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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959045 | Spout assembly and method of manufacturing packaging bag provided with spout assembly A spout assembly for a packaging bag for improving the prevention of oxidation to an inner content and discharging such content at a desired amount. The spout assembly mounted to the bag body includes a spool to move along the axial direction of the spout assembly a... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7140517 | Valve mechanism for tube shaped fluid container A valve mechanism for a tube-type fluid container includes a valve seat portion having an upper opening portion and a lower opening portion; and a valve portion disposed co-axially with the upper opening portion. The valve portion includes a supporting portion attac... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121436 | Non-spill water bottle cap for purified water dispenser An improved non-spill water bottle cap is developed for preventing water spillage when a water bottle is inverted to place on a water dispenser. The improved non-spill water bottle cap comprises a cylindrical plastic tube (10), a spherical float (20) f... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108442 | Overmolded tip Applicator tip for applying liquid product, comprising an elastically deformable outer applicator element provided with a dispensing orifice able to be sealed closed by a shut-off element, and a rigid inner body the upper part of which bears the shut-off element as ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7059501 | Valve mechanism for tube-type fluid container A valve seat portion 20 has a nearly tubular shape, at the bottom of which a circular opening portion 23 which functions as a valve seat is formed. A valve portion 10 has a ring-shaped supporting portion 11 which is disposed inside the va... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6357614 | Non-refilling devices for containers An in-bore non-refilling device for a bottle of fine spirits has a valve member 16 in the form of a regular dumbbell, with conical ends 62 arranged back-to-back and joined by a central shaft 63 at their apices. The housing 12 of the device has its bottom ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6241125 | System and kit accessories for dispensing reactive two component materials The invention teaches a kit-like system and apparatus for dispensing a multiple component reactive material from two cartridges each having an exteriorly threaded semi-cylindrical outlet nozzle, where the respective components need not be mixed together i... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6129249 | Accessory fitting used with equipment for filling surface cracks A material handling fitting consisting of a tube having inlet and outlet ends, with the tube being stepped between its ends and having a plurality of respectively opposed outer and inner land areas of progressively smaller to larger diameters from one of ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5996860 | Momentary buoyant gate system A novel fluid container system comprises a container having a port at an upper end through which port fluid is permitted to pass for emptying the container. A restricter is provided within the container for momentarily restricting fluid flow out of the po... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5984152 | Combination devices for surface crack filling The disclosed port device has a tube with a base that can be permanently bonded to a surface with its outlet throughbore aligned with a crack therein, for funneling the material into the crack; and the port device tube can have a low silhouette of possibl... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5803314 | Dispensing closure for a squeezable container A tapered valve seat and mating valve member are in fluid communication with a squeezable container interior. Fluid in the container under pressure axially displaces the valve from its seat, flows through the interface between the valve and seat and is di... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5799841 | Drip resistant nozzle for a dispenser A drip resistant nozzle for a dispenser is described. The drip resistant nozzle includes a flexible, resilient member that moves between several positions during actuation of the dispenser.... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5782386 | Dispensing closure for a squeezable container An annular tapered valve seat and mating valve on a valve member are secured in fluid communication with a container interior. Fluid in the container under pressure axially displaces the valve from its seat, flows through the interface between the valve a... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5566866 | Combination port for surface crack filling The disclosed port device has a tubular inlet end stepped with progressively smaller land areas sized to establish a leakproof separable joint with outer land areas of conventional material mixing/dispensing tubes. Separate radial base blades hinged from ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5524795 | Dispensing unit for a threaded neck bottle A dispensing unit for a threaded neck bottle including a dispensing nipple, valve assembly, and a connector. The dispensing nipple is squeezable and mostly cylindrical in shape with one end converging. The bottom of the converging end is open so that the ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5433354 | Surface port for crack filling The surface port device has a tube with a throughbore between its inlet and outlet ends, and an enlarged flat base at the outlet end, suited to be bonded by adhesive securely to a structure surface with the tube bore aligned over a surface crack. The inle... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5372283 | Two-component dispensing system Apparatus for dispensing a mixture of two components comprises a dispenser device formed with a first passageway connected to a source of a Component A material, and a second passageway connected to a source of a Component B material, both of which are co... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5370266 | Method for reducing spillage when pouring liquid out of a container A method of reducing spillage when pouring liquid out of a container which includes the following steps. Firstly, place a free floating buoyant member into a resilient deformable container adapted for containing liquid. The liquid must be of greater densi... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5346108 | Gaged dispensing apparatus A gaged dispensing apparatus for dispensing a predetermined amount of material to the user. The apparatus comprises a collapsible container and a spherically shaped, resilient metering device disposed within the container. The container is retained within... | 09/13/1994 |
| 4846379 | Nozzle assembly for a liquid dispensing machine A nozzle assembly for dispensing measured volumes of a liquid has a valve for dividing an inflowing volume of liquid into a plurality of equal outflowing aliquots through the use of a radial spreading zone in the valve. The valve is connected to a plurali... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4842152 | Spill proof plug Disclosed herein is a one piece spill proof plug which allows a container to be inverted prior to dispensing a fluid to a receiving receptacle. The plug has a plug member, stem and V-shaped retainer members which allow the plug member to snugly fit into t... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4836422 | Propellantless foam dispenser A propellantless foam dispenser comprising a container which has a flexible outer wall and contains a foamable liquid and air. The container has an outlet opening which is disposed at the top of the container and has a foam discharge nozzle associated wit... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4773570 | Discharge device for a deformable container The discharge device comprises a member having a plurality of liquid flow openings, an eductor tube, a liquid flow path from the eductor tube to the member with the plurality of liquid flow openings and a valve positioned in the liquid flow path. The valv... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4673110 | Spray-discharge device for a deformable container A deformable spray dispenser comprises a valve unit which is capable of axial displacement within the container with respect to the container cover between a spray-discharge position and an air-suction position. The valve unit supports a member for shutti... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4635826 | Tube container for receiving semifluid material A tube container for receiving semifluid material includes a tubular body formed of an elastic synthetic resin, a neck portion formed of a synthetic resin and integrally mounted on the body at a shoulder, and a valve member fitted in the neck portion. The... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4537229 | Automatic weighing apparatus and method An apparatus for automatically weighing out articles of a type having an apparent specific gravity which is not constant includes means for weighing out the articles into a batch having a target weight, means for filling a constant volume with the weighed... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4534449 | Perforating, seal-greasing apparatus and method An improved method and apparatus for perforating and applying grease through a resilient seal using a solid or hollow needle, said solid needle puncturing the seal with a sufficiently small perforation that, as the device is maintained in contact with the... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4437582 | Device for dispensing paste-like substances The device is based on a metering chamber which is designed to be screwed onto a tube and which has inlet and outlet openings for the product. The product is dispensed by a plunger displaceable in the metering chamber. An axially displaceable plate valve ... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4406383 | High pressure water gun A water gun having a barrel, a water inlet, a pistol grip and and a main body portion with an upper piston chamber in the main body portion communicating with the inlet and a lower valve chamber separated from the upper piston chamber. A piston is slidabl... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4253588 | Dispensing closure with disc-like membrane valve member A housing is threaded to the container and includes a valve stem having a flexible valve disc member. In the housing are upper and lower adjacent valve seats which mate with the disc member to form closed valves therewith. When in contact with the upper s... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4203536 | Dispensing closure for a squeezable container A housing containing annular tapered valve seat and mating valve secure the valve in fluid communication with the container interior. Fluid in the container under pressure displaces the valve from its seat, flows through the interface between the valve an... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4140238 | Nozzle shut-off valve A nozzle shut-off valve for injection molding machine for plastic material, especially thermoplastic material, has two pneumatic cylinder-and-plunger units. One such unit has its plunger mounted to reciprocate so as to block the passageway of the plastics... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4105147 | Extruder screw valve The invention disclosed herein is an injection molding machine unit having a barrel, with an injection nozzle on one end of the barrel and a screw ram movable in the barrel, a valve member with axially extending grooves in the periphery thereof, supported... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4062479 | Non-return valve assemblies in injection molding machines An injection molding apparatus having a non-return valve assembly mounted on the front end of an extruder screw within a heated barrel for accummulating a charge of thermoplastic material in the forepart of the barrel by the retrograde and rotary movement... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4037827 | Food product mixer with an improved door mechanism A food product mixer with a pair of door openings in its front panel includes a door mechanism with a pair of slideable doors. Each door is slideable on a pair of sliding rods toward and away from the opening with which it is associated. Means are provide... | 07/26/1977 |
