Patents Examined by Jeremy Carroll
  • Patent number: 11505386
    Abstract: A bag in box container having one or more features for lifting the bag in box, deploying the tap dispenser of the bag in box conveniently, storing a dosing cup, or conveniently using the bag in box container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ian Oliver Malott, Joseph Bohache
  • Patent number: 11497291
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cosmetic container. The cosmetic container includes an inner cap coupled to a mouth of the container that accommodates contents therein, a pump coupled to the inner cap and inserted into the mouth of the container to discharge a fixed amount of contents, a push button provided in an upper portion of the inner cap, operating the pump by a push operation, and having on a side thereof a nozzle to discharge the contents, and a dip tube coupled at one end thereof to the pump to communicate therewith and inclined at the other end thereof downwards in a direction of a tip of the nozzle, a tip of the dip tube being disposed on an edge of a bottom surface of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
    Inventors: Bang Bin Yim, Sung Hwan Kim, Kyung Won Kim, Hae Yun Park
  • Patent number: 11484907
    Abstract: An applicator is proposed comprising an outer sleeve having a cylindrical inner surface and a receiving space for a flowable substance to be applied and an inner sleeve which can be displaced in the outer sleeve and in which a frangible ampule containing the flowable substance is disposed and which has an opening connecting an interior of the inner sleeve to the receiving space of the outer sleeve and an activation means upon whose activation the ampule breaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SEITZ HIEMER SOGARO GBR
    Inventors: Andreas Hiemer, Alberto C. Sògaro, Sebastian Seitz
  • Patent number: 11485546
    Abstract: A storage container with a spout is provided that can store a coating material. The storage container can include a container body having a shape, which may be a circular shape, polygonal shape, or a rounded-polygonal shape. The container body includes a side wall having first and second ends. The storage container with a spout can include a first opening with a corresponding lid and the spout providing a second opening with a corresponding cap. The storage container can further include a handle formed with an aperture through a side of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventors: Richard D. Hudson, James J. Johnson, Gustavo A. Morales, Edward Ray Goodwin, Jr., Michael C. Lambertson, Jr., Charles T. Buckel, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11478818
    Abstract: An electric glue gun includes a housing, a motor supported by the housing, a bracket which extends from the housing for supporting a glue cartridge, a pushing mechanism, supported by the housing and connected to the motor, comprising a drive rod wherein the pushing mechanism is driven by the motor to enable the drive rod to squeeze glue out of the glue cartridge, and a controller configured to control the motor to enable the drive rod to return by a preset distance after the motor stops driving the drive rod forward or after the drive rod reaches a limited position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yufei Ren, Xiangqing Fu, Wenkang Tong
  • Patent number: 11471906
    Abstract: A cosmetic container is disclosed with which the dispensing amount of the content can be varied. A cosmetic container according to one aspect of the invention can include: a storage part that stores a content; a pump that is coupled to the storage part to dispense the content and includes a valve configured to move downward when pressed; a handle that is rotatably coupled to an upper portion of the storage part; a transfer member that is interlocked with the handle and configured to transfer the rotation of the handle to a valve guide; and the valve guide configured to move upward or downward along an exterior of the valve when rotated by the transfer member, where rotating the handle can adjust the relative position of the valve guide with respect to the valve to allow a varying of the dispensing amount of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMHWA, CO., LTD
    Inventor: Kyungchang Lee
  • Patent number: 11465894
    Abstract: A closure for a beverage keg is provided, comprising an outer housing wall defining at least a portion of a valve housing and an inner duct that is located within the outer housing wall. The inner duct extends through at least a portion of the valve housing to define a flow path through the closure. The outer housing wall and the inner duct are integrally formed together as part of a single housing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Petainer Large Container IP Limited
    Inventors: Erin Corstanje, Benedetta Zancan
  • Patent number: 11464314
    Abstract: A cosmetic container according to an embodiment of the present invention may reduce a thickness of the container by improving a structure of the disc value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD., LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Dong Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11453021
    Abstract: A pump assembly which provides a frangible air vent mechanism for providing communication between the atmosphere and the interior of a bottle to which the pump assembly is to be coupled. A vent port is provided through a bottle cap member having an inner end open into the bottle and an outer end open to the atmosphere. A frangible plug member is received in the vent port with the frangible plug member when unbroken preventing flow through the vent port and the plug member when broken permitting flow through the vent port. A vent tab member is coupled to the frangible member with the vent tab member extending from the frangible member accessible on the exterior of the bottle cap member for engagement to apply forces to the vent tab that are translated to the frangible vent member to break the frangible member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: OP-Hygien IP GmbH
    Inventors: Padraig McDonagh, Heiner Ophardt
  • Patent number: 11453022
    Abstract: A container for fluid product comprises a single glass part. The single glass part comprises a shoulder and a neck which define an internal channel. The container for fluid product comprises a closure member tightly mounted in the internal channel. The closure member is suitable for carrying a dispensing member capable of dispensing content from the container for fluid product to outside the container for fluid product through the closure member. The closure member further comprises at least one sealing lip suitable for forming a sealing area between the neck and the closure member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: POCHET
    Inventor: Frédéric Jouan
  • Patent number: 11452394
    Abstract: A measured powder dispenser has a hopper feeding powder down into a measured dispensing mechanism. The measured dispensing mechanism has an inlet and an outlet and a measuring container operable therebetween. The measuring container is rotatably engaged about a rotation axis generally orthogonal to an inlet axis of the inlet such that an exterior surface thereof moves across the inlet when the measuring container rotates. The measuring container has an interior volume adjustable measurement chamber recessed within the exterior surface such that, in use, at a first rotational position, the measurement chamber aligns with the inlet to accept a measured amount of powder therein from the power container and, when rotated to a second rotational position, the exterior surface seals across the inlet and the measurement chamber aligns with the outlet to dispense the measured amount of powder therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventor: Silvio Morello
  • Patent number: 11446696
    Abstract: Technical Problem Provide is a discharge device capable of easily controlling an operation of a plunger at the time of supplying a viscous material to a cylinder and a liquid supply method capable of forming a desired overlap portion. Solution to Problem The discharge device 10 includes the supply valve 40 which controls the supply of the viscous material M to the cylinder 30, the plunger 50 which applies a pressure to the viscous material supplied to the cylinder, the ball screw 60 which is movable in the same direction as the back-and-forth direction of the plunger, and the motor 120 which is connected to the ball screw through the power transmission mechanism 110, wherein the plunger and the ball screw are not connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: THREEBOND CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota Suzuki, Naoya Saito
  • Patent number: 11439779
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having a reservoir (10) containing fluid; a dispenser head (20) provided with a dispenser orifice (21); and a piston (45; 70) for dispensing at least a portion of the fluid through the dispenser orifice (21). The reservoir (10) is closed in leaktight manner by a closure element (25) before actuation. The device includes a passage (40) for connecting the reservoir (10) to the dispenser orifice (21) during actuation, the passage (40) including a hollow sleeve (41) that is stationary relative to the dispenser head (20), for sliding around the closure element (25) during actuation, so as to open the passage (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Ludovic Petit
  • Patent number: 11440784
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to an automated modular dispensing platform for creating customized beverages (e.g., using various sauces, syrups, sweeteners, colors and/or flavors added to a base beverage). The automated dispensing platform may simultaneously aggregate beverage modifiers or ingredients (e.g., sweetener, flavor, and/or color) and facilitate automated, efficient cleaning cycles for modular beverage dispensers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Andrew Corlett, Jonathan Levey, Brandon Michael Roberts
  • Patent number: 11426034
    Abstract: A sealing vent for a foaming dispenser associated with a squeeze foaming container is described. The vent has an annular structure, with a central aperture encased by a multi-tiered disc section connected to inner facing of a thickened, axial wall. An upward angled, outer flange is connected on an outer facing of the axial wall, and the outer flange is attached at a lower elevation along the axial wall in comparison to the disc section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: RIEKE LLC
    Inventor: Simon Christopher Knight
  • Patent number: 11407632
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dispensable container comprising a container for a fluid; and a fitting for discharging the fluid from the container; wherein the dispensable container is monolithic and where the container and the fitting contact each other seamlessly; and wherein the fitting comprises a conduit that has a higher aspect ratio than the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Nicolas Cardoso Mazzola, Eduardo Baldini, Marcus-Vinicius Trombim Kerekes, Bruno Rufato Pereira, Harpreet Singh, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp
  • Patent number: 11407629
    Abstract: Intelligent concentrate mixing and delivery devices, systems, and methods are described. An intelligent concentrate mixing and delivery device includes at least one ingredient storage device (e.g., an ingredient cartridge) configured to store one or more ingredients and at least one micro-ingredient pump configured to pump the one or more ingredients into a mixing chamber. The mixing chamber reconstructs at least one finished concentrate from the one or more ingredients. The intelligent concentrate mixing and delivery device further includes at least one pump configured to pump the finished concentrate into a beverage dispensing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Bev-Edge, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Siegel
  • Patent number: 11400483
    Abstract: An applicator for on demand incremental dispensing of dental compounds from interchangeable prefilled cartridges. A hand held applicator support body with a threaded drive rod, selectively advanced by a trigger activated indexing lever assembly for advancing engagement within the medication cartridge. A release and positional indicator allows for drive rod engagement and resetting therewithin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NODK, LLC
    Inventor: Marcus Duffin
  • Patent number: 11400474
    Abstract: Liquid dispenser having a liquid store and a discharge device fitted thereto and having a discharge opening. The discharge device has a pump device with a pump chamber variable in terms of volume and connected at an input side in a communicating manner to the liquid store and at an output side in a communicating manner to the discharge opening. The pump device conveys liquid from the liquid store to the discharge opening. The discharge device has a ventilation channel, by which an incoming air flow is enabled for pressure compensation between the liquid store and a surrounding atmosphere. The ventilation channel has a ventilation valve openable by manual actuation of the pump device and closed when the pump device is not actuated. Further, the ventilation channel has a capillary channel portion through which the incoming air flow reaches the liquid store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: APTAR RADOLFZELL GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Heinzle
  • Patent number: 11389756
    Abstract: A water ejecting apparatus includes a case and a water ejection unit connected to one side of the case. The water ejection unit includes a lifting cover configured to perform an elevating operation, a water ejection nozzle installed at a lower end of the lifting cover and configured to eject water, a touch bar at least partially accommodated inside the lifting cover and configured to perform an ascending operation when in contact with a water receiving container placed below the water ejection nozzle, and extending from a point adjacent to the water ejection nozzle to a point adjacent to the front cover, and a detection sensor accommodated inside the lifting cover and configured to detect the ascending operation of the touch bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Heesang Yoon, Minho Kim, Hoon Jang, Dongkoo Han, Hyeonggeun Kim, Keunho Roh, Jongho Park, Younggwan Song