Patents Examined by Michael J Melaragno
  • Drinking liquid supply device and method for controlling same
    Patent number: 11046570
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling a drinking-water supply device, the method comprising: a first step of connecting a guide pipe of a case separated from a cabinet to form a channel through which water moves from the case to the cabinet; a second step of supplying the cabinet with hot water heated by a second hot water module included in the case; and a third step of supplying the cabinet with water which has not passed through the second hot water module included in the case, wherein a first hot water module, included in the cabinet, for heating water is not driven in the second step and the third step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kiwon Yu, Youngjin Kim, Kowoon Baek, Kyungsoo Oh
  • Dosing timer and dispensers using the same
    Patent number: 11047724
    Abstract: A dispensing system includes a pour cap for a container and a timing device configured to visually indicate when a dose has been dispensed from the dispensing system, the timing device being securable to either the pour cap or the container and configurable based on a product being dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Koster, Eelco H. Deman, Kelly A. Harrigan
  • Fluid product dispensing and application assembly
    Patent number: 11027297
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser comprising a dispenser member (1), such as a pump, a dispenser head (14), such as a fluid applicator, and a fluid reservoir (2) that is connected in leaktight and removable manner to the dispenser member (1), the fluid dispenser being characterized in that the sealing between the dispenser member (1) and the fluid reservoir (2) is obtained by coaxially sliding leaktight radial contact that is interrupted when the fluid reservoir (2) is disconnected from the dispenser member (1), such that the fluid reservoir (2) is connected in leaktight manner to the dispenser member (1) over a determined axial height range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Florent Pouliaude
  • Closure assembly
    Patent number: 11021307
    Abstract: A closure assembly with a spout having a body with a seal portion and a tubular neck, and, a rotational plastic cap having a top wall, a downward depending skirt and opposite wing parts, extending in a vertical plane from the skirt over a wing part length. The top portion of the wing parts has a top protrusion extending from the base portion. The top protrusion extends substantially in and/or opposed to the opening direction of the cap such that the top portion of the wing parts extends along the wing part length over/outside the base portion thereof in a direction corresponding or opposed to the opening direction, such that, for a cross-section in a vertical plane of the opening direction, the surface area of the at least one top protrusion contributes at least equally to the inertial moment as the surface area of the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Scholle IPN IP BV
    Inventor: Peter Jan Van Der Molen
  • Glue gun
    Patent number: 11000878
    Abstract: Various aspects and embodiments are directed to a precision dispenser that is hand held and constructed and arranged to receive and release a variety of glue cartridges. In various embodiments, the adhesive cartridges include precision tips that provide, for example, flat even bead with little or no spill or drip. Other precision tips can be constructed and arranged for use with the precision glue gun. In some examples, the precision tips can be tailored to the specific adhesive contained in the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: STONERIDGE KITCHEN & BATH LLC
    Inventor: Steven P. Baylis
  • Spray device with interchangeable cartridges and methods of use
    Patent number: 10974265
    Abstract: A spray device for delivering a mixture of fluids is disclosed comprising a removable fluid concentrate reservoir configured to hold a fluid concentrate, a single pump in fluid communication with the removable fluid concentrate reservoir and a fluid dilute reservoir and a top section comprising a manifold configured to mix a portion of the contents of the removable fluid concentrate reservoir with a portion of the fluid dilute reservoir. In some embodiments, the removable fluid concentrate reservoir is a removable concentrate cartridge and the fluid dilute reservoir is a removable dilute cartridge. In some embodiments, the fluid concentrate comprises a perfume. In some embodiments, the fluid concentrate comprises an essential oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Paul Sung Ventresca LLC
    Inventor: Paul Sung Ventresca
  • Surfactant supply systems
    Patent number: 10974948
    Abstract: A system (10) for providing a stream of water that includes a surfactant, comprising a source (14) of water, means (32) to cause water to flow along a water supply duct (34), and a venturi injector (36) within the water supply duct. The venturi injector (36) communicates with an inlet duct (77) to supply surfactant; and the system comprises a surfactant supply duct (80, 83) that communicates between the inlet duct (77) and a surfactant container (18), the surfactant supply duct comprising a first portion that incorporates an on/off valve (38) and a second portion (83) that incorporates a check valve (84) to control flow. A plurality of surfactant containers (18) may be connected to the inlet duct (77) in this way; and each surfactant container 18 may be mounted within an open-topped chamber (68) to which hot water may be provided to heat the contents of the surfactant container (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: WEEDING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Franck Ernest Claude Balducchi-Prince, Charles Ralph Whitcombe
  • High ratio fluid control
    Patent number: 10974946
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a dispensing device including a syrup unit which transmits via one or more orifices one or more syrups and water to a dispensing block, a syrup source coupled to the syrup unit which provides the one or more syrups to the syrup unit, a water source which provides water to the syrup unit, and a cf valve coupled to a first orifice upstream of a solenoid valve where the cf valve provides a first range of pressures to the solenoid valve and where the first orifice is coupled to the dispensing block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: GATE CFV SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: John Newton, Peter Brooke, Dustin Hartsfield, Michael Cheney, Gillian Callaghan
  • Delaminatable container
    Patent number: 10974885
    Abstract: The delaminatable container is capable of suppressing deterioration of the contents under high-temperature environment. The delaminatable container includes a container body; and a tubular outer case being installed in the container body; wherein: the container body includes an outer shell and an inner bag, and the inner bag shrinks as contents decrease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: KYORAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshio Yamauchi, Teruhisa Hanafusa, Kouichiro Yoshida, Yusuke Hiraina
  • Apparatus for dispensing a flowable product
    Patent number: 10928235
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) is provided for dispensing a flowable product from a collapsible container (12) comprising an air-tight cavity (14) and an opening (16). The apparatus (10) includes a reservoir (18) comprising a chamber (20) for storing flowable product, the chamber (20) comprising a product inlet (22) for receiving flowable product delivered from the air-tight cavity (14) of a connected collapsible container (12) through the opening (16) thereof, and a product outlet (24) for the flowable product. A piston (46) is positioned inside the chamber (30) and is movable to vary the volume of the chamber (30), for example between a first position defining a maximum chamber volume and a second position defining a minimum chamber volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: HODGES & DRAKE DESIGN LIMITED
    Inventors: Duncan Shea-Simonds, Laurence Arc, Kevin Hodges
  • Agricultural container processing and reconciliation system
    Patent number: 10919751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to automated batch making assemblies where various component materials, at least, some in liquid form, are combined. Specifically, the invention provides a dispensing assembly that adds efficiency by increasing dramatically the speed with which a liquid is dispensed from a container and by providing means and methods to automate the addition of and account for the amount of each component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: PRAXIDYN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Doug Applegate, Luke Applegate, Brent Applegate
  • Squeeze container
    Patent number: 10906727
    Abstract: A squeeze container capable of preventing a clogging caused by a powdery content is provided. The squeeze container capable of discharging a powdery content to an outside of the squeeze container, the squeeze container having two tubes suspended down to the inside of a container body to serve as through holes of the powdery content, the tip of one tube of the two tubes is fixed to one hole formed on an upper surface of the cylindrical body, the tip of the other tube passes through the other hole formed on the upper surface of the cylindrical body and extends to an internal space of the cylindrical body, and a gap is formed between a bottom of the container body and the opening of the cylindrical body so that the powdery content can enter into the internal space of the cylindrical body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: RUAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Mashima
  • Sprayer with self-cleaning function
    Patent number: 10906059
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a sprayer with self-cleaning function, which includes a tank, a water pump, and a spray device; the water pump, used for conveying the liquid chemical from the tank to the spray device, is provided at its water inlet end with a pipeline switching mechanism to realize the switching between the liquid chemical supply and the water supply. The sprayer with self-cleaning function provided by the present invention is convenient for cleaning the sprayer, prolonging the life of the sprayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SUZHOU CROSSTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaobing Zhang
  • Device for packaging and dispensing a product comprising a moveable piston
    Patent number: 10906055
    Abstract: The device for packaging and dispensing a product comprises a container (12), a moveable piston (16) mounted inside the container and delimiting at least one compartment (22) containing the product, and a dispensing member (14) mounted on the container and comprising at least one outlet orifice in communication with the compartment. The container comprises an adapter portion for the dispensing member provided with an outer skirt (12d) extending from an end wall (12c) of the container, with an inner skirt (12e) radially surrounded at least in part by the outer skirt and with a wall (12f) connecting the outer and inner skirts, the wall and the skirts delimiting a groove (30) oriented axially on the side opposite to the compartment (22) and inside which the dispensing member (14) is fitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Jin Seok Kim, Vincent Jacquart, Stéphane Leroux
  • Drinking-water supply device and method for controlling same
    Patent number: 10894727
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling a drinking-water supply device, the method comprising: a first step of connecting a guide pipe of a case separable from a cabinet to form a channel through which water moves from the case to the cabinet; a second step of supplying the cabinet with sterile water electrolyzed by an electrolytic module included in the case; and a third step of supplying the cabinet with water which has not passed through the electrolytic module included in the case, wherein the sterilization water and the water are supplied to the cabinet from the case via the guide pipe in the second step and the third step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kiwon Yu, Youngjin Kim, Kyungsoo Oh
  • Storage container for tube viscous construction material
    Patent number: 10882069
    Abstract: A storage container for a cylindrical tube of viscous construction material includes a body dimensioned to receive a cylindrical tube of viscous construction material. A nozzle enclosure is attached to a top end of the body and is dimensioned to receive a nozzle of a cylindrical tube of viscous construction material. A plug is positioned in the nozzle enclosure and dimensioned to fit into an inner diameter of the nozzle of the cylindrical tube of viscous construction material. A gasket is positioned between the body and the nozzle that substantially prevents air in the body from entering into the nozzle enclosure. A base seals the cylindrical tube of viscous construction material in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventor: Craig M. Coe
  • Frozen confection kiosk and liquid-dispensing assembly for use therewith
    Patent number: 10874117
    Abstract: An apparatus has a kiosk for selling frozen confections such as shaved ice or ice cream. The apparatus includes a liquid topping dispenser assembly having liquid dispensing faucets that are operable by a customer outside the kiosk to dispense liquid toppings onto the frozen confection. The liquid topping dispenser assembly is mounted onto a sidewall of the kiosk such that an open space is formed. A gasket assembly is positioned within the open space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: TIKIZ FRANCHISING, LLC
    Inventors: Brian J. Tollefson, David S. Tollefson
  • Dispensing baked good container assembly and method
    Patent number: 10869486
    Abstract: A dispensing baked good container assembly includes a container having a top and a bottom and a cavity between the top and the bottom configured to hold baked good ingredients. The container includes a closure member at the top configured to be opened. A pastry bag is configured to extend from the container. The pastry bag is initially packed in the cavity and configured to be deployed from the container after the container is opened. The pastry bag is open to the cavity such that items are configured to be passed through the cavity into the pastry bag after being deployed for mixing and dispensing of the baked good ingredients from the pastry bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel Siwak, Benjamin Siwak, Molly Siwak
  • Solid particulate measuring devices, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 10870526
    Abstract: Solid particulate measuring devices, systems, and methods for using the devices and systems are provided for easier and more accurate measurement of specific volumes. For example, a specific dose of a pharmaceutical multiparticulate composition can be measured out accurately and easily in a variety of settings using the devices and systems described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
    Inventor: Arjun Patel
  • One-touch openable cap
    Patent number: 10865021
    Abstract: A one-touch openable cap includes: a base including coupling means coupled to a bottle, a ring connected to the coupling means and disposed with a space between the coupling means and the ring to be deformed by press forces from left and right sides so as to allow a front edge of the ring to be frontwardly pushed out, and a latch portion disposed on the front edge of the ring; and a lid portion pivotable relative to the base and including a body to cover the nozzle when the lid portion is closed, a claw disposed on the body and to be latched to the latch portion when the lid portion is closed. Upon press of the ring from the left and right sides, the ring is deformed, the claw is released from the latch portion, the lid portion pivots, and the nozzle is uncovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: GC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takumi Suzuki, Akihiro Fujii