Supply Container Delivering To Receiving Chamber Patents (Class 222/207)
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Patent number: 9878339Abstract: An applicator head for discharging a pasty medium from a container, including a metering chamber, a first housing part bounding the metering chamber in sections, with an actuating element, and a second housing part. The first housing part and the second housing part form a constructional unit connectable to a container storing the medium and closing the container. By actuating the actuating element, the medium is conveyed out of the container into the metering chamber and/or is discharged from the metering chamber. A sealing element of a plastically or elastically deformable plastic is provided, and is arranged such that the container is closable in a sealing manner by the constructional unit. The sealing element is manufactured as a common component with at least one further element of the applicator head.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: APTAR RADOLFZELL GMBHInventor: Tobias Baumann
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Patent number: 9878898Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sealable bottle. The bottle includes a pouring spout portion which projects from the bottle and has an interior surface defining a fluid flow passage in communication with the interior volume of the bottle. The spout may have a length and diameter sufficient to activate filler neck closure members (e.g. flaps, valves, or other closure members). At least a portion of the spout may be devoid features which could compromise the operation of the closure mechanism in a fuel tank filler neck. The spout may include threads operable to engage a cap on the end of the spout. The threads may be separated by clearance features operable to avoid interference with a capless fuel system.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Alpha Consolidated Holdings, Inc.Inventor: James A. Zweifel
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Patent number: 9834369Abstract: A method is provided for extracting liquid from a liquid dispenser The dispenser includes a liquid container and, connected to the container, a liquid dispensing device is able to take up liquid from the container and convey it along a path as far as at least one liquid outlet so as to dispense this liquid to the outside. The method includes a step of injecting a volume of extraction gas under pressure into the container so as to apply pressure to the liquid of the container in order to cause it to flow along at least part of the device and allow a predetermined quantity of liquid to be extracted from the dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: TECHNIPLASTInventors: Jean-Philippe Lamboux, Loic Bouet
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Patent number: 9833800Abstract: A vented pump includes a pump housing with a fluid retention cavity, a fluid inlet, and at least one vent opening therethrough. A pump dome is secured to the pump housing to form a dome cavity. Movement of the pump dome allows material from the fluid retention cavity to enter the dome cavity through the fluid inlet, and selectively allows ambient air to enter the fluid retention cavity through the at least one vent opening.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.Inventor: Eugene W. Ray
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Patent number: 9821993Abstract: A dispenser platform for receiving a product container, having a casing, wholly or partially encasing a control panel coupled a control module and a product container receptacle having a product container coupling assembly. The product container coupling assembly includes a first product supply conduit configured to receive a barrel of a product container. A second product supply conduit couples to a reservoir or to a supply of a second product, such as water. The product container holds a first product, such as concentrated coffee, concentrated tea, concentrated flavored drink, flavored syrup (cola) or concentrated juice. Components of the dispenser platform include a pump assembly, a heating and/or cooling assembly responsively coupled to a control panel via a control module and a filter assembly. The product container can be a BOV container or an airless dispensing container.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Inventor: Paul Hertensen
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Patent number: 9790933Abstract: Disclosed is a vacuum apparatus that is not complicated in construction, does not require two receptacle bodies, and is improved in vacuum efficiency. The vacuum apparatus includes a cylinder member provided with a guide shaft disposed in the central area of the inner space thereof, and a piston module including a separating and opening/closing unit and a hollow rod unit with a guide bore in the inside thereof extending downward from the central area of the separating and opening/closing unit. The piston module is fitted in the inside of the cylinder member to separate the inner space of the cylinder member into an upper first space and a lower second space, and provided with a first O-ring to open/close the first space and the second space in relation to each other while being moved vertically according to a moving direction in relation to the cylinder member.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: BORU INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Jun Young Park
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Patent number: 9789620Abstract: A liquid dispensing unit for a hair removal device with a reservoir and an applicator in liquid communication with the reservoir. A first and second connector are in liquid communication with the reservoir. The first and second connector each have a respective first and second valve. A resilient tube is disposed between the connectors. The resilient tube has a neutral position with both valves closed and a second position with one valve open and one valve closed.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Kevin James Wain, Lee Burrowes, Barry Keith Rockell
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Patent number: 9718073Abstract: The present invention relates to a pump for discharging contents, in which a pump upper body having contents outlets formed therein is inserted into the upper part of a pump main body having a contents inlet formed therein, a pump inner body is fitted into the inside of the pump main body and the pump upper body, the pump inner body integrally includes the serving as a temporary content reservoir for temporarily storing the contents, a suction valve plate for sucking the contents, and a discharge valve protruding ring for discharging the contents, and thus the contents are discharged as the volume of the temporary content reservoir in the pump inner body is changed by vertically moving the pump upper body relative to the pump main body.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Inventor: Sungil Kang
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Patent number: 9708110Abstract: A venting liner is connectable in fluid communication between a closure and an interior of a device for venting gas from the interior into the ambient atmosphere. The venting liner has a first fluid impervious and gas permeable outer layer, a second relatively rigid and substantially incompressible outer layer defining an open cell structure, and an inner foam layer defining an inner surface and an outer surface, a plurality of fluid-flow apertures spaced relative to each other, extending between the inner and outer surfaces, and forming substantially vertical fluid-flow paths through the inner layer. The first outer layer is in fluid communication with the interior of the device for venting gas through the interior of the first outer layer, substantially vertically through the apertures and, in turn, through the interior open cell structure of the second outer layer and into the ambient atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2009Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: DEWAL INDUSTRIES, LLCInventor: Edward D. Walsh
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Patent number: 9694374Abstract: A suck-back valve selectively actuatable for dispensing liquid in its open condition from an associated liquid storage container, and for avoiding continued presence of excess dispensed liquid about the exit orifice in the closed condition of the valve, is formed at least in part of a spring member and a pin. The spring member includes a distal web that defines a valve seat and a dispensed liquid exit orifice, a proximal web, and a plurality of flexibly elastic bands helically connecting the distal and proximal webs. The pin includes an elongated shaft having a proximal end secured to the proximal web and carrying a substantially hollow frustoconical cone at its distal end. The cone has an outer valving surface for releasable abutment with the valve seat and the shaft has a bore of predetermined cross-sectional extent defined longitudinally along and within the shaft to create a continuous fluid passageway through and along the pin.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Dab-O-Matic Holdings CompanyInventors: James Bell, Scott Bell
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Patent number: 9609936Abstract: Provided is a cream-type cosmetic container, which can easily discharge a highly viscous content without a separate pumping member by allowing a button part to downwardly move and then return to an original location and thus changing the internal pressure of the container body when a user pressurizes the button part, and thus can save the assembling time and the manufacturing cost.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2013Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: YONWOO CO., LTD.Inventors: Hak-Chan Kim, Shin-Bok Jung, Sung-Woo Cheon, Seo-Hui Jung, Hyo-Sun Jung
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Patent number: 9610600Abstract: Apparatuses and techniques are provided for dispensing fluid from a dispenser that includes a flexible membrane having different levels of pliability according to a voltage applied to the flexible membrane. According to some embodiments, a biasing device, such as a spring, is disposed on a first side of the flexible membrane and is configured to apply pressure to the flexible membrane. When a first voltage is applied to the flexible membrane, the flexible membrane becomes sufficiently pliable to enable the spring to flex the flexible membrane, pushing the flexible membrane into a pumping chamber disposed on the opposite side of the flexible membrane relative to the spring. The fluid is stored in the pumping chamber and the flexing of the flexible membrane causes the pumping chamber to compress. Such compression of the pumping chamber forces the pumping chamber to dispense the fluid through a pump outlet.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: GOJO INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Nick Ermanno Ciavarella, Jackson William Wegelin
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Patent number: 9555428Abstract: The present invention concerns a device (1; 51) for dispensing a fluid (L), having a supporting structure (2) provided with means (3) for coupling to a container (C) containing the fluid (L) and a collapsible chamber (6) associated with the supporting structure (2) and suited to draw and contain a measured quantity of the fluid (L). Said device comprises lever operating means (16) suited to deform the collapsible chamber (6) in order to dispense a portion of the measured quantity. The invention also implements a system for dispensing a fluid (L).Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Taplast S.P.A.Inventor: Evans Santagiuliana
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Patent number: 9539597Abstract: The present invention relates to a press-type liquid pump. The liquid pump comprises a fixed unit fixed relative to a container and a movable unit capable of performing a reciprocating motion relative to the fixed unit, and a liquid product is pumped to the exterior of the container. The reciprocating motion is achieved by a pressing force applied by a user to the movable unit to move the movable unit relative to the fixed unit in combination with an elastic restoring means for restoring the movable unit relative to the fixed unit after the pressing force is removed. The elastic restoring means is a plastic elastic compressing means located below a toothed sleeve and installed between the fixed unit and the movable unit, which comprises at least one elastic strip generally formed in an arc shape.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Inventor: Yaowu Ding
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Patent number: 9468279Abstract: A fluid transfer assembly comprises a housing for accommodating a fluid. A bellows member disposed in the housing defines an opening therethrough adapted to be in fluid communication with an applicator assembly. The bellows member is adapted to operatively engage the applicator assembly for extension in a first direction and contraction in a second direction. The bellows member seals against the inner surface of the housing during extension and contraction for defining a variable volume chamber with the housing. Expansion of the bellows member in the first direction reduces the chamber volume for generating positive pressure in the housing and forcing fluid through a valve to the applicator assembly. Contraction of the bellows member in the second direction increases the chamber volume for generating negative pressure within the housing for drawing fluid into the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: BlokRok, Inc.Inventors: Arianna Megaro, Matthew Megaro, Brad Forrest
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Patent number: 9452869Abstract: A container (1) with a liquid-squeezing nozzle has a main body (2) having an opening (21) and collecting liquid (L), a nozzle (3) mounted on the opening (21), and a cap (4) covering the nozzle (3) and being mounted on main body (2) removable. The nozzle (3) has a storage part (33), a liquid supplying path (34), and a valve (35). The storage part (33) has rubber elasticity, and collects liquid (L) without posture of the main body (2). The liquid supplying path (34) communicates from the opening (21) to the storage part (33). The valve (35) is usually shut, and is opened to spout liquid (L) of the storage part (33) when internal pressure of the storage part (33) exceeds constant pressure by shutting the communication between the storage part (33) and the liquid supplying path (34).Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Inventor: Ryu Katayama
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Patent number: 9446424Abstract: A device for packaging, dispensing and using fluid contents having a liquid to pasty consistency, includes: a container having, at its front portion, a downstream opening, an element for conveying the contents including an upstream opening, an axially extended passage and a front downstream opening for dispensing the contents, the passage being elastically deformable and capable of being in an idle state having a maximum interior volume or in a compressed state having a smaller interior volume, an upstream valve element, a downstream valve element, a front wall, wherein is situated the front downstream dispenser opening, a movable annular actuating element associated with the passage of the conveying element and consisting of an elastically deformable annular side wall, which limits the passage laterally and externally. The side wall is positioned on the outside and includes an outer side wall of the device, which is at least partially accessible for actuating.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2011Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: CINQPATSInventor: Jean-Louis Mathiez
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Patent number: 9387500Abstract: A pump system may include a blown-in dip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in dip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in dip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in dip tube and seal therewith, a dip tube lock for mating with a blown-in dip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in dip tube.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: WestRock Dispensing Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Good, Dennis Kelly, Joseph K Dodd, Joseph R Krestine, David L DeJong, Steven L. Sweeton, Eric Scheier, Lluis Costa Quintas, Alejandro Espinoza
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Patent number: 9381480Abstract: Disclosed is a container including a temporary coupling member for pouring two different types of solutions into separated chambers and for separating the chambers from each other and for driving a supporting rotator to release the temporary coupling member so as to mix the two different types of solution. The container includes rotating pushing unit rotating; cylindrical lower support inserted into rotating pushing unit; liquid accommodating upper support inserted into lower support; vertical pushing unit installed in lower support and rotating pushing unit; opening device including opening disc, supporting unit, supporting unit, and bottom holes and lateral holes; elastic spring installed between lower support and vertical pushing unit and rotating the rotating pushing unit; pumping unit installed on lower support and accommodating liquid; and press button installed on pumping unit to operate pumping unit to discharge mixed liquid in pumping unit out.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: HANA CO., LTD.Inventor: Sungil Kang
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Patent number: 9346068Abstract: The invention relates to dispensers for fluid products, particularly oral dosing of medicines. The dispenser is a pump dispenser and has a separate nozzle attachment. The nozzle and dispenser may be uncoupled in a holding position or coupled position. A child resistance feature is disclosed which prevents unauthorized coupling of the dispenser and nozzle, thereby preventing unauthorized dispensing of product. The child resistance feature only allows coupling of the dispenser and nozzle when a coupling control element is triggered and then maintains this coupling with additional features. A protective cover for the dispenser is also disclosed, which covers the nozzle attachment and pump plunger button.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Rieke CorporationInventors: Simon Christopher Knight, Joseph Stanley Brunton, David John Pritchett
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Patent number: 9302919Abstract: A seawater desalination unit is disclosed, which comprises: a frame, an exit filtration part, and a water drawing part. The frame is configured with a reservoir, a water intake pipe and a water discharge pipe in a manner that the water intake pipe is connected to the reservoir respectively via one end thereof, while allowing a first check valve to be disposed at a position between the reservoir and the water intake pipe, and the water discharge pipe is connected to the second filtration part and the reservoir respectively via two opposite ends thereof, while allowing a second check valve to be disposed at a position between the high-pressure reservoir and the water discharge pipe. Moreover, the water drawing part is arranged in fluid communication with the water intake pipe.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yung-Jen Cheng, Hung-Cheng Yen
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Patent number: 9283581Abstract: A trigger dispenser (1) for liquids comprises a suction valve (30) and a delivery valve (60), separate from the suction valve (30). The dispenser (1) has a detachable stop (100), comprising a bottom (104) positioned rearwards of the delivery valve (60) to form an end stop abutment with this during the dispensing step.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventor: Riccardo Alluigi
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Patent number: 9241828Abstract: A sealed delivery system for dispensing metered volumes of a pure or sterile flowable substance is presented. Such system comprises a continuously sealing one-way valve assembly at a distal end, and a volume reducing reservoir at a proximal end, in which a pure or sterile flowable substance can be stored. In operation a user pushes down upon an actuator assembly, acting upon a metering pumping chamber in fluid communication with the reservoir via a check valve. Depression of the actuator causes a dispensing pump to push a metered volume of flowable substance through the continuously sealing one way dispensing valve assembly, and return of the actuator to its home state causes the dispensing pump to pull a metered volume of the contained flowable substance from the volume reducing reservoir and through the check valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2011Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: ReSeal International Limited PartnershipInventors: Greg Pardes, Paul Mulhauser, Lyndon Treacy
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Patent number: 9242786Abstract: A method and a device are provided for dispensing multiple portions of a fluid that is stored in a container having a port and a flexible dispensing tube. The flexible dispensing tube includes an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is integrally sealed to the port and a viscoelastic valve is mounted in the outlet. The method includes a compression step and a step of terminating compression. The method also includes a step implemented at the end of the compression step that releases the pressure in a tube portion between a first tube portion and the valve.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2009Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Balakrishna Reddy, David J. Harrison, James Tuot
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Patent number: 9233384Abstract: A dispenser for discharging liquids with a liquid reservoir for accommodating the liquid prior to being discharged, and a liquid outlet passage which leads to a liquid outlet opening through which the liquid reservoir communicates with a surrounding atmosphere. In a use position, the liquid outlet opening is arranged below the liquid reservoir such that the liquid flows on account of the weight thereof in the direction of the liquid outlet opening, and the liquid outlet passage in the use position does not simultaneously permit air to enter the liquid reservoir and liquid to exit into the surrounding atmosphere. In order to reduce the internal volume of the dispenser and therefore to effect a discharge of liquid, a slide is pushed manually in an actuating direction from a stroke starting position into a stroke end position.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: APTAR RADOLFZELL GMBHInventors: Juergen Greiner-Perth, Matthias Wochele, Judith Auerbach
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Patent number: 9206797Abstract: A bellows pump having an inlet passage, interior chamber and discharge passage and also having a base and unitary valve member. The pump possesses an improved valve configuration as well as an improved bellows/base configuration, among other things.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: MeadWestvaco Calmar Netherlands BVInventors: Eelco Han De Man, Stefan Koster
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Patent number: 9199258Abstract: A pump dispenser includes a container whose top opening is closed off by a base structure of a pump module. The structure is shaped to guide air to an air pocket region adjacent the wall. This air pocket region communicates with the pump inlet opening so that air can be discharged. The pump may include a pump body and a plunger which incorporate respective different ones of a click projection and a click actuating formation, constituting a click indicator.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Rieke CorporationInventors: David John Pritchett, Simon Christopher Knight, Joseph Stanley Brunton
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Patent number: 9180474Abstract: A dispensing mechanism for a liquid container is arranged in liquid communication with an outlet mechanism. The dispensing mechanism is adapted to translate a user force applied to a user operated portion into a transfer force applied from a user lever to an actuation part. A relationship between a first length and a second length forms a lever ratio. The first length extends from a first pivot axis to a user operated portion and the second length extends from the first pivot axis to a point of action of the transfer force on the actuation part. The lever ratio is adapted to increase from a non-actuated position over at least the first 50% of a dispensing stroke of the actuation part such that the transfer force increases over the at least first 50% of the dispensing stroke when a constant force is applied to the user operated portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS ABInventors: Joonas Jokitalo, Marcus Kullman, Erik Hjort
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Patent number: 9155417Abstract: A concentrate/extract cartridge for dispensing a liquid concentrate/extract is provided. The cartridge includes a hollow body and a dispensing tube that contains a pumping device. The cartridge includes a valve having a valve stem that passes through a port of a valve seat connected to the dispensing tube. A piston is located at a first end of the valve stem and a valve body is located at a second end of the valve stem in removable contact with the valve seat for alternately opening and closing the port. A liquid dispenser suitable for numerous applications and having a removably insertable concentrate/extract cartridge and a method of dispensing a liquid are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Intelligent Coffee Company, LLCInventors: Jeffrey J. Girard, Nasser Pirshafiey, Mario E. Vassaux, Heather B. Kay, Shlomo Greenwald, Zipora Greenwald
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Patent number: 9145291Abstract: A container capable of dispensing a quantity of contents less than or equal to a set value. The container includes a main body portion, a pressurizing portion and an outflow channel, wherein the main body portion includes a space for holding the contents and a space for gas, the pressurizing portion increases the gas pressure in the space for gas, and the outflow channel communicates with the space for holding the contents to allow the outflow of the contents; it also includes a moving component in the outflow channel movable with the contents to be taken out, and a gas channel outlet moving with said moving component; on the movement track of the gas channel outlet there is an opening communicating with ambient air and in communication with the gas channel outlet; the other end of the gas channel opens in the space for gas in the main body portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2011Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: BEIJING RED-SEA TECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Zengxin Chen
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Patent number: 9120112Abstract: A fluid dispensing container is provided having a telescoping reservoir where compressing the reservoir drives fluid from the container and through a tube, where it empties into another reservoir. The other reservoir is moveable where the opening at the top of the tube can be moved relative to the bottom of the other reservoir. When the compression is removed, fluid is pulled back down through the tube and stops when the fluid level in the other reservoir reaches the top of the tube.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Great Measures, LLCInventor: John Andrew Wegener
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Patent number: 9096362Abstract: A dispenser for pasty compounds includes a tubular compound housing having a feeding plunger and a head piece which is guided in a spring-mounted manner on an upper tube piece and has a metering chamber with which there is associated an inlet valve. In order to provide a dispenser of this kind that has improved performance and a simplified construction, it is proposed that a spring element is composed of two U legs which roll down between parallel annular walls of the head piece and the compound housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Inventor: Alfred Von Schuckmann
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Patent number: 9073066Abstract: A foam assembly connectable to a liquid container includes a main pump body, a resiliently deformable piston dome, an air chamber, a liquid chamber, a mixing zone and a porous member. The main pump body has an exit nozzle with the porous member therein. The air chamber and the liquid chamber are each defined by the piston dome and the main pump body. The liquid chamber has a liquid inlet valve and a liquid outlet valve. The mixing zone is in flow communication with the air chamber and the liquid chamber. The volume of the air chamber and the liquid chamber are each dependent on the position of piston dome and during an activation stroke the piston moves from the at rest position to the depressed position and responsively the volume of the air chamber and the volume of the liquid chamber are reduced.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: PIBED LIMITEDInventors: Stewart Banks, Christopher James Lang, Dean Philip Limbert, David Michael Ross Creaghan
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Patent number: 9073080Abstract: A discharge device for liquids, which includes a pump chamber that is limited by two valves, which in each case include a valve body section and a valve seat. Channels are arranged concentrically and a fixing region of a valve body of one or of both valves is attached to an intermediate wall between the channels.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: APTAR RADOLFZELL GMBHInventors: Matthias Wochele, Juergen Greiner-Perth, Philipp Braik
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Patent number: 9060655Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a sanitizer dispenser may include a dispenser intake, a diaphragm pump including a diaphragm and a pump chamber, a dispenser outlet, a first one-way valve having an intake in fluid communication with the dispenser intake and an output in fluid communication with the pump chamber, a second one-way valve having an intake in fluid communication with the pump chamber and an outlet in fluid communication with the dispenser outlet, and a push plate including an outer surface and configured to press an outer surface of the diaphragm when the push plate is pressed.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: SWIPESENSE, INC.Inventors: Mert Iseri, Yuri Malina, Jori Hardman
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Patent number: 9027797Abstract: A shield for a fluid dispenser includes a mount structure and a fluid-deflecting structure defining an interior flow passage. The mount structure is configured to be attached to an actuator of a fluid dispenser. Fluid dispensers and fluid dispenser systems are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Mann, Shelby Jay Buell, Touby Khamphilapanyo, Robert L. Quinlan, Richard E. Corney
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Patent number: 9022257Abstract: A pour spout has a bottle adapter for insertion into a mouth of a bottle. A housing has a chamber into which a housing inlet and a housing outlet open with the housing inlet connected to the bottle adapter for receiving beverage from the bottle. A valve carriage is movable within the chamber and has a carriage inlet in fluid communication with a carriage outlet. A resilient first tube provides a first beverage passageway between the housing inlet and the carriage inlet. A resilient second tube provides a second beverage passageway between carriage outlet and the housing outlet. The first or second tube has a valve seat that is engaged and disengaged by a plunger on the valve carriage as the valve carriage moves within the chamber. A valve actuator moves the valve carriage in response to signal from a control circuit that receives a wireless command signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Berg Company, LLCInventors: Michael J. Keating, Donald R. Lamond, Ronald F. Faust, Thomas E. Giles, Albert H. Dorsey
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Patent number: 9016526Abstract: An apparatus including a fluid reservoir and a compressible metering chamber including a first end coupled to the fluid reservoir and a second end. The apparatus further including a valve coupled to the second end of the metering chamber and a nozzle coupled to the valve. A system including linearly translatable cartridge mounting assembly having a plurality of fluid dispensing cartridge mounting stations and a plurality of fluid dispensing cartridges mounted to respective fluid dispensing cartridge mounting stations. The system further including a plurality of compression assemblies coupled to respective fluid dispensing cartridges and a receiving assembly positioned beneath the mounting assembly. A method includes positioning a fluid dispensing cartridge comprising a fluid reservoir and a metering chamber over a sample retaining member, applying a compressive force to the metering chamber to eject a predetermined amount of fluid and removing the compressive force to refill the metering chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Sakura Finetek U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Robert E. Evans, Wolfgang Mueller, Toshiyuki Fujimaki, Shinji Tokudaiji, Yoshitake Okabe, Yoshitada Mizusawa
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Patent number: 9004320Abstract: A pour spout for dispensing a beverage from a bottle including a bottle adapter for attaching to a bottle to receive a beverage from the bottle, a housing having a chamber into which a housing inlet and a housing outlet open, the housing inlet connected to the bottle adapter for receiving the beverage, a valve carriage moveably received within the chamber and having a carriage passage, a resilient first tube providing a first passageway for beverage to flow from the housing inlet to the carriage passage, a resilient second tube providing a second passageway for beverage to flow from the carriage passage to the housing outlet, a valve operatively connected to the valve carriage to control flow of the beverage through the housing from the housing inlet to the housing outlet; and a valve actuator for moving the valve carriage within the chamber to operate the valve open or closed.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Berg Company, LLCInventors: Michael J. Keating, Donald R. Lamond, Ronald F. Faust, Thomas E. Giles, Albert H. Dorsey
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Patent number: 9005546Abstract: A flow cell having a support surface, and an integrated fluid reservoir made of two foil layers arranged on the support surface and joined with each other to enclose a storage space and a transport channel. The transport channel extends from a burst point that closes the storage space to a connecting opening and can be opened by fluid flowing from the storage space. A first of the foil layers of the fluid reservoir faces away from the support surface and projects beyond a second of the foil layers of the fluid reservoir that faces the support surface, and is bonded with the support surface in a projecting region.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Thinxxs Microtechnology AGInventor: Lutz Weber
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Patent number: 9004317Abstract: A device for packaging and dispensing a flowable product comprises a casing comprising a nozzle for dispensing the product and a container designed to contain the product to be packaged. The casing comprises a rigid bottom, an air renewal and filtration assembly, a filter element, and an air inlet passage located in said rigid bottom. The nozzle comprises a tapered portion that defines a free end of the nozzle, an actuating portion resiliently movable between an engagement position and a rest position. A dose-defining chamber may be isolated from the air contained in the container and may have a determined volume in the rest position. The engagement position may be obtained by engaging the actuating portion against a stationary wall portion, so as to empty the chamber and expel a dose exactly corresponding to the determined volume of the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: SivelInventor: Jacques Pozzi
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Device with co-molded closure, one-way valve and variable-volume storage chamber, and related method
Patent number: 8998034Abstract: A device includes a first part having a co-molded first support, valve cover and elastic actuator, and a second part having an injection molded second support, valve seat, and variable-volume storage chamber pre-form. The pre-form is blow molded into a flexible pouch defining the variable-volume storage chamber. The one-way valve includes a semi-annular, curvilinear, relatively rigid valve seat defining axially-extending, opposing first marginal portions, and an axially-extending first mid-portion angularly extending between the opposing first marginal portions. A flexible valve member is superimposed on the valve seat and defines axially-extending, opposing second marginal portions fixedly secured on or adjacent to respective first marginal portions of the valve seat, and an axially-extending second mid-portion angularly extending between the opposing first marginal portions and superimposed onto the first mid-portion of the valve seat.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Dr. Py Institute LLCInventor: Daniel Py -
Patent number: 8997788Abstract: A metering end cap provided to the neck of a flexible container containing a fluid and intended to transfer, at will, an amount of fluid from an upstream space towards a downstream space, this end cap including a chamber in which is disposed a movable valve normally biased towards a rest position and operationally moved towards an end position. The valve isolates the upstream space and the downstream space from each other in its end position and only in this position, and the outlet of the chamber communicates with the upstream space for any position of the valve other that its end position.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2009Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Flexidose SARLInventor: Patrick Wozna
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Patent number: 8991657Abstract: Dispensers are provided including pumps for dispensing a foamed product out of an outlet provided in a dispensing tube. The foam is created from the mixing of a foamable liquid and air, with separate pumps being provided for each component. The dispensing tube is stationary, although the pumps themselves have parts that must move to dispense the foamed product. A single actuator operates both the liquid and air pumps. Additionally, in some embodiments, the air pump advances air before the liquid pump advances liquid. These pumps are particularly suited to the dispensing of a foamed skin care or skin sanitizing product.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, David D. Hayes
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Patent number: 8991658Abstract: A space-saving liquid supply system includes increased cooling efficiency. A first pump chamber P1 is formed by an outside of a bellows 130 in a second vessel 120 and the first pump chamber P1 is provided with a first intake port 121 for taking the liquid in the first vessel 110 into the first pump chamber P1 and a first delivery port 122 for delivering the taken-in liquid L from inside the first pump chamber P1 into a supply passage K1. A second pump chamber P2 is formed by a sealed space in the bellows 130 and the second pump chamber P2 is provided with a second intake port 123 for taking the liquid L in the first vessel 110 into the second pump chamber P2 and a second delivery port 124 for delivering the taken-in liquid from inside the second pump chamber P2 into the supply passage K1.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Saito, Shinji Nishida, Koichi Mori
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Patent number: 8991659Abstract: A laundry caddy device is disclosed that provides a precise way of measuring an amount of laundry solvent, and offers several inter-lockable containers that form one easy to carry bottle. Typically, there are four containers which are inter-locked together to form the single component. The device comprises at least one container, a base component, and a dispensing component. The container further comprises an interior cavity for retaining an amount of laundry solvent. The base component is removably secured to the bottom end and the dispensing component is removably secured to the top end. The lid and handle are removably secured to the top end, over the dispensing component. Additionally, at least one of the containers comprises a measuring cup for a dispensing component. Further, at least one of the containers comprises a pour spout, a retaining cup, and a vacuum tube for dispensing the contents of the container.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Inventors: John Dey, Jacob Gano
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Publication number: 20150083756Abstract: Apparatuses and techniques are provided for dispensing fluid from a dispenser that includes a flexible membrane having different levels of pliability according to a voltage applied to the flexible membrane. According to some embodiments, a biasing device, such as a spring, is disposed on a first side of the flexible membrane and is configured to apply pressure to the flexible membrane. When a first voltage is applied to the flexible membrane, the flexible membrane becomes sufficiently pliable to enable the spring to flex the flexible membrane, pushing the flexible membrane into a pumping chamber disposed on the opposite side of the flexible membrane relative to the spring. The fluid is stored in the pumping chamber and the flexing of the flexible membrane causes the pumping chamber to compress. Such compression of the pumping chamber forces the pumping chamber to dispense the fluid through a pump outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Nick Ermanno Ciavarella, Jackson William Wegelin
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Publication number: 20150053723Abstract: A delivery device for coupling to the mouth of a container, for controlled delivery of fluids and/or flowing substances, includes an inlet opening, an outlet opening and a substantially āSā shaped delivery path connecting the inlet and outlet openings. The path includes a first conduit having one end corresponding to the inlet opening within the container, a second conduit, communicating with the first conduit, and a third conduit, communicating with the second conduit having one end corresponding to the outlet opening. The first and second conduits are ring-shaped, the first conduit externally embraces the second conduit and the second conduit externally embraces the third conduit, the first conduit being subdivided in a plurality of channels. A ring-shaped chamber surrounds the first conduit, and a ring-shaped stop element for the inlet opening, forms a ring-shaped fourth conduit communicating with the inlet opening and the first conduit, together forming a two-curve path.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventor: Ennio Cardia
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Patent number: 8950634Abstract: A simplified pump system may include a bellow having a suction valve, a stem, and a fluid lock wherein the product flow into and out of a pump chamber formed by the bellow and stem is controlled by the suction valve and fluid lock.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: MeadWestvaco Calmar, Inc.Inventors: Erwin Boes, Jeroen D. De Regt
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Patent number: 8944293Abstract: A dispenser adapted for use with thick salad dressing or other consumable fluid which may have large solid ingredients therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Cool Gear International LLCInventors: Donna Roth, Jason Meek