Patents Assigned to Dart Industries
  • Patent number: 5960999
    Abstract: A condiment dispenser principally intended for use in the storing and dispensing of salt or pepper. The dispenser preferably includes a container housing the condiment, and having one or more pour openings extending therethrough. At least one flow controller is mounted to the container for manual rotation between closed and open positions. In the closed position the flow controller covers the associated pour opening(s). The ensure a proper seal, the flow controller may include an extending plug which seals the pour opening. In the preferred form, two flow controllers are provided, with both mounted to a common lug for rotation about a common axis. Each flow controller is associated with a different number of pour openings, such that the rate of dispensing may be varied. The flow controllers include indicia to indicate the flow rate associated therewith. The flow controllers are mounted to a removable top wall of the container, with a seal being provided about the top wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Nele Wallays
  • Patent number: D413489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: D. Scott Miller
  • Patent number: D414369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: D. Scott Miller
  • Patent number: D414650
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Stig Lillelund, Jakob Heiberg, Hanne Dalsgaard Jeppesen, Robert H.C.M. Daenen
  • Patent number: D414652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Stig Lillelund, Jakob Heiberg, Hanne Dalsgaard Jeppesen, Robert H.C.M. Daenen
  • Patent number: D414978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Andreas Bruckner
  • Patent number: D414985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre F. M. Geelen, Robert H. C. M. Daenen
  • Patent number: D415392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Nele Wallays, Victor J. J. Cautereels
  • Patent number: D415934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Nele Wallays
  • Patent number: D416171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Victor J. J. Cautereels
  • Patent number: D416175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: D. Scott Miller
  • Patent number: D416436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: D. Scott Miller
  • Patent number: D416438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Molo
  • Patent number: D416440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Sven-Eric Juhlin, Maria Benktzon
  • Patent number: D416754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas M. Laib
  • Patent number: D416761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: D. Scott Miller
  • Patent number: D417125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: D. Scott Miller
  • Patent number: D417339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: D. Scott Miller
  • Patent number: D417367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas M. Laib
  • Patent number: D417592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Hanne Dalsgaard Jeppesen, Jakob Helberg, Stig Lillelund