of a granulated solid A partitioned box for pouring a measured amount of a granulated solid. The box has a series of partitions starting at the bottom of the box and positioned along a line angled upwardly toward the pouring side of the box. A channel is formed along the pouri... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4461400 | Valveless metering dispenser A valveless dispenser and method of operating the same is disclosed for first gravitatinally collecting a measured volume of granular material from an elevated supply source by moving the dispenser into a first position, and for thereafter discharging the... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4443109 | Method and apparatus for continuous feeding, mixing and blending Apparatus and method for automatically and continuously feeding, blending and mixing particulate material. In a non-mixing mode, a primary material is gravity fed through a vertical flow tube disposed in a chamber. Material flows into the chamber until an... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4336131 | Gasification furnace with discharge hopper A continuous gasification furnace and method of operation. The charge is fed into the furnace chamber between two rolls at least one of which is driven. The furnace chamber can be sealed from the ambient atmosphere. The bed of the furnace contains three z... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4180014 | Animal feeder An animal feeder having an upwardly open feeding trough at the lower end of a storage hopper. The hopper includes an upright front wall leading to the rear of the trough, a rearwardly spaced back wall, and an inclined wall leading downward and forwardly f... | 12/25/1979 |
