Including Sump Patents (Class 222/464.7)
  • Patent number: 11745996
    Abstract: Containers are provided for use with a beverage dispensing device. The container can include a container body defining a hollow interior and a cap. The cap can have an end wall with a first collar and a second collar projecting therefrom, and first and second recesses surrounding the first and second collars and formed in a surface of the end wall. The first collar has an inlet valve therein, and the second collar has an outlet valve therein, and the first and second collars are spaced apart from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventor: Andrew David Zbedlick
  • Patent number: 11420793
    Abstract: A paint bucket insert. The paint bucket insert includes a base dimensioned to removably secure within a bucket, wherein an annular sidewall extends orthogonally away from the base along a perimeter thereof. The base is further concave defining an apex. A well is disposed within the base at the apex, wherein the well extends from a lower side of the base. The well can receive a paint sprayer hose or alternatively a paint roller therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey Fischer
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20150102072
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container for liquid chemicals comprising a cylindrical container shell (4), an upper curved base (6) and a lower curved base (8) and also a container inflow (58, 60) and a container outflow (38, 42). The invention is characterized in that the container inflow (58, 60) and the container outflow (38, 42) are arranged at the upper curved base (6) of the container and in that a drainage tube (34) is provided which extends form the container outflow (38, 42) to the lower curved base (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Holger Blum
  • Patent number: 8925767
    Abstract: A container with a folded-back bottom wall, which is very stable in a rest position, has a strong bottom wall, and makes it possible to minimize the amount of remaining liquid while allowing costs to be reduced is provided. The container with a folded-back bottom wall has a bottom wall and a body part and transforms into a first mode in which the bottom wall is made to project downwards from the lower surface of the body part, and into a second mode in which the bottom wall is folded back inside the body part. The boundary portion between the bottom wall and the body part is folded to have an outwardly-convex shape so that a folding groove is circumferentially formed, and the bottom wall is folded back inside the body part at the folding groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Iizuka, Shigeru Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20150001230
    Abstract: A container for a fabric treatment composition having: (a) a container floor extending to a floor boundary, a portion of the container floor being a collection zone, and a raised portion extending inwardly within the container, at least a portion of the collection zone being located on a longitudinal axis of the container and at least a portion of the raised portion intersecting the longitudinal axis and transverse axis of the container; (b) a peripheral wall extending from the container floor; (c) a peripheral flange extending from the peripheral wall; and (d) a needle piercable membrane sealed to the peripheral flange to define an interior volume, wherein the interior volume contains less than about 100 mL of a liquid fabric treatment composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Corey Michael BISCHOFF, Benjamin Janes BECK
  • Publication number: 20140353338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a discharge apparatus for a plant protection product with a container (1) which encloses an interior (7) for accommodating the plant protection product and which comprises a discharge orifice (9). The discharge apparatus according to the invention is characterized by a suction tube (3) which comprises a first orifice (10) in the interior (7) of the container (1), a second orifice (5) at the discharge orifice (9) of the container (1) and a third orifice (4) in the interior (7) of the container (1), which third orifice (4) is arranged at a distance from the first orifice (10), and a pump (2), which is in particular arranged in the interior (7) of the container (1) and is in operative connection with the suction tube (3), such that plant protection product located in the container (1) may be delivered by means of the pump through the suction tube (3) from the first orifice (10) of the suction tube to the second and the third orifices (5, 4) of the suction tube (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert Huber, Karl-Heinz Koch, Harald Kroeger, Heinz-Gerd Wegkamp, Christian-Andreas Winkler
  • Patent number: 8887955
    Abstract: A liquid dispenser for dispensing a liquid from a liquid storage container operably associated with the liquid dispenser. Preferably, the liquid dispenser includes a main housing having a dispensing location at which liquid from a liquid storage container is dispensed and a storage location for storing a liquid storage container. Preferably, the liquid dispenser includes a removable liquid transport assembly removable from the main housing having a substantially rigid liquid manifold, a valve assembly, a riser tube, a reservoir, a reservoir dip tube, a pump head, a pinch tube and a dispensing nozzle that are removable as a single unit from the main housing. Preferably, the liquid dispenser includes a single self-priming pump. Preferably, the valve assembly includes a non-return valve and a pressure relief valve that act in concert to control the flow of liquid between the liquid storage container and the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Cardomon International Limited
    Inventors: Philip A. Walton, Stephen James Vipond
  • Publication number: 20140217125
    Abstract: A spray dispenser. The spray dispenser has a spray mechanism and a bottle. The spray mechanism includes a sprayer and a siphon tube. The siphon tube defines a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the siphon tube is in fluid communication with the sprayer. The bottle defines an inverted catchment therein adjacent a wall of the bottle. The siphon tube defines a generally U-shaped portion therein proximal to the distal end of the siphon tube. The distal end of the siphon tube is positioned within the inverted catchment. There is also a spray product and a method for spraying a liquid formulation onto a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventor: Elizabeth M. Sammons
  • Publication number: 20140191000
    Abstract: A container for liquid chemicals is disclosed, comprising a cylindrical container shell, an upper curved base and a lower curved base, and also a container inflow and a container outflow, wherein the container inflow and the container outflow are arranged at the upper curved base of the container and a drainage tube is provided which extends form the container outflow to the lower curved base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventor: Holger Blum
  • Patent number: 8757440
    Abstract: A container is disclosed. The container includes a fillable bladder in an interior of an enclosure of the container. The container has a sump region which assists in the removal of a pumpable product from the fillable bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences, LLC.
    Inventor: Paul G. Ouillette
  • Patent number: 8746494
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synthetic resin container provided with an inverting, foldback bottom wall that can maintain a stable, self-supporting position while being able to minimize the amount of residual contents, and that can be formed by blow-molding, etc., and maintain the favorable producibility or low cost of the past. The synthetic resin container is provided with a bottom wall that forms the bottom of the container, and a drum section that is united to the perimeter of the bottom wall and forms a filling space M for contents on the inside, and is a synthetic resin container wherein a raised bottom is formed by inverting and folding back said bottom wall toward said drum section. Said drum section has a lower peripheral wall that touches or approaches the outer wall part of said bottom wall and forms a self-supporting base by the inversion and folding back of said bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Hayakawa, Yoshiharu Kitamura, Kazuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8727184
    Abstract: A container and associated dispenser for liquid is configured to dispense residual liquid from the container after the bulk of liquid has been dispensed from the container. This is accomplished by having a conical projection on the bottom of the container which causes residual liquid to flow into a gutter defined by the wall of the container and the surface of the conical projection. A dip-tube is connected to the dispenser and is rotatable in order to revolve the open free end of the dip-tube to access any circumferential location in the gutter in order to pick up residual liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Joseph Powell Chapin
  • Publication number: 20140008395
    Abstract: Traditional hand pump dispenser found in common household cannot dispense 100% of the product it contains in the container. This invention relates to devices, systems and methods for dispensing, distributing or delivering a substance from the dispensing container. More particularly, the invention relates to a device and method for dispensing a liquid (e.g., a cleaner, disinfectant, deodorizer, moisturizer, medication, etc.) more effectively. Furthermore, the invention allows users to access the dispensing material when the hand pump cannot be primed due to the level of the fluid in the container. This new dispensing bottle will eliminate waste to almost zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Zia Hossain Syed, Ryan Shakir Syed
  • Patent number: 8556132
    Abstract: An inlet for a pump is provided herein including a first elongated component and a tubular second elongated component disposed coaxially about the first elongated component so as to define a space therebetween. Advantageously, with the subject invention, an inlet for a pump can be provided which can be modularly formed from components. In this manner, the components can be manufactured, e.g., by molding, and assembled with a pump, thereby avoiding the difficulties associated with the manufacture and assembly of dip tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Inventors: Ben Z. Cohen, Nigel B. Kelly
  • Publication number: 20130206796
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synthetic resin container provided with an inverting, foldback bottom wall that can maintain a stable, self-supporting position while being able to minimize the amount of residual contents, and that can be formed by blow-molding, etc., and maintain the favorable producibility or low cost of the past. The synthetic resin container is provided with a bottom wall that forms the bottom of the container, and a drum section that is united to the perimeter of the bottom wall and forms a filling space M for contents on the inside, and is a synthetic resin container wherein a raised bottom is formed by inverting and folding back said bottom wall toward said drum section. Said drum section has a lower peripheral wall that touches or approaches the outer wall part of said bottom wall and forms a self-supporting base by the inversion and folding back of said bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Shigeru Hayakawa, Yoshiharu Kitamura, Kazuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8418889
    Abstract: An inverted dispenser pump is used to dispense foam. The dispenser pump includes an air cylinder with an air piston to pump air to form the foam along with a liquid cylinder that has a liquid cylinder piston to pump liquid to form the foam. A conduit shell is received over the liquid cylinder in order to draw fluid when in an inverted state. An intake valve member is received around the opening of the conduit shell. The intake valve member has a seal flap configured to seal against the conduit shell opening in order to reduce flow restrictions of liquid drawn into the liquid cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Rieke Corporation
    Inventors: David John Pritchett, Brian Robert Law
  • Patent number: 8353431
    Abstract: A spray bottle that has a Suction Straw Diversion Device (SSDD) that diverts or directs the sprayer pump suction straw towards the perimeter of the bottle. This can be accomplished through the use of a protrusion, bar, tube, rail, plate, hook or any other device built into the bottle that will keep the suction straw diverted to the perimeter of the bottle and in the liquid thus allowing it to be dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Inventor: John Wilmer Ward, II
  • Patent number: 8322576
    Abstract: The spray bottle reservoir system includes a bottle having a neck and a body, the body defining a main chamber for containing fluid. A spray cap is detachably mounted to the neck. A vertical partition is disposed inside the body, separating the main chamber to form a dispensing reservoir. A dip tube extends from the spray cap to the bottom of the dispensing reservoir. The dispensing reservoir may be refilled from the remaining chamber, and due to the relative small volume of the dispensing reservoir and the viscosity of the fluid, the dispensing reservoir permits maximum consumption of the fluid in a wide range of spraying positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Inventor: Constantine M. Gioia
  • Publication number: 20120267388
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a blow-molded, rigid collapsible liner that can be suitable particularly for smaller storage and dispensing systems. The rigid collapsible liner may be a stand-alone liner, e.g., used without an outer container, and may be dispensed from a fixed pressure dispensing can. Folds in the rigid collapsible liner may be substantially eliminated, thereby substantially reducing or eliminating the problems associated with pinholes, weld tears, and overflow. The present disclosure also relates to flexible gusseted or non-gusseted liners, which is scalable in size and may be used for storage of up to 200 L or more. The flexible gusseted liner may be foldable, such that the liner can be introduced into a dispensing can. The liner can be made of thicker materials, substantially reducing or eliminating the problems associated pinholes, and may include more robust welds, substantially reducing or eliminating the problems associated weld tears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Advanced Technology Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Tom, Thomas H. Baum, Matt Kusz, Joseph Menning, Greg Nelson, Dongyun Lee, Wei Liu, Kanghyun Kim, Karl Boggs, Richard Chism
  • Patent number: 8281960
    Abstract: A manual pump spray bottle, comprising a rotating coupling near the top of the container, thereby allowing a suction tube to swing about the entire perimeter of the bottle, is herein disclosed. The coupling provides a means such that no matter how the bottle is held, the tube is always at the lowest part and immersed in the liquid contents. The radius of the container bottom corresponds to that of the swing of the suction tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Inventor: Brandi N. Gers
  • Publication number: 20120205402
    Abstract: A container and associated dispenser for liquid is configured to dispense residual liquid from the container after the bulk of liquid has been dispensed from the container. This is accomplished by having a conical projection on the bottom of the container which causes residual liquid to flow into a gutter defined by the wall of the container and the surface of the conical projection. A dip-tube is connected to the dispenser and is rotatable in order to revolve the open free end of the dip-tube to access any circumferential location in the gutter in order to pick up residual liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventor: Joseph Powell Chapin
  • Publication number: 20120132676
    Abstract: A liquid dispenser for dispensing liquid comprising: a bottle, where said bottle includes an opening and a base, where said base includes a concaved shape on the interior of the bottle; a pump, where said pump is secured within the opening; and a tubing extending downwardly into the bottle from the pump. The liquid dispenser may include a hand depressing pump or alternatively a spray type pump. For optimum dispensing, the tubing extends into the center of the concaved base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventor: Reginal Rhodes
  • Patent number: 8181831
    Abstract: A container and associated dispenser for liquid is configured to dispense residual liquid from the container after the bulk of liquid has been dispensed from the container. This is accomplished by having a conical projection on the bottom of the container which causes residual liquid to flow into a gutter defined by the wall of the container and the surface of the conical projection. A dip-tube is connected to the dispenser and is rotatable in order to revolve the open free end of the dip-tube to access any circumferential location in the gutter in order to pick up residual liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventor: Joseph Powell Chapin
  • Publication number: 20120006855
    Abstract: A liquid pump dispensing system for dispensing liquids having a wide range of viscosities is described as incorporating a unified approach to determining the dimensions of selected elements of a collection area as a function of the viscosity range of the liquid being dispensed. Four illustrative liquid viscosity ranges are described leading to defining specific values for the physical dimensions of several key elements of the dispensing technique. The dispensing rate is thereby optimized for the full range of viscosities contemplated. An additional complementary feature of slope ranges formed into a bottom shelf feeding into the collection area further optimizes the flow rate and assures a virtually waste free liquid dispensing regimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventor: Scott J. Ehrmann
  • Publication number: 20110240678
    Abstract: A dispenser for flowable materials has a storage area has a top and a bottom and sides defining a volume within the dispenser. The top of the dispenser has a manually useable pump attached thereto. The pump has an access tube extending from the pump into the volume within the dispenser, the access tube passing from the top towards the bottom of the dispenser within the volume. The bottom of the dispenser comprising two parts: a first part comprising a surface within the volume capable of supporting the flowable materials within the volume and having a hole therein through which flowable material may flow; and the second part of the bottom of the dispenser comprising a cap that is detachably connected to the first part and prevents flowable material through the hole when attached and allows flowable material to flow through the hole when unattached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Anna I. Keller, Shelbie A. Foster
  • Patent number: 8015627
    Abstract: There is a urinary transfer system and associated process that includes a urinal capable of receiving urine from a patient, urine holding container, a first conduit connected between the urinal and the urine holding container, a pump, and a second conduit connected between the urine holding container and the pump. Preferably, there is a retainer that is associated with the urinal and a removable lid associated with the urine holding container. The urinary transfer system can be powered by any type of electrical power supply and/or battery. Optimally, there is a receiver electrically connected to the pump to be able to turn the pump on and off and can preferably control the operation of the pump based on input received from a transmitter. An external male catheter can also be utilized in conjunction with the urinary transfer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Urinary Transfer Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Larry R. Baker, James D. Baker, legal representative, Warren L. Spielman
  • Publication number: 20110108580
    Abstract: A container has a top having an opening for filling the container with a content. The container has a bottom having a general gradient, and a side surface intermediate the top and the bottom. The container has a collection reservoir disposed at a lowest part of the bottom, in which the general gradient of the bottom directs the content of the container to the collection reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventor: Teng Hwee KOH
  • Patent number: 7938297
    Abstract: Certain pump dispensers, for example foam dispensers, are specially adapted for inverted use. One feature especially useful in a foam dispenser having both an air cylinder and a liquid cylinder with respective pistons is an intake conduit arrangement to increase the clearance of liquid from the container. An intermediate shell fits over the upright liquid cylinder body and carries an inlet valve positively urged upward to the closed position to prevent leaking. A conduit shell fits over the intermediate shell and creates an intake conduit extending down the side of the liquid cylinder to an intake opening lower down the pump body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Rieke Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Robert Law, David John Pritchett, Jeffrey William Spencer
  • Publication number: 20110101034
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser and a mold used for manufacturing the fluid dispenser are disclosed. A baffle inside the fluid dispenser extends from an area on the bottom of the fluid dispenser toward a first side wall and away from a second opposite side wall forming an acute angle with the bottom. A gap between the baffle and the first side wall allows fluids to move freely from one side of the baffle to the other permitting emptying most of the residual fluid through a dip tube disposed into the bottom corner with the second side wall. The mold contains two cavities each disposed within a block configured to close over a molten plastic parison. Each cavity comprises a blade configured in a way that closing the mold produces the baffle inside the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Mary C. Baeten, John Paul Hogan, Michael Kevin Hogan
  • Patent number: 7866511
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a dispensing system for use in lavatories. The system may include a container, a mount, and optionally, a conversion module. The container may have an attached dispensing mechanism and a projection that is adapted to fit into a receiver on the mount or conversion module. The receiver may be adapted to engage the projection on the container. The assembled system secures the container into the mount and allows the container to be rotated to a proper orientation while it is secured to the mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Celeste Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Roy Harrison, Ernest E. Dill, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20100270334
    Abstract: The spray bottle reservoir system includes a bottle having a neck and a body, the body defining a main chamber for containing fluid. A spray cap is detachably mounted to the neck. A vertical partition is disposed inside the body, separating the main chamber to form a dispensing reservoir. A dip tube extends from the spray cap to the bottom of the dispensing reservoir. The dispensing reservoir may be refilled from the remaining chamber, and due to the relative small volume of the dispensing reservoir and the viscosity of the fluid, the dispensing reservoir permits maximum consumption of the fluid in a wide range of spraying positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventor: Constantine M. Gioia
  • Publication number: 20100176160
    Abstract: A spray bottle that has a Suction Straw Diversion Device (SSDD) that diverts or directs the sprayer pump suction straw towards the perimeter of the bottle. This can be accomplished through the use of a protrusion, bar, tube, rail, plate, hook or any other device built into the bottle that will keep the suction straw diverted to the perimeter of the bottle and in the liquid thus allowing it to be dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventor: John Wilmer Ward, II
  • Patent number: 7669738
    Abstract: Apparatus for transferring water to a bottled water dispenser preferably comprises a wand assembly, a cover assembly and a water bottle transport assembly. The wand assembly engages a neck of a non-inverted water bottle and includes a bent, rigid first conduit and a second conduit which preferably surrounds the first conduit. A flow of water from the water bottle passes along the first conduit in response to the introduction of pressurized air via the second conduit from a pressurized air source in the cover assembly. The water bottle transport assembly preferably supports the water bottle at a suitable, non-inverted angle, and includes a rigid frame supporting at least one wheel and a rotatable cradle. The cradle comprises first and second support arms configured to contactingly support the bottle, and rotates with respect to the frame during movement of the transport assembly to place the bottle at the desired non-inverted angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas L. Byers
  • Patent number: 7641077
    Abstract: Certain pump dispensers, for example foam dispensers, are specially adapted for inverted use. One feature especially useful in a foam dispenser having both an air cylinder and a liquid cylinder with respective pistons is an intake conduit arrangement to increase the clearance of liquid from the container. An intermediate shell fits over the upright liquid cylinder body and carries an inlet valve positively urged upward to the closed position to prevent leaking. A conduit shell fits over the intermediate shell and creates an intake conduit extending down the side of the liquid cylinder to an intake opening lower down the pump body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Rieke Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Robert Law, David John Pritchett, Jeffrey William Spencer
  • Publication number: 20090294468
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing product includes a container with a collection region. The collection region is characterized in part by a selected cross-section having an area smaller than a cross-section of the container preceding the selected cross-section while traveling in a direction of a gravity vector. The cross-sectional areas are proscribed by boundaries of the container on planes normal to the gravity vector. One end of a draw tube is disposed within the collection region. A pump draws product from the collection region through the draw tube. The pump dispenses the product external to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Raymond Tom
  • Patent number: 7520447
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a dispenser comprising a container (A) for holding a product to be dispensed and a dispensing mechanism (B), said dispenser comprises i. a container body (Q) having a bottom (E), and a means for interconnecting said bottom with a side opposite thereto; said container body further including at least one outlet opening (F) arranged in or near the side opposite to said bottom, preferably in or near the upper half of the means interconnecting the bottom with the side opposite to said bottom, ii. a conduct (G) connecting said container body, extending from the outlet opening (F), with said dispensing mechanism, iii. a trigger sprayer (H) and, iv. a neck (K) connecting said trigger sprayer (H) with said conduct (G) wherein said neck (K) and said conduct (G) are linked to said container body (Q) so that said neck (K) and said conduct (G) form a swan-neck or a U-shape extending from said outlet opening (F) so as to exchange air pressure and product to be dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Monsanto Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Wim Engelen, Hugo Smid
  • Publication number: 20090008414
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for dispensing an agent. At least one embodiment of a system includes a reservoir having an upper portion and a lower portion, the reservoir configured to receive an agent, the reservoir including a sump, the sump positioned at the lower portion of the reservoir, the lower portion of reservoir shaped in a conical configuration such that the reservoir narrows substantially equally on all sides to the sump, such that the agent in the reservoir is funneled into the sump. Some embodiments include a dispensing portion configured to remove the agent from the reservoir, at least a portion of the dispensing portion being positioned in the sump, the dispensing portion configured to remove the agent from the sump for dispensing. Still some embodiments include a detachable base portion removably coupled to the reservoir, the detachable portion configured to receive at least a portion of the agent from the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventor: Michael Tingsley
  • Publication number: 20080302831
    Abstract: This invention relates to a pump container with a pick-up port, comprising a receiving portion at one end and a mouth portion at the other end of the container, a pump device having a pump fixed and enclosed within the mouth portion by a cap, the pump having a hollow tube with one end extending to the receiving portion, the other end being provided outside the mouth portion, a push button being provided at the top end of the pump device and connected with a discharge port, characterized in that an inclined surface is formed on the bottom end of the receiving portion, a pick-up port is located at the corner of the lowest point of the inclined surface. If the residue on the bottom of the pump container cannot be sucked up completely when it is about to be consumed up, the closing means is detached from the pick-up port so that the residual content on the bottom can be taken out thoroughly through the pick-up port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventor: Chuan-Ying Wang
  • Patent number: 7461762
    Abstract: Certain pump dispensers, for example foam dispensers, are specially adapted for inverted use. One feature, especially useful in a foam dispenser having both an air cylinder and a liquid cylinder with respective pistons is an intake conduit arrangement to increase the clearance of liquid from the container. An intermediate shell fits over the upright liquid cylinder body and carries an inlet valve positively urged upwardly to the closed position to prevent leaking. A conduit shell fits over the intermediate shell and creates an intake conduit extending down the side of the liquid cylinder to an intake opening lower down the pump body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Rieke Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Robert Law, David John Pritchett, Jeffrey William Spencer
  • Publication number: 20080245824
    Abstract: Efficient fluidic trigger spray and push down delivery multipurpose asymmetrical or symmetrical systems are being described for delivering a multitude of chemical solutions such as any carpet, household, window, glass cleaner, degreasers, health and beauty products, some low viscosity fluids such as cooking sprays, and outdoor/indoor agricultural solutions just to name a few. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical delivery systems can be manufactured using any geometric shape and any base configuration. The efficiency arises from the fact that a protrusion chamber is created in one or more sides of the container and extending a flexible suction tube to communicate with the fluid contained in the protrusion chamber. Thus almost all of the fluid in the container will be delivered regardless of the position the container is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Annmarie Abu-Judom Lyles
  • Publication number: 20080023499
    Abstract: A container package capable of dispensing all of the liquid from within the container comprises a pump device having a tube extending through an aperture in the container neck wherein the mouth end of the tube is directed, upon insertion into the container body, to a desired bottom edge. The direction is provided by a downwardly sloping interior wall imparted by a punt in the bottom of the container body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventor: John B. Knight
  • Publication number: 20070241139
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a liquid spray dispenser with a container, spray rotatably attached to the container and flexible tube attached at a closed end to the sprayer and an open end. The container has a partition that forms an upper and lower reservoir and a guide integral to the container. The guide positions the flexible tube so that the open end of the flexible tube is within the lower reservoir. Reservoir fills with liquid in the vertical position and retains fluid in the transverse or inverted position so that the flexible tube remains in liquid communication the lower reservoir so that the sprayer does not lose its prime in the transverse or inverted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventor: Edward Shade
  • Patent number: 7124913
    Abstract: A transportable container for high purity, high cost, liquid chemicals capable of maximizing dispensing of the liquid chemical content of the container at deviations from an upright position, comprising; a top wall, a side wall and a bottom wall, the bottom wall having an internal surface contacting liquid chemical with a concave upward contour having a lowest most point axially central to the container, an inlet, an outlet comprising a diptube through which the liquid chemical can be dispensed from said container with an outlet end adjacent the top surface and an inlet terminal end adjacent the lowest most point, a level sensor assembly having an output end adjacent the top surface and a terminal end adjacent the lowest most point; the diptube and the level sensor assembly being more proximate to one another at their terminal ends than their ends adjacent the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Michael Birtcher, Gildardo Vivanco, Thomas Andrew Steidl, Richard J. Dunning
  • Patent number: 7055722
    Abstract: A spray bottle having a screw neck to which a manual trigger type spray dispenser having a dependent flexible suction tube can be secured. The bottle is provided with a vertical internal wall to divide it into two interconnecting compartments, and the free end of the suction tube is directed into the smaller of the two. A substantially horizontal internal wall is also provided to form a second wall of the smaller compartment to facilitate retention of liquid therein when the bottle is inverted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Inventor: Marc Ouellette
  • Patent number: 7048156
    Abstract: A liquid dispenser bottle includes a suction tube and a spray nozzle. An end of the tube abuts an intersection of the bottle base and wall when the bottle is in use. A screen extending between opposite sides of a wall of the tube at the end where the intersection is located overcomes a tube tendency to collapse and enables liquid to flow from the corner of the bottle into the tube. Aesthetic undulations in the bottle wall cause liquid to flow therefrom toward the base when the bottle is vertically disposed, so liquid is not retained in the undulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Micasa Trading Corporation
    Inventors: David Weck, Erwin Frey, Edson A. Mejia
  • Patent number: 6871760
    Abstract: A container having an internal storage area for holding a quantity of fluid. The top of the bottle is provided with a manual trigger-type pump and includes a downwardly depending tube for conducting or syphoning the fluid from the storage area. The internal storage compartment further includes a reserve reservoir for holding a secondary portion of fluid into which the open end of the tube is disposed after the storage area has been substantially emptied through normal operation of the pump. A small remaining portion of the stored fluid is distributed into the reservoir and the open end of the tube is placed therein so that the last portion of fluid can be dispensed in the normal way by the pump. The secondary or reserve reservoir is defined by a curved inner wall, having opposite ends integrally formed with the sidewall of the bottle. The sidewall is open at its top and tapers gently towards the bottom of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Inventor: Robert J. Snider
  • Patent number: 6834815
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing device is provided in the form of a spray container. The spray container is formed with a protruding sump region formed along the bottom of the container. The thickness of the bottom of the container is tapered such that the lowest point in the upright container is in the distal end of the protruding sump region. The container further includes a rotating trigger spray head mounted on the container top and a rigid suction tube extending from the container top into the protruding sump region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Inventor: Kenneth L. Appleby
  • Patent number: 6752297
    Abstract: A container to be used with a spraying apparatus which aspirates a second liquid into a first liquid transported by a hose, or with a spraying apparatus which aspirates a liquid into a gas stream such as air. The container includes a downwardly sloped bottom surface to a low point which may include an attached well. A suction tube is used to aspirate the second liquid or liquid from the container. The distal end of the suction tube is located near the low point of the bottom surface to remove most of the liquid from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Inventor: Kenneth William Ische
  • Patent number: 6648201
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a geometrically shaped pouch and container system for use in the storage, handling and dispensing of liquid chemicals. This system will result in far greater liquid chemical utilization efficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Marinaro, Ted Wakamiya, Gerry Peffer