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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6161727 | Fluid flow connector, fluid pressure mechanism and product tank lid for fluids such as adhesives A disconnectable flow connector for connecting a fluid-containing flexible bag (1) to a fluid supply line (100) is sufficiently airtight so as to allow dispensing of fluids, especially adhesives, which are highly reactive on contact with even the least qu... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6142343 | Cap and dust cover for an antiseptic soap dispenser A cap (18,120) and a thrust washer (62,128) seal a flexible silicone dispensing tube (10,118) to a neck (20,114) of a container (12,116) which holds a fluid to be dispensed. The thrust washer is shaped to inhibit contact between a lip (50,110) of the disp... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6138871 | Single tank water gun with onboard pump and quick-charging nozzle connection A toy water gun for ejecting a liquid is provided. The toy gun includes a housing and a pressurizable storage tank which receives liquid and is connected to the housing. Also provided on the housing is a pump which is adapted to pressurize the liquid in t... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6123229 | Water discharge device particularly useful as toy water gun A water discharge device, particularly a toy water gun, includes a portable housing containing a reservoir for a quantity of water; a discharge control device for controlling the discharge of water from the housing; and a hand-operated pump for manually p... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6116478 | Limited pour neck finish bottle and method of making same A limited pour neck finish bottle wherein a plurality of radially inwardly extending flexible fingers are integral with the peripheral edge portion of the open end of the neck of a bottle and extend across the open end of the neck to restrict or interfere... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6109485 | Self regulating valve assembly for controlling fluid ingress and egress from a transportable container which stores and distributes liquid under pressure A valve assembly, securable in an upper opening of a container for liquids, is simple and inexpensive to manufacture yet provides improved operability and is capable of relieving excess gas pressure within the container. The valve assembly preferably incl... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6095376 | Antibacterial device for spraying a liquid An antibacterial spray device is provided for spraying a liquid contained in a receptacle (R). The device comprises an endpiece designed to cover an outlet tube (G) of a pump (P) which is mounted on the receptacle (R) by a collar (C). The endpiece (1) inc... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092699 | Gravity flow microprocessor controlled portable plant dispensing system A portable liquid dispensing apparatus for plant care having a microprocessor timer assembly (7) which communicates to a solenoid (1) that when activated moves the spring valve (2) to open position allowing air into the container (4) receiving air pressur... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6089409 | Beverage server Beverage servers for retaining beverages at a desired heated temperature. Prior art beverage servers have attempted to maintain the temperature of a brewed beverage retained therein in a variety of ways. One form of beverage server utilizes a heat resista... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6089418 | Dispensing closure with pressure actuated valve A valved dispensing closure is adapted to be mounted on a resiliently deformable bottle. The valved closure has a self-sealing dispensing valve mounted internally of the base of the closure by a securement in the form of an internally mounted retaining ri... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6089417 | Chip bin Chip bin comprising, an upper container part, a discharge opening, and, arranged between the container part and the discharge opening, a discharge zone, preferably without moving parts, the discharge zone having a curvilinear roller shape in any freely ch... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6085945 | Distributer for a product including a pressure bag and a non-return valve A distributor for a product under pressure has a receptacle which defines a receiving volume. A valve having a springy press-on valve shaft and a non-return valve part is mounted on the receptacle. A passage through which the valve shaft may communicate w... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6076705 | Heated follower plate A heated follower plate for use with drum end loaders has a number of concentric downwardly facing ribs which have heating elements located in the lower ends thereof. A plurality of radial passages are provided which alternate between those which extend f... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076702 | Bulk bag discharge system and method A bulk bag discharger is disclosed having an inner product tube for receiving the discharge spout on the bottom of the bulk bag, the tube being housed within an outer chamber that traps and retains foreign material and contaminants that could otherwise fa... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6073803 | Container A container (1) with two receiving spaces (3, 5) for liquids that are to be mixed only just prior to use has a bottle-shaped lower part (2) with first receiving space (3) and an upper part (4) which can be mounted on lower part (2) and has a second receiv... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6070762 | Device for emptying closed containers, especially fuel filters A device (1) for emptying closed containers which are under pressure, especially fuel filters, which can be detachably fastened to the container, firmly seated thereon, and which has a drain channel with a drain opening, in which a drill (12) which can be... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070768 | Apparatus for supplying adhesive to a paster The pot of a paster, such as a paster which can apply a flowable adhesive to a series of coherent blanks or to successive discrete blanks in a cigarette packing machine, receives a suitable adhesive from the discharge end of a suction nozzle. The latter h... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6065650 | Plug Detector Bypass Breaker Guard A method and apparatus wherein the apparatus is a container having an inner chamber, an inlet, an outlet, a breaker assembly having at least one blade within the inner chamber of the container and a motor for driving the blade. Material is supplied to the... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6062439 | Rotary valve with improved sealing means A rotary valve with a rotor shroud and a cylinder wall. The rotary valve is sealed by injecting a fluid to compress a packing seal into sealing engagement with the rotor shroud and the cylinder wall.... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6062437 | Container reducible in size during use, with dispenser spout fitted with check valve The present invention relates to a container reducible in size during use, with dispenser spout fitted with check valve. It comprises a bellows bottle, presenting, at one of its ends, a closed bottom and, at the opposite end, a neck destined to receive a ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6062433 | Technical field and background of the invention For upside-down operation a metering pump (8) is provided with a displaceable cylinder (16) and a valve (19) located directly at a droplet delivery orifice (15). Vent (70) for a reservoir (6) comprise a germ filter (71). For venting the medium spaces (12,... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6059148 | Metering device A metering device includes an inlet and outlet for a material (liquids, gases or solid particles) to be metered, a rotatable ball driven by a shaft and interposed between the inlet and outlet seats. The rotatable ball has a transverse bore containing a se... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6059154 | Stopping capsule incorporating a self-retracting spout The invention relates to a stopping capsule with self-retracting spout which comprises a capsule body with a central orifice, a mobile spout and a rotating lid which controls the emergence and retraction of the spout. The capsule body comprises a shaft wh... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6059151 | Media dispenser A positioning mechanism (10) with positioning members (42, 42) is located entirely within a discharge stud (7). The positioning members (42, 43) are intermeshed together through fine threads formed on the members (42, 43). An actuator (20) operates on a r... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6056155 | Liquid dispensing device A liquid dispensing device including a body generally having an air passage and a liquid passage. A valve seat element is connected to the body and a needle is mounted for movement within the body with respect to the valve seat element. First and second c... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6053371 | Pump dispenser and method for making same The dispenser comprises a hollow body formed adjacent its upper end with an inward and downward annular flap. The method involves the molding of the body with the flap inclined upward. A tool is inserted into the open end of the body to fold the flap down... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6053366 | Closable pouring cap A closable pouring cap for a beverage container comprising a housing, a plunger movable in the housing and a pouring opening provided in the housing, while at its bottom side, which is placed on the container. The housing is provided with a fastener to at... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6050454 | Non-lethal fluid delivery device A non-lethal fluid delivery device for discharging a debilitating or other inert fluid of choice is provided that allows the device to be easily held in the hand of the user in a way so as to somewhat conceal it from a target subject, wherein the device h... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6050453 | Actuator grip and apparatus provided therewith The invention relates to an actuator grip provided with a fixed grip part and a trigger part which is pivotally connected thereto and which is drivingly connected to a movable member of an apparatus for actuating by the hand-grip. The pivot connection bet... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6047862 | Dispenser for dispensing viscous fluids A pump dispenser suitable for striped toothpaste, comprising a pump head [1] and a replaceable reservoir [2] for the toothpaste, in which the toothpaste is packed in radially disposed segments, and the reservoir is locked against rotation relative to the ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045004 | Dispensing structure with dispensing valve and barrier penetrator A dispensing structure is provided for a container that has an opening to the container interior. A membrane initially occludes the container opening. A cover extends over the container opening and over the membrane. The cover has a peripheral frame and a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6041979 | Measuring dispensing cap A cap for dispensing material from a container defining an interior portion, including a housing capable of attachment to the container and including a translucent region, and defining an aperture, a first opening, and a second opening, and a spout member... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041976 | Adhesive dispensing tool for use with a rotary power tool A caulking gun or adhesive dispensing tool is driven by an expandable drive mechanism. The drive mechanism comprises a threaded shaft interfitting with the threaded inner surface of a receiving sleeve. The sleeve carries a pusher plate into a caulk recept... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6036060 | Rotary valve A rotary valve comprises a housing having a supply opening and a discharge opening and defining an inner substantially rotary symmetrical wall around an axis of rotation. A cellular wheel is supported rotatably about the axis of rotation within the housin... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6036055 | Wireless liquid portion and inventory control system A system for controlling an amount of liquid poured from a liquid container includes a spout configured for attachment to an opening of a liquid container and for controlling a desired amount of liquid poured from the liquid container. The spout is furthe... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6036059 | Low profile and low force actuation dispensing pump A smooth actuating, non-throttling dispensing pump with a low force to actuate is provided. The pump will dispense a fluid at a pressure and flow velocity sufficient to allow the fluid to exit through the actuator in a fine particle spray. This action occ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6032833 | Non-throttling valve assembly The venting, precompression pump sprayer, includes a pump cylinder and a pump piston mounted for reciprocation within the cylinder. The piston applies a compression force to the fluid within a variable volume pump chamber. The piston has a hollow stem whi... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032832 | Glue head A glue head delivers lines or spots of glue onto a substrate, such as packaging materials, with precision positioning of the glue pattern, with short and balanced on/off compensation times essentially independent of glue pressure, and at high nozzle veloc... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6029866 | Multiple injection, toggle-action dispensing structure A dispensing structure is provided for an opening to a container. The dispensing structure includes a body for extending from the container around the opening. The dispensing structure defines a discharge aperture communicating with the container opening.... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6021927 | Degassing device for aerosol container and lid provided with degassing construction A degassing device takes the form of lid or cap-like structure which is formed with notches/flexible members that engage the container being de-gassed and facilitate its application to various size containers. A through-hole into which a nozzle of the aer... | 02/08/2000 |
