Internally Extending Outlet Pipe Patents (Class 222/464.1)
  • Patent number: 11359769
    Abstract: A cartridge loader includes a lever arm, a hinge axle and a cam centered on the hinge axle, and a housing for receiving a cartridge, the housing having a first end and a second end, the first end adapted to connect to an appliance, and the second end adapted to allow the lever arm to open and close, the housing having an aperture exposing an interior of the housing, the aperture shaped to receive the cartridge and the lever arm, wherein the cam is adapted to assist in seating the cartridge in the housing when the lever arm is closed, and ejecting the cartridge when the lever arm is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: BREAKEATS LLC
    Inventors: Ezra Robert Gold, Robert James Fanfelle
  • Patent number: 11279521
    Abstract: A insert device method and system that can prevent the undesirable spill and splash of sloshing liquids through the sip-hole a container and or the sip-hole of a lid, but yet still allow liquid to pass through the sip-hole. This is achieved by creating a tube or tubular flow-path or labyrinth flow-path device, with a inlet, and flange that could be secured to a sip-hole in efforts to direct and control the flow and rate of liquid from within a container. These elements can be combined with a tear-off seal, or plug to help to thwart and deflect sloshing liquid thereby minimizing or preventing the accidental release of liquid while still allowing the passage of liquid, and in some cases improving the flow of liquid. The addition of a removable seal or plug can allow the device to prevent liquid flow as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: Alfred M. Santos, III
  • Patent number: 11033140
    Abstract: A beverage making machine where the main machine is located under the counter out of the view of the customers. This new design allows for the machine to be built in sections instead of inserting all components into one device and allows for easy servicing. Using electrically heated hoses allows for the main user interface to be located any distance away from the brewing machine, which frees up counter space and allows for easier servicing. The electrically heated hoses are a key component to this machine because the hose is electrically heated to maintain a desired temperature level so that heated fluids do not lose heat upon transfer from boiler to dispenser, making this machine a temperature stable coffee/espresso machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Gregory Myers, Terrance David Ziniewicz
  • Patent number: 10898915
    Abstract: A sprayer system includes a sprayer head, at least two reservoirs, and a gripping portion. The reservoirs hold constituent components of a product. The product is emitted from a nozzle included in the sprayer head. The emission of the product results in the depletion of the components of one of the reservoirs to a greater extent than the remaining at least one reservoir and changes the center of gravity of the sprayer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher F. Lang, James R. Crapser, Thomas A. Helf, Jeffrey L. Crull, Evan A. Sparks, Cunjiang Cheng
  • Patent number: 10602486
    Abstract: A wireless communication method, a network device, user equipment, and a system are provided. The method includes: generating, by a network device, control information, where the control information includes first indication information used to indicate a time domain resource for first transmission between user equipment and the network device, and duration of occupying a resource by one transmission of the first transmission is less than 1 millisecond; and sending, by the network device, the control information to the user equipment. The user equipment may obtain, according to the control information, the time domain resource for communicating with the network device by using the first transmission, and communicate with the network device on the obtained time domain resource. Therefore, a transmission time delay can be shortened, and user experience and radio network performance can be greatly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao Li
  • Patent number: 9394089
    Abstract: A pouring dispenser for pouring liquid from a bottle comprises a sleeve adapted to be removably attached with the neck of the bottle and extend from the neck of the bottle. The sleeve comprises a cork portion to be inserted into the neck of the bottle. A pouring nozzle with the sleeve is formed with the cork portion as an integral component, such that the pouring nozzle is in fluid communication with the interior of the bottle. There is a removable breather tube that fits in the cork portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Henry Silvers, Sam Tam
  • Publication number: 20150102070
    Abstract: The invention relates to an empty container (1) for accommodating high-purity and ultra-high-purity, air- and/or moisture-sensitive liquid or condensable compounds, comprising a cylindrical jacket (3), a bottom (4a) and an upper end piece (4b, 4b?) at the two ends of the cylindrical jacket, an associated connection unit (2) including shut-off/multiple-way and rinsing system (5), and an associated immersion pipe (7), characterized in that the lower end of the immersion pipe (7a) protrudes into a recess (4c) (depression), which is introduced in the bottom (4a) and which is the lowest point of the bottom, and/or the lower end of the immersion pipe (7a) is tapered and is brought close to the lowest point of the bottom (4a) to within less than 2 mm by means of the tip of the tapered immersion pipe (7b) or touches the lowest point of the bottom with the tip of the tapered immersion pipe (7b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
    Inventors: Ekkehard Mueh, Hartwig Rauleder, Bernd Nowitzki, Harald Klein
  • Patent number: 8991657
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick E. Ciavarella, David D. Hayes
  • Publication number: 20150078870
    Abstract: A bottle change apparatus includes a change mechanism that changes a bottle, and the bottle includes a bottle cap. The bottle cap includes: a treatment solution straw part that forms a treatment solution flow passage for supplying a treatment solution in the bottle to an outside of the bottle and extends to an inside of the bottle; and a treatment solution connecting part that is provided at an end portion outside the bottle of the treatment solution straw part. The change mechanism includes: a connection mechanism part including a treatment solution pipe which is connected to the treatment solution connecting part of the bottle and through which the treatment solution supplied from the bottle flows; and a bottle mounting part that transfers the bottle to a connection position where the treatment solution connecting part and the treatment solution pipe are connected together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Arnaud Alain Jean Dauendorffer, Shinobu MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 8978932
    Abstract: A system and bottle for dispensing a fluid product including a device for sampling the product under pressure, the device having a body incorporating a piston for dispensing which is in communication with a plunger tube, the body being provided with a vent hole which is arranged in order to make it possible to offset the volume of product distributed with air, the system further including a tube cover surrounding the plunger tube over at least one portion of its length, the tube cover being associated to the body with a bushing which has an exterior surface around which the upper end of the tube cover is arranged and an interior surface wherein the body is mounted, the interior surface having an orifice which is in communication with the vent hole, the orifice emerging into the interior surface above the exterior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Albéa le Treport S.A.S
    Inventors: Thierry Choquart, Didier Klodzinski
  • Patent number: 8967406
    Abstract: A drinking attachment assembly allows a user to drink a carbonated beverage more quickly by reintroducing air into a beverage bottle to remove the vacuum from the bottle. The assembly includes a tube having an open upper end and an open lower end. The lower end is configured for positioning within a beverage bottle filled with a carbonated fluid. The upper end is configured for being spaced from the fluid wherein the upper end is in fluid communication with ambient space surrounding the upper end such that air is transferred into the beverage bottle through the upper end. A coupler is attached to the tube. The coupler is configured to releasably couple the tube to a neck of the beverage bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Inventors: Jacob A. Cool, Adrian Currie, Amanda Currie
  • Publication number: 20150001255
    Abstract: A water supply apparatus for a water spray container comprises a container and a water absorber. The container comprises a spray nozzle, a pressure handle provided at a front of the spray nozzle and a suction tube connected to a bottom of the spray nozzle. The water absorber is of an elongated column shape comprising an axial cutting slot at an axial central end to allow the suction tube of the spray nozzle to insert into the cutting slot such that the water absorber encloses an outer of the suction inlet of the suction tube. With the absorption of the water absorber, the suction inlet of the suction tube is kept at a saturation state such that when the container is placed upside down or tilted, the liquid can be sprayed out successfully via pressing the pressure handle and the spraying of the water spray container is convenient and effective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: CHUANG WEI
  • Patent number: 8919612
    Abstract: An ornamental dispersion assembly that provides at least one ornamental portion positioned inside a dispersion assembly for engaging with a liquid or vapor that disperses from the dispersion assembly. The ornamental portion includes spherical gemstones configured to enhance the liquid by providing a smoothing and balancing effect to the liquid. The gemstones include etched surfaces for removing residue from the gemstone and providing a smooth surface to engage the liquid. The gemstones also include an aperture for enabling a siphon inside the dispersion assembly to pass through. In this manner, the gemstone positions on a nonlinear portion of the siphon, and in proximity to a central longitudinal axis of the dispersion assembly to inhibit contact with a sidewall of the dispersion assembly. The transparent dispersion assembly displays the gemstones. As the liquid passes over the gemstone, the liquid is enhanced by becoming more smooth and balanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Inventor: Mark Charles Govers
  • Publication number: 20140345368
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a permanent sealing assembly for a container, such as a reagent bottle. The permanent sealing assembly allows for drip-less reagent container exchange for liquid analysis instruments. The permanent sealing assembly may be integrated into a container, such as a reagent bottle, and provides an outflow tube that extends into the container. The permanent sealing assembly and the outflow tube thereof remain in the container such that, on an exchange of regent containers, a removable cap assembly of the liquid analysis instrument may be affixed to a new container of reagent without the risk of reagent from the old container contacting the surroundings. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Hach Company
    Inventor: Nelson Dervaes
  • Publication number: 20140339270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting for connecting at least one peripherally-connected evacuation channel to the spout of a flexible bag and more particularly to a flexible mounting for connecting such at least one evacuation channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: LIQUI-BOX CORPORATION
    Inventor: James W. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8887959
    Abstract: Systems for storing beverages are disclosed, which include a container for storing, transporting and dispensing a beverage, e.g. beer. In some implementations the container includes a pressure-tight lid closure system including wire bails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Inventors: Nicholas Hill, John Herrick
  • Patent number: 8881953
    Abstract: Fluid dispensing apparatus with integral dip tube. Container includes body having wall defining interior volume, a first neck top, and a fitment extending from the neck top. A dip tube integrally formed to the body, fluidly connected to interior bottom, and fluidly connected to interior volume at landing top edge at or below the neck top, wherein distance between landing top edge and neck top is equal to or less than length of the fitment. The landing may be funnel-shaped, with one or more sides of landing slanting inward towards top opening of dip tube. Dispenser may be coupled to fitment and include supply line connected with dip tube at landing. Bent connector may be provided for fluidly connecting supply line with dip tube at landing when dispenser is attached to neck top. Container may include second neck top separated from first neck top by gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventor: Stephen R. Dennis
  • Publication number: 20140319182
    Abstract: A pump assembly for removing contents from inside a bottle is described. The pump assembly includes a pump; a tube having a first end attached to the pump for drawing contents therein when the pump is actuated; and an extractor positioned on the tube and configured to remove contents from the bottom of the bottle. Kits having various embodiments of the extractor are also described herein, including the configurations of the various embodiments of the extractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Michael J. Anzalone, Norman Lorber, Jonathan S. Lorber, Michelle R. Lorber
  • Patent number: 8870038
    Abstract: The push-button dispenser for bottles with carbonated beverages as a head (1) which can be screwed onto a bottle and has a lateral pouring channel (15) and a push-button (16) on its upper side. A suction tube (10) projects downwards, this tube being intended to extend down as far as the base of the bottle (20) to be fitted with the dispenser. This suction tube opens out at the top into a valve device in the head (1), this valve device having a regulating means (5) which can be moved axially in relation to the bottle (20) and is biased in the closing direction by a spring (3). In order for the regulating means to be opened, pressure is applied to the push-button (16) from above, and therefore the pressure in the interior of the suction tube (10) is reduced to ambient pressure. This causes liquid to be expelled from the bottle, by way of the internal pressure prevailing in the bottle, out of the lower mouth opening of the suction tube (10) via the pouring channel (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Samuel O. Nyambi, Fritz Seelhofer
  • Publication number: 20140312075
    Abstract: A dispenser is provided for a flowable product and is defined by a container body forming a storage chamber. A discharge tube is provided with an inlet positioned adjacent a bottom end of the storage chamber and an outlet positioned adjacent a discharge opening in the container. A sealing member is rotatably secured to the bottom end of the container body and includes a defined first position and defined second position. A closing member is positioned at the inlet end of the discharge tube when the sealing member is in the defined first position. Rotation of the sealing member from the first position to the second position moves the closing member away from the inlet opening and exposes the inlet to product within the storage chamber for selective discharge through the discharge tube outlet and the discharge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith E. Antal, SR., Chad E. Lagace
  • Patent number: 8857639
    Abstract: A device that assists with equalizing air pressure within a bottle with the atmospheric air pressure as liquid is being poured from the bottle and includes one or more relatively short air tubes. The air tubes are situated with an upper inlet rim of the air tubes located flush with or relatively near the bottle rim. Whether an insert or integrated into the manufacture of a container, the one or more air tubes that extend partially into the container allow air to pass into the container as the liquid exits the container. The pressure equalizer not only minimizes or prevents the common glugging effect, but it allows liquid from a bottle to be poured smoothly at any angle and orientation. A cap incorporating a detachable pressure equalizer is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Paha Designs, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Meager
  • Patent number: 8844776
    Abstract: A bottle cartridge fits in the neck of a bottle providing liquid flow and venting from the bottle interior when operably connected to a dispenser, and preventing spills or leakages upon any bottle upset. Dual seals are provided; a valve core is operated by connecting the cartridge to a dispenser coupling. Cartridge materials are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Haas, Mark D. Dalhart
  • Patent number: 8839992
    Abstract: Described is a fluid dispensing container having a bottle and fluid withdrawing assembly for liquids, such as liquid cleaners and the like. The bottle has an integral dip tube formed therein connecting at a landing below the top of the bottle neck, fluidly connecting the inside of the bottle with the top opening of the bottle. A fluid dispensing mechanism, such as a pump or trigger-sprayer, is attached to the top of the bottle to take fluid up through the integral dip tube and dispense the fluid accordingly. The fluid dispensing mechanism may be aligned to allow a direct connection between integral dip tube and the fluid dispensing mechanism at a landing below the bottle opening. The fluid dispensing mechanism may be attached to the bottle with a snap-fit connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventor: Stephen R. Dennis
  • Patent number: 8820587
    Abstract: A connector is described that is capable of reducing an amount of liquid remaining in a container when the liquid is drawn out therefrom. The connector includes a connecting unit having a threaded portion that is screwed onto a container-side threaded portion; a main body coupled so as to have a common a central axis with the connecting unit, and a siphon tube that is secured to the main body and that extends to a bottom portion of the container. The connecting unit and the main body are connected so as to be capable of relatively rotating about the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Imai, Koichi Abe
  • Publication number: 20140231442
    Abstract: Systems for storing beverages are disclosed, which include a container for storing, transporting and dispensing a beverage, e.g. beer. In some implementations the container includes a pressure-tight lid closure system including wire bails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Nicholas Hill, John Herrick
  • Patent number: 8800822
    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 a swivel adaptor, or a rotatable connector, which creates a fluid path from a blown-in dip tube of a bottle to a trigger sprayer. The swivel adaptor, or rotatable connector, may also include a body or head which may be attached to a valve body, tube retainer, or valve retainer of a trigger sprayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: MeadWestvaco Calmar, 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
  • Publication number: 20140197200
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a remainder reducing member with which a space with a circumference closed by a pressurized fluid is prevented from being generated and a final remaining amount of a discharged content is reduced. The remainder reducing member of the present invention has a simple structure, is manufactured with ease, easily installed at an inner side of an inner bag, and capable of discharging the content smoothly. The remainder reducing member, which is attached to the interior of the flexible inner bag disposed in aerosol container to reduce the final remaining amount of the discharged content, is constituted by a solid rod-shaped body and comprises an attachment portion attached to an inflow port of the inner bag such that said content can flow therein and a guiding portion provided with a plurality of guiding grooves formed in a lengthwise direction of an outer periphery thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: TOYO AEROSOL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Hanai, Ken Ogata, Hirokazu Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20140175122
    Abstract: A container comprising a body portion and a neck portion, the neck portion having a pump dispenser thereon, the pump dispenser comprising a pump mechanism, a dip tube on one end of the pump mechanism, a pump outlet on another end of the pump mechanism, the dip tube extending from the pump mechanism into the body portion, the body portion containing a liquid, and a motion element, the motion element being captive within the dip tube and adapted to be movable within the dip tube under the action of liquid flow through the dip tube, and at least a portion of the body portion being transparent, a decorative effect resulting from the motion of the motion element being visible from an exterior of the container. Also disclosed is a method of providing an enhanced display by a dispensing container during dispensing of a liquid from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: John C. Crawford, Rensl Dillon, Lester Greer
  • Patent number: 8720745
    Abstract: A product dispensing system includes a partially-open container for retaining a supply of the product, a mechanism for dispensing a quantity of the product from the container, and a remotely-activated security device for selectively restricting the dispensing of product from the container. In one embodiment, the security device is in the form of a spherical enclosure that is mounted over the inlet port for a draw tube of the dispensing mechanism. In use, the security device includes an activation mixture, such as an expandable adhesive, that transitions the security device between a first state and a second state in response to an application of certain non-mechanical stimuli, such electromagnetic energy of a particular profile, the security device restricting the passage of the product through the draw tube when disposed in the first state and permitting the passage of the product through the draw tube when disposed in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: ProTeqt Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitar B. Bentchev, John S. Berg, David A. Waldman
  • Patent number: 8714415
    Abstract: A sprayer for liquids including a USD (Upside Down) device which allows operation of the sprayer in the upright and upside down positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: MWV-Vicenza S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gilberto Rech, Sarlo Buti
  • Patent number: 8708203
    Abstract: A screw-on throat plug assembly for use in a closed loop dispensing system. The throat plug assembly also includes a mechanical venting assembly which ensures that sufficient air may enter the interior of the container as liquid is being drawn from the container. The mechanical venting assembly of this invention ensures that the vent openings associated therewith will not become plugged with debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: RL Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Rodney Laible
  • Publication number: 20140061233
    Abstract: A fluid application system includes a diluent reservoir, a chemical container, a sprayer housing, a manifold located in the sprayer housing, and a pump assembly in fluid communication with an outlet of the manifold. The manifold includes a diluent inlet in fluid communication with the diluent reservoir, a chemical inlet in fluid communication with the container, a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the diluent inlet and the chemical inlet and the outlet of the manifold. The pump assembly draws a mixture of the chemical and the diluent from the manifold and sprays the mixture of the chemical and the diluent from the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher F. Lang, James R. Crapser, Thomas A. Helf, Jeffrey L. Crull, Evan A. Sparks, Cunjiang Cheng, Jonathan Mark Dalton, David Jackson Trettin, Spencer Ralph Dodge, Hee Seung Lim
  • Patent number: 8640929
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser member (2), such as a pump, including a body (21) that is provided with an inlet sleeve (22) that defines an axis X, a dip tube (3) having an end (31) that is fitted in the inlet sleeve (22), and a decorative unit (7) including a decorative element (72) that extends in the proximity of the dip tube (3). The unit also includes a support member (71) that is fastened around the inlet sleeve (22), the support member (71) including a reception housing (711) for receiving the inlet sleeve (22) and localized connection means (712) that are situated beside the reception housing, the decorative element (72) being connected to the support member (71) at the connection means (712).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Aptar France SAS
    Inventors: Florent Pouliaude, Sophie Feschet-Magdelaine
  • Patent number: 8627985
    Abstract: Described is a fluid dispensing container having a bottle and fluid withdrawing assembly for liquids, such as liquid cleaners and the like. The bottle has an integral dip tube formed therein connecting at a landing below the top of the bottle neck, fluidly connecting the inside of the bottle with the top opening of the bottle. A fluid dispensing mechanism, such as a pump or trigger-sprayer, is attached to the top of the bottle to take fluid up through the integral dip tube and dispense the fluid accordingly. The fluid dispensing mechanism may be aligned to allow a direct connection between integral dip tube and the fluid dispensing mechanism at a landing below the bottle opening. The fluid dispensing mechanism may be attached to the bottle with a snap-fit connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventor: Stephen R. Dennis
  • Publication number: 20140008393
    Abstract: A container assembly for use with a dispenser with a feed tube, the assembly comprising a container; a cap fixed to an opening in the container; the cap having a passageway therethrough to allow, in use, the feed tube of a dispenser to pass through the cap and into the container; the cap including a movable element secured to the cap in a first position prior to first insertion of the feed tube by a deformable support element arranged to deform upon insertion of the feed tube into the cap to free the movable element to be supported, in use, in a second position, by the feed tube to preserve the passageway, the movable element being configured to move, upon removal of the feed tube from the container, to a third position at least partially within the passageway in which replacement of the feed tube through the cap is obstructed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Reckitt Benckiser N.V.
    Inventors: Jacobus Simon Petrus VAN DIEPEN, Steve Piantoni, Peter Rickett
  • Publication number: 20140001205
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel and advantageous connector assemblies for use with a liner-based assembly. In one embodiment, a connector assembly for use with a liner-based assembly can include a pressure port, a dispense port, a headspace removal port, and a locking mechanism. The pressure port can be adapted for connection to a pressure source. The dispense port can be adapted for fluid communication with a source of material to be dispensed from the liner-based assembly. The headspace removal port may be configured for removing a gas from the liner-based assembly. The locking mechanism may be used for locking the connector to the liner-based assembly when contents therein are under pressure. In some embodiments, the dispense port and headspace removal port may be operably coupled providing a flow path for recirculation of the contents within a liner of the liner-based assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Advanced Technology Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan Henery Hodges, Tom Johnson, Amy Koland, Greg Nelson, Rick Wilson, Don Ware
  • Patent number: 8608033
    Abstract: Described is a shrink sleeve label for a fluid dispensing container having a bottle and fluid withdrawing assembly for liquids, such as liquid cleaners and the like. The bottle has an external integral dip tube formed at the bottle front surface and separated from the bottle by a partition. The integral dip tube fluidly connects to the bottle interior at a landing below the top of the bottle neck. A fluid dispensing mechanism, such as a pump or trigger-sprayer, is attached to the top of the bottle to take fluid up through the integral dip tube and dispense the fluid accordingly. The shrink sleeve label covers the bottle, the integral dip tube and the partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Rebecca Hoefing, Stephen R. Dennis
  • Patent number: 8579165
    Abstract: A pump type dispenser that is able to suction a maximum amount of product that is held within a container. In order to achieve this result, the pump type dispenser utilizes a suction mouth portion that is positioned along a bottom portion of the container. The pump type dispenser may also utilize a plurality of straw type extensions to reach a plurality of locations along the bottom portion of the container in order to suction a maximum amount of product that is held within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Inventor: Yoon Ki Kim
  • Patent number: 8561855
    Abstract: A fluid dispense system for use with a drum having a drum insert configured to couple with a bung included on a drum, the drum insert having an upper portion and a drum insert down tube extending therefrom into an interior of the drum. The system further having a dispense head configured to couple with the drum insert, the dispense head having first and second conduits, each having a valve assembly, the valve assemblies in operable communication with the drum insert when the dispense head is coupled with the drum insert. When the dispense head is coupled with the drum insert the first and second valve assemblies are effected to an open position enabling fluid to flow through the conduits. When the dispense head is not coupled with the drum insert the first and second valve assemblies are biased to a closed position inhibiting fluid from flowing through the conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Entegris, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Hennen, Barry L. Rauworth, James C. Linder
  • Patent number: 8556135
    Abstract: An end piece is adapted for connection and fluid communication with a dip tube for drawing in matter through suction. The end piece includes an upper part and a lower part. The upper part is connected with the bottom end of the tube. The lower part includes an upper base, a lower base and an enclosing wall by which the lower base is joined to the upper base. The enclosing wall defines a hollow space between the upper base and the lower base. The lower base is larger in area than the upper base such that the hollow space is tapered toward the upper base. The lower base provides an opening for matter to enter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Dometic Corporation
    Inventor: Lorna K. Edmondson
  • Publication number: 20130214007
    Abstract: A container system for dispensing fluids is described. The container comprises a pump to pressurize the internal lumen where fluid is stored. A check-valve operates to close to permit further pressurization of the lumen in order to dispense fluid. Once the desired amount of fluid has been dispensed, the check-valve opens to vent the lumen to the ambient atmosphere, depressurizing the bottle and preventing fluid from continuing to dribble out. In some embodiments the check-valve is situated in the cap, the body, or in-line with the fluid dispensing conduit. The bottle further comprises a pump for pressurizing the lumen. The pump can optionally be electrically, manually, or kinetically driven. The bottle can optionally include a filtration means to filter undesirable constituents from the fluid being dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventor: ARMOND SIMONIAN
  • Patent number: 8499983
    Abstract: The tank comprises a variable volume chamber containing a liquid and defined by a wall; and a piston suitable for moving in the tank under thrust from powder gas at a temperature much higher than that of the liquid in order to decrease the volume of the chamber. The tank also comprises a deformable elastomer membrane pressed against a face of the piston outside the chamber, the membrane being suitable for thermally protecting the wall and for providing sealing between the piston and the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Snecma
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Conrardy, Daniel Peyrisse, Dominique Le Louedec
  • Publication number: 20130181011
    Abstract: Described is a fluid dispensing container having a bottle and fluid withdrawing assembly for liquids, such as liquid cleaners and the like. The bottle has an integral dip tube formed therein connecting at a landing below the top of the bottle neck, fluidly connecting the inside of the bottle with the top opening of the bottle. A fluid dispensing mechanism, such as a pump or trigger-sprayer, is attached to the top of the bottle to take fluid up through the integral dip tube and dispense the fluid accordingly. The fluid dispensing mechanism may be aligned to allow a direct connection between integral dip tube and the fluid dispensing mechanism at a landing below the bottle opening. The fluid dispensing mechanism may be attached to the bottle with a snap-fit connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: The Clorox Company
  • Publication number: 20130175302
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at a dispenser for a container. The dispenser includes a base portion couplable to the container. The base portion has a port in it through which fluid exiting the container passes when the base portion is coupled to the container. The base portion also includes an external flexible fluid conduit that is fluidly coupled to the port. The external fluid conduit is located outside of the container when the base portion is coupled to the container. A squeezing element also forms part of the dispenser. The squeezing element is coupled to the base portion and movable between a closed position in which the squeezing element squeezes the external fluid conduit shut to prevent the fluid from flowing through it and an opened position in which the squeezing element is positioned such that the fluid can flow through the external fluid conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: GLOBOINVENT INC.
    Inventor: Costin Sariu
  • Patent number: 8434645
    Abstract: A dispensing container with a fitment, the fitment allows a dispensing pump on the dispensing container to be reused with another container. The container has a fitment secured into the container using a tamper-proof structure with the reusable dispensing pump of a structure to fit into this fitment. The fitment and the container neck are injection molded to maintain the close tolerances for the tamper-proof structure. The fitment has at least one drain aperture and at least one pressure equalization aperture. When the reusable dispensing pump is inserted into the fitment, liquid in the fitment can escape through the drain aperture into the container and pressure in the container is equalized through the pressure equalization aperture. The closure and upper part of the container are both of a conical structure to enhance alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: John C. Crawford, George Trepina
  • Publication number: 20130092712
    Abstract: The push-button dispenser for bottles with carbonated beverages as a head (1) which can be screwed onto a bottle and has a lateral pouring channel (15) and a push-button (16) on its upper side. A suction tube (10) projects downwards, this tube being intended to extend down as far as the base of the bottle (20) to be fitted with the dispenser. This suction tube opens out at the top into a valve device in the head (1), this valve device having a regulating means (5) which can be moved axially in relation to the bottle (20) and is biased in the closing direction by a spring (3). In order for the regulating means to be opened, pressure is applied to the push-button (16) from above, and therefore the pressure in the interior of the suction tube (10) is reduced to ambient pressure. This causes liquid to be expelled from the bottle, by way of the internal pressure prevailing in the bottle, out of the lower mouth opening of the suction tube (10) via the pouring channel (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventors: Samuel O. Nyambi, Fritz Seelhofer
  • Patent number: 8408429
    Abstract: Described is a fluid dispensing container having a bottle and fluid withdrawing assembly for liquids, such as liquid cleaners and the like. The bottle has an integral dip tube formed therein connecting at a landing below the top of the bottle neck, fluidly connecting the inside of the bottle with the top opening of the bottle. A fluid dispensing mechanism, such as a pump or trigger-sprayer, is attached to the top of the bottle to take fluid up through the integral dip tube and dispense the fluid accordingly. The fluid dispensing mechanism may be aligned to allow a direct connection between integral dip tube and the fluid dispensing mechanism at a landing below the bottle opening. The fluid dispensing mechanism may be attached to the bottle with a snap-fit connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventor: Stephen R. Dennis
  • Patent number: 8376192
    Abstract: Apparatuses suited for use with, for example, fluid cosmetic products. In some embodiments, the present apparatuses include a container and a diptube having a diptube plug and a stem. In these embodiments, the diptube plug has a first press-fit surface, and the diptube is removably coupled to the container by a press fit between the first press-fit surface of the diptube plug and the container mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Mary Kay Inc.
    Inventor: Tim Maddy
  • Publication number: 20130032595
    Abstract: The present invention relates to containers for drinks such as water, beverage, and the like with non-removable closures, and more particularly to drink containers with non-removable closures that allow the user to open the containers without completely removing the closure from the containers. According to one embodiment of the present invention the drink container has a non-removable closure that is provided with a rotating disk on top of the receiving member to open or close the orifice on the receiving member on top of the drink bottle. When the rotating disk member's hole aligns with the receiving member's hole, a channel is formed for drink to leave from the bottle. When the holes are not aligned, the drink is blocked by the body of the rotating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventor: Moshe Mohadeb
  • Patent number: 8360282
    Abstract: The invention relates to a foam-forming assembly for forming a foam, comprising a housing having an air passage and a liquid passage which each end in a mouth and which are in communication with a dispensing passage which ends in a dispensing opening, and a valve body. The invention is characterized in that the mouth of the liquid passage is annular and the mouth of the air passage and an entry port of the dispensing passage are substantially provided on the circumference of an imaginary circle, in which between the annular mouth of the liquid passage and the mouth of the air passage and/or the entry port of the dispensing passage an annular sealing surface is provided, against which, in rest position, the valve body sealingly engages, and in which during dispensing the valve body becomes detached of the sealing surface such that the mouth of the air passage, the mouth of the liquid passage and the entry port of the dispensing passage substantially simultaneously come in fluid communication with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Rexam Airspray N.V.
    Inventor: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden