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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042715 | Dispensing closure comprising a safety system A dispensing closure for a container that includes closure walls, at least one dispensing aperture, at least one closing element that is movable between a position where the aperture is closed, and a position where the aperture is open. This closure includes at leas... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7967172 | Metered dosage dispenser closure for powders A dispenser for a container has an annular ring with a central portion which has at least one aperture. The annular ring is attached to a valve dimensioned to close an opening of the dispenser. The valve is operatively associated with the opening and biased in the c... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7350666 | Self regulating spout A drinking spout for beverage cans, bottles, cups or handheld containers that temporarily hold a drinking fluid (beverage), which can be carbonated or a hot drink under pressure and which is closed off by the spout. Spilling of the fluid held therein is prevented du... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7311229 | Slide tap A slide tap particularly suitable for use on disposable containers has a valve body with a sliding actuator movable between closed and opened positions of an outlet formed in the body. A spring mechanism returns the actuator to a closed position. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303713 | Fluid delivery valve system and method A method of forming a valve assembly for delivering a fluid from a fluid bag to an animal caging system for housing an animal can include injection molding an upper member having a piercing member and injection molding a sealing member. The upper member has a fluid ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7198180 | Container closure with biased closed tube valve A closure is removably attachable to a container and comprises a dispensing orifice and a tubular valve element that is biased closed blocking communication of the container with the orifice. By inverting the container so that a liquid contents of the container exer... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7114635 | Contamination preventive cap An antipollution cap comprises a base member (7) attachable to an eyedrops container (A) for containing a fluid, a overcap (8) mountable on the base member (7), a pressing member (9) inserted into and held by the base member (7) to... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6953070 | Dispenser valve with push-to-open spout A dispensing valve comprises a first component comprising a body adapted to be secured in fluid communication to a fitment of a liquid container. The body defines a first flow passage that extends therethrough. The first flow passage has an inlet. A valve assembly i... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6938794 | Lip actuated valve closure for a drinking bottle A closure for a liquid container, such as a sports drink bottle, includes a base component that is engaged over the mouth of the container, and a cap component engaged on the base component for movement from a closed position to an open position by pressure from the... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6749092 | Deformable dispensing valve A valve system is provided with a wall portion that includes an inlet side, an outlet side, at least one aperture extending between the inlet and outlet sides, and a valve seat on the outlet side. One preferred form of the valve system also includes a movable valve ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6691898 | Push button foam dispensing device The invention relates to a fluid dispensing device incorporating a push-button actuator normally biased in the closed position, a housing for receiving the aerosol canisters and a carrying case for the entire assembly. Activation is achieved by longitudin... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6435380 | Self-sealed spout A spout for a container comprising a conduit having a first end connected to the container, an aperture and a second end configured to be inserted into an opening. The second end of the conduit is configured to direct fluid axially out of the second end o... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6299027 | Valve controlled dispensing closure A push valve dispensing closure including a base mountable to the mouth of a container, a valve mounted within the base and a cap cooperatively engaged upon the base for rotational movement of the valve relative to the base between locked and unlocked pos... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6267269 | Portable sand dispensing receptacle A portable receptacle, to be carried by a golfer, to repair and restore divot marks by dispensing sand and related granular material on the golf course. The receptacle comprises a canister housing and an axially movable, spring biased member that moves be... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6227419 | Spout A spout for a container is shown having a conduit, a closure for preventing fluid flow through the conduit, an opener that is openable by inserting it into the opening of a container to be filled, and a vent passage that is opened to permit the flow of ga... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6213351 | Push body valve closure A push body valve closure to dispense product retained in a container. The closure includes a base affixed to the mouth of the container and a cap cooperatively engaged upon the base and movable between a first closed position and a second opened position... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6062419 | Spill-protecting drinking vessel top A spill-protecting top on a drinking vessel with an opening at a suction spout for drinking fluid, with which a fluid passage between the opening and the drinking vessel is blocked by a closure body of a valve, which is pressed by a spring element against... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6016936 | Liquid dispenser A liquid dispenser having a hollow shaft slidably received therein and a hollow sleeve securely mounted therein and having the hollow shaft slidably inserted therethrough. The hollow shaft has a plurality of through holes defined therein and alternately c... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5680970 | Self closing dispensing valve biased by resilient fingers A self-closing dispensing valve comprises a valve housing having a fluid conduit with a valve orifice therethrough, a flow control member within the valve body which is displaceable along an axis from a first position in which the flow control member obst... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5605257 | Sterile liquid squeeze-bottle-type dispenser Dispenser has a nozzle with a tip seal valve and an internal check valve defining a discharge chamber between them. The tip seal valve actuator extends along the squeeze bottle side so that it can be actuated at the same time as the bottle is squeezed. Be... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5593065 | Metered dual dispenser cap for squeeze containers The metered dual dispenser cap is for dual compartmented squeeze type containers which separately contain two distinct materials. The metered dual dispenser cap has a lower portion which is reciprocally attached to an upper portion. The lower portion has ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5535794 | Water bottle closure A closure on a bottle is adapted to be activated by surfaces of a cooler well to move a plunger from a closed position to a position at which water is adapted to flow out of the bottle. Selected tolerances of the plunger and sleeve in which it moves provi... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5503179 | Tapping faucet for pouring out beverages, in particular beer A tapping faucet for dispensing beverages, in particular beer, includes a compensator arranged in a tapping faucet housing provided with a tapping faucet outlet and being a body which is conical at one end, and a closing seal operable via an actuating dev... | 04/02/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5462203 | Dispenser for dispersing convenient units of two liquid products The present invention relates to a dispenser for feeding out convenient units of two liquid products. The dispenser (1), preferably, is intended for manual handling and manual feed-out of viscous products, such as mustard (2), ketchup (3), or similar sauc... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5452825 | Liquid dispenser for vertical wall mounting A liquid dispenser device comprising a shell (24) adapted to be wall-mounted substantially vertically in a bathing or washing area and to removably and replaceably receive and hold one or more elongate bottles (20) for liquids useful before, after, or whi... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5370313 | Sterile liquid dispenser A hollow body has a connected tubular discharge stem. The stem has a tapered tip formed with at least one discharge passage. An annular gasket complementing the shape of the taper is normally seated on the tip and valves off the passage. A hollow tubular ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5348200 | Automatic closure for a container A closure system for a container which is capable of being manufactured as a single integrated unit. The closure system includes a bellows member which carries a closure member between a closed position and an open position.... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5282541 | Cap locking device for a water bottle A cap locking device for a water bottle comprising a bottle cap threadably closing an inner bottle, a push button and a nipple pusher, the bottle cap shaped like a shell head having a diametric opening, a tubular post in the opening for a nipple fixed on ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5230447 | Self-closing push-pull bottle top A self-closing push-pull top for a bottle includes a threaded collar adapted to engage a threaded bottle neck. A hollow stem extends from the threaded collar and engages a cylindrical guide aperture of a cap. The cap is slidable along the hollow stem abou... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5207785 | Protector cap and wiper for dispenser discharge orifice A finger actuated plunger of a dispenser has a protector cap telescoped over the plunger head for reciprocation independently thereof along the axis of plunger reciprocation. A portion of the cap side wall covers the discharge orifice in the head in a con... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5183182 | Liquid dispenser for vertical wall mounting A liquid dispenser device comprising a shell adapted to be wall-mounted substantially vertically in a bathing or washing area and to removably and replaceably receive and hold one or more elongate bottles for liquids useful before, after, or while bathing... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5156308 | Liquid supply device for a developing unit using a liquid developer A device for supplying a liquid developer from a toner container to a tank and from the tank to a developing unit of which is operable with the liquid developer. The nozzle hole of the toner container is open into a circulation path along which the liquid... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5114051 | Closing capsule with a mobile element for flasks and other containers A pouring spout assembly comprises an envelope connected to the open upper end of a container by interlocking elements. The envelope has an upper opening adapted to being brought in register with an opening in a slide drawer unit below and having a bottom... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5090600 | Liquid pressure opened pouring spout A fluid pressure opened reclosable pouring spout for a flexible container is formed by a sleeve assembly axially inserted into the exit end of the pouring spout for normally closing the latter. The sleeve assembly comprises a first sleeve bonded to the in... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5052592 | Dispenser for paste compositions A dispenser for pasty compositions having a housing which contains a piston which can be displaced only in the emptying direction, the housing having an external handle to actuate a pump wall, which wall can be pushed in the direction of the piston in ord... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4993600 | Liquid dispenser pump A liquid dispenser pump including a pump housing, a piston movable within the pump housing, a seal including a resilient wall disposed about the piston, and a reinforcement member for urging the resilient seal wall outwardly into fluid-tight engagement wi... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4993592 | Method for use of container having lid activated and methods therefor A method for storing, mixing, dispensing, and returning a fluid, a mixable composition and a resultant fluid meant for oral application includes the steps of providing a movable member within a cup-like container that isolates the mixable composition, con... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4982881 | Nozzle for a liquid container A nozzle for a liquid container has first and second nozzle parts. The first nozzle part has a flange for engaging a collar to secure it to a container. A sealing member abuts the flange and includes a first sealing surface rebutting a neck of a container... | 01/08/1991 |
| 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 |
