Patents Examined by Michael J Melaragno
  • Patent number: 11491965
    Abstract: An oil-injection device includes a base body, two clamping members, and a fastening member. The base body is formed with an oil channel. The two clamping members are movably disposed on the base body. The fastening member is movably disposed on the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: COSDA MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventor: Lai-Cheng Liu
  • Patent number: 11472691
    Abstract: Described is an assembly that provides a passageway for a beverage line connected between a beverage vessel contained within a cabinet, and a beverage tap secured to a tabletop accessory located on a top surface of the cabinet. When the accessory is secured to both the cabinet and a tabletop accessory, the accessory provides: (i) a passageway for the beverage line while (ii) stabilizing and maintaining the tabletop accessory in a stationary and fixed position relative to the cabinet. The accessory may include an upper connector (fastened to the tabletop accessory) having a female shaft for engaging a male shaft of a lower connector (fastened to the cabinet).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy OHara, Vincent Zuwiala
  • Patent number: 11465806
    Abstract: A beverage container arranged to dispense a measured amount of a beverage is disclosed. The beverage container is adapted to be stored on the neck of the vessel and detached from the vessel to dispense the beverage either into the vessel or another vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: DEXOS DRINKS LIMITED
    Inventors: Vincent Sitwell, Kamila Sitwell, Lucas Karel Johannes Van Den Broek
  • Patent number: 11465170
    Abstract: A dispensing control system includes a dispensing device and a remote device. The dispensing device includes a dispenser configured to dispense material from a cartridge disposed in the dispensing device, a first receiver configured to receive information related to the cartridge, a transmitter configured to transmit the information related to the cartridge, and an electronic controller configured to cause the transmitter of the dispensing device to transmit the information related to the cartridge. The remote device includes an electronic controller, a receiver and a transmitter, the receiver of the remote device is configured to receive the information related to the cartridge, the controller of the remote device is configured to monitor the information related to the cartridge and to cause the transmitter of the remote device to transmit the information related to the cartridge to a remote server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: MEDMIX SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Hayden Turner, Victor Clemens
  • Patent number: 11459148
    Abstract: A fixing device for a folded paste tube such as toothpaste, includes a tube bottom end formed on one end of the tube to have a certain width and length and a pair of hook parts formed on one surface of the tube bottom end to face each other in a tilted direction along a perforated line cut from one side to the other side in a horizontal direction and the tilted direction, and binding parts formed inside the hook parts, wherein the hook parts are cut along the perforated line, the hook part on one side and the hook part on the other side are unfolded and surround a rolled and folded part of the tube bottom end, and the binding parts come into contact with each other so as to allow hooks to be held by each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Dong Ik Kim
  • Patent number: 11458503
    Abstract: A process for operating an extrusion system is provided. An extrusion device is provided that has at least two extrusion pistons operable with different feed ratios. The process involves storing a ratio of feed rates of the extrusion pistons in a storage device of the control device in dependence on the second signal. A least one drive device is actuated by the control device for displacing the two extrusion pistons into a start position, in which a plunger of the first extrusion piston substantially abuts the first cartridge of the cartridge device and a plunger of the second extrusion piston substantially abuts the second cartridge the cartridge device. The at least one drive device is actuated by the control device with a ratio of feed rates stored in the storage device of the control device for the extrusion pistons at user request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Kuhn, Christian Hefele
  • Patent number: 11448542
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dosing cap. In an embodiment, the dosing cap includes (A) a collar member having an annular skirt depending from a base. An inner surface of the annular skirt has a securing member for securing the collar member to a neck of a container. The base includes (i) at least one opening with a one-way valve permitting fluid flow in a first direction, and (ii) an air channel with a one-way valve permitting fluid flow in a second direction. The dosing cap includes (B) a cap member having an annular sidewall extending from a dispensing element. An inner surface of the annular sidewall has an attachment member adjustably attached to a reciprocal attachment member on an outer surface of the first sidewall. The dosing cap includes (C) a metering chamber formed by an enclosed volume between the cap member and the base. The dosing cap includes (D) the dispensing element permitting flow of a fluid from the metering chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Pavan K. Valavala, Marc S. Black, Piyush Soni, Wenbo Xu, Hieu Truong, Sam L. Crabtree, Kumar N. Sanketh, Siddharth Ram Athreya, Amanda Craig
  • Patent number: 11427458
    Abstract: The refillable drinking container for use with a water-dispensing system. The refillable drinking container for use with a water-dispensing system stores a fluid that is consumed as a beverage. The refillable drinking container for use with a water-dispensing system measures the stored fluid. The refillable drinking container for use with a water-dispensing system refills the fluid when the volume of the stored fluid falls below a previously determined level. The refillable drinking container for use with a water-dispensing system heats the stored fluid at a previously determined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Mullenaux
  • Patent number: 11428561
    Abstract: A timing device is integrated into a pour cap to visually indicate when a dose has been dispensed from the container. The timing device may be secured to either the pour cap or the container and timing is configurable based on a product being dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Leah Smalley, Brian Van Houten, Kevin Rodgers
  • Patent number: 11419404
    Abstract: This invention relates to a packaging and distribution assembly (10) for a fluid product, comprising: a receptacle for a first fluid composition; a storage member (22), comprising a tubular reservoir (40) for a second fluid composition, a closed end (48) of said tubular reservoir being configured to be arranged inside the receptacle assembled to said storage member; and a pressurization member (24) of the tubular reservoir. The storage member and the pressurization member comprise respectively a first (44) and second (84) sealing skirts, configured to be inserted one in the other in a sealed manner, in such a way as to define a closed chamber (130) in communication with the tubular reservoir (40), to be displaced axially one in relation to the other in such a way as to decrease the volume of said closed chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Joris Jacob, Soukai Diouf, Antoine Sabattini, Christophe Ribault
  • Patent number: 11420860
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly that can include first and second elements is provided. The first element can define a first outlet through which a first liquid is dispensed. The second element can define a second outlet through which a second liquid is dispensed. The first liquid can form an internal liquid stream when dispensed through the first outlet. The second liquid can form an annular liquid column around the internal liquid stream when dispensed through the second outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Bedford Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Lazatin, Bryan Ellis Wagenknecht, William Roger Mainwaring-Burton, Linda Marie Donoghue, Thomas Adam Sullivan, Michael M. Martin
  • Patent number: 11415448
    Abstract: A dispensing system includes a pour cap for a container and a timing device configured to visually indicate when a dose has been dispensed from the dispensing system, the timing device being securable to either the pour cap or the container and configurable based on a product being dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Koster, Eelco H. Deman, Kelly A. Harrigan
  • Patent number: 11414313
    Abstract: A water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a housing accommodating components for generating cold water and/or hot water; and a water chute which protrudes from a front surface of the housing, in which the water chute includes a water cock through which cold water or hot water flows; and a light emitting element which is mounted on the water cock to emit ultraviolet rays, in which the water cock includes a water inflow part which extends in a transverse direction and has a water inflow passage formed therein; and a water outflow part which extends in a direction intersecting the water inflow part at an end of the water inflow part and has a water outflow passage formed therein, in which the light emitting element is disposed on the upper side of the water outflow part, and in which the water outflow passage includes a sloping part having a shape in which a cross-sectional diameter thereof gradually decreases toward the lower end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngjin Kim, Beomchul Park, Jungmin Moon
  • Patent number: 11414315
    Abstract: A dispensing system includes a liquid dispensing tap and an associated or integrated measuring cap/cup. The dispensing tap and cap/cup are configured such that the cap/cup is assembled with the tap prior to installation onto a container, and stays assembled with the tap during installation onto the container at the filling line, and which can later be removed for use and then reattached to the tap or container after use by the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: William L. Driskell, Leah Smalley, Robert Good, Brian Van Houton, Linn Wanbaugh, Thanhhung Le, Daniel Choi, Joseph Dodd, Zachary Tyler, Bryan Fields, Brandon Ramsuer
  • Patent number: 11407002
    Abstract: A tool for applying a viscous material to a surface. The tool comprises: a body having a frame including at least a partial wall defining a cavity having a size for removably receiving a dispensing container that contains the viscous material; a dispensing assembly that is operatively coupled to the body and has a forcing member for applying force to the dispensing container to dispense the viscous material; (3) a control element attached to the body for controlling the application of the applied force by the movable member of the dispensing assembly; and (4) a guide movably attached to the body, the guide being movable between an operating position and a storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventor: Carl Smith
  • Patent number: 11407563
    Abstract: A device for dispensing a material having: a first surface with an orifice; a second surface opposite the first surface; a first endface comprising an annular opening; a second endface opposite the first endface; a cavity defined by the above. An actuator is anchored to the second surface and has at least a portion of a pressing pad extending through the orifice in the first surface. An inner side of the second surface comprises a contoured portion within the cavity, the contoured portion having a first end positioned toward the second endface and a second end positioned toward the first endface, wherein the contoured portion has a maximum height at or near the first end, and a minimum height at a position between the first end and the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: The Gorilla Glue Company LLC
    Inventors: Trond Erik Tollefsen, Ryan Joseph Boudreaux, Nicholas John Wagner, Mitchell James Wagner, Ryan David Mahoney, Kevin Jay Gampfer, Jeremy Thomas Lacy
  • Patent number: 11401084
    Abstract: A chemical dispensing system can include a docking stating that receives a reservoir containing chemical to be dispensed. The reservoir may have one or more retention tabs which are movable from a first position in which each tab extends radially across at least a portion of the bore to a second position in which each tab is offset relative to the bore. A user can engage the reservoir with the docking station, causing the one or more retention tabs on the reservoir to engage with one or more corresponding retention tab receiving regions. This can cause each retention tab to move from the first position to the second position, thereby dispensing chemical from the bore through a discharge aperture of the docking station. In this way, the contents of the reservoir may be dispensed without the user coming into physical content with the chemical in the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Amy Louise Lee, Kenneth Thomas Dobizl
  • Patent number: 11396417
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a dispensing system, device, and method for the dispensing of a fluid supplement such as in the form of a concentrated fluid containing flavoring, nutrients, medication, and/or other supplements. Certain embodiments of the invention as disclosed herein comprise a handheld apparatus which allows the dispensing of predetermined amount of a fluid with single-handed use. Certain embodiments include self-contained pods which is controlled by a removable dispenser to allow for multiple types of fluids, and preventing cross-contamination within the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: VOYAGER PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Paolo Anton Giampuzzi, Elad Barak
  • Patent number: 11396446
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a dispensing device including a syrup unit which transmits via one or more orifices one or more syrups and water to a dispensing block, a syrup source coupled to the syrup unit which provides the one or more syrups to the syrup unit, a water source which provides water to the syrup unit, and a cf valve coupled to a first orifice upstream of a solenoid valve where the cf valve provides a first range of pressures to the solenoid valve and where the first orifice is coupled to the dispensing block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Gate CFV Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: John Newton, Peter Brooke, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan
  • Patent number: 11375691
    Abstract: A liquid dispenser is described, having a tank configured to deliver and present a liquid in a drink basin within a tray base. The liquid may be a liquid bait for population control of small animals. To reduce evaporation and liquid waste, the tray base may be partially covered by a tray top. A spill basin may surround the drink basin, and may be configured so that tilting or inverting the liquid dispenser drains a liquid from the spill basin and drink basin back into the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SENESTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Brandy Pyzyna, Thomas Goth, Philip Blank