Patents Examined by Lien Ngo
  • Patent number: 9987641
    Abstract: A dosing dispenser system and a dosing dispenser include a slidable control configured to allow a user to select a desired mixing ratio for a product contained in a container attached to the dosing dispenser with a transport medium, such as water, flowing through the dosing dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: SILGAN DISPENSING SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Steven A. Sell
  • Patent number: 9987646
    Abstract: A bonding material applying apparatus includes a syringe in which a bonding material is filled. The syringe includes a discharge nozzle disposed at a tip thereof to discharge the bonding material filled in the syringe. A compressed air supply mechanism supplies compressed air to the syringe and discharges the bonding material from the discharge nozzle. When a discharge interval from the end of discharge to the start of discharge of the bonding material lasts for a certain time or longer, the compressed air supply mechanism supplies the compressed air for a time, which is shorter than a discharge time necessary to discharge the bonding material, to such an extent that the bonding material is substantially not discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobumichi Kimura
  • Patent number: 9975139
    Abstract: A cartridge has a reception chamber extending in a longitudinal direction for a medium to be dispensed. The cartridge has a head part and a cartridge wall which bound the reception chamber, the head part having an outlet for the medium. The cartridge wall is at least regionally a film and the head part is a stable-shape part. The head part is sealingly and in particular unreleasably connected to the cartridge wall and the cartridge is a collapsible cartridge. The cartridge can be converted from an expanded state in which the reception chamber has a maximum volume into a collapsed state in which the reception chamber has a minimal volume. The cartridge not yet filled with medium is in a collapsed state. Furthermore, a method of manufacturing such a cartridge is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventors: Hayden Turner, Victor Clemens
  • Patent number: 9962022
    Abstract: A collapsible hot liquid pitcher with an adjustable flow restrictor is disclosed that provides an easily controlled pour of hot water from the spout at the end of the pitcher's neck. The pitcher can be made of a rubbery material so that it can be compressed into a small shape for traveling. An insulating layer on the pitcher prevents the hot liquid from burning the user's hand during pouring. An adjustable flow restrictor gate with different sized flow sluices is provided in the pitcher's neck so that the amount of hot water admitted through the flow restrictor gate into the neck can be changed. The restrictor gate can be removed to change the desired flow. The orientation of the restrictor gate, the shape of the pitcher's neck and spout, and the shape and angle of the spout's face work to produce a controlled flow of hot water that pours downwardly in a steady, vertical stream for brewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Orphan Espresso LLC
    Inventors: Barbara Garrott, Douglas Garrott
  • Patent number: 9957100
    Abstract: A dispensing device having two output channels (6) for selectively dispensing a preferably liquid product is proposed. In order to switch between the output channels (6), the dispensing device has a switching part (10) that can be rotated by means of an associated actuation part (9). A simple and cost-effective design is made possible by the fact that the actuation part (9) engages axially into the switching part (10), and the switching part (10) has a peripheral seal and is self-sealing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: APTAR DORTMUND GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Jasper, Ralf Jordan
  • Patent number: 9950856
    Abstract: A split hopper for dispensing granular or powdery materials has a hopper body and a lid. At least the hopper body is formed principally from a castable resin material such as polyurethane. The hopper body is formed from two hopper body sections mating at vertical faces and hinged to one another. Tooling mounts and other features such as clamping lugs can be cast directly into the hopper body sections during the casting process. The lid may be sealed to the top of the hopper body via a ring seal that may seal both radially and axially against the hopper body. A tool holder may be provided beneath the discharge opening of the hopper body for selectively engaging tooling so that the tooling does not fall out of the hopper body when the hopper body is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony D. Stefanelli, Mark A. Navin
  • Patent number: 9944510
    Abstract: A fluid transport system is provided. The fluid transport system may include a vessel closure assembly including one or more conduits, a vessel, and a container. A conduit terminus may be engaged with the conduit and received in the vessel. The conduit terminus may include a body with a head portion and an engagement portion, wherein an aperture extends therethrough. The engagement portion may be configured to engage the conduit. The head portion may taper to a tip defining a first opening to the aperture having a contour that is non-planar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim North America Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A Zumbrum
  • Patent number: 9938048
    Abstract: The container closure (1) consists of a spout (2) intended to be connected to a container and of a cap (3) that closes the spout. The latter is provided with two wings (6). From a sealing closed position, the cap (3) is movable by a twisting movement of less than 180 degrees to a released position in which it can be withdrawn from the spout (2). Stop means arranged on the spout (2) and on the cap (3) define the closed position. In addition, a locking member (11) may be provided in the cap (3) which only allows opening the latter after the rupture of a predetermined breaking point (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: CELLPACK AG
    Inventor: Martin Kropf
  • Patent number: 9924781
    Abstract: The systems and processes described herein correspond to a device that is to be detachably coupled to a hydration system, such as a backpack-based hydration system. The device may receive fluid from a reservoir included within the hydration system via a reservoir hose coupled to the reservoir. The device may include a pump and one or more valves that control the extent to which the fluid flows in and out of the interior of the pump. The fluid may exit a mouthpiece of the device based at least partly in response to a user applying pressure to the exterior surface of the pump, such as by the user squeezing or otherwise compressing the pump. The user may consume or otherwise use the fluid without having to apply suction to the mouthpiece of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Inventor: Ryan K. Kalalau
  • Patent number: 9920553
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a point-of-care hygiene dispenser and an electronic hand hygiene event monitoring system are disclosed. One embodiment is directed to point-of-care dispenser and a corresponding electronic monitoring system, wherein the point-of-care dispenser is movable between predetermined zones of interest. Another embodiment is directed to a secure point-of-care dispenser having corresponding dispenser cover and main body interlocks. A still further embodiment is directed to point-of-care dispensing system comprising a point-of-care dispenser having a dispenser cover and a main body, a locking mechanism configured to secure the dispenser covers with the main body in a closed condition, and a docking unit configured for mounting with the point-of-care dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: DEB IP LIMITED
    Inventors: Dean Philip Limbert, Christopher Lang, Robert Butler, David Creaghan
  • Patent number: 9914630
    Abstract: A tap to pour beer foam onto a liquid has a flow path through which the beer foam flows. A folded section and a second extension section of the flow path are curved along a liquid surface of the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sapporo Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Takei, Hisaaki Sugiyama, Hidekazu Narita
  • Patent number: 9914571
    Abstract: A container and dispenser in conical shape for edible or non-edible substances is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: PINAR HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: Pieter Weyts
  • Patent number: 9914078
    Abstract: Provided are flexible containers for holding a concentrate, the containers comprising: a flexible body holding the concentrate, a spout, a filter element disposed in the spout, the filter element comprising a filter and an attachment element configured to attach to a water source. Also provided are methods of reconstituting concentrated products using the flexible containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Cardones, H. Michael Moscherosch
  • Patent number: 9914570
    Abstract: The invention is a valvular closure element (5), in particular for dispensing a liquid from a container, the valvular closure element (5) comprising a support element (10) having an annular shape and a valve insert (12) having a side wall and a cover portion made of a resilient material and abutting to an internal surface of the support element (10) by its side wall. The cover portion (17) is formed with slits (14) defining valve flaps (15), wherein each valve flap (15) has an adjoining periphery connected to the side wall. In the valvular closure element (5) the side wall has a cylindrical shape, and the slits (14) are formed radially, and a projection (18) is formed on the external periphery of the support element (10) for each valve flap (15) at the middle of the adjoining periphery corresponding to the respective valve flap (15). The invention is, furthermore, a closure cap comprising the valvular closure element (5), and a method and an apparatus for manufacturing the valvular closure element (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Inventor: Gabor Fazekas
  • Patent number: 9913561
    Abstract: A portable, hand-held device for dispensing both fluid hand sanitizer and dry wipes is described. In various embodiments, the portable hand sanitizer device has a lower assembly comprising a means for storing and dispensing dry wipes and a means for blocking actuation and dispensing of a fluid sanitizer, and the upper assembly comprises a means for dispensing fluid sanitizer and a means for engaging or not engaging the actuation block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Perkin & Perkin LLC
    Inventor: Jack Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 9914148
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a mixing of viscous materials is provided, to dispense a two or more component material such as a two or more component sealant or adhesive. The dispenser comprises a dispensing mechanism for dispensing respective materials from a material holder through a dynamic mixer. The dispensing mechanism is driven by a first electric motor and the dynamic mixer is driven by a second electric motor. Advantageously, a simple and effective multicomponent dispenser with a dynamic mixer is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Clifford Edward Beckett
  • Patent number: 9902119
    Abstract: Provided is a puncture repair liquid-holding container that allows for improved squeezability while suppressing puncture repair liquid degradation. In a puncture repair liquid-holding container in which puncture repair liquid is contained within a container body, the container body being squeezed during use to dispense the puncture repair liquid from an opening, the container body includes a large-circumference section and a small-circumference section, the large-circumference section being disposed on a side of the container body on which the opening is present, and the small-circumference section being disposed on a side of the container body on which a bottom is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9902604
    Abstract: A dispensing unit is operatively associated with a refrigeration appliance for selectively dispensing water and ice at a dispensing station. The dispensing unit includes an actuator that is movable to selected positions in order to support the dispensing of the water and ice. The dispensing unit can include a passageway through which ice is dispensed, and an ice door can be provided for selectively opening and closing the passageway to the dispensing of ice. In one aspect, the ice door can be opened and closed mechanically and in another aspect, the ice door can be opened and closed electromechanically. The dispensing unit also can provide for the position of a water-dispensing nozzle to be adjusted for the purpose of dispensing water to receptacles outside a recessed area at which the nozzle is located and to provide for the activation of illuminating devices to indicate operating conditions at the refrigeration appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge Carlos Montalvo Sanchez, Thomas W. McCollough, Nilton Carlos Bertolini, Travis McMahan, Justin Morgan
  • Patent number: 9896248
    Abstract: A dispensing bottle has a spout formed integrally with a neck that extends to a body of the bottle. The spout comprises first and second passages oriented at an angle to the neck. A partition inside the neck forms an extension of the second passage. The partition extends at least to a base of the neck such that air entering the second passage is carried through the neck and released into the body of the bottle. The bottle may have first and second parts detachably affixed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: FRANKE TECHNOLOGY AND TRADEMARK LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-En Chen, Blago Lakic
  • Patent number: 9897362
    Abstract: An ice maker and a refrigerator including an ice maker are provided. The ice maker may include a tray including at least one projection that extends and protrudes from an inner surface of the tray, an ejector that rotates to separate the ice from the tray, and an ice separation motor connected to a side of the ejector to provide power to rotate the ejector so that the ice maker may effectively discharge ice out of the tray and the ice maker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Byoungjun Lee