Patents Examined by Donnell Long
  • Patent number: 12138645
    Abstract: A liquid pump is provided, including a pump body and a valve seat, the pump body is an integral part integrally formed by the same material, the pump body includes a shell with a hollow pump cavity and an elastic valve plate disposed at a bottom end portion of the shell, and the elastic valve plate is provided with a valve passage, the valve seat is disposed below the elastic valve plate in a fitted manner, the valve seat includes a valve body with a liquid flow passage, and the top of the valve body is provided with a seal structure that can be fitted with the elastic valve plate in a sealed manner. The product assembly is more convenient, product durability is high, and all components can be fully recycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: HCP PACKAGING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming Kei Wu
  • Patent number: 12139387
    Abstract: A pressure control device for controlling a pressure in a beverage container comprises a gas filled pressure control chamber enclosed by a wall of the pressure control device. The wall has an inner surface facing the chamber and an outer surface facing away from the chamber, the inner surface and outer surface defining a thickness of the wall. A scavenger material is provided in the pressure control device for capturing gas that enters, during use, into the pressure control chamber. The scavenger material is distributed over the wall thickness with a predetermined concentration from the inner surface towards the outer surface of the wall such that a rate of gas capture by the scavenger material changes over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
    Inventors: Wolter Wolthers, Rudolf Maria Pronk, Mark Erich Sillince
  • Patent number: 12134552
    Abstract: In a water purifier or other liquid dispenser, a sensor configured to transmit and receive a distance measuring signal is installed in a water discharge module moving vertically or disposed at the front of a main body, to sense a height of the inlet of a container accurately without a no-response duration of the sensor. Additionally, in the water purifier, the water discharge module discharges purified water at a point spaced a certain distance apart from the inlet of the container, to prevent the inlet of the container from contacting the lower surface of the water discharge module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehoon Lee, Kyuchun Choi, Dong Seong Kim, Hyung Kook Joo, Daewoo Kim
  • Patent number: 12129545
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to a precursor capsule for holding a precursor for a vapor deposition process. The precursor capsule comprises a vapor-permeable shell configured to define a precursor space, and to allow precursor in vapor form to leave the precursor capsule under vaporization conditions. The disclosure further relates to a precursor vessel comprising capsules according to the current disclosure, to a vapor deposition apparatus and a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Chiyu Zhu, Jaakko Anttila
  • Patent number: 12129161
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus includes: a material outlet chamber extended outward from a main body of the fluid material dispensing apparatus; multiple pumps arranged to respectively extract multiple fluid materials stored in multiple material containers, and to operably push corresponding fluid materials forward; a fluid output device positioned on a bottom of the material outlet chamber and comprising multiple fluid outlets, wherein the multiple fluid outlets are respectively coupled with the multiple pumps through multiple material transmission paths; and a cold air tunnel coupled with the material outlet chamber and arranged to operably introduce cold air into the material outlet chamber, so as to maintain an internal temperature of the material outlet chamber to be lower than a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo
  • Patent number: 12128437
    Abstract: An all-plastic external foam pump, including an actuator, a fixing member, a plunger, an elastic member, a cylinder body, and a straw, is provided. One end of the fixing member is fixed or detachably connected to the actuator, and the other end is fixed or detachably connected to the plunger. The fixing member is at least partially accommodated in the cylinder body. One end of the plunger is penetrated into the elastic member. The straw is installed on one end of the cylinder body. A pulling rod is disposed in the plunger. The pulling rod is disposed in linkage with the plunger. The elastic member is made of a recyclable elastic material. A liquid mixing portion is disposed in the fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Guangdong Neat Packaging Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuanhong Mei, Zhiyun Zeng
  • Patent number: 12127563
    Abstract: A dispensing baked good container assembly includes a container having a pastry bag extend between an upper portion and a lower portion. The pastry bag is flexible. The pastry bag has an internal cavity configured to hold baked good ingredients. The lower portion has a lower dispensing opening at a dispensing tip at a bottom of the pastry bag through which the baked good ingredients are dispensed. The dispensing baked good container assembly includes a support ring coupled to the upper portion of the pastry bag. The support ring is rigid or semi-rigid to support the upper end of the pastry bag and form a funnel providing access to the internal cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel Siwak, Benjamin Siwak, Molly Siwak
  • Patent number: 12122655
    Abstract: A beverage mixing device is disclosed herein. The beverage mixing device may comprise: a capsule receiver configured to receive a capsule including a pre-mixed composition, the capsule receiver including a first sensor; a carbonation vessel disposed within the housing, the carbonation vessel configured for on-demand carbonatation; and a controller in electronic communication with the first sensor, the controller configured to: determine a drink type based on receiving sensor data from the first sensor, and dispense a carbonated water or a non-carbonated water based on the drink type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Brian P. Mills, Bryan Rogers, Mudar Abu-Saymeh
  • Patent number: 12116256
    Abstract: The present application provides a beverage dispensing system. The beverage dispensing system may include a syringe cartridge assembly and a nozzle. The syringe cartridge assembly may include an ingredient chamber, a water chamber, and a dosing pump such that the ingredient chamber is in communication with the nozzle and the water chamber is in communication with the dosing pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventors: Sanjida Tamanna, Dick P. Welch, Zachary Ian Stelwagon
  • Patent number: 12110168
    Abstract: A pressurized container assembly includes a pressurized container, a valve, and a shearing chamber. A flowable product and propellant are also provided within the container. The propellant is substantially non-soluble in the flowable product. Methods of producing a foamed flowable product using shearing chambers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Baker, James David Wilson, II
  • Patent number: 12103842
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for thermally regulating and dispensing beverages are described herein. More particularly, in one aspect, jackets for thermally regulating a beverage container are described. Such a jacket can comprise an interior temperature control layer defining an interior space for receiving the beverage container, and an exterior fabric layer disposed over the interior temperature control layer. The interior temperature control layer comprises a first phase change material (PCM) having a first phase transition temperature corresponding to a desired service temperature of a beverage contained in the beverage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: VESTURE LLC
    Inventors: Byron Craig Owens, Reyad I. Sawafta
  • Patent number: 12102207
    Abstract: An applicator comprising a reservoir configured to hold a formula, a roller ball configured to apply the formula, a contact-less piston, configured to dispense the formula, and a piston magnet disposed underneath the contact-less piston, wherein the piston magnet is configured to move the piston in response to a magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Gregoire Charraud, Casey Barbarino, Rafael Feliciano
  • Patent number: 12103840
    Abstract: Containers for use in a beverage system are provided. The containers include a container body defining an interior hollow chamber, and having an opening leading to the interior hollow chamber, and a cap covering the opening. The cap has an inlet port with an inlet valve seated therein and movable between a closed configuration for preventing passage of fluid there through, and an open configuration for allowing passage of fluid there through. The cap also has an outlet port having an outlet valve seated therein and movable between a closed configuration for preventing passage of fluid there through, and an open configuration for allowing passage of fluid there through. The cap has a collar positioned around the inlet port, the collar has an inner surface with at least a portion configured to circumferentially engage a seal having an outer diameter in a range of about 7 mm to 8 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Ross Hooper, Carl Robert Wrigglesworth
  • Patent number: 12098019
    Abstract: A container has a top and a bottom endcap, a bottle sandwiched therebetween, and one or more bands coupling the top and bottom endcaps and the bottle. The bottle receives therein a flexible bladder. At least one of the top and bottom endcaps has a pair of opposing parallel surfaces, one of which has a protrusion extending therefrom and the other one of which has a recess therein at a location corresponding to that of the protrusion. A valving structure demountably engages with a neck portion of the bottle and has (i) a coupling valve assembly having two channels in fluid communication with the bottle and the bladder for injecting gas thereinto and dispensing liquid therefrom, respectively, and (ii) a twist-lock casing receiving therein the coupling valve assembly and removably coupled to the bottle's neck portion. The twist-lock casing has a structure for safely depressurizing the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: First Element Packaging Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Stockton, Melanie Kobelka
  • Patent number: 12091219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a closure for a container with a base element and a flip-top lid attached to said base element by a hinge. The flip-top lid can be moved between an opened and a closed position. The base element has a skirt with attachment means for attaching the closure to the container, and said flip-top lid has a top cover and a sidewall. The closure comprises an actuating region with a latching element, wherein said actuating region is tiltable and/or deformable relative to the remaining regions of the sidewall between a latching position and a released position. The present invention also relates to a container with such a closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Aptar Freyung GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Koenigseder, Daniel Frey
  • Patent number: 12089788
    Abstract: A meal ingredient dispenser may include a housing having an internal volume. The meal ingredient dispenser may include a first gate and a second gate configured to move between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position, the first gate and second gate may define a portion volume therebetween. The meal ingredient dispenser may include a wiper positioned on an interior wall of the housing in the portion volume and an actuator coupled to the wiper and configured to move the wiper blade inside of the portion volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Spyce Food Co.
    Inventors: Luke Schlueter, Nicholas S. Ambrogi, Huicheng Wang, Michael Farid
  • Patent number: 12089707
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary double-tube replaceable cosmetic bottle, which comprises an outer cover and a rotary sleeve, wherein the rotary sleeve is internally and symmetrically provided with a first lifting seat and a second lifting seat, the first lifting seat and the second lifting seat are both provided with elastic fasteners and are internally sleeved with bottle bodies, and the lower end of the rotary sleeve is symmetrically provided with convex surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Inventor: Cheng Hang
  • Patent number: 12085435
    Abstract: A portioning device for chemical granular material, in particular fertilizer, having an inlet opening for granules, an outlet opening for discharging granule portions produced from the granules and at least one rotationally drivable conveying element which is designed to combine granules fed to the portioning device to give granule portions during a rotational movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: AMAZONEN-WERKE H. DREYER SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Wien, Florenz Hilbert, Stefan Jan Johannaber, Florian Stein, Jan-Henrik Breuer, Stephan Teckemeyer, Mario Wessels
  • Patent number: 12085434
    Abstract: Metering equipment (A) for food products, including metering means (Di) defined by plunger means (Pi) and nozzle dispenser means (Ui) connected to said plunger-cylinder means (Ci, Pi) and suitable for dispensing volumetric quantities of said product; many-ways-valve distributing means (Vi) connected to said plunger-cylinder means (Ci, Pi) and to said nozzle dispenser means (Ui) placed in-between; said valve means (Vi) are being formed by a shaft (K) provided with a series of pass-through holes and suitable for turning around an own central lengthwise axis (X) inside the cylinder (Z) casing and for translating in a horizontal direction parallel to said central axis (X).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Inventor: Arturo Maggi
  • Patent number: 12082520
    Abstract: This document concerns a device for airflow-assisted feeding of granular material in an agricultural implement, comprising an air inlet (1611, 1612), a material inlet (167), and an outlet (162) for material-laden airflow, a roof (163), the horizontal extension of which defines a material pickup zone (160), wherein the material inlet (167), air inlet (1611, 1612) and outlet (162) are connected to the material pickup zone (160), wherein the device furthermore comprises an air inlet valve (164) containing a valve seat (1641) and a valve body (1642). The valve body is rotatable about a geometric axis which is substantially perpendicular to a flow direction at the air inlet. The document also concerns a method for airflow-assisted feeding of material in an agricultural implement, a meter housing, and an agricultural implement comprising such a meter housing. It also concerns a frame for a material pickup module and a method for forming a meter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Väderstad Holding AB
    Inventor: Björn Johansson