Patents Examined by Frederick C. Nicolas
  • Patent number: 11117734
    Abstract: A puffer device includes a cabinet having a printed circuit board and a gear train assembly coupled to the printed circuit board. The gear train assembly includes a motor and a gear driven by the motor. A cam is coupled to the gear. The cabinet further includes a plunger configured to be contacted and driven by the cam. The puffer device further includes an aerosol can assembly configured to be releasably coupled to the cabinet, wherein movement of the plunger is configured to dispense a material from the aerosol can assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Suterra, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Clark, Scott Lindbloom, Daniel Senatore
  • Patent number: 11117719
    Abstract: A container cap with a body having a lower portion with internal threads for connecting to a container, and an upper portion defining a main opening. The upper cap portion having a first surface defining a partial opening and a stem protruding through the main opening. The lower cap portion having a second surface defining a partial opening. The upper and lower cap portions configured to rotate with respect to one another such that the partial openings align between a closed position and an open position to selectively permit fluid flow therethrough. A method for capping a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: Troy McConnell
  • Patent number: 11110476
    Abstract: A weighted multitube fluid dispenser designed to allow a user to efficiently dispense fluid stored in a bottle regardless of how they tilt the bottle. The weighted multitube fluid dispenser includes a bottle having an opening at a top end disposed opposite a bottom end and in communication with an interior designed to store liquid therein. A spray head is designed to secure overtop the opening via a rim. A hose extends from the spray head and splits into a plurality of tubes, each tube having an aperture at one end with a weight affixed. The spray head includes a nozzle in communication with the hose, and a trigger in communication with the nozzle. Thus, activating the trigger causes fluid in the bottle to traverse the plurality of tubes and exit through the nozzle, allowing the user to dispense the fluid regardless of how the bottle is tilted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventor: Aaron Meyers
  • Patent number: 11104506
    Abstract: A pressure pack dispenser (100) for dispensing a product comprises a cylindrical container (401) with a product outlet through which the product is dispensed, a composite piston (408) movably mounted within the container, and a pressurised propellant. The composite piston comprises a first upper piston (409A) coupled to a second lower piston (409B) to permit limited relative axial movement and a viscous sealant material (410) located between the first and second pistons. The propellant comprises a compressed gas which remains in the gaseous phase as the piston (408) moves from a first full position to a second exhausted position, or a mixture of a liquid propellant and a compressed gas selected such that in the full position the mixture is at a pressure greater than the vapour pressure of the liquid propellant. A clearance is provided between the second lower piston (409B) and the container wall (401A) which is filled with the sealant (410) as the composite piston moves to expel product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Rocep Lusol Holdings Ltd.
    Inventors: Jordan Maguire, Bernard Frutin
  • Patent number: 11097295
    Abstract: A device for holding a liquid or pasty mass that can be dispensed from an insertable container by a dispensing device that is part of a first assembly that can be connected with a second assembly that is vertically below the first assembly in an axial direction and has a lower housing part that accommodates the insertable container. First connecting elements allocated to the first assembly are tethered with second connecting elements allocated to the second assembly. The connection that connects the first connecting element carrier with the second connecting element carrier is more easily undone than the positive or latched connection generated during a joining step, which was used to connect the first assembly with the second assembly with an axial force in the vertical direction. The connecting elements have latching teeth that run axially relative to the assembly direction in which the joining step takes place, and mesh into each other in the joining process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: LOUVRETTE GMBH DESIGN X PACKAGING
    Inventor: Fabian Erlhöfer
  • Patent number: 11097292
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser head having a single-piece head body (1) forming an axial inlet well (12) suitable for connecting to a dispenser member (D), such as a pump or a valve; and a transverse feed duct (13) that extends from the axial inlet well (12). The dispenser head also has a dispenser orifice (21) in fluid communication with the transverse feed duct (13). A filter (F) is situated in the axial inlet well (12) and/or in the transverse feed duct (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Frédéric Chevalier, Frank Plessis
  • Patent number: 11098847
    Abstract: A grease gun with an adjustable operating angle includes: a grease barrel having a first annular assembling portion and a first annular pivot portion; a gun body having a second annular assembling portion facing the first annular assembling portion and a second annular pivot portion to be pivotally disposed on the first annular pivot portion; a positioning ring fixed to the second annular assembling portion and having annularly arranged positioning cavities and facing the first annular assembling portion; and a positioning unit having a positioning member movable between a locked position and a release position, and the positioning member having a positioning portion to be inserted into or disengaged from the positioning cavities. The grease barrel and the gun body can be rotated and fixed relative to each other after rotation to adjust the angle between the two, which consequently reduces the space limitation on the grease feeding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Shuoxing Metal Products (Kunshan) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Heng-Chia Kuo
  • Patent number: 11090666
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses various dispensation devices for dispensation of various volumes of content. For example, some of such content can include cream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Over the Top Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracy Luckow, Lori Gitomer, Elissa Harman, Robyn Scheck, Brent Lindberg, Martin Short, Robert Croft
  • Patent number: 11084629
    Abstract: A reusable compression device, or contents ‘pusher’, introduced on and removably retained by the container housing, received at a position distal from a housing opening for releasing the content, and retained in position by engaging a grooved strip integrated with or otherwise retained on and movable along the housing surface to progressively compress the housing, providing a reliable, economic and functional container outer compression member retention apparatus and method. After the container is empty, the reusable pusher will be removed from the container and then will be inserted in another integrated container or separately disposed. The embodiment according to the present invention provides economic and environmental advantages compared to disposable structures that cannot be separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Kletcher, LLC
    Inventors: Gennady I Kleyman, Yuriy Chernov
  • Patent number: 11084707
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a beverage dispensing system that controls the flow of beverage based on information acquisitioned from a marker associated with a vessel for the beverage. The system utilizes a switching apparatus located in the tap of the dispensing unit that can selectively enable mechanical connection between the hand lever of the tap and the stem based on the information acquisitioned. Some embodiments include a hand tilt device for automatically controlling the flow of beverage, and a vessel tilt device to adjusting the tilt of the vessel so as to achieve a preferred pour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: ValidFill LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Wade, Loren Ostema, James Wampler, Frank Uellenberg, Paul Wade, Peter Dorney, Alex Whiteaker
  • Patent number: 11072520
    Abstract: A machine for mixing and dispensing beverages includes a single manifold, a bottle restraining unit and a randomizing beverage activator. The manifold is connectable to a plurality of separate, pre-filled beverage holders of already prepared beverages and provides pre-defined portions of selected beverages to a dispensing outlet. The bottle restraining unit restrains the pre-filled bottles, which are either plastic bottles or glass bottles. The activator dispenses at least two beverages from the set of the beverage holders by randomizing an attribute of a drink. The attribute is chosen from an amount of the beverages and the beverage holders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventors: Mechael Yirmeyahu Brun-Kestler, Greta Pauline Brun-Kestler, Avraham Nachum Brun-Kestler, Mary Kate Sirianni
  • Patent number: 11058242
    Abstract: A dispensing system for heating and dispensing a food substance in a liquid state includes a portable dispensing unit including housing including a reservoir for holding a food substance, a heater operable to heat the substance to an operating temperature for producing a liquid, and a pump for dispensing the liquid via a dispensing tube and spray nozzle. A manually activated actuator operates to initiate the dispensing cycle. Control circuitry associated with the dispensing unit monitors the liquid temperature and controls operation of pump and unit. The dispensing unit may be powered by a rechargeable battery. A charging base provides a dock for recharging the battery of the dispensing unit. The pump may include an auto-reverse feature to draw the liquid back into reservoir when not dispensing the liquid for preventing clogs in the dispensing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Inventors: Defang Chen, Xiqing Zhong, Yiyang Zhang, Yijun Wang, Evan Marc Dash
  • Patent number: 11059070
    Abstract: Described herein is an apparatus for dynamic metering of sealant volumes, and also described herein is a corresponding method. The apparatus of the invention includes two containers for sealant components; a first drive, which is connected to two devices, each of which is able to convey one of the sealant components from its container; a drive controller; a mixing unit for mixing the sealant components conveyed from the containers, having an opening for applying the sealant to a component; and also, additionally, a compensating container with a compensating volume; and a second drive, which is connected to a piston which reaches into the compensating volume of the compensating container. The compensating container in this arrangement is connected to the mixing unit. The first drive and the second drive can be dynamically controlled jointly by the drive controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: CHEMETALL GMBH
    Inventor: Heinz Burock
  • Patent number: 11053068
    Abstract: An aerosol spray can has a can body, a valve assembly, a dip-tube assembly and a rigid tube. The valve assembly is mounted on the can body. The dip-tube assembly is connected to the valve assembly and has a head end channel-linked to the valve assembly. The dip-tube assembly has a flexible tube and a weight piece. The two ends of the flexible tube are connected to the valve assembly and the weight piece respectively. The rigid tube is sleeved around the flexible tube to constrain excessive bending of the flexible tube. The flexible tube protrudes from the rigid tube. The weight of the weight piece drives the tail end freely toward the ground. Therefore, the tail end stays submerged under a liquid product when less than a half of the liquid product is left inside the can body even when the can body is tilted or horizontal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Motedo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Han-Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 11045821
    Abstract: A trigger type liquid ejector includes an ejector main body having a vertical supply pipe, an ejection barrel, a trigger mechanism having a main piston and a main cylinder, a reservoir cylinder, a reservoir plunger, a first check valve configured to block communication between a container body and the vertical supply pipe when the main cylinder is pressurized and allow communication when the main cylinder is decompressed, and a second check valve configured to allow communication between an ejection hole and the vertical supply pipe when the main cylinder is pressurized and block communication when the main cylinder is decompressed, and a communication path is provided between the main piston and the main cylinder and is configured to bring the main cylinder in communication with the container body when the main piston is moved to a position deviated rearward from a frontmost position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Kakuta
  • Patent number: 11046495
    Abstract: A spout for a container, wherein the spout includes a spout body and a spout counterpart. The spout body has a first zone, and the spout counterpart has a final zone. In the final position of the spout, an outlet opening arranged on the spout is open, providing a liquid communication through the spout body to and through the outlet opening. The final zone features a first subzone and a second subzone, arranged free of mutual overlap, allowing the spout to be arranged in its final position in two different configurations: a first configuration of the final position, where a reference subzone of the first zone is arranged to physically interact with the first subzone, and a second configuration of the final position, where the reference subzone is arranged to physically interact with the second subzone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SMIXIN SA
    Inventor: Vincent Vaucher
  • Patent number: 11040362
    Abstract: An atomizing device including an atomizing nozzle is disclosed. The atomizing nozzle includes a spray head and an atomizing nozzle body. The spray head is arranged in the atomizing nozzle body. A through hole in the spray head and a liquid through hole in the atomizing nozzle body form a liquid channel used for delivering liquid. An airtight air channel used for delivering a spiral air flow formed by air is formed in the surface of the spray head and intersects with the liquid channel at an end, provided with the through hole, of the spray head. An air flow is sprayed out via the air channel outside of the sprayer head to form a spiral vortex, so that a siphon suction force is generated to suck liquid in the liquid channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU DANQ ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Yong Wu
  • Patent number: 11034503
    Abstract: The container includes a first container formed therein with a content storage space and a container coupling space that are separately defined, a second container coupled to the container coupling space of the first container, a first discharge device installed in the first container to discharge contents stored in the first container, a second discharge device installed in the second container to discharge contents stored in the second container, and a push button configured to simultaneously actuate the first and second discharge devices and formed with first and second discharge passages connected to the first and second discharge devices, respectively, and first and second discharge ports. The second container is inserted into an opened lower portion of the container coupling space so that the second container is coupled with the first container, and the second discharge device installed in the second container is connected to the second discharge passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: PUM-TECH KOREA CO., LTD
    Inventor: Do Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11027964
    Abstract: A preparation and dispensing system prepares and dispenses a personalized composition from N reserves (501-502) of active compounds (A1-A2), N being an integer greater than or equal to 1, which is accurate, quick, easy to implement, hygienic and economical. The system comprises a pneumatic-pressure generator (200) connected to a pressure distributor (300) comprising N pressure changeover switches (301-306), each one having at least one inlet (I1) connected to the pressure generator, one inlet (I2) connected to atmospheric pressure and an outlet (311-316) connected to an inlet of a reserve of active compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: LinkedTech
    Inventor: Adrien Plecis
  • Patent number: 11027909
    Abstract: An automated flowable material dispenser for dispensing flowable material from a flowable material container is provided. In one embodiment, the dispenser may include a dispenser housing configured to receive the flowable material container therein, a solenoid valve assembly positioned within the dispenser housing, and a biasing member configured to bias the flowable material container toward the solenoid valve assembly and to move the flowable material container from an unactuated configuration to an actuated configuration. The dispenser housing may define a dispensing opening along a bottom end of the dispenser housing and may be configured to move between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The solenoid valve assembly may be positioned above the dispensing opening and configured to control dispensing of the flowable material from the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: GPCP IP HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: Ted Allen Casper