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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7288302 | Packaging laminate and packaging containers produced therefrom The disclosure relates to a packaging laminate and packaging containers for liquid foods produced therefrom. The packaging laminate (10) includes a paper or paperboard layer (11) and outer, liquid-tight coatings (13 and 14) on both sides ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7069808 | Line laying structure for robot wrist A line laying structure for a wrist of a robot capable of enhancing durability of lines of cables/pipes for flowing electricity, air, water, etc. to an end effector attached to the wrist, and reducing a restriction of angle of rotation of a wrist axis by rotation of... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7021500 | Two-component foam dispensing kit A transportable two-component fluid dispensing kit. The kit includes a container having a front panel and rear panel joined by side panels to form a chamber. Each of the panels have a top edge and a bottom edge joined by side edges, each of the side edges are connec... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6929160 | Fuel bladder container An apparatus for holding a fuel bladder is disclosed. The apparatus may include a lid, and a container body. The container body may include first and second hatch doors for accessing fuel in the fuel bladder. The lid may include one or more tie downs, which allow th... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918415 | Personal fuel hose lift A lift as a personal tool used manually to lift portions of a fuel hose successively, equipped to slide along the fuel hose as a user walks erect as the user moves along the fuel hose progressively causing residual fuel in the fuel hose to drain out the hose distal ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6497531 | Concrete curing machine A concrete curing and texturing machine includes a truss frame supporting a reservoir of curing fluid and drive members positioned at the ends of the truss frame for powering the machine longitudinally along a roadway being surfaced. A texturing carriage ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6401990 | Finger-operable pump actuator with finger pad A finger-operable pump actuator is provided with a generally rigid body and a softer finger pad on top. The generally rigid body and the softer pad are preferably bi-injection molded together. The actuator may be bi-injection molded in a variety of aesthe... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6332564 | Liquid container A liquid container comprises a bag-shaped container body formed of a flexible film and a delivery unit having a mouth portion, a joining portion and a shank portion, the joining portion being secured to an opened end portion of the bag-shaped container bo... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6244477 | Device for pouring out concrete A device for discharging concrete having a flexible hose which is connected to a concrete supply line, preferably a concrete supply line of a concrete pump, the hose is provided with an input end which is associated with the supply line and through which ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6158631 | Positionable-spout fluid-dispenser gun A gun for dispensing fluids having a positionable spout comprises a handle provide with a trigger which is posteriorly coupled, by means of a rotatable connection, to a flexible fluid feed pipe and which anteriorly bears a spout destined to be introduced ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6076710 | Concrete placement apparatus An improved method and apparatus for distribution of viscous materials such as concrete slurry or grout mixtures onto target surfaces, the apparatus connectable to a transfer pipe leading from an external pumping mechanism. The method and apparatus includ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6073815 | Unit for packaging and dispensing a liquid or semi-liquid product A unit for packaging and dispensing a product contained in a reservoir (12) is surmounted by a dispensing element (30) which has a hollow stem (33) mounted on elastic return element, and on which stem a member (34) for actuating the said dispensing elemen... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6039210 | Container system and method of use A container system (20) includes a bladder (30), a pouring spout (34), and a holder (44). The pouring spout is removably connected to the bladder. The bladder is rolled around the pouring spout and inserted into the holder for convenient storage. To be us... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6013315 | Dispense nozzle design and dispense method A dispense nozzle (10), having a narrow oblong orifice (14), is positioned over and near the surface of the substrate (22), close to the edge of the substrate. While the substrate is rotating, the nozzle dispenses fluid through the narrow oblong orifice o... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5979717 | Dispensing mechanism with flow regulator A flow regulator for controlling the flow of material from a container is disclosed, wherein the container includes a container outlet through which the material freely flows when the container outlet is not closed. The flow regulator includes a material ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5934522 | Accordion shaped neck for containers A flexible elongated tubular neck having an accordion shape that is rigidly mounted to a container containing liquids, and having an upper opening, that permits a user to readily pour out the content into a reservoir without the need of a funnel and witho... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5893490 | Hose mount for robot arm dispenser system A hose mounting arrangement for an adhesive-dispensing robot of the type having a mobile robot arm which applies high viscosity adhesive to a workpiece on an assembly line via a dispenser nozzle on the end of the robot arm. A rigid hose-supporting boom is... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5890631 | Aerosol cap with dispensing tube support system A new Aerosol Cap With Dispensing Tube Support System for maintaining the position of a dispensing tube in relation to a spray nozzle of an aerosol can during use and storage. The inventive device includes a cylindrical cap having an arcuate cutout, a lid... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5845799 | Dispensing gate for knock down bulk box A bulk box has a base with side and end wall panels pivotally attached to the base for moving between a collapsed position and an upright position. The bulk box has an insert positioned in the interior of the base for receiving a flowable material. In a f... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5788122 | Mixing device with attachment The mixer for a dispensing appliance having a double cartridge is provided at its dispensing end with an attachment which is rotatably mounted thereon by snap-in coupling parts. Moreover, the mixer is provided at its dispensing end with a circular bead an... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5743445 | Opening and pouring device including volume pouring spout for a container for a liquid and metal cover containing same The opening and pouring device is useful for a cylindrical liquid-containing container, particularly a metal beverage can, having a cover (A) provided with an openable protective cap (6) defined by a precut perimeter (7) in the cover (A). The opening and ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5633021 | Apparatus for making a three-dimensional article A three-dimensional article making apparatus includes a processor operatively connected to a dispenser and positioner for constructing the article based upon the article defining data. The processor operates the dispenser to construct an enlarged surface ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5386881 | Lawn mower engine oil drain extension apparatus A lawnmower engine oil sump drain extension apparatus, for a lawnmower having a blade housing and an engine having an oil sump, has an oil sump drain elbow tube threadingly connected into a drain hole of the oil sump. An outer extension tube is threadingl... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5271538 | Pour-it-all canister An improved dispensing apparatus having a container sized to receive a pre-determined quantity of pourable material, and a pouring spout rotatably secured to the side of the container by an O-ring closely received in first and second complimentary grooves... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5186559 | Cooking sauce dispenser and stand This invention is a cooking sauce dispenser comprising an assembly of one or more tubular, squeezable containers having a circular opening in a plane at an oblique angle to the axis of the container and connected rotatably to a collar having a flow passag... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5152425 | Spraying process with the aid of a manual pump atomiser and manual pump atomiser for the implementation of the process A process and device for atomizing spray dispensing of a liquid product from a container includes a manually actuated push button pump which moves a movable member including a spray orifice along an axis while simultaneously rotating the spray orifice abo... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5092498 | Detachable pouring spout A detachable pouring spout generally adapted for use in pouring fluid from a container having an externally threaded neck which can be closed with an internally threaded reclosable cap. The spout has a tubular body with proximate and distal ends and a cou... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5037389 | Portable liquid medicine dispenser A medicine dispensing device for dispensing measured amounts of liquids to infants and the like, consisting of a container that has a plurality of calibration marks formed along its edge and has a cap disposed over its open end. Along its sides is a dosin... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5029737 | Ice delivery mechanism in storage bin-type ice dispenser In a storage bin-type ice dispenser, an ice delivery mechanism includes a tubular delivery chute coupled with a dispensing opening of a storage bin and extending downward and outward from a front wall of the bin. A vertical discharge duct is detachably mo... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5005726 | Composite container assemblies A composite container includes an outer metal or plastic container body having relatively rigid side, bottom and top walls, with the top wall having a centrally located aperture for insertion and removal of an inner container in the form of a thin, flexib... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4960358 | Bottom-unheading device and method for vertical vessels A bottom unheading device adapted for unheading vertical vessels such as coking drums. The unheading device includes a cover unit adapted for attachment to a lower flange of a coking drum and which is fastened by a plurality of swing bolts which are disco... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4938383 | Dispenser apparatus A dispenser apparatus for dropping paste onto a substrates, etc. including a syringe having a nozzle, a motor which moves the syringe up and down, a controller which controls the rotational stopping positions and rotational speed of the motor, and digital... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4869404 | Condiment pump A condiment pump having a container and a lid. A cylinder extends downward into the container and contains a piston and a piston rod. A lower ball valve is located near the bottom of the cylinder, and a side arm tube extends from the lower ball valve to t... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4838465 | Guide bar for a hose which is physically manipulated by workers to deliver a high density material to a predeterminated site A guide bar for use by workers involved in the manipulation of a hose which carries a high density material to a predetermined site. The bar is preferably used in the building trades by a work gang involved in the delivery of concrete. The guide bar inclu... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4828448 | Non-consolidating discharge feeder Previously belts, drag chains or screw feeders have been used to discharge a bulk material, such as wood pulp and the like, from a storage bin or hopper at the required rate. A problem with such feeders is obtaining uniform withdrawal of material from the... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4758143 | Manufacture of specialty ice cream products In a machine for manufacturing multi-layered decorative ice cream cake and pie products. The machine frame supports a plurality of ingredient dispensing stations including ice cream dispensing stations. A conveyor simultaneously conveys products between t... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4706874 | Package for flowable filling materials having a re-closable opening A fluid packaging means comprises tubular side walls and end walls disposed at the ends thereof, forming a bottom and a top, wherein the top comprises thermoplastic material without a carrier material, is injection moulded to the outer edge of the tube al... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4592495 | Automatic gun for discharging thermoplastic resin An automatic hot melt adhesive dispensing gun is connected by a swivel assembly to a working arm of a programmable working machine. The swivel assembly includes a hollow spindle journalled in the gun block of the gun. The free end of the spindle is connec... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4483462 | Water guard A water guard system is used in a gravel loadout structure wherein wet bulk material is stored in a bin (12) and released through a gate (14). Runoff water from the bulk material tends to leak through the gate (14) and drip on an underlying scale (22) as ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4187962 | Fuel service tank with self-retracting hose reel A mobile liquid-dispensing apparatus usable for refueling airplanes and the like is provided which includes a reel-mounted, extensiblle and retractable, fluid delivery conduit connected to an adjacent liquid supply. Releasable one-way brake mechanism is a... | 02/12/1980 |
