Axial Discharge Patents (Class 222/493)
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Patent number: 9764090Abstract: An injection device comprises a syringe extendible against a spring bias from a retracted position in a housing to a projecting injecting position. A spring biased plunger has collapsible elbows which, when the plunger is released, initially engage the end of the syringe to drive it to the projecting position, whereupon arresting of the syringe movement causes the elbows to collapse inside the syringe to allow the plunger to engage and drive the bung.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: AbbVie Biotechnology LtdInventors: Stephen Bicknell, Joseph F. Julian, William L. Rudzena
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Patent number: 9630829Abstract: A bottle valve has a flapper valve and a base insert. The base insert can be pressure fit into the mouth of a beverage bottle. The insert has support members that extend from a sidewall towards the center. At the convergence of the support members is a dome seat. The flapper valve rests atop and inside the base insert and has a dispensing port. The port fits over the dome seat and presses against it to form a seal. When pressure is applied to the bottle, it is deformed and the liquid therein is forced to flow between the support members, pushing the flexible flapper seal away from the dome seat and allowing the liquid to flow out of the bottle mouth. When the pressure is relieved, the flapper seal returns to its rest position against the dome seat, reforming the seal and stopping air from flowing into the bottle.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Inventor: Ronald Sokol
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Patent number: 9085409Abstract: A dispensing head for a tube with a housing having a receiving chamber an outlet fitting of the tube an outlet opening, and an interior space surrounded by walls of the housing. An annular wall section of the housing separates the receiving chamber from an annular area of the interior space of the housing, an outlet valve is provided in the interior space, the outlet valve having a valve body, a valve seat and a pressure chamber designed so that the valve body and the valve seat are movable from a closed position to an open position by pressurization of the medium contained in the pressure chamber in order to allow discharge of the medium through the discharge opening. A medium path is provided within the housing, which connects an inlet opening to the pressure chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: APTAR RADOLFZELL GMBHInventor: Dominik Brall
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Patent number: 8794490Abstract: A liquid dispensing device including a sealing component which can take up a liquid release position and a liquid blocking position. The liquid dispensing device also includes a surface for immobilising the sealing component in its blocking position, configured to prevent the sealing component from taking up its liquid release position.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Rexam Healthcare la VerpilliereInventors: Gaetan Painchaud, Guillaume Grevin, Xavier Julia, Sylvain Lanzi
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Patent number: 8662360Abstract: In a liquid distributor, a valve seat is hollow axially with a connection part in the lower end. The valve bonnet can axially move relative to the valve seat, and has a liquid outlet and a cylinder housing part. The valve plug is in a fluid outlet chamber, comprising a valve plug main body, a plug and valve plate part. The valve plug main body is hollow axially and the bottom with the inner wall of the central passage seals. The plug is molded in the head of the aforementioned valve plug main body and a transversal outlet is formed between the plug and the valve plug main body. The valve plate part radially extends and is molded in the upper end of the valve plug main body; the elastic piece is arranged in the fluid outlet chamber. The invention further discloses a container provided with the liquid distributor.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Yuyao Tirrit Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jianjun Yuan
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Patent number: 8469241Abstract: A dispensing closure for a squeeze-type container produces a fan-type spray in a low pressure environment. The dispensing closure includes a closure body having an upper deck and a skirt depending from the upper deck. The skirt is configured and arranged to attach to a product container, such as a squeeze-type container. A flow conduit extends from an interior of the closure body and through the upper deck to provide a flow path from an interior of the closure to an exterior of the closure. The flow conduit has an entrance orifice and an exit orifice. The flow conduit has an inner wall extending between the entrance orifice and the exit orifice. The flow conduit and the closure body are integrally formed. The flow conduit includes a tip portion with an exit orifice defining a shape to provide a fan-type spray in a low pressure environment.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2009Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: MWV Slatersville, LLCInventors: Sergey Romanov, Clifford W. Skillin, Patrick J. Brannon
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Patent number: 8413857Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fitment for use with a collapsible bag for dispensing liquids or semi-solids comprising a spout having a generally cylindrical body attached to a collapsible bag, a cap attached to the spout having positioned therein a flexible cap duckbill that allows for the flow of fluid when engaged with a probe assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Liqui-Box CorporationInventor: James W. Johnson
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Patent number: 8322578Abstract: A one-way valve for the recontamination-protected repeated discharge of a flowable material from a container of a preferably reducible volume contains a valve seat which consists of a rigid plastic material and which is arranged in the container neck and comprises a base body which rests on the inner wall of the container neck and contains at least one through hole, and a projection which extends in axial direction of the container neck towards the exit opening. The valve seat has arranged thereabove an elastic seal which comprises an annular section covering the at least one through hole, and a sleeve-like section which surrounds the projection at a radial distance with the exception of its end section which in the closed state of the one-way valve rests in the exit opening on the end section of the projection. A sterilization element of silver or of another metal having an oligodynamic action may be arranged in the intermediate space between the projection of the valve seat and the elastic seal.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2003Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Gaplast GmbHInventors: Frank Janssen, Roland Kneer
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Patent number: 7784653Abstract: By means of a fluid material discharge device of simple construction, a technique for fluid material discharge is provided which has few or no inadequate discharge, high productivity, and which enables easy modification and adjustment of the amount of fluid material discharge. The fluid material discharge device comprises a nozzle for discharge of fluid material and a filament-shape member inserted into the nozzle for use. The filament-shape member has a tip portion AA, which is exposed outside of the nozzle when no pressure is exerted on the tip of the filament-shape member, a portion BB which can be inserted into the nozzle, and a portion CC, on the side of the filament-shape member opposite the tip portion AA, and being bent from the portion BB. The spring structure of the filament-shape member is utilized to discharge fluid material.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2005Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Nichicon CorporationInventor: Katsumi Kikuchi
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Patent number: 6974053Abstract: The invention concerns a dispensing and closure system arranged at the top of a container, in particular a soft tube comprising a liquid or pasty product, which is delivered by pressing on the tube. The invention is characterized in that it consists of a valve comprising two concentric elements, one of which forms a mobile cylindrical delivery valve and the other forms a cylindrical body exiting from a plate linked to the tube. The two elements defined between them an annular gap through which the product passes. When a manual pressure is exerted on the tube, it causes the product to act directly on the delivery valve causing the latter to open, countering an elastic return member, so as to allow the product to escape from the tube, when the pressure is exerted thereon and to automatically close the delivery valve when the pressure is released, preventing the possible return of the product already dispensed from returning inside the tube.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2002Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Plastohm S.A.Inventors: Philippe Lautre, Pascal Hennemann
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Patent number: 6749092Abstract: A valve system is provided with a wall portion that includes an inlet side, an outlet side, at least one aperture extending between the inlet and outlet sides, and a valve seat on the outlet side. One preferred form of the valve system also includes a movable valve member having a spout, a mounting portion, a toggle portion, and at least one seal surface for sealingly engaging the wall portion valve seat when the valve member is toggled to a closed position to prevent flow from the wall portion aperture through the spout.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Seaquist Closures Foreign, Inc.Inventors: Gregory M. Olechowski, Timothy R. Socier, John M. Hess, III, James P. Manning, Stuart R. Brown
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Patent number: 6688495Abstract: A tube-type container includes a container main body, a lid material to be attached in the top of the container main body, a valve body 20 comprising an opening/closing mechanism and a tube-shaped material 30. On the top periphery of the tube-shaped material 30, an engaging groove 32 that can be engaged with the container main body is formed. On the inner circumference of the tube-shaped material 30, the first tapered portion 31 is formed, and in the under surface 34 in the tube-shaped material 30, an opening portion 33 is formed. In the valve body 20, the second tapered portion 21 is formed. Additionally, in the lower end portion of the valve body 20, a regulating portion 22 is formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2002Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Inventor: Masatoshi Masuda
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Patent number: 6609666Abstract: A unitary over-molded non-clogging system having mechanical breakup capability, a positive shutoff flared wall skirt, having two different overmolded materials forming a laminate combination. The soft flexible face inner portion with a flexible positive shutoff in combination, with mating sealing surface points at two distinct positions, on a conventional actuator body post, forms half of the unitary fitment. A hard portion contour forms the outer half, maintaining registration and retention of the entire overmold fitment within the actuator. This overmold combination fit provides these features without increasing the total amount of parts normally used in conventional spray actuators on pumps and aerosol systems. The actuator can employ a post with or without a mechanical breakup face while the mating surface of the inner soft interfacing portion would compliment it. This type of actuator also can be used as an outlet valve means for pumps, reducing overall cost.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2002Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Inventor: William Sydney Blake
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Patent number: 6530504Abstract: A dispensing valve is provided for being sealingly disposed with respect to, and dispensing a product from, a discharge opening of a container. The preferred form of the valve includes a generally annular marginal portion adapted to be sealingly engaged when the valve is sealingly disposed with respect to the container discharge opening. The valve also includes a central head portion extending from the marginal portion. The head portion has an exterior side with a generally concave shape when viewed from outside the container and has an interior side with (1) a planar central area, and (2) a generally curved, radially outer portion which tapers toward the exterior side such that the periphery of the head portion is preferably thinner than the center of the head portion. The head portion includes at least one normally closed orifice that is defined by at least one slit that extends transversely through the head portion from the exterior side to the interior side to define flaps.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2001Date of Patent: March 11, 2003Assignee: Seaquist Closures Foreign, Inc.Inventor: Timothy R. Socier
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Patent number: 6309059Abstract: A cartridge stopper having a valve function, especially for printing ink cartridges made of plastic, includes a valve sleeve that is axially elastic and rests on a mouthpiece neck. The valve sleeve includes a sealing lip that cooperates with a central body, and can move elastically forward (open) when pressure is exerted on the cartridge contents in order to clear a slit opening between the mouthpiece neck and the central body.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1999Date of Patent: October 30, 2001Inventor: Frank Ritter
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Patent number: 6095381Abstract: The invention relates to a self-closing closure with a closure cap (1), with a through-passage opening (8) formed in the closure cap (1), and with a closure membrane (2), assigned to the through-passage opening (8), the closure membrane (2) having a bottom retaining border (3) and a top, essentially concave closure head (5), the closure head (5) and the retaining border (3), furthermore, being connected by a connecting wall (4), and, for the purpose of achieving a solution which is favorable in terms of both usage and production, proposes that a widened region (9) adjoins the through-passage opening (8) towards the outside, that the closure head (5) is arranged in the widened region (9), and that the connecting wall (4) extends into the widened region (9), passing through the through-passage opening in the process.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1998Date of Patent: August 1, 2000Assignee: Zeller Plastik GmbHInventor: Sigurd Schwanenberg
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Patent number: 6095382Abstract: A dispensing system is provided for a container having an opening to the interior. The container has a sealable seat around the opening and a thread. A closure is disposed on the container. The closure defines a thread that is threadingly engaged with the container thread for accommodating movement of the closure between a lowered position and an elevated position. The closure defines a dispensing passage for establishing communication between the container opening and the exterior of the closure. The closure includes a dispensing valve disposed in the dispensing passage for opening to dispense fluid therethrough and for closing to occlude flow. The closure includes an occlusion member inwardly of the valve in the dispensing passage to sealingly engage the container seat and prevent flow from the container opening into the dispensing passage below the valve when the closure is in the lowered position and to permit flow into the dispensing passage when the closure is in the elevated position.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1998Date of Patent: August 1, 2000Assignee: AptarGroup, Inc.Inventor: Richard A. Gross
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Patent number: 5988448Abstract: A vacuum release container cap comprises a body, a closure device, and a seal member. The body has at least two passages formed therein, a liquid passage for the flow of liquid into and out of the container, and a gas passage for the flow of air. The closure device is mounted on the body for closing each of the passages. The closure device automatically opens the gas passage while opening the liquid passage. The seal member is mounted in the gas passage, which allows the passage of air into the container, but does not allow the passage of liquid out of the container though the gas passage.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1997Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Inventor: Gary S. Foth
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Patent number: 5837276Abstract: The invention features an implantable device for the automatic delivery of an active ingredient according to an adjustable delivery profile. The device includes a housing; a reservoir operatively connected to the housing and arranged to store an elongate solid composition including the active ingredient, such as a filament of tape; an actuator arranged within the housing to move the solid composition from the reservoir to a transit assembly, providing a water-tight seal wherein the solid composition exits the housing at the transit assembly; a controller that acts on the actuator to adjust movement of the solid composition out of the housing according to the adjustable delivery profile; and a power source arranged to provide energy to the actuator and the controller. The solid composition can be an elongate, solid composition comprising a drug, and up to 90% of a carrier, wherein the composition has a cross-section of less than 0.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1994Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: DelabInventor: Roland Cherif Cheikh
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Patent number: 5782386Abstract: An annular tapered valve seat and mating valve on a valve member are secured in fluid communication with a container interior. Fluid in the container under pressure axially displaces the valve from its seat, flows through the interface between the valve and seat and is discharged through a transverse conduit in the valve member and an axial central conduit in the valve member stem which is sealingly engaged with a bore in the housing with annular ribs for guiding the stem. A tapered valve chamber wall engages a shoulder on the valve member for limiting the axial displacement of the valve member to retain fluid in the interface in the absence of container pressure above ambient. The fluid in the interface precludes ambient air passing to the container interior so that a negative pressure in the container results in ambient air pressure forcing the valve to its closed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1996Date of Patent: July 21, 1998Inventor: William M. Lester
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Patent number: 5632412Abstract: A valve assembly for dispensing a measured quantity of a gelatinous semisolid material into a receptacle comprises a cylindrical housing provided with a piston actuatable to move through the throughbore of the housing to a cap provided with a cylindrical sleeve. Mounted within the sleeve is a hollow valve body connected to a sealing member having an end of circular cross-section and a slidable hollow cylindrical body provided with an orifice whose cross-section is substantially equal to that of the end of the sealing member. The barrel is connected to the valve body by springs. In the valve closed position the end of the sealing member is situated in the barrel orifice, preventing the dispensing of the gelatinous material; in the valve open position the barrel is pushed away from the sealing member, allowing the material to be dispensed. The barrel returns to the valve closed position after the material has been dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1995Date of Patent: May 27, 1997Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Clark E. Harris, Berle A. Dale, Richard M. Fraczek, Karen L. Pond
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Patent number: 5465879Abstract: A disposable nozzle assembly for connection to the lower end of a syringe in a viscous material dispensing apparatus. The disposable nozzle assembly includes a nozzle portion having an internal cylindrical drop generation chamber and an exit orifice. A cylindrical feed tube having a central feed passage has a lower end that can slide up and down within the cylindrical drop generation chamber. A dynamic seal is provided on the lower end of the feed tube that prevents viscous material from escaping between the feed tube and the inner wall of the drop generation chamber. The disposable nozzle assembly is further provided with a modified luerlock fitting having an internal hollow stem that mates with the tapered nozzle of a standard adhesive syringe in a manner which prevents the entrapment of an air bubble in the fluid path when an empty syringe is replaced.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1994Date of Patent: November 14, 1995Assignee: Asymptotic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Duong La, Carlos E. Bouras, Mark S. Meier, Thomas J. Roetker
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Patent number: 5409144Abstract: A dispensing package is provided for fluid products such as liquid soaps, shampoos and conditioners, household detergents, cleaners, polishes, moisturizing creams, and the like, and includes a container with a self-sealing dispensing valve mounted therein. The valve includes a marginal flange, a valve head with a discharge orifice therein, and a connector sleeve having one end connected with the valve flange and the opposite end connected with the valve head adjacent a marginal edge thereof. The connector sleeve has a resiliently flexible construction, such that when pressure within the container raises above a predetermined amount, the valve head shifts outwardly in a manner which causes the connector sleeve to double over and extend rollingly.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1993Date of Patent: April 25, 1995Assignee: Liquid Molding Systems Inc.Inventor: Paul E. Brown
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Patent number: 5377877Abstract: A dispensing package is provided for fluid products such as liquid soaps, shampoos and conditioners, household detergents, cleaners, polishes, moisturizing creams, and the like, and includes a container with a self-sealing dispensing valve mounted therein. The valve includes a marginal flange, a valve head with a discharge orifice therein, and a connector sleeve having one end connected with the valve flange and the opposite end connected with the valve head adjacent a marginal edge thereof. The connector sleeve has a resiliently flexible construction, such that when pressure within the container raises above a predetermined amount, the valve head shifts outwardly in a manner which causes the connector sleeve to double over and extend rollingly.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1993Date of Patent: January 3, 1995Assignee: Liquid Molding Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paul E. Brown, Timothy R. Socier
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Patent number: 5339995Abstract: A dispensing package is provided for fluid products such as liquid soaps, shampoos and conditioners, household detergents, cleaners, polishes, moisturizing creams, and the like, and includes a container with a self-sealing dispensing valve mounted therein. The valve includes a marginal flange, a valve head with a discharge orifice therein, and a connector sleeve having one end connected with the valve flange and the opposite end connected with the valve head adjacent a marginal edge thereof. The connector sleeve has a resiliently flexible construction, such that when pressure within the container raises above a predetermined amount, the valve head shifts outwardly in a manner which causes the connector sleeve to double over and extend rollingly.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1993Date of Patent: August 23, 1994Assignee: Liquid Molding Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paul E. Brown, Timothy R. Socier
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Patent number: 5255826Abstract: A liquid dispensing nozzle assembly is provided for mounting on a liquid container and dispenser having a flexible wall and liquid storage cavity for manually squeezed dispensing of a liquid from the cavity through the nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly maintains the liquid, such as contact lens saline solution, in sterile condition during storage and repeated dispensing of the liquid from the container cavity. The nozzle assembly includes a liquid conduit for communication from the container cavity to a liquid discharge port from the nozzle assembly to enable dispensing of the liquid displaced by manually squeezing the flexible wall of the container. The nozzle assembly also includes an air aspiration conduit separate from the liquid conduit for aspirating air into the container cavity to replace the dispensed liquid. The nozzle assembly includes a partitioned diaphragm including separate portions respectively included in the liquid conduit and the air aspiration conduit.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 1992Date of Patent: October 26, 1993Assignee: Ryder International CorporationInventors: Joseph V. Ranalletta, Fred E. Williams, Jr., Rowland W. Kanner
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Patent number: 5238153Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing sterile solution which includes a valve to control the dispensing of the sterile solution from a container. The valve comprises a solution outlet and an air inlet opening having an associated filter membrane to filter the air passing into the container. When dispensing the solution, force applied to the container causes the solution outlet to open and prevents access of the solution to the air inlet opening. When the force is relieved, a partial vacuum is formed in the container which causes the solution outlet to close. Air is then drawn into the container via the air inlet opening and through the filter membrane.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1991Date of Patent: August 24, 1993Assignee: Pilkington Visioncare Inc.Inventors: Bradley E. Castillo, Joseph E. Tungol, Edgar M. Litzaw
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Patent number: 5213236Abstract: A dispensing package is provided for fluid products such as liquid soaps, shampoos and conditioners, household detergents, cleaners, polishes, moisturizing creams, and the like, and includes a container with a self-sealing dispensing valve mounted therein. The valve includes a marginal flange, a valve head with a discharge orifice therein, and a connector sleeve having one end connected with the valve flange and the opposite end connected with the valve head adjacent a marginal edge thereof. The connector sleeve has a resiliently flexible construction, such that when pressure within the container raises above a predetermined amount, the valve head shifts outwardly in a manner which causes the connector sleeve to double over and extend rollingly.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 1991Date of Patent: May 25, 1993Assignee: Liquid Molding Systems, Inc.Inventors: Paul E. Brown, Timothy R. Socier
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Patent number: 4964852Abstract: A one-way valve positioned between the nozzle and container of a disposable douche, which is opened and closed by axial movement of the nozzle relative to the container, permitting discharge of the douche contents without permitting backflow. The neck of the container opening having an intermediate cap with axial discharge holes and a flexible valve disk overlying such holes all within the bore of the base of the nozzle. In the closed position, the inner shoulder of the nozzle base seat against the flexible valve disk presenting discharge of the contents through the discharge opening of the intermediate cap. With the axial displacement of the nozzle away from the main body of the container the valve disk, freed of the internal restraining shoulders of the nozzle base, can flex to permit flow of the contents of the container into the nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1989Date of Patent: October 23, 1990Assignee: Tambrands, Inc.Inventors: Walter B. Dunning, John P. Kinsley
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Patent number: 4836422Abstract: A propellantless foam dispenser comprising a container which has a flexible outer wall and contains a foamable liquid and air. The container has an outlet opening which is disposed at the top of the container and has a foam discharge nozzle associated with it. A foam generator is associated with the outlet opening and comprises a body that includes a bottom member and a shell member and contains a porous element which covers the air inlet opening of the foam discharge nozzle. The bottom member of the foam generator body is formed with liquid passage openings and with an air passage opening. A tubular air line is provided which communicates with the air passage opening and extends into the interior of the container close to the base of the container. A mixing chamber is provided between the bottom member of the body of the foam generator and the porous element which comprises a sieve disc.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1988Date of Patent: June 6, 1989Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf AktienInventor: Werner Rosenberg
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Patent number: 4809816Abstract: A metal flake grease having malleable metal flakes and an injector gun comprising an adjustable nozzle specially designed to allow metal flake grease to a grease fitting joint and into a worn area between inner and outer portions of the joint to become bonded thereto and form a new lining therein for extending life of the joint.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1986Date of Patent: March 7, 1989Inventors: Vincent S. Kinack, George Spector
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Patent number: 4787537Abstract: A high pressure metering apparatus for ejecting a fluid such as a polishing aste comprises a housing having a storage chamber, a spring-loaded, stroke-adjustable compressed air piston-cylinder device with a plunger, an injection nozzle, and an adjustable valve device closing the storage chamber off from the injection nozzle. The valve device includes a valve ball and a valve plate. A piston element is fixed to the housing, to which piston element the valve ball is concentrically fixed, and on which a cylinder element is displaceably mounted. The cylinder element is closed by the valve plate of the valve device, which has a valve seat situated opposite the valve ball. The injection nozzle is located downstream of the valve plate and is fixed to the cylinder element. A compression spring bears against the cylinder element and a clamping cap.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1987Date of Patent: November 29, 1988Assignee: Hau-Simex Giesserei-und Oberfalchentechnik Vetriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.Inventor: Egbert Hau
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Patent number: 4773570Abstract: The discharge device comprises a member having a plurality of liquid flow openings, an eductor tube, a liquid flow path from the eductor tube to the member with the plurality of liquid flow openings and a valve positioned in the liquid flow path. The valve is movable between a blocking position and a discharge position. The valve is operative in the blocking position to block the liquid flow path and is operative in the discharge position to unblock the liquid flow path. Further, a cap member having a discharge orifice which is larger than any of the plurality of openings is mounted over the member having the plurality of openings. The device produces a fine spray mist. However, the device can also be used to produce a foam by placing a screen over the orifice.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1986Date of Patent: September 27, 1988Assignee: Interscents N.V.Inventor: Donald J. Workum
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Patent number: 4673110Abstract: A deformable spray dispenser comprises a valve unit which is capable of axial displacement within the container with respect to the container cover between a spray-discharge position and an air-suction position. The valve unit supports a member for shutting-off the eductor tube in its air-suction position. The valve unit is provided with a valve cap having an external face which is applied against an internal face of the container cover in the spray-discharge position and cooperates with the internal face so as to form a nozzle for discharging liquid through the container-cover orifice in an atomized spray pattern.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1984Date of Patent: June 16, 1987Inventor: Donald Workum
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Patent number: 4636202Abstract: A compact, prefilled, ready-to-use, applicator for dispensing a medicament within a body cavity has a reservoir, an automatically-opening closure member and a telescoping plunger assembly. A closure member is disclosed, adapted to open responsive to the pressure of a medicament being dispensed, without disengaging from the reservoir in which the medicament is contained. A telescoping plunger assembly is disclosed, having impeller means disposed within the reservoir opposite the cap member and engaging means to lock the assembly in an extended position for urging the impeller means through the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 1984Date of Patent: January 13, 1987Assignee: Syntex (U.S.A.) Inc.Inventors: David A. Lowin, Richard A. Fayram, Andrew J. Bivetto
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Patent number: 4462436Abstract: This disclosure illustrates and describes a filler valve assembly including a fluid pressure-activated upper control valve, a spring for urging the control valve closed, a fixed lower flow control valve, a nozzle slidably mounted in the lower end of the valve body, a second spring for normally urging the nozzle into a capillary seal relationship with the lower flow control valve, and spacer means extending between the nozzle and the upper control valve. Upon receiving a measured volume of fluid under pressure from an external source, the upper control valve is opened, causing the nozzle to move relative to the fixed lower flow control valve and thereby discharge a measured volume of fluid product into a container therebelow.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1982Date of Patent: July 31, 1984Assignee: Ex-Cell-O CorporationInventor: Badruddin K. Rangwala
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Patent number: 4141474Abstract: A self-closing closure for a tube or package having a resilient wall for dispensing flowable material upon the application of pressure on the tube, utilizing a relatively stiff spider for supporting an outwardly extending valve stem having a closed outer surface and a diaphragm member having its periphery interconnected with the periphery of the spider to form a closure unit and its inner portion forming a valve with the valve stem. The diaphragm member is formed with a relatively thick flange substantially parallel with the walls of the tube for interconnection therewith, a relatively thin, resilient planar portion extending inwardly toward the stem, and a substantially tubular portion surrounding the stem and terminating in an open lip which makes a close, sliding fit with the outer surface of the stem.The resilient, planar portion of the diaphragm member is normally concave, being formed with an unstressed negative angle of substantially 5.degree. to 15.degree.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1976Date of Patent: February 27, 1979Assignee: KeNova ABInventor: Nils B. Nilson
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Patent number: 4057177Abstract: A valved squeeze bottle for viscous products has a valve comprising two plastic parts cooperatively forming a chamber into which the viscous product can be squeezed by squeezing the squeeze bottle, to elastically separate the parts which together form a sleeve valve opened by the separation of the parts and which recloses when the bottle squeeze pressure is released so the parts return, one of the parts forming a check valve permitting entrance of air into the bottle. The squeeze bottle and the valve parts are made of elastically deformable plastic which after being deformed, springs back to its original shape.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 1977Date of Patent: November 8, 1977Inventor: Robert H. Laauwe
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Patent number: 4008834Abstract: An improved type of tip seal for a dispensing arrangement used for dispensing viscous products and the like with the tip seal comprising essentially an inner stem attached to a body portion, an outer stem slidably mounted over the body portion and having an opening which mates with the tip of the inner stem to form the tip seal and a stretchable rubber member holding the outer stem in contact with the inner stem when no pressure is supplied inside the body but stretching in response to pressure to open the tip seal to permit dispensing of material.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 1975Date of Patent: February 22, 1977Inventor: Edward J. Towns