Patents Examined by Robert K Nichols, II
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Patent number: 11383889Abstract: A squeezer and fluid discharge system and method are disclosed. The fluid discharge system includes a container, a liner bag, a squeezing device and a driving device, the liner bag is installed in the container, and the driving device is connected to the squeezing device and used to drive the squeezing device. The squeezing device comprises at least two rollers, and the liner bag is formed by welding a front panel and a rear panel and is provided with a discharge port which is arranged adjacent to the weld line at the bottom of the liner bag.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SHANGHAI HONGYAN RETURNABLE TRANSIT PACKAGINGS CO., LTDInventor: Zhengwei Fang
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Patent number: 11378433Abstract: An automated beverage dispenser include a metering manifold that contains a pair of mating manifold blocks forming as a generally rectangular cuboid element forming a minimized volume manifold block. A fluid conduit system, a sensor control system and a valve and actuator system are incorporated in and on the minimized volume manifold block. The fluid conduit system comprises a series of linear, interacting fluid channels including a central linear conduit containing a magnetic piston and forming an operative portion of a metering mechanism for providing a metered discharge of beer or beverage between the bulk storage and a tap or spigot in a manner that provides for a beverage specific controlled metered pour into a beverage container. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: SESTRA SYSTEMS INCInventors: Lev Volftsun, Deepak Harathi
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Patent number: 11377339Abstract: Beverage dispensing system, beverage container and pressurizing system for use in a beverage dispensing system or container. Beverage dispensing system 1 comprising a beverage container 2 with a beverage compartment 3 and a pressurizing system 10, wherein the pressurizing system 10 comprises a gas container 11 comprising pressurized gas, a closure 13 closing the gas container 11 and a pressure regulator 12 operative for opening the closure 13 for allowing gas to enter into the beverage compartment 3 from the gas container 11, wherein the pressure regulator 12 comprises a regulating chamber 15 having at least a wall part 17 movable and/or deformable based on pressure in the beverage compartment 3, wherein at least one opening 24 is provided through a wall 18 of the regulating chamber 15 providing for at least part of a gas passage between the regulating chamber 15 and the beverage compartment 3.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V.Inventors: Wolter Wolthers, Bernardus Cornelis Johannes Landman, Thomas Theodorus Nicolaas Johannes Wagemakers
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Patent number: 11377291Abstract: A sealed device (1) for protecting and dispensing pasty or creamy products (7), includes a reservoir (2) containing the product (7) and suitable for receiving, at the bottom end thereof, a longitudinally movable sealing plug (3). The reservoir (2) is longitudinally movable like a piston in a pump body (4) and it is forced into the closed position by a spring element (5) that cooperates in compression with a lateral outer projection (2e) of the reservoir (2) and with the top of the side wall (6b) of the base (6) attached to the pump body (4). The pump body (4) includes an elastically deformable upper membrane (4a) providing a pump function and also includes, on an upper lateral wall thereof (4c), a lateral opening (4e) for dispensing the product (7). The assembled reservoir (2) and pump body (4) form a system suitable for circulating the product (7) via a compression chamber (C) supplied from the reservoir (2) by at least one upper inlet orifice (2b).Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Inventor: Pierre Joulia
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Patent number: 11376623Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a flowable material is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a rotary actuator, a reservoir, containing a hydraulic fluid, a piston, movable inside the reservoir, a linear actuator, coupled to the piston, a gear train, coupling the rotary actuator with the linear actuator, and a flowable-material dispenser, hydraulically coupled with the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: John W. Pringle, IV, Angelica Davancens, Branko Sarh
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Patent number: 11358104Abstract: A beverage supply apparatus 100 includes milk tank 3, milk flow path L3, pump 7 for delivering a beverage, air flow path L6, pump 9 for supplying air configured to be capable of changing the discharge flow rate, release path L7 for discharging air flowing through air flow path L6 to the outside, on-off valve V7, first throttle part 16, and second throttle part 17. One end of release path L7 is connected to release point Z8 in air flow path L6, and the other end is open to the outside. On-off valve V7 is disposed in a flow path extending between release point Z8 and pump 9 in air flow path L6, and opens and closes this flow path. Throttle part 16 is disposed in a flow path extending downstream of release point Z8 in air flow path L6, and throttle part 17 is disposed in release path L7.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: SANDEN RETAIL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Nagasawa, Yuji Ebihara, Yoshihito Osawa, Takahiro Toriumi
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Patent number: 11358762Abstract: The disclosure provides a container lid including a resealable closure mechanism. The container lid includes a lid housing having a recess, a rim, an opening, and a connector portion. The container lid additionally contains a sliding actuator that moves in a first direction and a second direction. Further, the container lid has a sealing mechanism that moves in a third direction and a fourth direction, wherein the third direction and the fourth direction are in a plane of movement which is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: IGLOO PRODUCTS CORP.Inventors: Jamison C. Harris, Nicholas J. DeKeyser, Vincent Tsai
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Patent number: 11358167Abstract: A reusable pump dispenser may simultaneously dispense and cool a product to a user. The product may be dispensed or dosed in predetermined and/or amounts desired by a user. The product may be cooled from an ambient temperature to a product application temperature. A cooling circuit subassembly may control the temperature, viscosity, and additional properties of the product, thereby providing a maximum benefit of the product when applied to the user. The reusable pump dispenser may eliminate microbes from the product and may provide a physical structure that may be held in a user's hand. The reusable pump dispenser may provide a reusable housing that may be easily replaced, refilled, and reused.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: ELC Management LLCInventors: Herve F. Bouix, Byron Jefferson Golub, Christophe Jacob
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Patent number: 11352192Abstract: The invention relates to a device for pouring fluid (F) stored in a container (20) by inclining the container (20), the device (10) comprising: —a first part (100) comprising at least one collecting orifice (130) for collecting the fluid in the container (20), —a second part (150), which comprises fluid pouring means (160) that can be fluidically connected to the collecting orifice (130), —sealing means (190) separating the first part (100) and the second part (150), configured to seal the container when the device (10) is mounted on the container (20), the device being characterized in that the first part (100) also comprises a gas reservoir (110) and a degassing orifice (120) for evacuating gas from the reservoir (110) to the interior of the container (20).Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: NOXOE. UNIPESSOAL LDAInventor: Laurent De Crasto
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Patent number: 11347984Abstract: A dispenser with a replaceable cartridge containing a product to be dispensed, and a housing configured to removably receive the cartridge. The cartridge has a surface that is marked with a first marking, and the housing has a surface that is marked with a second marking. The housing is configured so that, when the cartridge is received by the housing, the first marking and the second marking together form a machine readable code that is detectable from outside of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: OP-Hygiene IP GmbHInventors: Heiner Ophardt, David Duncan, Hendrik Ophardt
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Patent number: 11345524Abstract: A beverage container includes a container body and a lid. The lid includes a lid body having a receiving slot, and a handle actuation arrangement. The handle actuation arrangement includes a locking latch movably mounted in the receiving slot, a mouth piece, and an actuating handle. The mouth piece is pivotally connected to the lid body to move between a locked position and a extended position, The actuating handle includes an engaging member pivotally received in the receiving slot to engage with the mouth piece, and a handle member extended from the engaging member in such a manner that when the handle is pivotally moved with respect to the lid body, the engaging member is also driven to pivotally move to drive the mouth piece to disengage from the locking latch so as to allow the mouth piece to move from the locked position to the extended position.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Inventor: Zhenming Ni
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Fluid integrating system for producing an integrated fluid according to consumer-defined preferences
Patent number: 11345582Abstract: A fluid integrating system (10) includes an integrating manifold (30) having two or more input fluid inlets (132) disposed at oblique angles relative to a center axis of the integrating manifold (30). The two or more input fluid inlets (132) intersect in the integrating manifold (30) to define an integrating chamber (112). The fluid integrating system also includes a pressure sensor (110) fluidly connected to the integrating chamber (112) that is operable to send a pressure signal indicative of the pressure of the fluid in the integrating chamber (112). A integrating controller (22) is operatively coupled to the two or more valves (60) and to the pressure sensor (110) and is operable to selectively control the flow of input fluids into the integrating chamber (112) by actuating the two or more valves (60) based on the pressure signal received from the pressure sensor (110).Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: ConceptR Partners LLCInventors: Nathaniel Joel Radcliffe, Clark Jeffrey Radcliffe -
Patent number: 11326922Abstract: An apparatus for metering and dispensing a predetermined amount of a viscous substance includes an inlet fluidly connected to a supply flow path that branches into a metering flow path and a first dispensing flow path which branches into a second dispensing flow path that is angled relative to the first dispensing flow path. The apparatus also includes a supply valve disposed in the supply flow path, a dispensing valve disposed in the first dispensing flow path and the second dispensing flow path, a metering piston disposed in the metering flow path, and a dispensing piston. A method of metering and dispensing a volume of a viscous substance is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: ACASTI PHARMA, INC.Inventors: Pierre Lemieux, Simon Despins, Sarya Aziz, Nicolas Bissuel, François Lemieux
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Patent number: 11320294Abstract: A fluid dispenser for measuring and dispensing fluid from a container includes a housing having a measurement chamber that defines a volume for receiving a predefined quantity of the fluid, a fluid flow passage having an inlet configured to be in fluid communication with the fluid in the container, and an outlet in fluid communication with the measurement chamber, such that the fluid flow passage permits fluid flow between the container and the measurement chamber. A valve member is provided that is movable in the flow passage to open the flow passage to permit fluid flow from the container to the measurement chamber to thereby allow the volume of the measurement chamber to fill with the predefined quantity of fluid; and to close the flow passage to restrict fluid flow from the container to the measurement chamber, and to isolate the predefined quantity of fluid to the measurement chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: AMS LLCInventors: Matthew Battle, Timothy Hayes, Sean Barry, Adrian Bischoff
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Patent number: 11311151Abstract: A soap dispensing shower assembly for a shower enclosure to free a hand of the user for enhanced stability includes a reservoir, a pump, and a tube. The reservoir is mountable to a wall proximate to a water inlet of a shower enclosure. A liquid soap solution is positionable in the reservoir. The pump is engaged to and positioned within the reservoir. The tube is engaged to the pump and extends from the reservoir. The tube extends along a hose extending between the water inlet and a spray head so that a terminus of the tube is positioned proximate to the spray head. The pump selectively dispenses the liquid soap solution through the tube onto a user.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Inventor: Daniel Nowotarski
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Patent number: 11299385Abstract: A multiple-piece vacuum-insulated heating tank for use in a water dispenser includes a threaded cover, a thermal insulation cover, and a heating tank body. The threaded cover is mounted on an upper opening of the heating tank body and includes a plastic cover and a protective cover mounted on and around the plastic cover. The thermal insulation cover is fitted in the upper opening and includes an upper cover and a lower cover. The lower cover is cup-shaped; is mounted with a heating tube, a water inlet pipe, a water outlet pipe, a thermowell, a temperature-sensing heat pipe, a heat collector block, and two snap-action thermostats at the bottom side; and has a sidewall formed with a step adjacent to the bottom side. The heating tank not only has a multiple-piece structure that facilitates mass production and maintenance, but also dispenses with electronic temperature control as is conventionally required.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: SUZHOU OASIS ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu-Chun Shen
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Patent number: 11300437Abstract: A feed drive mechanism includes multiple feed containers configured to feed contents with rotation of rotatable feed tubes provided in lower portions of container tubes containing the contents, multiple gears connected to the feed tubes of the feed containers, and a single drive gear configured to mesh with the gears. The drive gear is configured to selectively mesh with and rotate the gears to cause the feed containers to feed the contents with timing that differs between the feed containers.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Mieko Nasu
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Patent number: 11292644Abstract: A closure for a container having an opening for dispensing fluids contained therein. The closure includes a cap and a pivotable top component moveable between a closed and two opened positions. A pair of dispensing openings are in fluid communication with the associated container. A second dispensing opening and its associated channel has a larger cross section, perpendicular to a flow direction, than a first dispensing opening and its associated channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.Inventors: Guaraci Conceicao, Carlos Eduardo Lopes, Nivea Simoes
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Patent number: 11291285Abstract: A wireless hot shaving cream dispenser is provided. The dispenser includes a nozzle extending from a housing for dispensing a foam output. A flow path extends within the housing from a soap solution reservoir to the nozzle. A disrupter on the flow path downstream from the reservoir has a convoluted surface on the flow path to form a foam from soap solution flowing along the flow path. A heating assembly heats the dispenser to provide heat to the foam on the flow path, and a pump pumps soap solution from the reservoir through the disrupter to the nozzle along the flow path. A method of producing a hot shaving cream lather using the dispenser is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: LTHR, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Linton, Robert Firth, Robert Riley, Eamon Croghan
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Patent number: 11286148Abstract: A liquid dispensing apparatus has a main pipe, a plurality of secondary pipes and a plurality of tertiary pipes that allow a user to fill multiple containers simultaneously. The inlet of the main pipe receives a liquid from a liquid source and travels through main pipe, secondary pipes, tertiary pipes and exits outlet into many containers. The diameter of the tertiary pipes is narrower than the diameter of the main pipe which causes an increase in velocity as the liquid travels through device. The apparatus may also contain an option piercing tip with a piercing needle, allowing the user to fill multiple squeeze containers with their lids on.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Inventor: Zachary Hays