Patents Assigned to Alpine Pharmaceuticals
  • Patent number: 7055528
    Abstract: A dye applicator including a head with a cavity (reservoir) and a plurality of bristles in the form of pins each covered with a sponge sleeve extending into the cavity and moistened with a catalyzed dye in the cavity by capillary action. A handle is connected to the head and includes a first container for receiving a dye compound, a second container for receiving a catalyst compound, a pump for each container, and a mixing chamber with a threaded compartment connected to the head cavity on one end, connected to the first container on the other end, and connected to the second container by a manifold for distributing the catalyst throughout the threaded compartment of the mixing chamber. A solenoid is positioned to actuate both pumps to deliver the dye and the catalyst separately to the mixing chamber and to deliver the mixed catalyzed dye to the head cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Alpine Pharmaceuticals
    Inventors: Manzoor A. Shah, Pablo Valdivia Y Alvarado, Kamal Youcef-Toumi