To Form Dispensing Opening In Container Patents (Class 222/81)
  • Patent number: 11591202
    Abstract: Beverage dispensing assembly (1), comprising a dispenser (2) and a beverage container (3), wherein the beverage container (3) has a neck portion (7) and a shoulder portion (8) adjacent the neck portion (7), wherein the neck portion (7) is provided with at least an outflow opening and at least one gas inlet opening (9) and wherein the dispenser (2) comprises a housing (4), wherein the housing (4) is provided with a receptacle (5) for receiving at least part of the container (3), wherein the container (3) is positioned in the dispenser (2) with the neck (7) and shoulder portion (8) facing downward, such that the neck portion (7) and at least part of the shoulder portion (8) are received in the receptacle (5), wherein part of the shoulder portion (8) extends close to and/or is in contact with a wall of the receptacle (5), wherein preferably a lid (12) is provided over the container (3), enclosing a part of the container (3) extending outside the receptacle (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V.
    Inventors: Arie Maarten Paauwe, Pieter Gerard Witte
  • Patent number: 11565928
    Abstract: Beverage dispensing assembly, comprising a dispenser and a beverage container, wherein the beverage container has a neck portion and a shoulder portion adjacent the neck portion, wherein the neck portion is provided with at least an outflow opening and at least one gas inlet opening and wherein the dispenser comprises a housing, wherein the housing is provided with a receptacle for receiving at least part of the container, wherein the container is positioned in the dispenser with the neck and shoulder portion facing downward, such that the neck portion and at least part of the shoulder portion are received in the receptacle, wherein part of the shoulder portion extends close to and/or is in contact with a wall of the receptacle, wherein preferably a lid is provided over the container, enclosing a part of the container extending outside the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V.
    Inventors: Arie Maarten Paauwe, Pieter Gerard Witte
  • Patent number: 11400021
    Abstract: An oral dosing syringe assembly comprises a syringe barrel comprising an inner chamber filled or adapted to be filled with medicament, and a channel in fluid communication with the chamber and through which medicament is dispensed. The assembly further comprises an end cap configured to be removably attached to the syringe barrel, characterised in that the barrel comprises an internal threaded section which mutually engages with a threaded section or the end cap to thereby create a seal, which prevents the flow of medicament therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Plas-Tech Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Aiken, Christopher Grimes, Aaron Hirschmann, Robert Fesus
  • Patent number: 11358852
    Abstract: Beverage dispensing assembly, comprising a dispenser and a beverage container, wherein the beverage container has a neck portion and a shoulder portion adjacent the neck portion, wherein the neck portion is provided with at least an outflow opening and at least one gas inlet opening and wherein the dispenser comprises a housing, wherein the housing is provided with a receptacle for receiving at least part of the container, wherein the container is positioned in the dispenser with the neck and shoulder portion facing downward, such that the neck portion and at least part of the shoulder portion are received in the receptacle, wherein part of the shoulder portion extends close to and/or is in contact with a wall of the receptacle, wherein preferably a lid is provided over the container, enclosing a part of the container extending outside the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V.
    Inventors: Arie Maarten Paauwe, Pieter Gerard Witte
  • Patent number: 11286151
    Abstract: A gravity flow liquid disinfectant dispensing reservoir comprised of a tapered base and a neck portion that extends centrally from the reservoir. An aperture located on the bottom of the reservoir facilitates the dispensing of liquid (i.e., disinfectant) from the reservoir into a holding tank. In another embodiment, a closed system for dispensing a liquid disinfectant into a tank containing liquid (effluent) and controlled via vacuum. The gravity flow device introduces disinfectant to the tank as the water level rises, giving the ultimate amount of contact time for treatment of effluent. Utilizing gravity and vacuum controlled dispensing of disinfectant dispenses disinfectant continuously in real time and provides for maximum contact time for minimal pathogen survival.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventor: Michael R. Braden
  • Patent number: 11247838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coupling device (1) for connection to a flexible container (3) comprising a plastic foil for dispense of food product (2) in fluid form out of the same, comprising an outlet valve (10) with a first end comprising at least one hole-creating part (11) for penetration of the container on connection to the same and a through-flow channel (20) which merges into a second end for further transfer of food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Asept International AB
    Inventor: Daniel Cedergren
  • Patent number: 11192674
    Abstract: Dispensing devices and methods are provided. A dispensing device comprises an opening accessing an insertion path thereof, two opposing surfaces configured to compress a flexible package inserted into the insertion path while moving across the flexible package in two directions, and an opener configured to bend an opening region of the package out of a plane defined by the flexible package and further configured to cut a distal portion of an opening region of the flexible package. A method of dispensing product from a flexible package is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Uwe Nehus, Stefan Eberhardt, Davide Ronchi
  • Patent number: 11116887
    Abstract: Fluid supply systems and methods for therapeutic fluid delivery systems, including those used for negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) systems and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Andrew Pratt, Daniel Evans, Christopher Brian Locke, Kenneth Mitchel Knowles
  • Patent number: 11110397
    Abstract: A method and system for water-priming carbon micropore filter media using negative pressure. The method includes placing dry filter elements in a polymer bag, applying a vacuum of no more than approximately 33 kPa above zero pressure, and heat-sealing the bag using a heat-set bar; submerging, by a consumer, the vacuum-sealed bag with its the filter elements in water; the filters in the vacuum sealed bag are at least partially submerged, puncturing the bag to form one or more small openings in the bag below the water line. Breeching the vacuum causes the water to flow through the openings into the bag and the filter(s) to equalize the pressure between the water and the previously vacuum environment of the plastic bag, causing the surrounding water to quickly flow into the micro-pores of the filter media, thereby priming the carbon filter for use in the gravity-fed water-purification system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Pure Berkey, LLC
    Inventors: John Davis Whitaker, Kelly Murphy Whitaker
  • Patent number: 10981190
    Abstract: A probe for dispensing a flowable material includes a body having a first end and a second and a passage extending therethrough. The probe has a first engagement portion configured to have a deformed state when the first end of the body is in contact with a dispensing component, and an undeformed state. The probe has a channel having a floor and two walls and is on the first engagement portion. The probe has a second engagement portion to frictionally fit within the dispensing component and to form a seal between the probe and the component. The probe has a locking groove to prevent movement of the probe relative to the dispensing component. In the undeformed state, the walls of the channel are spaced apart at a first distance, and in the deformed state, the walls are spaced apart at a second, smaller distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Liqui-Box Corporation
    Inventor: James W. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10683112
    Abstract: The subject matter discloses a capping apparatus comprising: a top plate connected to a fluid container, said top plate comprises an apparatus opening through which fluid is dispersed from the fluid container; wherein the apparatus opening is defined by an opening wall; a rigid cork that is slide-ably moveable between a first state in which a cork is snapped into the apparatus opening and a second state where the cork is snapped out of the apparatus opening, wherein the cork moves between the first state and the second state in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: NEVIOT NATURE OF GALILEE LTD.
    Inventor: Yehuda Forte
  • Patent number: 10618703
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly for a liquid container including a ring part configured to be mounted to a liquid container, a resilient member positioned in the ring part to be in contact with the liquid contents of the liquid container, a ring member mountable to the ring part to secure the resilient member to the ring part, and a hollow connecting member with an outlet. The connecting member is releasably securable to the ring member and includes a hollow projecting member which, when the connecting member is secured to the ring member, engages the resilient member so as to urge an opening in the resilient member to permit liquid in the container to pass into the connecting member and subsequently out through the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: DS Smith Plastics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian Darby, Paul N. Georgelos, Mark A. Smith
  • Patent number: 10589887
    Abstract: A filling device for decanting material from a flexible bulk material container is provided. The filling device has a hollow body that has an upper opening face and a lower opening face. The upper end of the hollow body projects into the interior of the flexible bulk material container so that material from the flexible bulk material container can enter the hollow body via the upper opening face. At the lower end of the hollow body there is a closure that has an upper plate and a lower plate. The lower plate can be pivoted about the axis of a bolt from a first position in which it completely closes the opening of the upper plate to a second position in which the opening of the upper plate is at least slightly open. The lower plate has a structure that forms at least part of the standing face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: OMP Trade GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Mayrpeter, Norbert Obermayr
  • Patent number: 10557811
    Abstract: A fluid process application bag includes a flexible film body having an opening, a port plate sealed around the opening of the flexible film body, a sensor fitting and a sensor contained within the sensor fitting. The port plate has a receptacle defining a passage in fluid communication with an interior of the flexible film body and the sensor fitting has a body portion seated within the passage of the receptacle and is coupled to the receptacle. The sensor has at least one probe communicating with the interior of the flexible film body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Pendotech
    Inventors: James F. Furey, Dennis C. Annarelli, John Benson
  • Patent number: 10526194
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for transporting and storing a liquid and for transporting said liquid from the container to a destination outside of the container. The system comprises a container with a neck portion, a cap assembly secured on the neck portion and a coupler assembly configured to be mechanically coupled to the cap assembly for a liquid connection to and/or from the container, comprising a male probe to be connected to a female part of the cap assembly. The female part has an essentially cylindrical body defining an axial bore extending from an insert opening for the male probe to an opposed plug opening for a plug which serves to close off the bore fluid-tight. According to the invention, a seal cover is provided over the bore, essentially parallel to the plug, which serves to close off the bore airtight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Scholle IPN IP BV
    Inventor: Peter Van Der Molen
  • Patent number: 10493230
    Abstract: An intermittent urinary catheter 1 with a generally triangular cross-section with three substantially flat surfaces 7a, 7b, 7c connected by rounded corners 8a, 8b, 8c and at least one eyelet 6, 10 positioned in one of the surfaces is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Pernille Merethe Guldager, Klaus Weye Fredskilde, Marie Terese Nalbandian
  • Patent number: 10227167
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly for a liquid container including a ring part configured to be mounted to a liquid container, a resilient member positioned in the ring part to be in contact with the liquid contents of the liquid container, a ring member mountable to the ring part to secure the resilient member to the ring part, and a hollow connecting member with an outlet. The connecting member is releasably securable to the ring member and includes a hollow projecting member which, when the connecting member is secured to the ring member, engages the resilient member so as to urge an opening in the resilient member to permit liquid in the container to pass into the connecting member and subsequently out through the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: DS Smith Plastics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian Darby, Paul N. Georgelos, Mark A. Smith
  • Patent number: 9821540
    Abstract: A break seal is provided which comprises a foam sheet and a film layer. The foam sheet comprises a center hole. The film layer is partially scored through the thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Salvatore Montuori, Jeffrey K. Groth, Leland E. Moll
  • Patent number: 9815679
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kerry Lloyd Weaver, Kyle Vincent Zink
  • Patent number: 9433960
    Abstract: A dosing device for dispensing liquid from a container (1) in which flow through flow openings (23) to an outlet tube (44) is blocked after controlled delay by an obturator (3) moveable within a control chamber (2) mounted in a container neck (101) behind the outlet tube (44). Movement of the obturator (3) is governed by restricted flow through control openings (28) at the rear of the control chamber. Restoration of the obturator to the back of the control chamber facilitates repeated dosing. An elastomeric element (6) of resiliently deformable material promotes a seal to achieve a cleanly defined dose. In one proposal the elastomeric element coats the surface of the obturator and/or the outlet tube (64) to cut off the flow. Another proposal provides a one-way elastomeric valve element (63) for blocking the flow openings to enable rapid recovery after a dosing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Rieke Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Robert Law, Jeffrey William Spencer, David John Pritchett
  • Patent number: 9370465
    Abstract: This invention relates to a smart IV bag with a structurally integrated optical tag for IV drug identification and monitoring. The optical tag comprises a flow cell with a fluid channel in communication with the IV bag to sample a portion of the IV fluid onto an optical surface embedded in the flow cell. The optical surface causes a light beam to interact with the sampled IV fluid to produce a spectroscopic signal. The spectroscopic signal is then analyzed to obtain the content and concentration information of the IV fluid. Unlike traditional IV bag labels, the optical tag provides real-time, in-situ monitoring of IV fluid content and concentration, which greatly reduces the risk of mislabeling induced IV error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: BWT Property, Inc.
    Inventor: Sean Xiaolu Wang
  • Patent number: 9315281
    Abstract: A pre-sterilized system for dispensing biopharmaceutical materials includes a reservoir for holding biopharmaceutical materials coupled to a filter and distribution manifold connected to a plurality of receiving containers. The manifold includes a plurality of container conduits and a plurality of distribution conduits. The plurality of container conduits is connected to the plurality of receiving containers and supports the plurality of distribution conduits above the plurality of receiving containers to allow flow of the biopharmaceutical materials from the plurality of distribution conduits by gravity into the plurality of receiving containers. The plurality of receiving containers and the manifold are sealed relative to an ambient environment outside the manifold and the plurality of containers to inhibit contamination of the biopharmaceutical materials when the biopharmaceutical materials are inside at least one of the plurality of receiving containers and the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Tikiri Jean Dissanayake
  • Patent number: 9302827
    Abstract: A dispensing cap unit for use on a liquid container which permits a smooth flow of liquid out of the container when the container is rapidly inverted. The dispensing cap unit includes an air vent passage located inside the outer wall of the unit and is separated from the liquid flow path by a partition wall which terminates short of the lower end of the outer wall. A baffle element extends across the air vent passage adjacent to the end of the partition wall to define, with the end of the partition wall, an air vent passage outlet port which is oriented so that liquid is not likely to flow into the air vent passage via the air vent passage outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Inventors: Richard A. Goss, Dieter F. Lay
  • Patent number: 9205970
    Abstract: An application device for multi-component substances, such as adhesives or sealants, having at least two interconnected cartridge receiving devices for receiving replaceable cartridges containing components to be mixed. One cartridge has a rigid outside wall, including a drive device for expelling the components in predetermined quantity ratios through outlets with the aid of pistons. A mixing device, connected to the outlets, mixes the expelled components and discharges them in a mixed state. At least one of the cartridge receiving devices can be loaded with cartridges on the discharge side. At least one of the cartridge receiving devices supports a cartridge having a rigid outside wall. A cover adapter is provided on the discharge side on the at least two cartridge receiving devices, and a cartridge cover is provided to receive or attach the replaceable mixing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Markus Rahm, Christian Schultheiss, Andreas Hiemer, Manuel Buck
  • Patent number: 9061877
    Abstract: Devices and methods for guiding a needle in movement through a bottle closure, such as a cork, to extract fluids from the bottle without removal of the cork. A needle may be attached to a device body by a needle base, which includes a surface arranged to engage with a needle guide to guide movement of the needle base and needle relative to the guide. A needle guide may also provide a shield for the needle tip and/or a needle opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Coravin, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas G. Lazaris, Otto Deruntz, Mike Rider
  • Publication number: 20150114993
    Abstract: Tube head that is capable of being connected to a skirt so as to form an internal volume of the tube, said tube head comprising a body, said body comprising a neck and a shoulder connected to the neck, said tube head further comprising an insert arranged so as to be in contact with said shoulder so as to form a barrier between the body and the product contained in the internal volume, said insert closing the neck, characterised in that said insert comprises a means for positioning in the tube head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Eric Kerman, Thierry Maurice, Etienne Hermant
  • Patent number: 9010574
    Abstract: A container (1, 2) for storing and dispensing a liquid, the container including an access port (16) having a frangible seal (18) for allowing contained liquid to be dispensed. A vent (19) permeable to vapour but impermeable to liquid is also provided so that vapour may be vented from the interior of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Saban Ventures Pty Limited
    Inventors: Daniel Gasser, Stephen Hill
  • Patent number: 9010588
    Abstract: Devices and methods for clamping a beverage extraction device to a beverage container, such as a wine bottle. One or more clamp arms may be arranged to clamp the extraction device to a wine bottle as well as allow the device to be supported upright on a table top. Clamp arms may include tab and ridge features that operate to properly engage and position a wide variety of different bottle neck shapes relative to the device. The one or more clamp arms may move the bottle neck distally, e.g., toward a resilient pad, so that the neck is suitably positioned relative to the device. Proper positioning and engagement of the neck may allow for desired piercing of a cork or other closure of the bottle by the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Coravin, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory Lambrecht
  • Publication number: 20150102057
    Abstract: A system for dispensing a flowable food product from a reservoir is provided. A wall of the reservoir defines an aperture therethrough allowing the flowable food product to exit the reservoir. The system includes a valve having a base member having a first passageway extending therethrough and a moving member having a second passageway extending therethrough, the moving member configured to slide relative to the base member between a closed position in which the first passageway and the second passageway do not overlap and an open position in which the first passageway and the second passageway overlap. When the moving member is in the open position, an axis extending through the first passageway and the second passageway extends through the aperture in the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: GEHL FOODS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Gehl, Michael Sowieja, Christoph Albiez, Paul Hatch, Thomas Mitchell, David Mucci, Anders Olof Rostlund
  • Patent number: 9004302
    Abstract: Improved packages, methods for manufacturing the packages and methods for producing beverages using the packages are provided. The packages (10) include a cap (60), a container (20), and an adapter (30) positioned between and connected to the cap and container. The adapter (30) is configured to penetrate seals (28, 66) on the cap and the container by means of a spike member (50) to allow contents (p) of the cap (60) to mix with contents (d) of the container (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-daniel Ginzburg, Martinas Jurgis Kuslys
  • Publication number: 20150096999
    Abstract: A system for the controlled tapping of liquid from a container comprising: a main body adapted to be connected to the container and equipped with a connection flange to the container, and a mouth equipped with a first opening interposing at least one valve means arranged through the first opening; at least one tapping tap equipped with at least one first connection end to the mouth, the mouth being integral with at least one closing plug of the opening, the plug being equipped with at least one second opening placed next to the first opening when the plug is placed in a closing position of the mouth and the connection end to the tap being adapted to open the valve means when the tap is connected to the mouth through the first and second openings to communicate the inside of the container with the outside through the tap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: VITOP MOULDING S.R.L.
    Inventor: Diego Nini
  • Patent number: 8939324
    Abstract: A carbonation retaining closure assembly device for beverage containers. The device comprising a cap member manufactured to seal and adapted to engage with the mouth of the beverage container. An inner groove surrounds the outer peripheral edge of the cap member forming a stud within the center of the cap member. The stud has a threaded outer wall. A connector member has an internal bore dimensioned to accommodate the length and circumference of the stud. The bore has means for securely engaging upon the outer wall of the stud. A cutting means is internally mounted within the top layer of the bore wherein a slit is punctured within the outer wall as the connector member is engaged upon the stud. A dispensing mechanism is disposed upon the top of the connector member for dispensing the beverage through the slit such that the carbonation level in the beverage container is retained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventors: Kazem Azodi, Ghasem Azodi
  • Publication number: 20140374441
    Abstract: Devices and methods for guiding a needle in movement through a bottle closure, such as a cork, to extract fluids from the bottle without removal of the cork. A needle may be attached to a device body by a needle base, which includes a surface arranged to engage with a needle guide to guide movement of the needle base and needle relative to the guide. A needle guide may also provide a shield for the needle tip and/or a needle opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Coravin, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas G. Lazaris, Otto Deruntz, Mike Rider
  • Patent number: 8887956
    Abstract: A liquid supply device includes a container, a boring part, an operation lever, a fixing member, and a coupling portion. The container includes a sealing film and is filled with a liquid. The boring part bores the sealing film of the container when the boring part is inserted into the container to discharge the liquid from the container and supply the liquid to a supply destination. The operation lever is connected to the boring part and operates the boring part so that the boring part is pulled out and inserted into the container. The fixing member fixes the operation lever when the boring part is inserted into the container. The coupling portion is installed in the container and is coupled with the operation lever when the operation lever is moved to the position where the boring part is inserted into the container to prevent the boring part from slipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignees: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Takaaki Sekiyama, Tomohisa Yoshida, Satoshi Matsuzaka, Kenji Yokota
  • Publication number: 20140326750
    Abstract: A beverage dispensing system comprises a container, an attachment mechanism, and a cartridge. The container may hold a mixing solution or liquid, such as water, to be mixed with the contents of the cartridge. The attachment mechanism is generally located within the container. The attachment mechanism may comprise an engagement assembly, a piercing portion, and a valve assembly. The engagement assembly may generally receive the cartridge within the attachment mechanism. The piercing portion may generally pierce the cartridge, thereby releasing the contents of the cartridge into the container. The valve assembly may generally open upon engagement of the cartridge with the attachment mechanism. The cartridge generally engages with the attachment mechanism to open the cartridge to be dispensed into the container, thereby combining the contents of the cartridge with the liquid within the container to create a drinkable beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Hernan Marina, Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Agnete Enga, Vincent Faivre d'Arcier, Tim Connelly, Jonathan Cedar, Tucker Fort
  • Patent number: 8844761
    Abstract: Resealable beverage containers include caps that are twisted to impart translational motion of the cap to push a tear panel into the container. Cam elements are used to convert rotational movement to translational movement. The caps are preferably made of molded plastic material, and include cam elements formed on the sidewalls of the caps that engage cam followers or projections formed on the inner cylindrical surface of a socket which is formed in the lid of the beverage container. Methods of manufacturing resealable beverage containers avoid the need to form rivets and to attach pull tabs, thus saving costs and making the beverage containers more easily recycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel A. Zabaleta, Sam Hackett
  • Patent number: 8839826
    Abstract: A device for storing and/or dosing a solvent for dissolving a substance that is to be used in liquid form has a container, a mounting mechanism for mounting the container on a vessel, preferably a reagent vessel from the laboratory sector, and an opener for opening the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Eidam
  • Publication number: 20140263435
    Abstract: A spike for dispensing fluids from a flexible bag, wherein the spike includes multiple fluid channels which transfer liquids from the bag to an enclosed dispensing chamber and air from the enclosed chamber to the bag to permit and control fluid flow within the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: International Packaging Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Macler
  • Publication number: 20140203043
    Abstract: A container for mixing two fluids includes: a container, a pouring cylinder; an upward facing step portion, a cap whose inner circumferential surface is screwed onto an outer circumferential surface of the pouring cylinder, a small container placed on an inner side of the cap; a cuttable first sheet that forms a bottom surface of the small container, a removable cylinder provided at a bottom end of the cap and interposed between the cap and the upward facing step portion, and a first cutter that is provided on the container so as to face a bottom surface of the small container that is placed on the inner side of the cap. The small container is made to approach the first container, and the first sheet is then cut by the first cutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuo YAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20140183221
    Abstract: A hygienic powdered protein delivery system includes a pouch having a lightweight flexible material. One end of the pouch is tapered to form a funnel shape and is sealed before it is filled with protein powder. The pouch of protein powder is clamped at the bottom of a cupboard a corresponding receptacle. The tapered end of the pouch of protein powder is sliced and held in place by two pressure compression/clappers. The pressure clamps have a non-permanent adhesive that allows the tapered pouch to be pulled apart allowing the protein powder to flow out into a collector that contains a receiving container. The hygienic powdered protein delivery system has a number of slots that will support several pouches of protein powder. Each pouch can be rotated into the dispensing position. The dispenser enables a number of different types of protein to be dispensed in a hygienic manner never before achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventor: Becky Lee Perkins
  • Publication number: 20140166699
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a dispensing system with a disposable liner including a bag; a nozzle positioned at a first end of the bag; and an openable portion on the nozzle, wherein the bag and nozzle are adapted to be inserted into a dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Charles Stehli, JR., Donald Pansier, Robert DeMatteis
  • Publication number: 20140151405
    Abstract: The current invention discloses a fluid reservoir module for holding a fluid that may be used in a fluid dispenser. The fluid reservoir has a base, a reservoir body enclosing an internal void, and at least one removable tab attached to the reservoir body. The reservoir body is disposed on the base and the removable tab blocks inserting the reservoir body into a dispenser body. By detaching the removable tab(s), the reservoir body may be inserted into the dispenser body. Simultaneously, a fluid transfer structure, preferably a hollow spike, may penetrate a frangible part of the reservoir so that fluid in the reservoir may be extracted. The fluid in the reservoir is preferably pre-loaded. The current invention is particularly useful for dispensing small amounts of fluid, such as eye drops, but it may also be scaled up for larger volumes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: Nigel Kelly
  • Patent number: 8740016
    Abstract: A container for spouting drink which contains gas, includes: a container structure including container body for containing the drink, wherein the container body has a container opening; and a control device, including: a drink-decomposed plug provided on the container opening, which is capable of being decomposed by the drink, a blocking element positioned inside the container body, for preventing the drink-decomposed plug from contacting with the drink, and a triggering element for disabling the blocking element when needed, wherein when the triggering element disables the blocking element, the drink contacts with the drink-decomposed plug and starts decomposing the drink-decomposed plug, and after the drink-decomposed plug is completely decomposed, the drink spouts out of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Inventor: Yunping Zhou
  • Publication number: 20140144937
    Abstract: A secondary piercing dispensing spout which can be selectively inserted into a container for conducting residual materials from the punctured container. The dispensing spout can be opened or closed while remaining inserted into the container for later use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventor: Anna Marie Arsena-Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20140103065
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for beverage extraction needle side holes or apertures. The leading and trailing edges of the apertures may be shaped or otherwise configured to help reduce the possibility of coring or shearing of material as the needle is inserted into and/or withdrawn from material, such as a cork. Convex leading and/or trailing edges may help deflect material away from the aperture, reducing shearing. Concave leading and/or trailing edges may help prevent entry of material into the aperture, again reducing shearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Coravin, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Lambrecht, Sean Kavanaugh, Nicholas G. Lazaris, Otto Deruntz, Adam Brierley Craft, Mike Rider
  • Patent number: 8684233
    Abstract: A fluid container unit including: a container coupling for coupling a supply/discharge port of a first container with a supply/discharge port of a second container; a single nozzle member having a nozzle tube; a connection cap having a first end for holding a base portion of the nozzle member and a second end for covering one side of the container coupling by fitting around an outer periphery thereof; an intermediate adaptor having a pair of pusher elements facing the first and the second supply/discharge ports, respectively; and a supply/discharge port opening mechanism for moving the intermediate adaptor toward the container coupling and opening the supply/discharge ports by the pusher elements. The pusher elements are movably held in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the nozzle tube in the connection cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: Saraya Co., Ltd., Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Suguru Nishio, Kojiro Kotani, Ryo Inoue, Takayoshi Iwanami, Yoshiyuki Sato
  • Patent number: 8672154
    Abstract: The fillable closure with a triggering pushbutton comprises a filler neck (3) that is to be screwed onto or joined to a container neck (4) as well as a closure cap (1) which is associated to the filler neck (3) and can be joined, pivoted and snapped-on the filler neck (3) by means of a hinge connection. A separately fillable container (2) can be inserted into the filler neck (3), the container being closed at the bottom with a sealing foil (19) that can be pierced or cut open. The closure cap (1) comprises a cap cover as a pusher disc (7), which can be pressed downward in the axial direction while deforming. By pressing the cap cover downward on the container (2) inserted in the filler neck or on a rigid opening element accommodated therein, the opening element can be pressed downward so that the sealing foil (19) of the container (2) can be pierced and cut open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignees: Belcap Switzerland AG, RIWISA AG
    Inventor: Fritz Seelhofer
  • Publication number: 20140048557
    Abstract: A device (1) is proposed which consists of a pouring nozzle (2) with a cylindrical circumferential wall (20) and with an internal thread (21) and a terminal flange (22), into which an adapter (3) can be screwed. The adapter (3) has an inlet end (30) with an external thread (32) and an outlet end (31) with a conical tube attachment (35). At least one combined perforating and cutting tooth (34) is formed integrally on its lower edge in the screwing-on direction. In order to achieve as high a sealing force as possible between the tubular bag (4) and the adapter (3), a special seal is proposed. To this end, the cylindrical circumferential wall (20) above the terminal flange (22) is guided into a double-walled region. The outer region forms an obliquely outwardly directed conical supporting-wall region (24) and the inner double-walled region (23) is formed by a likewise slightly conically designed but inwardly directed sealing skirt (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Dan Barron
  • Patent number: 8627975
    Abstract: A content-saving system featuring a plunger series, a cap series, and a winder series. After a hand-squeeze type tube or a cartridge gun type tube is opened for use, the caps are used to prevent hardening of contents during storage. The winder aids in forcing the contents out of the hand-squeeze tube. If the product contents harden to prevent use, the plunger is used to clear the obstruction in the end of either type tube. Additional caps of both sizes and winders may be provided with the plunger assembly in kit form or sold separately when the consumer needs additional units for storage surplus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Inventors: Gordon Whitbeck, Helen Whitbeck
  • Patent number: 8627818
    Abstract: A sealed self-piercing capsule for storing and delivering a substance, such as a medicine, comprises one or more barrier layers forming a sealed chamber for containing the substance. An internal puncturing mechanism is disposed within the capsule chamber for puncturing a barrier layer to release the substance from the chamber. The internal puncturing mechanism may comprise a sharpened edge located on a movable tube, which moves relative to a barrier layer forming the sealed chamber to puncture the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Manta Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Jones, Richard L. Miller