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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350673 | Metered dose squeeze dispenser 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... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7021486 | Drinking flask A drinking flask cap is a convenient, three-position, push-pull lid. The top of the lid forms a drinking basis, and the drinking basin can be sealed with a hygienic cap. The cap can be removed and placed on the bottom of the flask for convenient storage and provides... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6848599 | Adhesive container and method of filling An adhesive container. The adhesive container includes a relatively rigid canister, a collapsible bag within the relatively rigid canister, the collapsible bag containing an adhesive, a propellant in a space between the outside of the collapsible bag and the inside ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6789701 | Toothpaste dispenser A dispenser includes a base into which the open end of a conventional tube of toothpaste is threaded, a manually operated pump in the base to draw paste from the tube and discharge the paste onto a toothbrush, a perforated tube positioned in the tube of toothpaste t... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6460740 | Fluid dispenser A fluid dispenser having a reservoir forming a bottom, side walls, and a neck; and a dispensing member, such as a pump or a valve mounted on the neck. The dispensing member is provided with a tube extending inside the reservoir to the point of being in co... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6435379 | Bottled liquid dispensers Liquid is supplied from a bottle B to a discharge outlet 8 via a molded plastics reservoir 15 by pressurizing the bottle using an air pump 22. A pressure sensor responds to a rise in air pressure supplied to the bottle by shutting off the pump. Liquid is ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6276571 | Fuel dispensing system A portable fluid dispensing system, such as for the transfer of fuel to a vehicle fuel tank, that is convenient and safe. The system hereof includes a closed fluid containing chamber, having access means for fitting the chamber, air relief means, and a qu... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6250511 | Recharge insert for cleaning, sanitizing or disinfectant fluid spray system A recharge insert, for use with a spray dispenser device, is made of a matrix material impregnated with a chemical that is dry-to-the-touch and becomes dissolved in solution with a diluent fluid such as water. The recharge insert is formed in an elongated... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6250508 | Apparatus for withdrawing a liquid from a closed container For the withdrawal of a liquid from a closed container which is in a fluctuating position in space in a portable piece of equipment, precautions are to be taken so that the liquid can be withdrawn as completely as possible and in a trouble-free manner. A ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6241122 | Plug and amorphous container using the plug A cylindrical plug (10) attached to a pouchy container proper capable of varying shape as passed through the container proper (1) in such a manner that one terminal side thereof is positioned inside the container proper (1) and the other terminal side the... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6045006 | Disposable liquid containing and dispensing package and an apparatus for its manufacture A disposable liquid containing and dispensing package. The package has a flexible bag with an upper and a lower bag wall. The upper and lower bag walls have a periphery and a middle portion. The upper bag wall has a spout positioned within the middle port... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6016934 | Spray can and method for using the same A spray can capable of using compressed air that is used in a plant and of generating spray regardless of the viscosity of a liquid. The spray can comprises a can main body into which liquid is collected and compressed air is filled and generates spray by... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5921438 | Laminated bottle and pump device therefor A container and pump device is provided that allows interference in pumping action, caused by collapsing of an inner layer of the container during expulsion of fluid from within the container, to be eliminated. The container can be a laminated bottle havi... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5915595 | Aerosol dispensing container and method for assembling same An aerosol dispensing container is provided having a container body attached to top and bottom closures wherein the top closure has a curl defining a valve opening. Disposed in the container opening is a generally cylindrical product bag having a neck por... | 06/29/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5839625 | Extruded fluted insert dispensing tube An extruded, fluted, plastic tube is inserted through the neck of a container containing liquid. The free end of the tube is spaced from the bottom wall of the container, while the opposite end is frictionally held in the container neck portion. The side ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5746350 | Pump device for a container A pump device for a container that is capable of pouring substantially the whole quantity of contents. The pump device includes an operating portion exposed to an outside of the container, a suction portion having a flange attached to the mouth of the con... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5730328 | Double wall dispensing container including a collapsible trellis insert A trellis insert for use in an inner container of a pressurized double wall pressure container used to propel liquids from the container. The trellis prevents undesirable collapse of the inner container so as to provide controlled amounts of residual prod... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5647511 | Collapsed bag with evacuation channel form unit A substantially flat collapsed plastic bag with an evacuation form unit insert positioned therein as manufactured to serve as a form about which the filled bag will collapse as it is emptied. The form unit comprises a ring for mounting the unit on the spo... | 07/15/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5398733 | Readily cleaned liquid transfer system A readily cleaned liquid transfer system is designed for use with an associated vessel or container, such as a barrel, having therein a liquid to be removed. The system comprises a recirculation loop, a transfer manifold, and a transfer hose for providing... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5377875 | Package with replaceable inner receptacle having large integrally molded fitment An inner receptacle having a single integral piece flexible bag including a thin walled portion and a rigid fitment portion. The fitment portion includes a flange which is larger in diameter than the flexible bag to provide a mechanism to attach the inner... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5305921 | Package with replaceable inner receptacle having large integrally molded fitment An inner receptacle having a single integral piece flexible bag including a thin walled portion and a rigid fitment portion. The fitment portion includes a flange which is larger in diameter than the flexible bag to provide a mechanism to attach the inner... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5186361 | Spray dispenser having manual actuator for generating and storing product-expelling energy A spray dispenser includes a manually actuable discharge valve at a longitudinal end thereof. The dispenser dispenses a product carried by a flexible bag. A body encompasses the bag to form a gas-containing space therebetween. The body is formed of a stif... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5178021 | Fluid sample bags with internal spacing element There is provided a fluid sample bag for use in testing automotive exhaust samples and the like. The bag can be sealed and formed of a material which is flexible and impermeable to gases. A fitting is sealingly connected to the bag for filling and evacuat... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5176174 | Flow metering and distribution devices A flow metering device includes a standpipe mounted in a fluid reservoir such that when the level of fluid in the reservoir falls to a predetermined level, flow is metered through holes provided in the standpipe at a reduced rate of delivery.... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5156300 | Bag-in-squeeze-bottle fluid dispenser with unsealed fluid passage A bag in squeeze bottle fluid dispenser capable of dispensing substantially all of the fluid product contained therein. A suitable bag support element is inserted inside the flexible bag to prevent substantial axial movement of the bag in the direction of... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5143288 | Compressed gas aerosol spray system with a dip tube vapor tap hole Apparatus and method for using a compressed gas in an aerosol spray system to produce and maintain an effective aerosol spray includes the use of an aerosol spray valve 4 for emitting the aerosol spray. A dip tube 18 is coupled to the valve 4 and extends ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5071379 | Foam production device A foam producing device is disclosed which can be fitted to the liquid duct (3) of a liquid dispenser appliance, comprising at least one chamber (4) whose cross section is preferably greater than that of the liquid duct and which is placed in the duct and... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5048721 | Method for enhancing the mixture of gases within a cylinder A gas cylinder having a valve on one end and an internal tube having at least one perforation. The tube extending from the valve through the majority of the length of the cylinder. A charging and a gas delivery method employing the perforated tube permits... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4948013 | Method and apparatus for dispensing powdered pesticide Disclosed is a method and apparatus (10) for dispensing powdered pesticide (13). A housing (11) is separated into an upper chamber (12) and lower chamber (51) by a porous media layer (19). The powdered pesticide (13) is contained within the upper chamber ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4913316 | Binary syrup system bag and valve A binary syrup system bag and valve for beverage dispensing including a pair of separate syrup bags holding two different syrup components, a single spout connected to both bags and a bag valve connected to the spout for opening or closing liquid communic... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4781313 | Containers Disclosed herein is a container having an improved pouring spout for easing the passage of air into the container as a liquid is poured from the container.... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4634028 | Container reinforcement The object of the invention is to provide an axial reinforcement for containers, such as molded plastic bottles for milk and water and the like, to enable stacking of the containers without requiring expensive secondary packaging. The reinforcement is an ... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4630759 | Vessel with pump suction tube support A pump suction tube support is mounted at the bottom of a fluid vessel such as a barrel for supporting the tube and providing stability to the pump which is mounted on the top of the barrel. The support includes a hollow cylindrical support member for rec... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4607957 | Plant for the continuous preparation of floated fodder This invention relates to a plant for the preparation of floated fodder, i.e. fodder in aqueous suspension made from humid grit or granulate and water with supplementary nutritional components and is based on a gastight high-rise silo comprising a central... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4572406 | Aerosol container and valve assembly for automatically signalling depletion of a predetermined amount of the container contents when in an inverted position Disclosed herein is an improved aerosol assembly which may be used inverted and upright and which, when used in the inverted position, will automatically provide an audible signal that a predetermined amount of the container contents has been depleted. A ... | 02/25/1986 |
