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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7175054 | Method and apparatus for disinfecting a refrigerated water cooler reservoir A method and apparatus for providing sanitized water in a cabinet and spigot type bottled water dispenser features an ozone generating system to generate ozone for sanitizing the water. Ozone is generated and collected within an ozone generator housing. A blower tra... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172031 | Automatic, pyrotechic fire extinguisher A fire extinguisher for automotive vehicles, boats, and technical environments which is either automatically controlled, in case of fire, by the action of a thermosensitive cable or, in case of front impact, by the action of a percussion pin switch or manually by a ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168597 | Aerosol metering valve A metering valve that includes a valve body defining a metering chamber having an inlet valve adapted to be reversibly actuable from an open position to a closed position located at the inlet, and an outlet valve adapted to be reversibly actuable from a dispensing t... | 01/30/2007 |
| RE39431 | Tea kettle A kettle is provided which includes a body defining a storage unit and including a spout coupled to the body and defining an opening. The kettle also includes a handle having first and second ends and coupled to the body for rotation about a second axis disposed bet... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143911 | Beverage closure with open/close spout and protected seal surfaces A closure for a liquid container comprising a base including a conduit extending therethrough, the base further including a substantially tubular spout guide and a plug positioned radially within the tubular spout guide, and a substantially annular spout mounted to ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140516 | Device for large-volume containers The invention pertains to an emptying device for large-volume receptacles which consists of an auxiliary transport apparatus that is composed of at least four uprights, on the lower ends of which one respective stacking leg is arranged and in the lower end of which ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7108158 | Liquid dispensing device A liquid dispensing device includes at least one piston pump (7), which sucks liquid to be dispensed from a container in a filling cycle and applies the liquid to a target in an emptying cycle and which is driven by an actuator comprising an actuating element... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100800 | Gas dosing apparatus and a method of dosing pre-set quantities of gas An apparatus and method of dosing pre-set quantities of gas, wherein the addition of known quantities of gas is required. The apparatus is designed to dosify gases in variable quantities, with temperature correction. The apparatus and the method is mainly applied to... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097079 | Automatic dosing device with a dosing screw and the use of such an automatic dosing device The present invention refers to a dosing screw unit for an automatic dosing device The purpose of the automatic dosing device is to control the dosing of stored material, kept inside (29) a container (27), out of the storage. The object of the dosing s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073688 | Personal hydration system with component connectivity Quick-connect assemblies and hydration systems incorporating the same. The hydration system includes a fluid reservoir and may be housed within a pack. Drink fluid is drawn from the reservoir through a drink tube to a mouthpiece. In some embodiments, the drink tube ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7044340 | Apparatus and method for optimally mixing and applying a two part epoxy An apparatus and method for mixing and injecting or applying a viscous material which is especially useful for mixing and applying a two part epoxy. The apparatus in its preferred form utilizes two uniformly heated holding tanks with auger feeds which each feed two ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032787 | Integrated dispenser A dispenser for powdered, granular or related fluent materials. The dispenser includes a reservoir and an actuation mechanism that together define a housing, or enclosure. The reservoir sealingly contains a fluent material such that the contents are not easily conta... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025922 | Method of manufacturing a bellows A method of manufacturing a plastics material bellows, wherein a preform is made by molding plastics material in a mold, the mold having preferred deformation zones, and then before the part has completely left the mold, the bellows is formed by folding the preform ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7000807 | Baton A baton suitable for use in self-defense includes a body adapted to receive a canister of spray therein, a nozzle securable to the body and adapted to receive spray therethrough, and a trigger mounted on the body. The trigger mounts on the body in a location that pe... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994274 | Tank for a sprayer system The present invention provides a tank having a bottom portion that is adapted to be received by a truck platform between the wheel wells so that the tank can be easily moved past the wheel wells. In addition, the tank preferably has a first top panel that is adapted... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991133 | Wall mountable personal care products using stretch release adhesives A container which is adhered, in an inverted orientation, to a vertical surface (such as a wall or other vertical surface) of a kitchen, sink, or bath room by a stretch release adhesive, wherein said stretch release adhesive is resistant or substantially resistant t... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988638 | Toothpaste dispensing figurine A dispensing figurine formed in the image of at least a portion of a being or some other non-cap object. The dispenser figurine of the present invention preferably includes a body, at least a portion of which has an outward appearance in the form of a portion of a b... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6978915 | Aerosol valve Valve for an aerosol container for a chemical formulation. The valve including a valve body having an inlet port through which the chemical formulation may enter the valve body, an outlet port through which the chemical formulation may exit the valve body, and an op... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969046 | Venting mechanism A liquid sprayer is provided. This liquid sprayer comprises a bottle having an opening and a sprayer housing attached to the bottle. This sprayer housing includes an electric motor, a voltage source for powering the electric motor, a pump driven by the motor, a swit... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959840 | Cap for double container A cap to be fitted on a double container including a flexible outer container and an inner bag, being composed of a main cap which has a flow opening for discharging the contents and is fixedly fitted on the neck of the double container and a nozzle cap which has an... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948640 | Reservoir and fluid product dispenser with safe unscrewing A fluid reservoir (1) having a neck (11) defining a substantially cylindrical drum (12) and an opening (110), said neck being externally provided with an external thread (13) serving to co-operate with a ring (21) internally... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941590 | Toilet system attached a multi-purpose hand held sprayer An improved toilet system affording upgraded hygienic environment by attachment of a multi-purpose hand held sprayer and addition of new features on the existing toilet system are provided. The multi-purpose hand held sprayer that incorporates a manual shut-off valv... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942161 | Painting machine for use with powder paint A painting machine includes a powder paint spray gun, a mixer for mixing a plurality of powder paints having different colors, and a control device controlling an amount of each powder paint supplied to the powder paint spray gun so that a mixing ratio of the powder... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938837 | Faucet spray head assembly A faucet spray head includes a diverter valve that has a diverter stem constructed and arranged to control water flow patterns. The stem includes a neck and a head that is larger than the neck. A shell encloses the diverter valve, and the shell has an opening throug... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938796 | Indicating device A device for dispensing metered dosages of a substance from a container includes a dispenser housing and an indicating device. The indicating device includes an indicator housing, at least one engagement member disposed in the indicator housing, a plurality of indic... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929192 | Valve for controlling fluids and method for measuring pressures The present invention relates to a valve for controlling fluids, in particular a fuel injection valve, which has a valve member (3) disposed in a housing (11) for opening or closing a communication with a downstream chamber (18). An actuating el... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929241 | Hydraulic valve and a liquid flow system This invention relates to a hydraulic valve (10) and an interconnected hydraulic valve system, (10, 12). Two coaxially disposed pipes (14, 20) are positioned vertically to form an annular space (11) there between. A flange (22) pro... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923344 | Easy and quantitative liquid dispenser An easy and quantitative liquid dispenser is disclosed. The dispenser includes a regulator cock, an upper cover and a container. The container has a cylinder mounted on a bottom thereof, the cylinder is connected with the container, and a closure is mounted between ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918551 | Dual purge manifold A coating material dispensing system including a coating dispenser having a terminal for coupling to a high-magnitude potential supply, supply valves having respective input ports, respective output ports, and respective control ports, first purge valves having resp... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913167 | Wine or champagne preservation and dispensing apparatus An apparatus for preserving and dispensing wine or champagne. The apparatus provides a housing having a container support for holding wine or champagne bottles, a plurality of removable stoppers for insertion in the bottles, a nitrogen generator for generating a nit... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910602 | Container valve A container valve, attached to a gas container, wherein the container valve has a pressure reducing function, and is inside a valve block in the gas container. In the valve block, the container valve comprises a gas filling passage in which a filling valve is instal... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908015 | Personal hydration system with component connectivity A personal hydration system with component connectivity. The hydration system includes a fluid reservoir that may be housed within a pack. Drink fluid is drawn from the reservoir through a drink tube in fluid communication with the reservoir at one end and with a mo... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6896194 | Method of producing fuel injectors, and relative fuel injector A method of producing fuel injectors for internal combustion engines provides for establishing a working life of each injector conforming with the working life of the internal combustion engine on which it is installed. Each injector has an injector body having a se... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896066 | Sprinkler apparatus and method for controlling the same A sprinkler apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a sprinkler head and a sprinkler head controller. The sprinkler head has a heater and a thermal fuse, the heater is configured to generate first and second heat based on first and second currents. The therma... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896160 | Lockable disc top dispensing closure A disc top dispensing closure which includes a body having an opening and an actuator having a channel mounted to the closure body. The actuator is pivotable between an open position, wherein the channel and the opening of the body form a continuous fluid path, and ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896211 | Method and apparatus for reducing coating buildup on feed tubes A bell cup includes an interior defined by an axially rearward metal back region, an axially forward metal discharge edge, and a metal side region extending from the back region toward the discharge edge and terminating at the discharge edge. The back region include... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896161 | Closeable dispensing device for dispensing a liquid, viscous, or pasty medium contained in a container A closeable dispensing device for dispensing a liquid, viscous or pasty medium contained in a container has a first opening for dispensing the medium located in the container, a second opening for ventilating and/or venting the container, and a closure device which ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6892906 | Container and valve assembly for storing and dispensing substances, and related method A container including a nozzle and body depending therefrom. The body is preferably tubular and defines an interior which retains a product to be dispensed. A cap engages the nozzle to prevent inadvertent release of the product. In order to dispense the product, the... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6889877 | Portable fluid-transporting system The present invention concerns embodiments of a portable fluid-transporting system for mounting on a land-driven vehicle, such as a loader, and methods for their use. In an illustrated embodiment, a fluid-transporting device includes at least one fluid container, or... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6886612 | Method and apparatus for transferring a defined quantity of powder There is provided a method of transferring a defined quantity of powder comprising compacting a target area of powder; dipping a tube into the compacted target area of powder to fill the tube with a defined volume of powder; and transferring the defined volume of po... | 05/03/2005 |
