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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109416 | Variable flow valve of a filling machine A filling device (10) includes a tubular body (12) including, in an upper section (14), a feeding chamber (18), and provided with a nozzle (20) for the flow of the liquid, wherein a liquid feeding conduit (22) leads into the... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7617955 | Method and system for dispensing liquid from a module having a flexible bellows seal A dispensing module for dispensing liquid includes a dispensing body having an inlet, a discharge outlet, and a flow channel therebetween having a valve seat. A needle having a valve element is mounted to the body and reciprocates therein between an open position, i... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7383689 | Dispenser of icemaker in refrigerator Disclosed is a dispenser of an icemaker in a refrigerator for maximizing an inner space when a total size is the same, and for minimizing the total size when the inner space is the same. The dispenser of the icemaker in the refrigerator includes an ice chute being a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7350622 | Powdered graphite applicator The powdered graphite applicator includes a container with a lid at the upper end and a screen at the lower end. A plate is provided inside the container to define the bottom of the graphite chamber. The plate has an enlarged opening which is normally closed by a ga... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334710 | Closure assemblies for stores of flowable material The closure assembly comprises a first closure device in the form of a cone valve typically having a downwardly diverging upper surface and a second closure device in the form of a plug which is vertically slidable relative to the first closure device so that when i... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328817 | Device for dispensing a heated liquid A device for dispensing a heated liquid, such as a hot melt adhesive, which includes a dispenser body adapted to dispense the heated liquid, a solenoid valve, and a pneumatic section including a housing coupled between the solenoid valve and dispenser body. The pneu... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316121 | Dispenser of icemaker in refrigerator Disclosed is a dispenser of an icemaker in a refrigerator for maximizing an inner space when a total size is the same, and for minimizing the total size when the inner space is the same. The dispenser of the icemaker in the refrigerator includes an ice chute being a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314368 | Dual-cylinder injection molding apparatus An injection molding apparatus for injecting resin into a mold comprises an injection cylinder in fluid communication with the mold, wherein movement of a piston relative to the cylinder injects a selected quantity of resin into the mold. A plasticizing unit include... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7156267 | Valve unit for filling machines The present invention relates to a valve unit for container filling machines, particularly for bottle fillers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a valve unit (1), particularly for machines for filling containers (8), comprising a holl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152765 | Dispenser valve assembly An apparatus and method of dispensing a partially frozen beverage. The apparatus includes at least one beverage hopper for retaining a quantity of partially frozen beverage. The beverage hopper has a dispensing aperture formed therein and a guide member in an exteri... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152764 | Safety can A safety can for storing flammable liquid is disclosed. The safety can includes a receptacle and a valve mechanism. The valve mechanism can include a body assembly, a fill cover assembly, a pour valve assembly, a trigger assembly, and a handle. The body assembly of ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7086570 | System for the extraction of liquid and creams with a regular and continuous flow The system for extracting, dosing, dispensing, with controllable regular and continuous flows, liquids and creams from their container, in the absence of gas, comprises a thick hollow rod provided with low-softening means to seal a thermoplastic sac on which is shod... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066360 | Push-pull container closure A push-pull closure including a shell and a tip. The shell includes a body with a fluid opening, a stem extending axially through the opening, and a first lip on the body outer surface and a second lip on the body inner surface, with the lips facing the shell one en... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7007716 | Branchtubing for pipework The invention relates to a branch piece for a pipework, comprising a body (1) including at least one branch fitting (2). A connecting piece (3) is arrangeable in the branch fitting (2). The branch piece includes a locking means made up of... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976606 | Tote bins A tote bin liner having a liner wall to form a container, the liner wall including a transfer spigot which provides a passage from inside the liner to a tote bin outlet, the transfer spigot being adapted to have a valve mounted thereto to provide a controlled outlet... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971550 | Spouting structure for liquid container and bag-in-box container A spouting structure includes a spout attached to the liquid container and having a mouthpiece, a cap screwed on the spout and having a top wall and a cylindrical protrusion protruding from a central part of the top wall having a bottom wall provided with an opening... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962319 | Safety switch for a water dispenser A safety switch for a water dispenser includes a sealing ring movably received in the channel to alternatively block communication between the inlet and the outlet, a guiding rod securely received in the sealing ring and having a first spring compressibly mounted ar... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955185 | High volume dispense head with seal verification and low foam return line A fluid dispensing system for use with a drum with a bung, and a drum insert that includes a downtube that inserts into the bung. A dispense head has provision for a return flow line that discharges recirculated fluid into the annular space around the drum insert do... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6868994 | Liquid-dispensing faucet including mounting fitting with valve seat A liquid-dispensing faucet includes a mounting fitting that defines a first flow passage and that is adapted for connection to an associated container with the first flow passage in communication with an internal space of the container. The mounting fitting comprise... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6827242 | Through-fill closure for a receptacle A through-flow closure for a receptacle of flowable material, the closure includes a body part having a charging aperture and a closure operating member for opening the closure device of a container. There is an annular gap between the edge of the aperture and the c... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6808092 | Hopper box The present invention includes a blank and a container constructed from containerboard material cut and scored to form an inner and an outer housing. The outer housing includes opposing side and end walls that are hingedly attached to a plurality of bottom panels th... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6772918 | Safety can A safety can for storing flammable liquid is disclosed. The safety can includes a receptacle and a valve mechanism. The valve mechanism can include a body assembly, a fill cover assembly, a pour valve assembly, a trigger assembly, and a handle. The body assembly of ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6742682 | Drip-free nozzle with a fixed jet direction The tap has a tap bushing (10) with a passage opening (34) for the liquid to be discharged. A piston (12) is guided so as to move axially within the tap bushing (10) and has an entry opening (36) and an exit opening (38) for... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6682047 | Ceramic valve The electrically operable ceramic valve of a beverage machine comprises at least one inlet (2), at least one outlet (4), and at least one liquid flow channel (8) extending between the inlet and the outlet, for controlling a liquid flow from the inlet to t... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6644510 | Bag-in-box container and faucet A bag-in-box container includes a faucet for dispensing liquid from the container upon tipping or other movement of the container. The faucet includes a body defining a bore. A valve seat and valve member are located in the bore. The valve member includes... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6568568 | Materials handling apparatus An apparatus for handling flowable material, e.g., an intermediate bulk container or IBC, comprises an aperture in the form of an outlet having a closure device in the form of a discharge valve movable between a position to obturate the outlet and a posit... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6537505 | Reagent dispensing valve A reagent dispensing valve particularly adapted for dispensing precise microfluidic quantities of fluids. The valve includes a valve portion and a solenoid actuator that are in fluid isolation from one another. The valve portion includes a plunger and sea... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6474516 | Seal structure for a fluid pour spout of a paint container lid member A lid member for an original container of a liquid paint component. The lid member is usable with a system for dispensing the paint component from its original container into a paint receptacle according to a paint formula to form a liquid paint mixture. ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6439442 | Lid with a slidable dispensing spout A lid to dispense granular material. The lid includes a hole through which the granular material may flow and is closable by a combination seal and dispenser slidably mounted thereto. The dispenser has exit passages when extended located outwardly of the ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6422428 | Segmented applicator for hot melt adhesives or other thermoplastic materials A modular applicator for dispensing liquid including a plurality of manifold segments, a plurality of removable pumps, and a drive motor coupled to each pump. The manifold segments are coupled in side-by-side relation and each includes a liquid supply pas... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6409055 | Filling valve Filling valve for the metered delivery of a flow of medium, having: a valve housing with a passage having an inlet opening at the top and an outlet opening at the bottom and a valve body which is accommodated in the passage, a lower end of which has a dia... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6360925 | Liquid dispensing tap A tap for dispensing liquids, essentially constituted by a body (1) for mounting in the outlet of a receptacle and for dispensing liquid, in a rigid manner, by a flap or a sealing closure member (2) for an opening (3) for dispensing the liquid, provided w... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357632 | Condiment dispensing apparatus This invention provides a condiment dispensing apparatus of economically and effectively dispensing condiment by controlling condiment pump activation and opening and closing of the dispensing outlet without requiring electronic circuitry. The apparatus e... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6354471 | Liquid material dispensing apparatus A liquid dispenser with a syringe reservoir including: (a.) a frame (1) formed by upper bracket (2) and lower bracket (3); (b.) a body (5) that is removable at the frame's upper bracket (2) and provided at its upper end with a threaded part for installing... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6354473 | Closing valve for a container A closing valve for a container comprises a closing jacket connected therewith, which closing jacket is provided on the inside with a narrowed and a widened portion, and a valve part movable in this closing jacket. This valve part has a closing element an... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6315168 | Removable inline nozzle filter A hot melt adhesive dispensing valve assembly comprises a removable inline nozzle filter which is mounted within the hot melt adhesive dispensing valve assembly at a position or location which is immediately upstream of the hot melt adhesive dispensing va... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6299036 | Easy to use dispensing closure A two-piece, self-cleansing dispensing closure operable with one hand is disclosed attachable to containers with liquid product. The dispensing closure is an assembly of a closure top and a closure base which are slidably interconnected so that the closur... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6296157 | Liquid dispensing tap A tap for dispensing liquids, essentially constituted by a body (1) for mounting in the outlet of a receptacle and for dispensing liquid, in a rigid manner, by a flap or a sealing closure membrane (2) for an opening (3) for dispensing the liquid, provided... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6296152 | Material handling apparatus The material handling apparatus is in the form of apparatus for controlling the discharge of flowable material from a store thereof and comprises a hollow support member, a through-flow device slidable within the hollow support member, a closure operating... | 10/02/2001 |
