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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7487891 | Aerosol actuator An actuator is disclosed for actuating an aerosol valve for dispensing an aerosol product from an aerosol container. The actuator comprises an actuator button being rotatable relative to a base for movement between a locked rotational position and an unlocked rotati... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7396019 | Valve gasket A valve gasket for sealing a fluid dispenser device comprising a valve, in particular a metering valve, mounted on a fluid reservoir, said gasket being characterized in that it comprises an alloy of vulcanized ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and/or of butyl (IIR) or of... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7374069 | Edible food product dispensing system and methods of using the same A dispensing system for dispensing a viscous, flowable food product such, for example, as a condiment, comprises an axially extending container that defines an opening and an interior chamber for receiving and storing the food product. A discharge assembly is couple... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367476 | Airless dispensing pump with tamper evidence features An airless dispenser pump assembly includes a pump mechanism with an inlet valve that is configured to efficiently pump viscous fluids and that is able to be pre-primed when the pump mechanism is attached to a container. In one form, the inlet valve includes a seal ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367479 | Device to retain carbonation A device that allows a user to retain carbonation in conventional plastic beverage bottles for extended periods of time. In a first embodiment, a fluid impermeable, inflatable, elastic bladder is employed to fill the vapor space in the bottle when the beverage is di... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364055 | Variable-flow tilt valve and container fitted with such a valve A tilting valve for dispensing a product from a pressurized container includes an opening/closing element with at least two inlet apertures. The opening/closing element is capable, in response to a force transmitted to the opening/closing element laterally to a long... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360672 | Sustained duration non-aerosol mechanical sprayer having a lever charging element A sustained duration non-aerosol mechanical sprayer includes a spray head which is screwed onto the top of a bottle. The spray head includes a spring biased piston in a cylinder, a lever which is coupled to the piston via a flexible cable. A thumb support is provide... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357266 | Venting closure The present invention is directed to a venting closure that reduces the amount of headspace in a container. The venting closure has a patch that changes the location and reduces the size of the vent opening. Accordingly, the vent closure enables a container which ha... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357280 | Foodstuff feeding apparatus and feeding method A foodstuff feeding apparatus to convey foodstuff to a metering unit from a hopper without masking or kneading the foodstuff. The apparatus includes a piston pump provided between a lower portion of a hopper and an end of a first pipe to draw foodstuff from the hopp... | 04/15/2008 |
| RE40219 | Diaphragm pump comprising on at least a portion of its periphery preferred deformation zone and a receptacle fitted therewith The invention provides a pump of type comprising a moving member mounted to move relative to a support, the moving member having a central duct into which the substance to be dispensed penetrates via at least one opening, the support co-operating with the moving mem... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350675 | Sustained duration non-aerosol mechanical sprayer with a charging element load bearing surface A sustained duration non-aerosol mechanical sprayer includes a spray head which is screwed onto the top of a bottle. The spray head includes a spring biased piston in a cylinder, a lever which is coupled to the piston via a flexible cable. A thumb support is provide... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344053 | Sustained duration non-aerosol mechanical sprayer having a window for viewing the charged/uncharged condition of a transparent or translucent accumulator A sustained duration non-aerosol mechanical sprayer includes a spray head which is screwed onto the top of a bottle. The spray head includes a spring biased piston in a cylinder, a lever which is coupled to the piston via a flexible cable. A thumb support is provide... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344052 | Apparatus for storing and dispensing liquids An apparatus for storing and dispensing liquids which is made up of a rectangular container having a collapsible inner shell and a rigid outer shell, a fill neck mounted on the collapsible inner shell, the fill neck being designed to extend through an opening in the... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341168 | Pump assembly with piston An assembly including a pump attachment particularly adapted to form an nonaerosol pump sprayer, and a method of using the same. The apparatus desirably includes an attachment having a pump sprayer which is pressurized on the upstroke enabling the sprayer to be ship... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337928 | Cartridge nozzle seal opened by internal cartridge pressure A pressure activated self opening frangible closure seal is bonded over the interior nozzle opening of a pressure operated cartridge container used for storing and dispensing flowable material when pressurized in an application gun. The seal provides a leak proof cl... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337924 | Refrigerator which removably holds a drink supply container having a valve co-acting with an engager A refrigerator having a drink supply container holder for a beverage dispensing apparatus for a residential refrigerator. The beverage dispensing apparatus includes a drink supplier including the drink supply container holder for holding or maintaining at least one ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334705 | Container The invention provides a container 10 which simultaneously discharges agents A and B respectively charged in an outer container 11 and an inner container 21 from an outer nozzle portion 40C and an inner nozzle portion 40D in accord... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334704 | Apparatus for flattening the walls of flexible tubes An apparatus for flattening a flexible tube sidewall comprises a frame, a gripping roller and a handle. The frame includes a central portion extending transversely between first and second end walls. A first brake element is formed on an inner face of one wall. The ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334709 | Pneumatic caulking gun A pneumatic caulking gun includes a gun body, an air valve, a control unit, a trigger, a barrel, a push plate, a connecting base, a safety valve, and a push rod. Thus, the trigger is pressed to fill the pressurized air with the barrel successively to push the push p... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331485 | Combination dispenser and frame A dispenser for dispensing materials is provided including a container for holding the material to be dispensed, a plurality of frame portions for holding decorative items, locking apparatus for locking the frame portions to the container, and a dispensing means for... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325705 | Sustained duration non-aerosol mechanical sprayer A sustained duration non-aerosol mechanical sprayer includes a spray head which is screwed onto the top of a bottle. The spray head includes a spring biased piston in a cylinder, a lever which is coupled to the piston via a flexible cable. A thumb support is provide... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325704 | Inverted dispensing pump with vent baffle A fluid dispensing system includes a pump for pumping fluid from a container. The pump has a vent opening for venting air into the fluid in the container to normalize pressure inside the container as the fluid is pumped. An intake shroud is coupled to the pump, and ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316330 | Dispensing system for fluid substances The invention relates to a delivery system for fluid substances, which comprises a plunger-type syringe in the form of a cartridge having at least one injectate chamber, which injectate chamber is provided with an injection plunger, and an attachment mounted on the ... | 01/08/2008 |
| RE39947 | Toy water gun A water gun (10) is provided having a storage tank (18), a expandable pressure tank (19) having an elastic bladder (30) encased within an outer shell (29), and a pump (32) for conveying liquid from the storage tank to the ex... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311231 | Disposable pouch hydration system A hydration pouch with a releasable coupling is disclosed. In one embodiment, the hydration pouch is a flexible bag or pouch with a separate inlet and outlet. A hose or tube is provided for a user to draw refreshment from the pouch. A bite valve is provided at one e... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303099 | Stepped pump foam dispenser A pump assembly with a first pump to displace a first volume and a second pump to displace a second volume greater than the first volume. The first pump draws liquid from a reservoir and dispenses it to the second pump. The second pump draws in the discharge from th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299946 | Pour spout used in bottles containing liquid substances with different degrees of viscosity A pour spout used in bottles containing liquid substances with different degrees of viscosity. The pour spout comprises a pouring opening, which is defined by at least a first and a second pouring orifice for the liquid substances, being the pouring area of the firs... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299953 | Dispenser A dispenser, the dispenser having a dispenser head 2 and a container 1 containing spray material; the container having a containment portion and an attachment portion 5, the attachment portion having a threaded part 6 and a non-threaded p... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299955 | Hot beverage container A lid is provided for a beverage container having a base, side walls and an upper rim. The lid comprises a body having an upper surface, a lower surface and an end wall. The end wall sealingly connects the wall of the lid to the upper rim of the beverage container. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293677 | Portable fluid delivery system A dispenser is located within a golf bag and remotely controlled and coupled to a linear actuator, which extends the fluid dispenser outside of the golf bag upon actuation of the remote control. The remote control can also be actuated to cause the fluid dispenser to... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293678 | Caulking gun A C-gun type caulking gun which is similar to a conventional caulking gun in all respects except that it is designed to accept a non-standard disposable caulking cartridge having double the capacity of the standard 0.33 liter (11 ounce) disposable cartridges or to a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290680 | Valve for dispensing two liquids at a predetermined ratio A post-mix beverage valve provides for automatic, accurate beverage ratioing. A valve body can be assembled, and includes a water flow hard body, syrup body and common nozzle body. The water and syrup flow bodies define flow channels and include one end for connecti... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290684 | Liquid dispenser including regulator device A fluid dispenser has a fluid outlet and an ambient inlet. The dispenser includes a container having a cavity, and a regulator device within the container cavity for regulating liquid flow out of the fluid outlet. The regulator device has a cavity in fluid communica... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281643 | Automatic soap dispenser structure An improved automatic soap dispenser structure includes a motor and a gear wheel module installed in a driving device of a soap dispenser to transmit a driving wheel and uses an eccentric wheel disposed on the driving wheel to produce an eccentric effect, characteri... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278590 | Systems and methods for applying texture material to ceiling surfaces An aerosol system for dispensing texture material on a horizontal surface comprising an aerosol assembly, an actuator member, and an outlet structure. The aerosol assembly, which is adapted to contain and dispense texture material, defines a container axis that is s... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278555 | Dispensing apparatus A dispensing apparatus is provided for dispensing viscous product from containers of product, usually by extruding product from a container outlet. Product is discharged by a plunger which causes product to be discharged, and the plunger is operated by a drive arran... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273339 | Powder transport method and apparatus The present invention is directed to a powder paint delivery method and apparatus employing a pressurized reservoir pump that supplies a controlled stream of densely fluidized or dense phase powder paint to the applicator though a powder delivery conduit. The powder... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264141 | Fluid dispenser with passive pressurization A fluid dispenser from which fluid may be dispensed upon passive pressurization of a fluid reservoir therein. Upon exposing a nib of the fluid dispenser to the surroundings, either by disengagement of a cap or extension or contraction of the fluid dispenser, the flu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261221 | Inverted dispensing system and apparatus A disposable inverted dispensing system for distributing a fluid for use in a shower is disclosed. The dispensing system includes a removable hooking device that is attachable to a surface which is exposable to moist conditions. A hook integral to the removable hook... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258252 | Liquid dispensing systems and apparatus A dispensing means with a viewability of the container from which a liquid such as wine, olive oil or fresh juice is being dispensed and maintaining the liquid free from deterioration or contamination by use of inert gas relative to the liquid. A base unit (4... | 08/21/2007 |
