Patents Examined by Benjamin R Shaw
  • Dual chamber storage device
    Patent number: 10640275
    Abstract: A dual chamber storage device includes a first chamber having a base and a hollow body for storing a first material. A second chamber within the hollow body of the first chamber has a base, a hollow body for storing a second material, and a neck portion. A dispenser housed within the second chamber has a hollow body, a dispensing tip, and a cutting edge. A cap surrounds the end of the dispenser with the cutting edge, is rotatingly connectable with the second chamber neck portion, and is non-rotatingly connectable with the first end of the dispenser. When the cap is rotated relative to the second chamber neck portion, the second end of the dispenser moves toward the base of the second chamber and the cutting edge pierces the base of the second chamber thereby allowing the second material to enter the hollow body of the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: BIO-TECHNE CORPORTION
    Inventors: Paul V. McGrath, Thomas M. Pizza, Jerry W. Westwood, Steven L. Hjelm, Keith M. Simeone
  • Dual chamber storage device
    Patent number: 10640276
    Abstract: A dual chamber storage device includes a first chamber having a base and a hollow body for storing a first material. A second chamber within the hollow body of the first chamber has a base, a hollow body for storing a second material, and a neck portion. A dispenser housed within the second chamber has a hollow body, a dispensing tip, and a cutting edge. A cap surrounds the end of the dispenser with the cutting edge, is rotatingly connectable with the second chamber neck portion, and is non-rotatingly connectable with the first end of the dispenser. When the cap is rotated relative to the second chamber neck portion, the second end of the dispenser moves toward the base of the second chamber and the cutting edge pierces the base of the second chamber thereby allowing the second material to enter the hollow body of the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: BIO-TECHNE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul V. McGrath, Thomas M. Pizza, Jerry W. Westwood, Steven L. Hjelm, Keith M. Simeone
  • Anti-loosening emulsion pump
    Patent number: 10625287
    Abstract: An anti-loosening emulsion pump comprises a press head, a toothed sleeve, a cylinder and a piston rod, wherein the press head and the toothed sleeve are respectively provided with standing tooth pieces and standing tooth blocks interacting with each other. When the press head is rotated in a locking direction, the standing tooth pieces can move beyond the standing tooth blocks, and when the press head is rotated in an opening direction, the standing tooth pieces and the standing tooth blocks interact with each other, the rotation of the press head can be prevented. The press head of the anti-loosening emulsion pump further includes a press mouth which is movable relatively. The anti-loosening emulsion pump of the present invention can prevent the press head from being open due to such reasons as impact and the like, and can prevent the toothed sleeve from loosening from the opening of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventor: Yao Wu Ding
  • Flush toilet
    Patent number: 10626589
    Abstract: A flush toilet comprises a bowl portion including a waste receiving surface, a rim portion formed on the top edge portion thereof so that inner circumferential surface thereof rises essentially vertically, and a shelf portion formed between the rim portion and the waste receiving surface; a water spouting portion for spouting flush water onto the shelf portion to form a swirl flow; and a water conduit for supplying the flush water to the spouting portion. The water spouting portion is formed in the front region of the bowl portion, and a part of the inner circumferential surface of the rim portion is formed in an inward-facing overhanging shape; and the water spouting portion is covered by the overhanging part of the rim portion such that a user cannot observe the water spouting portion when viewing from diagonally forward and above the bowl portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Yamasaki, Masaaki Inoue, Masahiro Nakamura
  • Magnetic inductive rail heating head
    Patent number: 10626560
    Abstract: A rail heating head includes a vented enclosure and an induction coil. The induction coil is positioned within the vented enclosure. When in use, the vented enclosure is positioned adjacent a lateral portion of a train track rail. To be positioned adjacent to the head, the web, and the foot of the train track rail, a rail-bracing wall of the vented enclosure has a convex exterior surface and a concave interior surface. The induction coil has an oblong, concave shape and is pressed against the concave interior surface. Thus, the induction coil can induce eddy current magnetic fields in the head, the web, and the foot maximizing surface area. The larger surface area results in molecules in a large area being activated and leads to more heat. An eddy current deflecting magnetic shield further directs magnetic fields towards the train track rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey Ross Johnston
  • Tamper-evident closure
    Patent number: 10618711
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure (101) comprises a first portion (105, 106) and a second portion (102, 104) comprising a window (103) through which a view of the first portion (105, 106) is visible. The second portion (102, 104) is rotated relative to the first portion (105, 106) upon first opening of the tamper-evident closure (101), from a first position in which the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in a first relative relation and a first view of the first portion (105, 106) is visible through the window (103), to a second position in which the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in a second relative relation and a second, different view of the first portion (105, 106) is visible through the window (103). A locking mechanism irreversibly locks the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) in the second relative relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventor: Allison Weir
  • Condiment dispensing device
    Patent number: 10618076
    Abstract: A condiment dispensing device is provided that, when activated by a user, may expel a condiment from a condiment cartridge secured within the condiment dispensing device. The condiment dispensing device includes a recess at its bottom portion in which a dampener member may be secured. When the dampener member is secured in the recess, the bottom portion of the dispensing device is flat, which results in the device being orientation within a holder in a consistent and predictable fashion. Because the dampener member may be made of a rubber or soft plastic, when the condiment dispensing device is placed in the holder, substantially less impact and noise are created than if the dispensing device were construed entirely made of metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: HUHTAMAKI, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Pope, Scott L. Wayland
  • Water immersion massage table
    Patent number: 10617601
    Abstract: A water holding container (1) supported by a base (7, 8, 9) that allows a Massage Therapist to administer massage therapy to a client immersed in heated water. An inclined floor base (2) at one end of the container positions a client's face above the water level. A removable toe support (4) helps a shorter client to keep his/her face above the water level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Inventor: David L. Wilkinson
  • In-floor swimming pool nozzle housing with outer beveled edge
    Patent number: 10604955
    Abstract: A housing for an in-floor swimming pool cleaning nozzle includes a first end with connection lugs configured to receive and engage corresponding lugs on an in-floor swimming pool nozzle, and a second end with a wall extending axially with a leading edge having a thickness that narrows from the leading edge toward a ledge. The thickness narrows due to a beveled outer surface of the wall and presents a smaller leading edge that shows less than a non-beveled leading edge when placed in a floor of a swimming pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: GSG Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Goettl, John Goettl, Steven J. Goettl, II
  • Adhesive melter having pump mounted into heated housing
    Patent number: 10596588
    Abstract: A melter includes a reservoir for receiving melted adhesive from the heater unit, and a pump in fluid communication with the reservoir and located within a heated housing. The heated housing heats the pump during startup and regular operation of the adhesive melter, thereby reducing delays in operation caused by slow warming of adhesive within the pump. The pump is configured to be inserted into the heated housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Clark, David R. Jeter
  • Water box apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10589916
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a box including one or more side walls, each of which defines an inside surface. A bag is disposed in an internal region defined by the box. Drinking water is contained in the bag, the water being non-alcoholic. The bag is adapted to protect the water from contaminants, tastes, and odors, each of which originates from either the bag itself or a source external to the bag. A water-resistant coating may be applied to the respective inside surfaces. When condensate forms on the bag, the water-resistant coating at least resists absorption of the condensate into the one or more side walls. The apparatus may include a spout, which permits the water to be dispensed from the bag for human consumption. In an exemplary embodiment, the water is treated with a sanitizing additive such as, for example, ozone. The apparatus mitigates the environmental impacts of drinking water packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: REVOLUTION RESOURCE RECOVERY INC.
    Inventor: Ralph Douglas McRae
  • Piston pump arrangement automatically disabling in absence of inlet liquid
    Patent number: 10584697
    Abstract: A piston pump arrangement that disables operation of the pump in the absence of an inlet liquid and also to a piston pump arrangement useful to discharge liquids from at least two sources and to disable discharge of all of the liquids when supply of liquid from at least one source is empty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: OP-HYGIENE IP GMBH
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Andrew Jones, Zhenchun Shi, Valery Ten
  • Refillable material transfer system
    Patent number: 10577239
    Abstract: A material transfer system for storing, transferring and dispensing viscous material, such as fluids and liquids, includes a material containment vessel with an upper region incorporating a motive force and a bottom region with a material ingress and egress opening. A diconical or other shaped force transfer device is located in the material containment area. The force transfer device is an energy transducer when the material containment is filled with highly viscous materials, such as adhesives, sealants, mastics or lubricating greases. The system's performance can be improved by applying a surface treatment to the wetted surfaces of the system to change the physical properties at the fluid/vessel interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: C.H.&I. Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Thibodeau, Eric A. Williams, Lawrence M. Levenstein
  • Hand-wheel adjusting the outlet of a tap for gas cylinder
    Patent number: 10578250
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a hand-wheel for adjusting an outlet pressure and/or a flow-rate of a tap for a gas cylinder, the hand-wheel comprising a body; and a transparent cover fixed on the body. The hand-wheel further comprises indicia arranged between the transparent cover and the body so as to be visible by a user but not in contact with the fingers of the user. The invention is also directed to a tap for gas cylinder, comprising such a hand-wheel, as well as to a tap assembly comprising such a tap and a cover housing the tap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: LUXEMBOURG PATENT COMPANY S.A.
    Inventors: Morgan Lamiable, Jean-Claude Schmitz
  • Removable hinged strainer for a pop-up drain assembly
    Patent number: 10570595
    Abstract: A removable strainer basket, a drain assembly incorporating the basket and a method of using the same. The drain assembly includes a flange assembly mounted in an aperture in a bottom wall of the receptacle. The flange assembly defines a bore therein and a stopper is engaged with the flange assembly and is selectively movable between open and closed positions. A strainer basket is removably positionable within the bore between a part of the stopper and a part of the flange assembly. The strainer basket defines a plurality of apertures therein and through which water is able to flow when the stopper is in the open position. The strainer basket captures hair strands and other articles entrained in the draining water. The basket is selectively removable from the flange assembly for cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph A. Sebolt
  • Fluid dispensing device
    Patent number: 10549292
    Abstract: The invention pertains generally to an improved fluid dispensing device, particularly a dispensing device which employs at least one hemispherical domed cannister source of reactants and which uses a color-changing dispensing plastic tip to inform the end-user if the reactants are at a proper use temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: ICP Adhesives and Sealants, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Dolezal, Karl W. Burkart
  • Removable bottle support ledge for fluid dispenser
    Patent number: 10542850
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser having a housing with a cover coupled to the housing for movement between a closed position and an open position and a lifting member coupled to the housing between the housing and the cover whereby movement of the lifting member as guided by the housing moves the cover between the open position and the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: OP-Hygiene IP GmbH
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, John Garry, Padraig McDonagh
  • Beverage dispensing system with recirculation loop heat exchange assembly
    Patent number: 10544027
    Abstract: The present application thus provides a beverage dispensing system for combining a macro-ingredient flow and a carbonated water flow. The beverage dispensing system may include a nozzle, a carbonated water source in communication with the nozzle via a carbonated water conduit and a carbonated water recirculation conduit, a macro-ingredient source in communication with the nozzle via a macro-ingredient conduit, and a macro-ingredient pump and an air chamber in communication with the macro-ingredient conduit. The carbonated water recirculation conduit is in communication with the air chamber for heat exchange therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Shaun B. Gatipon, Adam Daniel Ambrecht, Kirk William Charles, Craig Jay Cochran, Christopher Ross Vickers
  • Pouring spout system
    Patent number: 10543971
    Abstract: A pouring device is for use with a bag having an open top and a closed bottom and side walls between the open top and the closed bottom, the bag having a domain between the side walls laterally and the open top and closed bottom elevationally for contents to be poured. The pouring device is located within the domain. The pouring device includes a fixed component and a movable component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas W. Determan
  • Flow drain for bathing apparatus
    Patent number: 10542846
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a drain fitting having a discharge potion comprising a chamber formed by walls extending between and around an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being wider than the outlet or having a greater cross-sectional area than the outlet and the walls having interior surfaces sloping inwardly between the inlet and outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: NuWhirl Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Dale Van Spengen