Patents Represented by Law Firm Fitch, Eben, Tabin & Flannery
  • Dispensing apparatus with a moveable plate
    Patent number: 5407100
    Abstract: A dispenser for flowable materials such as liquids includes a pair of stationary plates, with a movable plate therebetween. Pumps are mounted between the movable plate and at least one of the stationary plates. A drive system moves the middle plate toward and away from the stationary plates to provide a pumping action. The pumps are mounted to a stationary plate with an adapter, which extends through the plate. A valve assembly is mounted on the reverse side of the stationary plate in registry with the pumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Fluid Management Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Carl A. Tracy, Elizabeth A. Ellinger