Patents Examined by Paul R Durand
  • Patent number: 11407003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pneumatic glue gun including tank components which contain a glue hose and an injector head; pressure generating units which contain a shell, an extruder, a slidable piston and a push/pull rod; and a drive component connected with the extruder. The tank components are fixed on the shell through a open end of the glue hose and faced the interior space of the shell. The drive component increases the atmospheric pressure between the extruder and the piston by driving the movement of the extruder in the shell, and the piston slides in the glue hose through the increased atmospheric pressure. The glue of the present invention does not need to be replaced, and the glue can be replenished at any time, so the work of replacing the tank is eliminated, and no waste of resources is caused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Xiang Chen, Qingwen Guo, Zhiwei Chen, Yuexin Huang
  • 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: 11407631
    Abstract: A cleaning unit (38) for supplying a cleaning liquid to a beverage dispensing system, in which the cleaning unit (38) comprises a first inlet (36) for receiving a pressure fluid, a second inlet (44) for receiving a cleaning liquid, an outlet (42) for supplying the cleaning liquid to a discharge valve of the beverage dispensing system, and a drive mechanism for forcing the cleaning liquid from the second inlet (44) to said outlet (42) by using the pressure fluid received at the first inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Carlsberg Breweries A/S
    Inventor: Jonas Christiansen
  • 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: 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: 11383257
    Abstract: An all-plastic self-locking pump includes a pump body extending into a bottle, provided with a pump chamber and connected with a bottle locking cover, a suction assembly is arranged in the pump chamber, a check valve is arranged at a lower end of the pump chamber. A button is connected to an upper end of the suction assembly, a self-locking cover is arranged on the pump chamber, a plastic annular part is arranged in the pump chamber above the check valve, and an opening is formed in a side face of the plastic annular part. A locking mechanism is arranged between the button and the self-locking cover, and after the button is rotated to an unlocking position from a locking position, the button can be pressed to enable liquid in the bottle to be sprayed out of an outlet of the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: MAJESTY PACKAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Peihui Liang, Maoyong Zhu, Yonglei Zhang, Jinkao Liang
  • Patent number: 11383915
    Abstract: A portion dispensing container. The container includes a base supporting a hopper to store the food, with a cover sealing the hopper. A cup may be inserted into and removed from the base, and interacts with a slider to dispense a predetermined quantity of food into the cup upon each insertion. The hopper may include a scraper portion to assist in closing off the flow of food from the hopper during dispensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Alec Vercruyssen
  • Patent number: 11383913
    Abstract: A dispenser actuator assembly (100) has base member (102) and an actuator arm (104) that is configured to crush a glass ampoule assembly (10). The glass ampoule assembly (10) has a rupturable glass ampoule (12) containing a flowable material (M). The glass ampoule (12) is contained within an outer container (14), the outer container (14) having a first open end (22) and a second closed end (24). The glass ampoule assembly (10) has an applicator (16) positioned in the first open end (22). The dispenser actuator assembly (100) has the base member (102) that is configured to mount on the outer container (14). The actuator arm (104) is pivotally connected to the base member (102). The actuator arm (104) is pivotable from a first position to a second position that is configured to engage the outer container (14) to crush the glass ampoule (12) wherein the flowable material (M) is dispensed from the glass ampoule assembly (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: James Alexander Corporation
    Inventors: Richard James May, Jeffrey Rendano
  • Patent number: 11377263
    Abstract: A dispenser (1) for liquids includes a reservoir (100) defining a volume (V100) for housing a liquid (150); a delivery tube (200) with a first end (201) attached to the reservoir, and a second end (202) distal from the reservoir, the delivery tube including a passage (203) in fluid communication with the volume of the reservoir and extending away from the reservoir; an applicator element (300) including an applicator tip (320) and a base (310) attached to the second end of the delivery tube, the applicator tip having a plurality of fingers (322) extending away from the base to a distal end of the applicator element distal from the delivery tube; and a removable seal (340), wherein removal of the removable seal creates an opening in the passage at a location upstream of the applicator tip and a fluid distribution channel between the fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Henry C. Gydesen, Paul R. Klaiber, Yizhong Wang, Bruce R. Broyles
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11371224
    Abstract: The water-dispensing method for furniture incorporates a water recovery process, a water STT process, and a discharge process. The water recovery process: a) converts water contained in a gas phase in the atmosphere into water in a liquid phase; b) initially treats the converted liquid phase water to remove microorganisms and other chemical contaminations; and c) transports the initially treated liquid phase water to the water STT process. The water STT process: a) receives and stores the initially treated (liquid phase) water from the water recovery process; b) subsequently treats the stored water with a final treatment to remove microorganisms and other chemical contaminations; and, c) transports the treated stored water to the discharge process. The discharge process: a) receives the water from the water STT process after the final treatment; and, b) controls the discharge of the water received from the water STT process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Mullenaux
  • Patent number: 11370597
    Abstract: A piston for a reservoir of a dispenser of a fluid product without air intake, and presenting a central axis X includes both sealing means and also guiding means. The sealing means extend in a plane orthogonal to the axis X and define a single external sealing line in a closed loop, distal from the axis X, capable of coming into contact with an inner wall of the reservoir 10. The guiding means include a base from which extends one or more tabs with free ends defining external guide points, distal from the axis X, capable of coming into contact with the inner wall of the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Rossignol, Emir Ezzina, Etienne Briere
  • Patent number: 11370596
    Abstract: Provided is a fluid dispense pump comprising a pump housing and a cartridge body positioned along an axis. The cartridge body comprises a chamber and a feed aperture extending through a surface of the cartridge body to the chamber. A fluid shaft extends through the cartridge body along the axis. The fluid shaft has an inlet port positioned in the chamber of the cartridge body. One of the cartridge body and the fluid shaft is attached to the pump housing and is fixed relative to the pump housing. The other of the cartridge body and the fluid shaft moves relative to the one of the cartridge body and the fluid shaft to change a position of the inlet port relative to the feed aperture during a dispensing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: DL Technology, LLC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey P. Fugere
  • Patent number: 11358855
    Abstract: The valve closure (e.g. an A-type closure) has a closure body (1) for attachment to a container, a gas inlet port (14), a liquid dispensing port (25), and a valve member (6) to sealably close the gas inlet and liquid dispensing ports. An over-pressure relief valve (40) is configured to release gas from within the container in the event that an internal pressure limit is exceeded, and a user-operable depressurising lever (50) is arranged to permit the over-pressure relief valve to be manually opened. The over-pressure relief valve (40) comprises a plunger (53) which is urged against a seat (52) by a spring (57), and the depressurising lever (50) incorporates an abutment (58) for the spring (57). The plunger (53) includes an arrowhead formation (59) by which the depressurising lever (50) engages the plunger to hold the valve open during manual operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Walton, Sergio Sonzogni, Robert Tansley, Andrew Gibbs
  • Patent number: 11358772
    Abstract: Provided is a spouted pouch capable of improving the ability to suspend pouring liquid contents, the ease of adjusting a pouring force, and the ease of repouring. In the spouted pouch (10), a pouch body (20) has flow path control seal portions (22) formed on both left and right sides across an imaginary line A inside the outer edge seal portion (21). Assuming that a thickness dimension of the spout attachment base portion (31a) is taken as X, length dimension from the spout attachment base portion (31a) to the action point portion (22a) of flow path control seal portions (22) is taken as L, and a width dimension between the action point portions (22a) is taken as W, the thickness dimension X, the length dimension L, and the width dimension W are set so as to satisfy relationships of W/X=1.2 to 2.0 and L/X=0.3 to 1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Miura, Masashi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11358784
    Abstract: A pressure control device for pressure packaging based on a disc with fluid connection and a collecting basin, with associated closing means. The closing mechanism in the pressure control device is no longer based on a cylinder with a central opening in the separation wall and closing-off of the opening by means of a piston with stem. The proposal is extremely simple, compact and easy to assemble. The use of O-rings is superfluous. A method for manufacturing a pressure control system and a kit of parts for the assembly thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: GOJARA BVBA
    Inventors: Erwin Vanderstraeten, Dirk De Cuyper, Tom Anthierens
  • Patent number: 11352196
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses and describes a vapocoolant dispenser. Specifically, the dispenser comprises a housing and container of vapocoolant, the dispenser configured to receive a sterilizable dose of high energy radiation and to provide a sterile, hermetically sealed vapocoolant dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: 623 MEDICAL, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore J. Mosler, Eli Nichols, Charles McCall, Andrew Corson, James Fentress
  • Patent number: 11351567
    Abstract: An applicator for dispensing a viscous material from a container. The applicator comprises a nozzle for fluid communication with the container. The nozzle has an outlet at a first end and base in proximity to an opposed second end. The nozzle further includes a support arm spaced apart from the nozzle. The support arm and the nozzle collectively forming a slot therebetween for releasably receiving a blade. An attachment portion extend from the base and is configured to releasably engage the container to permit material within the container to flow under pressure through the nozzle and onto a surface. When the blade is received within the slot, it contacts the material as it exits the nozzle and assists in forming the material into a desired shape or configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventor: James Pentland
  • Patent number: 11350797
    Abstract: Exemplary soap, sanitizer and lotion dispensers are disclosed herein. An exemplary dispenser includes a housing; a receptacle for receiving a container; a container of fluid comprising soap, sanitizer or lotion; a pump in fluid communication with the container; a power source; a pump coupled to a motor and pulse width modulation circuitry in circuit communication with the power source and the motor. The pulse width modulation circuitry is initially set to cause a selected dose of fluid to be dispensed at a base speed. A sensor for detecting a parameter indicative of an actual speed of a dispense of the fluid is also included. When the actual speed of the dispense of fluid is less than the base speed or greater than the base speed, the pulse width modulation circuitry adjusts the pulse width to cause the speed of a following dispense of fluid to be closer to the base speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. McNulty, Nick E. Ciavarella, Daniel M. Willis, Aaron D. Marshall, Donald R. Harris