Pump Casing Within Supply Container Patents (Class 222/321.9)
  • Patent number: 11958066
    Abstract: A packaging for storing and dispensing fluid contents comprises a body defining a reservoir, wherein the body comprises a base with an aperture defined therein, a receptacle configured to store the fluid contents therein is received within the reservoir of the body, and a one-way valve positioned in the aperture. The packaging further comprises an actuator comprising a channel and an opening configured to dispense the fluid contents out of the packaging. An intermediate connecting member comprising a first connection portion configured to engage the actuator, a bellow, a second connection portion configured to engage the body, and a duckbill valve integrally formed thereon extends between the body and the actuator. The duckbill valve is aligned with the channel, and the fluid contents of the receptacle flow out of the duckbill valve, through the channel, and out of the opening upon a user applying an input to the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: RLM Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert L. Murphy, Charles A. Curtiss
  • Patent number: 11844412
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cosmetic container. The cosmetic container includes an inner cap coupled to a mouth of the container that accommodates contents therein, a pump coupled to the inner cap and inserted into the mouth of the container to discharge a fixed amount of contents, a push button provided in an upper portion of the inner cap, operating the pump by a push operation, and having on a side thereof a nozzle to discharge the contents, and a dip tube coupled at one end thereof to the pump to communicate therewith and inclined at the other end thereof downwards in a direction of a tip of the nozzle, a tip of the dip tube being disposed on an edge of a bottom surface of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
    Inventors: Bang Bin Yim, Sung Hwan Kim, Kyung Won Kim, Hae Yun Park
  • Patent number: 11820582
    Abstract: A puffer device includes a cabinet having a printed circuit board and a gear train assembly coupled to the printed circuit board. The gear train assembly includes a motor and a gear driven by the motor. A cam is coupled to the gear. The cabinet further includes a plunger configured to be contacted and driven by the cam. The puffer device further includes an aerosol can assembly configured to be releasably coupled to the cabinet, wherein movement of the plunger is configured to dispense a material from the aerosol can assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Suterra, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Clark, Scott Lindbloom, Daniel Senatore
  • Patent number: 11801524
    Abstract: A device for dispensing a fluid substance includes a manually operated pump with a hollow stem movable counter to a spring, the hollow stem coupled with a piston which slides in a sealed manner inside a cup body to define a compression chamber coupled with a first valve element for the inlet of the fluid substance into the compression chamber fluidly coupled with a second valve element for the outlet of the fluid substance from the compression chamber, there being a dispensing button equipped with a dispensing nozzle mounted on the hollow stem, the dispensing button featuring at least one channel for supplying the fluid substance to the nozzle; the nozzle is formed of an essentially rigid body which is secured, in a sealed manner, into a seat in the dispenser button, the rigid body being coupled with a deformable body defining a dispensing port so that during dispensing, the deformable body—at least in the vicinity of the dispensing port—deforms and then returns to its non-deformed configuration thereafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: LUMSON S.P.A.
    Inventor: Matteo Moretti
  • Patent number: 11786925
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a dual-spring all-plastic vacuum pump which includes a base and a pressing head. A feeding hole is formed in a bottom of the base, an accommodating cavity is defined by assembly of the pressing head and the base, the feeding hole is in communication with the accommodating cavity, and a limiting cover, a plastic one-way spring, a discharging member and a plastic reset spring are disposed in the accommodating cavity. The limiting cover surrounds the feeding hole, a guide hole in a top of the limiting cover is in communication with an interior of the limiting cover, the plastic one-way spring is clamped between the base and the limiting cover, a fixed end of the plastic one-way spring is in connection and communication with the feeding hole, a stressed end of the plastic one-way spring is in communication with the guide hole, and the fixed end and the stress are opposite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Guangzhou Shanggong Plastic Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Qiquan Liang
  • Patent number: 11759804
    Abstract: A foam dispenser with a pump mechanism that mixes a liquid with air to generate foam. The pump mechanism includes a first stage pump and a second stage pump. The first stage pump delivers the liquid and a first volume of the air through a first foam generator to generate a first foam. The second stage pump delivers the first foam and a second volume of the air through a second foam generator to generate a second foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: OP-HYGIENE IP GMBH
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Andrew Jones
  • Patent number: 11701675
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing device comprising a dispensing case that may house a dispensing cartridge, where the dispensing cartridge holds a liquid to be dispensed. The dispensing device further comprising a top cap, an actuator, a main body and a bottom cap, where the main body is positioned between the top cap and the bottom cap. The dispensing device further comprising top and bottom magnets that magnetically repel one another. Upon pressing of the actuator, material from the dispensing cartridge is dispensed and upon releasing of the actuator, the magnetic repellency of the top and bottom magnets moves the actuator back to its original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: IZER29, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Yi
  • Patent number: 11673153
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a two-way pumping device for consumption of a residual amount of a liquid. The two-way pumping device includes a vessel, a body portion including first and second chambers for storing a liquid, a suction pipe extending to the outside of the body portion, a first bearing for opening and closing the suction pipe, a pump portion including a head portion protruding outside the body portion, a first piston slidably moving in the first chamber, a second piston slidably moving in the second chamber, a first discharge portion that discharges a fluid in the first chamber to the outside, a second discharge portion that discharges a fluid in the second chamber to the outside, a spring that applies an elastic restoring force to the pump portion, and a suction portion capable of causing a liquid to flow into the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: JARAM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Eun Suk Yi
  • Patent number: 11628458
    Abstract: Provided is a fluid dispenser comprising a flexible container that contains the fluid, a rigid outer container that houses the flexible container, a dispensing member for drawing the fluid out from the flexible container, and optionally an interconnection piece. Also provided is a kit and a method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: WELLA INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS SWITZERLAND SÀRL
    Inventors: Ann-Marie Gass, Hauke Schormair, Massimo Morini
  • Patent number: 11559822
    Abstract: Provided is a cosmetic container having a retractable button including: a container body filled with contents; a pump part arranged on the upper portion of the container body in order to discharge the contents externally through a pumping action; and a button part arranged on the upper portion of the pump part to make the pumping action carried out by the user's pressing and releasing action, the button part having a discharge part to discharge the contents externally, wherein the button part has an inhalation space formed inside the button part, and the inhalation space is communicated with the discharge part, is increased or decreased in volume according to pressurization and release of the button part in order to inhale the contents remaining in the discharge part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: YONWOO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seo Hui Jung
  • Patent number: 11497291
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cosmetic container. The cosmetic container includes an inner cap coupled to a mouth of the container that accommodates contents therein, a pump coupled to the inner cap and inserted into the mouth of the container to discharge a fixed amount of contents, a push button provided in an upper portion of the inner cap, operating the pump by a push operation, and having on a side thereof a nozzle to discharge the contents, and a dip tube coupled at one end thereof to the pump to communicate therewith and inclined at the other end thereof downwards in a direction of a tip of the nozzle, a tip of the dip tube being disposed on an edge of a bottom surface of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
    Inventors: Bang Bin Yim, Sung Hwan Kim, Kyung Won Kim, Hae Yun Park
  • Patent number: 11491501
    Abstract: This content-accommodating container comprises: a container body having an opening at the top end; and a valve-accommodating part for closing the opening, the valve-accommodating part being fixed to the container body. The valve-accommodating part is provided with: a cylindrical housing part accommodated inside the container body; a tube part extending downward from the housing part, the lower end thereof being disposed near the bottom side of the container body; and a first sealing part for closing the bottom end of the tube part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: DAIZO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yamaguchi, Kimio Kataoka, Hidetoshi Miyamoto, Satoshi Mekata
  • Patent number: 11490709
    Abstract: A cosmetic container is disclosed. One aspect of the invention provides a cosmetic container that includes: a body in which an interior space is formed for holding a content; a body shoulder coupled to an upper part of the body; and a pump coupled to an upper part of the body shoulder, where the body shoulder includes an outer periphery member inserted into the body, an inner periphery member positioned on the inside of the outer periphery member, a placement step formed on an upper part of the inner periphery member, and a pump support protruding downward from the placement step and having the pump inserted through an inside thereof, and where the pump includes a housing inserted through the pump support, and a housing flange configured to rest on the placement step is formed on an outer perimeter of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMHWA CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kyungchang Lee, Sikyu Choi
  • Patent number: 11471905
    Abstract: A manually operated, airless pump dispenser featuring all plastic construction, including a dome-shaped elastic polymer spring, is presented. The airless pump dispenser is suitable for dispensing liquids, crémes, foams and gels. Used pumps do not require disassembly to be recycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: APACKAGING GROUP LLC
    Inventor: Armin Arminak
  • Patent number: 11471904
    Abstract: The invention proposes a decoration device for a system for distributing a fluid product, including a fret, capable of being arranged around a neck of a reservoir, and capable of hiding distribution means, the device also including a decorative strip arranged around an outer face of a peripheral wall of the fret. The decoration device is characterized in that it includes means for axially blocking the strip with respect to the fret, and in that it includes means for rotationally blocking the strip with respect to the fret, the device having no adhesive means between the strip and the outer face of the peripheral wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Albea Services
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Rousseau, Laurent Pesqueux, Quentin Maunoury, Gael Thorez
  • Patent number: 11415120
    Abstract: A waterproof emulsion pump with an external spring includes a pump body extending into a bottle body, a pump chamber is arranged in the pump body, a locking bottle cover is connected to the pump body, a pumping component is arranged in the pump chamber, and a locking cover is connected to the pump body; a one-way valve is arranged at a lower end of the pump chamber, an upper end of the pumping component is connected with a pressing head capable of driving the pumping component to operate, the pumping component includes an upper pump rod, a spring is arranged between the upper pump rod and the locking cover, a lower end of the upper pump rod is connected with a lower pump rod, a liquid inlet groove opening is formed in the lower pump rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: MAJESTY PACKAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Peihui Liang, Maoyong Zhu, Yonglei Zhang, Jinkao Liang
  • Patent number: 11389814
    Abstract: A hand pump fabricated entirely from plastic components for dispensing liquids, is provided. The hand pump includes an actuator, a closure, a housing having a lower check valve, and a piston having an integrated upper check valve in the form of an inverted cone suspended within a cylinder. An elastic, dome shaped, plastic return spring is utilized to return the actuator to its rest position after actuation. Used pumps do not require disassembly to be recycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventor: Armin Arminak
  • Patent number: 11272809
    Abstract: An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a closure, the closure having an upper portion with a handle that has a circular curvature equal to the cylindrical portion of the closure. The closure may also have a lower portion that is joined to the upper portion by an injection molded polymer element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Joseph Petrillo, John Alan Tolman
  • Patent number: 11129460
    Abstract: An opening/closing nozzle of a discharge pump for a cosmetic container is configured such that it is advantageous in that inflow of air into a nozzle of the cosmetic container can be prevented such that not only degeneration of the content and hardening of the content inside the nozzle, which would otherwise occur if air flows into the nozzle, can be prevented, but the reliability of the product can also be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SAMHWA Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Jong Nam Hong
  • Patent number: 11052024
    Abstract: A feeding system for medical patients comprises a storage assembly, dispensing assembly, and extension set including, in part, a reservoir, a pump, a feeding tube, a check valve and an adapter. The reservoir is configured to hold at least one feeding of nutritional substance. The dispensing assembly is connected to the storage assembly and pumps the at least one feeding of nutritional substance from the reservoir to the feeding tube connected to an outlet of the pump. The check valve unit is connected to a second end of the feeding tube by means of a check valve connection point and is configured to allow the flow of nutritional substance in only one direction. The at least one feeding of nutritional substance is passed through the adapter unit connected to the check valve unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Clinton Wilcox
  • Patent number: 11045053
    Abstract: A device for dispensing cosmetic product. The device includes: a dispensing nozzle; a first mechanism for dispensing a dose of cosmetic product through the dispensing nozzle, from a cosmetic preparation capsule, ready to be dispensed; a second dispensing mechanism for dispensing, through the air, an aromatherapeutic composition; a receiver for receiving disposable capsules; and electronic elements, common to triggering the dispensing mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventor: Sebastien Fauconnier
  • Patent number: 10926282
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lotion pump comprising: a pressing head (10) comprising a pressing head body (11); a cylinder (30); a cylinder head connected to an upper end of the cylinder and having an inner hole; a threaded sleeve (20) connected to the cylinder head; and a piston rod (40), with one end being connected to the pressing head body, and the other end extending into the cylinder and being provided with a piston (50). The lotion pump further comprises a neck sleeve (13) formed on the pressing head body. A first slope is formed on a lower portion of the neck sleeve, and a second slope matching the first slope is formed on the top of the threaded sleeve. The lotion pump having the foregoing structure can ensure the sealing against the outside when the lotion pump is in a standby state or an upper locked state, so as to prevent water from seeping into the lotion pump during bathing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventor: Yaowu Ding
  • Patent number: 10907123
    Abstract: A valve includes a body including an inner bore extending between a first port and a second port, a seat, and one or more restrainers and a disk that is moveable between the seat and the one or more restrainers such that a first pressure that is less than 1 pascal and applied in a first direction causes the disk to move from a first position towards a second position to permit fluid communication between the first port and the second port. A metamaterial scaffold including a structure defining a lumen, at least a portion of an outer or non-lumen surface of the structure is coated with a plurality of biological cells, and wherein the structure is composed of a metamaterial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Christos Michas, Anant Chopra, Alice Elizabeth White, Christopher S Chen
  • Patent number: 10751740
    Abstract: A pump assembly for a pump assembly for a dispenser container comprises a cap having a housing and a spout and a collar having a stop member. A sleeve is at least partially positioned within the collar and comprises a sleeve chamber. A plurality of resilient members are housed within the sleeve chamber. Compression of the cap causes compression of the plurality of resilient members and engagement of the cap with the stop member of the collar. The cap, the collar, the sleeve, the at least one valve, and the plurality of resilient members are comprised of a same type of recyclable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Tessy Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Passetti, Richard Smith, Brian Anderson, Adam Paul Vallee
  • Patent number: 10618710
    Abstract: A tamper-proof insert for use with a closed loop system, a dispensing system, a gravity draining system or other systems. The insert is designed to be inserted into the throat of a container such as a bottle. A retention lug ring is secured to the lower end of the insert. The upper ends of the retention lugs of the retention lug ring engage the inside of the container to prevent the insert from being manually pulled upwardly and outwardly from the throat of the container. If the insert is pulled from the container against the resistance of the retention lugs, the lugs will break-away from the insert and it will be evident that the insert has experienced tampering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Inventor: Rodney Laible
  • Patent number: 10618071
    Abstract: A discharging device for the discharge of liquid media is specified, with a pump chamber that comprises an inlet opening and an outlet opening, and with a piston that is displaceable in the pump chamber. The object is to be able to dispense a medium with high accuracy using the discharging device. For this purpose, the piston comprises a projection which enters the inlet opening after a predetermined stroke of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: AERO PUMP GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Christ, Andreas Mersmann
  • Patent number: 10537906
    Abstract: In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, “Flairosol” dispensing devices can be provided. Such devices utilize a combination of Flair® technology, pre-compression valves and aerosol-like pressurization of the dispensed liquid. Such a dispensing device has, for example, a main body comprising a pressure chamber, the latter being provided with a pressure piston and a pressure spring. The device further has a piston and a piston chamber which draws liquid from a container, for example, the inner container of a Flair® bottle, and fills the pressure chamber with that liquid as a user operates a trigger in various compression and release strokes. The piston chamber has both an inlet valve and an outlet valve, which serve to prevent backflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Johannes Joseph Maas, Petrus Lambertus Wilhelmus Hurkmans, Paolo Nervo, Aaron S. Haleva
  • Patent number: 10464089
    Abstract: A dispenser for liquid to pasty substances has a dispenser head and a dispenser body. The dispenser head is movable relative to the dispenser body in a displacement direction for carrying out a pumping movement and is also rotatable relative to the dispenser body. The dispenser has a pump chamber having an inlet valve and an outlet valve. A dispensing tube is provided and is divided into two portions which can move relative to each other and which, as a result, can be moved into a closed position in which the substance cannot be dispensed and into an open position in which the substance can be dispensed. The portions, in order to change between the closed position and the open position, can be moved relative to each other without a relative movement in the displacement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: RPC Bramlage GmbH
    Inventor: Sabine Goettke
  • Patent number: 10464088
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a flowable product from a container has a pump module mounted on the container at an opening thereof. The pump module includes a pump body, which defines a pump chamber and a pump chamber inlet for product to flow from the container interior into the pump chamber. A pump actuator is operable in a pumping stroke relative to the pump body to vary the volume of the pump chamber and dispense the product. The pump includes a movable body portion which is operable in a displacement stroke into the container. The movable portion has a displacement body with a product-engaging face directed onto an interior product space of the container upstream of the pump chamber inlet, to assist priming. Below this a disrupter member, a grid of narrow bars, projects to penetrate the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: RIEKE PACKAGING SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon Christopher Knight, David John Pritchett, Thomas P. Kasting, Mark Edward Box, Raymond Yu
  • Patent number: 10442672
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a water taking device for a barreled water bucket. The water taking device includes a fixing apparatus. One end of the fixing apparatus is fixedly connected with a bucket opening of the barreled water bucket. The aperture size of the fixing apparatus is adjustable to adapt to bucket openings of barreled water buckets having different apertures. As the fixing apparatus and the bucket opening of the barreled water bucket are fixedly connected, and the aperture of the fixing apparatus is adjustable to adapt to the bucket openings of the barreled water buckets having different apertures, the present disclosure may ensure that the water taking device may take water from the barreled water bucket successfully under a stably connected environment to facilitate use by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Inventor: Haoyu Xing
  • Patent number: 10335813
    Abstract: A push-type nozzle assembly includes a cylinder, a check valve, a plunger, a piston, a spring, a rotating member, a locking member, an upper push rod, a suction valve and a push head. When pushing the push head downward, and the outer chamber contact the locking member, the liquid in the cylinder is pushed out. When releasing the push head, the piston moves back by the spring to create a vacuum suction force to suck the liquid left in the nozzle back. When the outer chamber locks with the locking member, the bottom end of the piston rod seals the plunger to seal the cylinder so as to prevent leakage. When the outer chamber is separated from the locking member, the upper push rod seals the suction valve to avoid liquid from leakage. The inlet valve avoids the liquid from being accumulated in the cylinder and the top of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Derjin (Jiangsu) Plastic Packaging Co. Ltd
    Inventor: Ya-Tsan Wang
  • Patent number: 10189040
    Abstract: A fillable dispensing device for use in fully dispensing a substance stored therein. The dispensing device includes a container having an upper end, a lower end, and a hollow interior volume. The upper end includes a hand-pump mechanism thereon that includes a plunger and a tubular straw that extends into the interior volume of the container, wherein operation of the plunger draws the substance through the straw and out from an opening on the plunger. The lower end of the container includes a dispensing aperture that can be used to dispense any remaining substance from the container when the container is nearly empty. The dispensing aperture is removably covered by a panel. Further, the container includes a valve for allowing a user to add additional substances to the contents of the dispensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Stephanie Vecchione
  • Patent number: 10166563
    Abstract: A pump engine assembly includes an output cylinder that may be customized to include a stop portion limiting the stroke of a piston to produce a particular output such that customized pump systems may be produced from similar parts with the exchange of only a single part—the output cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Alejandro Espinoza
  • Patent number: 10124357
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: SILGAN DISPENSING SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert J. Good, David L. Dejong, Joseph R. Krestine
  • Patent number: 10112206
    Abstract: A pump engine assembly includes an output cylinder that may be customized to include a stop portion limiting the stroke of a piston to produce a particular output such that customized pump systems may be produced from similar parts with the exchange of only a single part—the output cylinder, and wherein movement of a fluid lock in a product chamber creates a suck-back feature capable of pulling product away from a dispensing head opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SILGAN DISPENSING SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Alejandro Espinoza
  • Patent number: 10105721
    Abstract: A dispenser (1) with a hermetic seal includes a hollow containment body (2) which can be inserted in a bottle, a lower suction tube (5), a piston (7) slidable inside the containment body (2), a hollow stem (6) axially slidable inside the containment body (2), a sealing valve (8) inserted in a bottom portion (4) of the containment body (2) and interposed between the suction tube (5) and the dosing chamber (11). The sealing valve (8) is cup-shaped and the piston (7) has a lower sealing portion (7b) configured in such a way as to interact in compression with an upper edge (8a) of the sealing valve (8) making a hermetic seal between the sealing valve (8) and the piston (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: APTAR ITALIA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Lamberto Carta
  • Patent number: 9908131
    Abstract: A pre-assembled dispenser head (10) for a dispenser device (1) of a liquid includes a frame (14), a connector (60) having a suction tube (62) for the liquid. The connector (60) is connected to the frame (14) by a snap-free connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: GUALA DISPENSING S.p.A.
    Inventor: Riccardo Alluigi
  • Patent number: 9908132
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a dispensing pump for dispensing material from a container having a chaplet comprising a rotating ring and a stationary ring, wherein the rotating ring is connected to an actuator and the stationary ring is connected to an actuator assembly; a rotating ring affixed to the actuator wherein the rotating ring comprises a cut-out arc having an angle between about 45 degrees to about 345 degrees, wherein the remaining portion of the rotating ring is an uncut portion; a stationary ring attached to the actuator assembly a key protruding from the stationary ring which fits along the cut-out arc of the rotating ring; wherein the actuator rotates with the rotating ring until the uncut portion of the rotating ring is stopped by the key wherein the actuator starts to unscrew from the rotating ring until the actuator is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Huberto Miel Dalisay, Kenneth Eugene Lamb, Robert Keith Morrissey, William Peter Wurzelbacher, Lin Tianda
  • Patent number: 9848648
    Abstract: A portable, personal storage and carrying case for an e-liquid e-cigarette PV in which the case includes a movable holder or chassis into which the PV can be inserted to bring electrical charging contacts on the PV into direct or indirect engagement with electrical charging contacts in the case that are connected to a power source in the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: BEYOND TWENTY LTD.
    Inventors: Kaveh Memari, Adrian Bennett, Ian Murison, Stephen Marsh
  • Patent number: 9827581
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SILGAN DISPENSING SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert J. Good, David L. Dejong
  • Patent number: 9821333
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a component 112, 165 for a fluid dispenser 110 which defines a dosing chamber 120 for a piston member 114 to stroke in and has an end 160 adapted for engaging a fluid outlet 152 of the fluid dispenser or a seal 154 which overlies the fluid outlet 152 to selectively close and open the fluid outlet 152 or seal 154. Other aspects are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignees: Glaxo Group Limited, Meadwestvaco Calmar GMBH
    Inventors: James Terence Collins, Thomas Franz Paul Gratzfeld, Heiko Harms, Werner Hertrampf, Richard David Lintern, Gerdhard Niebecker, Allen John Pearson, Paul Kenneth Rand, Karl Heinz Waitz, Karl Gisbert Welp
  • Patent number: 9822976
    Abstract: A gas valve unit for controlling a gas throughput routed to a gas burner of a gas appliance includes a valve housing, an actuation shaft which is able to set an opening cross section of the gas valve unit, and a stop valve. A linearly-displaceable connection element transmits a movement of the actuation shaft to the stop valve. The connection element has a plastic bend forming an overpressure protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Christophe Cadeau, Jörn Naumann
  • Patent number: 9808818
    Abstract: A method of assembling a fluid dispenser device, the method comprising the following steps: pre-assembling a first unit comprising a body (10) and a lateral actuator system (40), said lateral actuator system including a presser element (42) that is mounted on the body (10) to pivot about an axis (A), an actuator element (41) being mounted on said presser element (42) to pivot about an axis (B), said presser element (42) having a pre-assembled position in which said lateral actuator system (40) is blocked; assembling a second unit, comprising a dispenser member (30), such as a pump or a valve, that is mounted on a reservoir (20) by means of a fastener ring (60), in said first pre-assembled unit; and moving said presser element (42) from its pre-assembled position to a final assembled position that is axially offset from said pre-assembled position, and in which said actuator element (41) co-operates operationally with said fastener ring (60) so as to actuate said dispenser member (30) each time the lateral
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: François Le Maner
  • Patent number: 9694148
    Abstract: A discharge device for a flowable substance includes at least one storage element having at least one reception chamber for a flowable substance. A carrier body including a discharge opening is provided with a pin having an axial channel and a transverse channel branching off from the axial channel. The storage element is guided on an outer side of the carrier body via at least one annular sealing lip. Discharge of the flowable substance is effected by sliding the storage element onto the pin so that the sealing lip skims over the transverse channel of the cylindrical pin and the cylindrical pin urges the flowable substance out of the reception chamber via the transverse and axial channels. In the area of the discharge opening, the carrier body includes an atomizing device that discharges the flowable substance in atomized form by a sliding of the storage element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: DISPENSYS AG
    Inventor: Alberto C. Sogaro
  • Patent number: 9623428
    Abstract: The invention is a fluid dispensing device suited to be connected, by means of a connection element (220), to a container (C) holding the fluid that can be dispensed from the inside to the outside of the container through an actuator element (400), comprising: a suction duct (240) suited to communicate with the fluid held inside the container (C), a dispenser duct (440) in communication with the outer space with respect to the volume (V) enclosed by the container (C), a suction/compression chamber (300) that can communicate with the suction duct (240) and the dispenser duct (440), a suction valve (260) suited to alternatively allow and prevent the passage of a fluid between the suction duct (240) and the suction/compression chamber (300) when, respectively, the suction valve is closed and open, a dispensing valve (460) suited to alternatively allow and prevent the passage of a fluid between the dispenser duct (440) and the suction/compression chamber (300) when, respectively, the suction valve is closed and o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Taplast S.p.A.
    Inventor: Evans Santagiuliana
  • Patent number: 9517481
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a liquid refilling system (10) including a parent device (201) and a child or portable travel sized device (101) that can be releasably coupled to the parent device (201) to transfer liquid from the parent to the child device. The parent device (210) is provided with a pump (207) in liquid communication with a parent reservoir (203) containing the liquid. The pump of the parent device has a volume which is preferably substantially equal to the volume (Vcr) of the child reservoir thereby enabling a minimal number of single actuations of the parent pump (207) to completely fill the child reservoir (103) if desired upon coupling thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Daniel Scott, Andrew Graham Masters
  • Patent number: 9480999
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a liquid refilling system (10) having a parent device (201) and a child or portable travel device sized device (101) that can be releasably coupled to the parent device (201) to transfer liquid from the parent to the child device. The parent device has a pump (207), an actuator (217) and an actuator stroke limitation means (218) whereby the amount of liquid dispensed by the parent device (201) can be selected as a single use predetermined amount or as a child refill amount. The parent pump is in liquid communication with the parent liquid reservoir and the pump has a volume which is substantially equal to the volume of the child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Daniel Scott, Andrew Graham Masters, Georgina Lyndsey Claire Milich
  • Patent number: 9368265
    Abstract: This disclosure includes magnetic field correction devices and methods for using the same. Some magnetic field correction devices include an arch-shaped body configured to be worn inside or outside of a user's mouth such that the arch-shaped body follows the contour of the user's teeth or face, where the arch-shaped body has one or more sidewalls and where the sidewalls are configured to receive a plurality of ferromagnetic or magnetic members. Some of the present methods include performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on a user having one or more magnets coupled to an apparatus disposed inside or outside and adjacent to the user's mouth. Others of the present methods include coupling a plurality of magnets to an arch-shaped body configured to be worn by a user, where the magnets are configured to reduce artifacts caused by non-biological materials within the user's mouth during MRI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Yong Jong Park, Nancy K. Rollins, Zhiyue J. Wang
  • Patent number: 9365341
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having at least one reservoir containing fluid to be dispensed and dispenser mechanism that is actuatable by a user so as to dispense the fluid through a dispenser orifice. The dispenser device having a plurality of assembled-together component parts, at least one of the component parts including a unique marking so that each individual dispenser device is identifiable and/or traceable by the unique marking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Pascal Bruna, Florent Dauguet, Jérôme Langeard, Nicolas Oblin
  • Patent number: 9352346
    Abstract: A refillable fluid dispenser having a fluid reservoir defining a neck and a bottom walk; a filling valve; a dispenser member, such as a pump; a pusher that is mounted on the dispenser member; and a vent channel that extends along the fluid reservoir and that is made integrally with the fluid reservoir. The dispenser includes a stationary element that is mounted on the bottom wall of the fluid reservoir, the stationary element forming a vent passage that connects the outlet of the vent channel to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Romain Bertin, Pierre-Alain Lesage