Patents Examined by Michael J Melaragno
  • Patent number: 11352178
    Abstract: A closure (40, 40A, 40B) for use with a container includes a body (54, 54A, 54B) defining a passage (72, 72A, 72B) and a first latch portion (92, 92B). The closure (40, 40A, 40B) has a lid (56, 56A, 56B) defining a deflectable press portion (96, 96A, 96B) that has a connection (100, 100A, 100B) to the closure body (54, 54A, 54B). The lid (56, 56A, 56B) has a cover portion (100, 100A, 100B) including a second latch portion (120, 120A, 120B) for engaging the first latch portion (92, 92B) to releasably hold the cover portion (100, 100A, 100B) in a latched closed position in which the cover portion (100, 100A, 100B) at least partially occludes the passage (72, 72A, 72B). The lid (56, 56A, 56B) has a biased hinge (104, 104A, 104B) connecting the cover portion (100, 100A, 100B) with the press portion (96, 96A, 96B) to accommodate movement of the cover portion (100, 100A, 100B) between the latched closed position and an unlatched open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: AptarGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wisniewski, James W. Hammond
  • Patent number: 11325754
    Abstract: A dispensing mechanism for carbonated beverage bottles that includes connecting member, perforating mechanism, and opening mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventor: Igor Svechin
  • Patent number: 11324196
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dispensing a liquid when licked is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a substantially spherical member; a cap member, and a valve. The cap member comprise a concave member adapted to accept a spherical cap and retaining the spherical member within the concave member while forming a volume therebetween, and a valve, in sealed hydraulic communication with the volume between the spherical member and the concave member, the valve permitting fluid communication between the volume and a vessel sealingly affixed to the cap member in a first configuration and prohibiting fluid communication between the volume and the vessel in a second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: VAPUR, INC.
    Inventor: Brent A. Reinke
  • Patent number: 11312555
    Abstract: A spout for a pouch that includes a rigid spout body and a soft cover externally coating a tube of the spout body is provided. The tube is threaded internally. A cap includes a tang with an external thread for screwing onto the spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: GUALA PACK S.P.A.
    Inventor: Stefano Tamarindo
  • Patent number: 11299383
    Abstract: A system and method for dispensing beverage from a container, such as wine from a wine bottle. Dispensing may be automatically controlled based on a detected orientation of the container, e.g., dispensing may occur when a bottle is tilted as if to pour from the bottle and stopped when the bottle is oriented upright. Dispensing may be stopped when the container is rotated about its longitudinal axis even while in a pour orientation. A remaining amount of beverage in the container and/or an amount of pressurized gas used to drive dispensing may be detected and beverage dispensing controlled accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Coravin, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rider, Gregory Lambrecht, Andrew S. Sweezey, Chris Vogt
  • Patent number: 11299328
    Abstract: A bottle assembly that includes a bottle with a finish having a mouth for containing an E-liquid. The mouth of the bottle is sealed with a plug having an anti-drip well. The anti-drip well sized to prevent inadvertent spillage of the E-liquid contained within the bottle. An annular cap protrusion of the plug can engage with a channel on an upper portion of the bottle to attach the plug with the upper portioned with the mouth of the bottle. A lower channel edge can include a notch that can be used as a wedge to incrementally remove the plug from the mouth of the bottle without damage thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Chubby Gorilla, Inc.
    Inventor: Ibrahiem H. Aboabdo
  • Patent number: 11286153
    Abstract: A dual port dispenser button system with an elastic receptacle button having a first latch receiver and a second latch receiver, and a dispenser with a dispensing valve and vent valve. The dispensing valve includes a valve seal member and first button latch. The vent valve includes an elastomer deflection part and flexible connector. The button has a first and second depressed position. In the first depressed position, the dispensing valve seal member moves from a first position where it seals the dispensing port to a second position where it does not seal the dispensing port while the deflection part remains in a first position where it seals a vent port. In the second depressed position, the valve seal member moves to a third position that does not seal the dispensing port and the deflection part moves to a second position where it does not seal the vent port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: LB USA Flexibles, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald E. Kieras, Loren L. Brelje
  • Patent number: 11280449
    Abstract: A hose lubricating tool for power line hoses. A backboard has a support plate mounted on the front surface. The backboard has a lip portion below the support plate integral with the bottom half. A hinge is mounted to the front surface and attached thereto is a finger base, the finger base mounted to the hinge on the front surface. An indentation is defined within the finger base underneath the front edge. A finger portion is mounted to the finger base, the finger portion extending out over a finger front edge of the finger base to define a finger tip, the finger tip and finger portion sized to be received within a groove of a power line hose. Upon the power line hose being forced along the finger tip, the finger base is urged downward to engage the trigger and release the lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: KV Line Safety, LLC
    Inventor: Keith T. Verbosky
  • Patent number: 11280042
    Abstract: The embodiments are and include an apparatus, system and method for a liquid level monitoring dispenser for association with a liquid filled consumable. The apparatus, system and method may include: a receiver for receiving the consumable upon inversion thereof; at least one electrical contact within the receiver for communicative association with conductive strips on the consumable; a sensing module communicative with the at least one electrical contact and having associated therewith firmware for converting signals associated with the conductive strips and received at the electrical contact to an indication of the liquid level; a communications module for communicating the liquid level to at least a user display and over at least one network; a power module for powering at least the sensing module and the communications module; and at least one dispensing output in fluid communication with the consumable and capable of dispensing the liquid from the consumable to modify the liquid level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: NYPRO INC.
    Inventors: Amanda Williams, Julio Danel Oropeza, Yu-Chang Lee, Ying Hao Lee, Martin Johnson, Marc Theeuwes, Stefan Vaes, Toon Diels
  • Patent number: 11274030
    Abstract: Liquid dispenser and method for operating such a liquid dispenser, such as a dispenser for tinting pastes. The dispenser comprises at least one liquid container and at least one reciprocating pump. First, a suction stroke is carried out at a set pump speed. After the suction stroke, the pump is closed off. Then, a pressure stroke is started while the pump is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Fast & Fluid Management B.V.
    Inventors: Martinus E. J. L. Driessen, Ronald P. Krom, Mark Baak, Bob Leonard Honsbeek
  • Patent number: 11267644
    Abstract: A method of dispensing a textured foam from an aerosol container. The aerosol foam dispenser has a pressurizable outer container and an actuator. The actuator has a nozzle surface with one or more shaping orifices. The method can have a shape factor index from about 0.11 to about 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stefano Bartolucci, Douglas Charles Cook, Kenneth Shun Qiang Ang, Sarah Elizabeth Mullen
  • Patent number: 11261010
    Abstract: There is proposed a dispensing apparatus attachable to a container that includes a retractable spout. The dispensing apparatus can dispense a predetermined volume of liquid or aerate a liquid being dispensed, wherein the retractable spout includes a volumetric dispensing assembly for dispense the predetermined volume of liquid, and/or a turbulence forming element that is configured to aerate the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Robert Marciano
  • Patent number: 11247838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coupling device (1) for connection to a flexible container (3) comprising a plastic foil for dispense of food product (2) in fluid form out of the same, comprising an outlet valve (10) with a first end comprising at least one hole-creating part (11) for penetration of the container on connection to the same and a through-flow channel (20) which merges into a second end for further transfer of food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Asept International AB
    Inventor: Daniel Cedergren
  • Patent number: 11235914
    Abstract: The device (100) for packaging and dispensing a product, liquid or in gel form, optionally for an ophthalmic application, comprises a container (1) containing the product to be dispensed by a dispensing head (7), as well as a refilling and filtering assembly for the air entering the container (1) after a dispensing, the dispensing head delimiting one or more dosing chambers (5) and including at its end a flexible part (7) which can be actuated to allow the release of the dose of product in a compressed state of said chamber (5). The air refilling and filtering assembly has a sterilizing filter (11) which cooperates with a check valve (12), this assembly (11, 12) being typically located in a central or inner portion of the head (7). The supply of outside air is accomplished by means of a channel (16) leading to an outer orifice (10) able to be obturated by a cover (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Jacques Pozzi
  • Patent number: 11225372
    Abstract: The present device dispenses product from a pressurized container. The device has a metered valve that dispenses a predetermined fixed quantity of product upon actuation. The metered valve can be configured by the customer with a spacer to affect the amount of product continually metered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Precision Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Ran Plaschkes, Kai Theo Bauer, Rainer Heetfeld
  • Patent number: 11225362
    Abstract: A discharge device for a liquid medium includes a storage container for receiving a medium, a discharge head which can be secured on the storage container and comprises a discharge opening for discharging the medium out of the storage container, an outlet valve which is paired with the discharge opening and comprises a pretensioned valve element that delimits a valve pre-chamber by means of a pressure application surface formed on a membrane. The pressure application surface has a stationary clamping region on the outside, and a pressure equalization channel which opens into the storage container and comprises a filter assembly that operates microbiologically and is inserted into the pressure equalization channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Hemer GmbH
    Inventors: Sven-Uwe Höhm, Heiko Harms
  • Patent number: 11220419
    Abstract: A machine (1) for dispensing a beverage (100) has: a beverage directing guide (10) for directing by the directing guide (10) beverage (100) to an area (2) for placing a user-recipient; and a beverage processing unit (5) having a unit outlet (51) via which liquid (100,101) is passed from the beverage guide (50) to the directing guide (10) that is located below the unit outlet (51). The directing guide (10) has a flow cavity (10a), a bottom (10b) and sidewalls (10c) such that the bottom (10b) and the sidewalls (10c) delimit the flow cavity (10a). The directing guide (10) has an inflow penetrator (12) for acting on a flow of beverage (100) delivered by the unit outlet (51) onto the penetrator (12) prior to reaching the bottom (10b) of the flow cavity (10a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventor: Jurgen Kristlbauer
  • Patent number: 11220379
    Abstract: A dispensing fitment assembly includes a fitment assembly and a dispensing probe. The fitment assembly includes a fitment housing and a plug. The fitment housing is configured to operatively couple to a container opening of a fluid container. The plug is positioned within an interior portion of the fitment housing. The plug is slidingly movable between an open and closed position. Engagement between the dispensing probe and the interior surface of the plug is configured to move the plug from the closed position to the open position. Disengagement between the dispensing probe and the interior surface of the plug is configured to move the plug from the open to closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Alan Heinbuch, Matthew D. Lausted, Jeffrey Michael Schultz, Kevin Michael Welle, Bradley Jacob Johnson
  • Patent number: 11219910
    Abstract: A sprayer device with a trigger operated pump is operative for pumping and spraying liquid from an attached liquid container. The trigger sprayer includes valve body provided with a base portion that is configured to be mounted to the neck of the liquid container and a delivery nozzle from which the liquid is sprayed. A fluid flow path extends from the base portion to the delivery nozzle. A pumping chamber is in fluid communication with the flow passage and there is a vent opening between the pumping chamber and the interior of said base. A piston with spaced inboard and outboard seals is movable in the pumping chamber and the vent opening is located between the seals. A check valve is disposed between the vent opening and the interior of the base portion to prevent liquid from the container from backflowing into the pumping chamber during shipment and handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventor: William L. Driskell
  • Patent number: 11214417
    Abstract: A valve assembly for a beverages container with two components, of which one external container and one internal container, closed at the upper part by a closing device, comprises a valve body made in a single body and a spring device, wherein a mobile sealing unit is present between the valve body and the spring device, configured to selectively open and close a passage aperture of the valve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventor: Emanuela Covi