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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234613 | Granular material quick change valve assembly A valve assembly including a downwardly directed funnel, a substantially cylindrical body position within a cylindrical base and a cylindrical valve within the cylindrical body atop of the funnel includes a baffle, a latch and a planar semi-circular surface about wh... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7198167 | Sipper cup with medicine dispenser A cup includes a liquid storage chamber and a separate medicine storage container. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7137527 | Container To provide a container that can be easily configured and has good operability when opened and closed with one hand. The container includes a container body having an opening, and a lid body that can open and close the opening of the container body, wherein the conta... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6988630 | Storage container A storage container which is opened and closed by horizontally rotating a lid body with regard to the container body, having a rotating torque such that the lid body has a suitable resistance feel when rotating, and at the same time, makes a technical issue of the s... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6983868 | Fuel container A fuel container having novel dispensing devices is disclosed. A hose or spout is fitted with a funnel, both being sufficiently clear to permit the visual detection of the free surface of the fuel within. At the juncture between the spout and the funnel, a valve is ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6971331 | Water dispensing device, kit and method A water dispensing device, an associated kit and a method of using same are disclosed for use in hydrating a pet such as a dog or cat. The water dispensing device includes a base unit slidably attached to a storage vessel. The base unit includes the interconnected c... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966460 | Device for containing and supplying loose material A device for containing and supplying loose materials, includes: a support frame (5); a rigid container (2) mounted on the support frame (5) and exhibiting at least one opening (3); elements (4) for opening or closing the at least ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6626314 | Resealable closure for beverage container A resealable closure for beverage containers uses initial physical interference to initiate a seal between a sealing flap and a dispensing port in a lid of the resealable closure. Once the initial seal is achieved, a pressure differential develops, result... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6547102 | Swivel top closure A swivel top closure including a base and a top affixed to the base, the top being movable with respect to the base along the horizontal plane in swivel-like motion between a closed position in which the top fully covers an opening in the base to an open ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6082575 | Hybrid beverage container A beverage container is disclosed which includes a stackable cup and a stackable cover which have cooperating thread forms for selectively securing the cover to the cup in a substantially liquid-tight relationship. The cover has a beverage dispensing open... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6019253 | Bag and box valve system A valve system for a bag and box combination employs a fitment having an inner mounting flange secured to the inner surface of a bag and with a projecting portion projecting out through a hole in the bag and into a passageway in the outer container. A val... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6010029 | Container lid assembly A lid assembly includes a lid body having a periphery containing a liquid discharge slot and an air vent arranged diametrically opposite to each other, and a center containing a passage located between the liquid discharge slot and the air vent, a rotary ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5901886 | Apparatus for storing and dispensing particulate material and valve for use therein An apparatus for storing and dispensing particulate material, such as bird seed, employs a dispensing valve having a first disk fixedly mounted in a housing and a second disk rotatably mounted in the housing. The first disk has circumferentially spaced fi... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5897030 | Toothpaste dispenser A toothpaste dispenser includes, a base, a first wall, a second wall, a squeeze flap, a tube retainer, and a dispenser nozzle. The first and second walls are mounted to the base such that a toothpaste tube may be easily inserted therebetween. A second end... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5806725 | Dispensing machine A dispensing machine has a passageway for product with an upper inlet for receiving product and a lower outlet for dispensing product, the outlet is provided with a closing means which serves to retain the product within the passageway. The closing means ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5667109 | Milk powder container A milk powder container including a cylindrical bottle formed with threads at a lower end and a threaded neck at an upper portion, the cylindrical bottle having a top end formed with a semi-circular opening and a first semi-circular groove under the top e... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5573127 | Cap for liquid containers In a container cap, comprising a primary cap provided with an outlet opening in a top wall thereof, and fitted to a mouth of a container, and a secondary cap having an end hinged to the top wall of the primary cap, a slide member slidably overlies an uppe... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5417165 | Self-clearing discharge door assembly for railroad ballast hopper car A railroad hopper ballast discharge door assembly includes pliant side panels along a discharge gate opening. The pliant side panels are strong enough to retain the ballast within the hopper when the door is closed, yet are flexible enough to yield when b... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5294014 | Container closure arrangement A closure cover for sealing a liquid container including a body having an orifice for dispensing the liquid in the container, and a rotating disk pivotally attached to the body and providing an effective seal for the dispensing orifice. The effective seal... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5242075 | Self-closing cap for the filler neck of the oil pan of an engine A self-closing cap for the filler neck of an oil pan is provided which allows the oil pan of an engine to be filled without the necessity of removing the cap. The cap comprises a lower body having a flat inner bottom surface with a passage in it, and a sp... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5211188 | Dishwater additive dispensing apparatus An additive dispenser for a dishwashing machine includes a container formed in the inner wall of the machine door and a cover movable between a position closing the container and a position exposing the container. The cover is formed as an unitary member ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5110040 | Pour spout construction and method A pour spout carton for extended shelf life paperboard containers, such as those of the gable top type. A dispensing opening is formed, as by die cutting, in a panel of the carton. A pour spout carries a flange extending from the edge of the dispensing ho... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4805552 | Apparatus for regulating the flow of gaseous and liquid media Apparatus for regulating the flow of a fluid from a supply conduit at one end of an elongated housing to a nozzle having one or more orifices extending longitudinally of the housing has a partition which is installed in and divides the interior of the hou... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4756647 | Metering slide for fine-grained solids A metering slide for fine-grained solids for gastight closing and cross-section-variable opening of vessels and piping in pneumatic conveying systems. A sliding plate provided with a metering opening is moved between two slide rings by a drive in a compre... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4747524 | Device for metered handling of bulk materials A device for metering bulk materials with a vertical axis having a rotor featuring radially extending paddles about the vertical axis, and a cover plate, constructed to prevent especially coarse particle materials from being scraped or squashed between th... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4721602 | Mixing head for the mixing of at least two components forming a synthetic material The invention relates to a mixing head for the mixing of at least two components forming a synthetic material, the mixing head comprising a mixing chamber and a discharging channel which is guided in a guide channel having a symmetrical cross-section. The... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4500016 | Rotatable closure and dispensing device for collapsible tubes and/or containers A rotatable closure and dispensing device for collapsible tubes and/or containers, wherein a cap member is rotatably mounted to the nozzle of a tube. The cap is formed having a discharge port which is offset from the central axis of the cap and the nozzle... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4412625 | Child-proof pill container for handicapped A pill container and permanently attached cap form a three-sided prism-shaped safety bottle. The container is provided with a top to which the cap is secured permanently by a large-headed shaft from the cap protruding into the container top through an elo... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4325502 | Discharge closure for silo unloader An openable discharge closure is provided, for silo bottom unloaders, in which the closure comprises a door-like member that is moved vertically downwardly and transversely away from the discharge opening. A sweeper or broom may be mounted for engagement ... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4317532 | Pneumatic discharge arrangement A pneumatic discharge arrangement for railway hopper cars includes a housing secured to a discharge end of a hopper including a chamber having an elongated opening. The opening is regulated by a sliding pivoting valve disposed beneath the opening within a... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4183443 | Reusable cup cover A reusable cup cover having two separable parts for washing and mating in such a way that a segmented portion is slidably arranged to seal the top of the cup cover by means of a users thumb operation to enable the user to drink from the covered cup and re... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4078702 | Automatically re-closing a closure difficult for children to open This invention relates to automatic closures of the type in which finger pressure applied to a portion of the closure opens an aperture of a container to which the closure is attached thereby permitting dispensing of granular material from the container. ... | 03/14/1978 |
