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Dispensing December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/10

20100327014 - Apparatus and method for fluid dispensing: An apparatus and method are described for selectively dispensing a fluid on to a substrate. The apparatus including a holder for holding a substrate, such as a non-planar substrate or circuit board. A fluid dispenser for dispensing fluid, such as an adhesive, and a positioning device for moving the fluid... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100327012 - Bubble presence/absence determining method and dispensing apparatus: The present invention relates to a method for determining the presence or absence of bubbles inside pipes in a dispensing apparatus and a dispensing apparatus.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20100327013 - Foamable alcohol compositions, systems and methods of use: e

20100327009 - Liquid dosing apparatus: An apparatus and means to repeatedly dose a desired volume of liquid, comprising the removable cartridge comprising a first liquid, and the cartridge mating member.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20100327008 - Liquid for ejection and method for ejecting bio-specimen:

20100327007 - Method and device for the serial ejection of two fluids comprising a spacer: A device for the serial ejection of at least two fluid components comprises a spacer (19) providing at least two states, i) a first state allowing a front piston (7) to be displaced forwards by action on a rear piston (17) while a fluid volume is retained in a rear... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C. (bo)

20100327011 - Mobile delivery platform for flowable explosive: Apparatus for storing and dispensing flowable explosive, the apparatus including an explosive pump for pumping flowable explosive into an explosive tank having a fluid pressure-actuated piston movable therein for expelling flowable explosive out of the explosive tank through a delivery hose fitted with an injector through which one or more... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100327010 - Press in bottle adapter: An adapter to be pressed into the neck of a bottle to receive a syringe for accessing the bottle contents by a syringe. The adapter has a distal end that extends into the bottle and a normally closed valve located at that distal end to prevent the contents from leaking... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20100327015 - Storage container: A storage container according to an aspect of the invention is provided with a tube-shaped storing portion formed of a resin having an extraction opening enabling a stored substance to be sucked in a center area on one end side, and a circular opening on the other end side, and... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20100327016 - Dispenser: A dispenser for dispensing ingredients/additives into a liquid contained in a container. The dispenser (10) includes a receptacle (14) an opening (15) into the receptacle (14) through which ingredients/additives can be loaded into the receptacle. A closure (17) can fit with opening (15) for retaining ingredients/additives in the receptacle (14).... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20100327017 - Multiple brand ice beverage dispenser: A beverage dispenser for dispensing beverages includes a touch panel assembly, removable fittings in a carbonator, a carbonator probe, and a carbonator pump assembly removable from a front of the beverage dispenser. The touch panel assembly includes a light source for backlighting a user interface and providing the dispenser with... Agent: Law Offices Of Christopher L. Makay

20100327018 - Liquid mixing reservoir: An apparatus and method for dispensing liquids and/or mixtures of liquids without contamination of starting liquids during the pouring operation, the apparatus comprising a mixing reservoir comprising a drain-back baffle.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20100327019 - Disposable pump with suck-back mechanism: A disposable pump for a liquid dispensing system having a compressible container, includes a chamber in which the pressure may be varied for pumping liquid from the container to the chamber, and further from the chamber to a dispensing opening, the chamber enclosing an inner valve for regulating a flow... Agent: Young & Thompson

20100327020 - Fine powder filler system: Disclosed are embodiments of a powder filler system incorporating a pair of symmetrical agitators within a hopper, containing powder and having an upper cylindrical portion and a lower funnel portion. Each agitator includes: a first bar extending from the top of the hopper to a tubular section of the funnel... Agent: Gibb Intellectual Property Law Firm, LLC Frederick W. Gibb, Iii, Esq.

20100327021 - Dosage and transfer valve, dosing pump comprising such a pivoting valve, and installation for producing dairy or cheese products, comprising at least one such pump: The invention relates to a dosing pump (1) especially for a product which is to be pumped and dosed and has a more or less pasty, especially heterogeneous and fragile, consistency, comprising, along an axis (6): a cylinder head (7) having a circular cylindrical transfer chamber (10), a suction opening... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP

20100327022 - Dispenser system and method: A dispensing system for dispensing material from a container having an opening secured by a cap through which material from the container is dispensed. The dispensing system comprises a dispenser defining a receptacle shaped to receive the container and a retainer releasably engagable with the cap, wherein the retainer is... Agent: Diversey, Inc.

20100327023 - Air pump type operation device and a container using the same: The present invention relates to an air pump type corrugated pipe that holds highly viscose material such as toothpaste in a cylindrical container combined with the corrugated pipe and expels contents using air pressure according to compression of the corrugated pipe, and a container using the same. The container includes... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20100327024 - High viscosity oil suction and dispensing tool: A suction and dispensing tool (1) comprises: a cylinder (10) storing the fluid; a nozzle (20); a piston moving forward and backward in the cylinder (10); a piston rod (40) for driving the piston; and two ratchet type driving mechanisms (60) for driving the piston rod (40) forward and backward.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20100327025 - Liquid discharging apparatus: A liquid discharging apparatus in which a liquid is flowed in one direction in a circulation flow path at the time of non-discharge, and the flow path is refilled with liquid from both directions at the time of discharge. The liquid discharging apparatus includes a pressure adjustment unit that satisfies... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20100327026 - valve: A fluid dispenser valve comprising a valve body (10) containing a metering chamber (20), and a valve member (30) that is slidable in said valve body (10) between a rest position and a dispensing position so as to dispense the contents of said metering chamber (20) selectively, said valve member... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20100327027 - Liquid spouting nozzle, packaging bag using the nozzle, box for packaging bag, and packaging structure: It is to provide a cheap liquid pouring nozzle having a one-way function for automatically closing an opening port at the same time of stopping the pouring of a packing material to surely prevent the penetration of air into a package bag, in which the detaching of a cap to... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20100320225 - Coffee and tea dosing system: A doser for dispensing a predetermined dose of material. The doser may include an agitation device, with the material stored in the agitation device, and a dosing block cooperating with the agitation system.... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20100320226 - Disposable pump, a dispensing system comprising a pump and a method for dispensing liquid: A disposable pump for a liquid dispensing system including a compressible container, includes—a housing forming a chamber and a dispensing opening wherein the pressure in the chamber may be varied for pumping liquid from the container to the chamber, and from the chamber to the dispensing opening, and a regulator... Agent: Young & Thompson

20100320223 - Filling device for at least two granular materials and filling method using such a device: A filling device, enabling simultaneous filling with at least two granular materials, without mixing them, includes an inner hopper supplying a first type of material and an outer hopper supplying a second type of material, and a dispenser arranged downstream from the hoppers. The dispenser includes a central passageway arranged... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100320224 - System for avoiding excessive pressure while discharging compressed gas cylinders: A system and method of safely discharging hydraulic fluid from a compressed gas cylinder, comprises filling first and second compressed gas cylinders with compressed gas. A compressed gas dispensing system has a pump that pumps hydraulic oil into the compressed gas cylinders to maintain a desired pressure while gas is... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20100320227 - Dispenser with discrete dispense cycles: A dispenser includes a pump that, upon actuation, progresses through a discrete dispense cycle to dispense a discrete dose of product. The dispenser further includes an actuating mechanism serving to actuate the pump, and a dispenser controller that controls operation of the actuation mechanism. The discrete dose is less than... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20100320228 - Automatic water gun system: The present invention relates to a water gun system comprising: a water reservoir, where the water reservoir includes pressurized air; a rechargeable battery, where the rechargeable battery supplies power to the pressurizing mechanism for the reservoir; an air intake valve, where the air intake that pulls air into the reservoir;... Agent: Law Office Of Jerry D. Haynes , P.a

20100320229 - Valve construction: A valve construction for dispensing liquid from a flexible bag, comprising an elongated hollow valve body with an inwardly tapered head portion on an inner end thereof having apertures in communication with the hollow interior of the valve body, a narrow tip at an inner end of the head portion... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100320230 - Adapter for connecting aerosol valve to pouch of high pressure vessel: Provided is an adapter for connecting an aerosol valve installed at a middle part of a mounting cup fixed at a top end part of a high pressure vessel to a pouch of the high pressure vessel, the adapter including: a combination portion comprising a top end part interposed between... Agent: Sherr & Vaughn, PLLC

20100320231 - Illuminated beverage dispensing devices: A bar gun having a configurable display is disclosed. The bar gun includes a housing portion having an internal cavity. A mixing mechanism is disposed in the internal cavity and is in fluid communication with a plurality of fluid lines. A spout having an opening is in fluid communication with... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20100320233 - Baby formula dispenser for filling baby bottles: A dispenser for separately dispensing warmed water and powdered baby formula, to promote expeditious preparation of baby bottles. The dispenser may have a water circuit including a threaded water storage vessel, a threaded in-line filter, an electrically powered, thermostatically controlled heating chamber, and a discharge conduit controlled by a lever.... Agent: Wood And Eisenberg, PLLC

20100320232 - Foam dispensing assembly: The present invention provides a foam dispensing assembly comprising a liquid piston pump, comprising a liquid cylinder and a liquid piston delimiting a liquid pump chamber, and a liquid inlet and outlet, an air piston pump comprising an air cylinder and an air piston delimiting an air pump chamber, and... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20100320234 - Device for applying paste products: The subject of this invention is a device for applying paste products which includes a cartridge of paste material secured to a case, with means for impelling the paste material and means of activation. The impeller unit (26) is formed by a cylindrical head (2), with a frontal cover (4)... Agent: Jerome D. Jackson (jackson Patent Law Office)

20100320235 - Plastic closure: The invention relates to a plastic closure (1) for dispensing thixotrope fluids from a flexible bottle. Said closure has a bottom part (2) comprising a cover surface (4) with a spout opening (5). Beneath the cover surface (4) a support surface (12) is provided, in which several axially extending through-passages... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20100320236 - Packaging with integral metered serving dispenser mechanism: A package for flaked and/or granular, consumable material includes a container having a bottom surface and sidewalls that transition through a funnel shape to a dispenser chute terminating in a container opening. A rotating dispenser wheel disposed in the dispenser chute includes a plurality of fillable compartments, and the wheel... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20100320237 - Fluid dispensing apparatus with lockable actuator: One embodiment is a dispensing apparatus including a dispensing head for a fluid, wherein the dispensing head comprises an actuator, a pump mechanism and a locking member. The actuator is movable relative to the pump mechanism from a lock position to a first pump position and moveable relative to the... Agent: Swanson & Bratschun, L.L.C.

20100320238 - Keg coupling: The disclosure relates to a dispensing device for a dispensing system to be used in connection with dispensing of a beverage. The dispensing system comprises a beverage container comprising a beverage outlet, and a pressure medium, such as CO2, which is adapted to force the beverage via the beverage outlet... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20100320239 - Automatic dual-spray dispenser device: The present invention refers to an automatic dispenser for periodically spraying an amount of liquid from two aerosol containers. (A, B) Preferably the two aerosol containers (A. B) contain liquid of different nature, such as different perfume or active substance composition, so that the same device is capable of dispensing... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP

20100314407 - Method and system for portioning and dispensing ice: An ice portion control module includes an ice bin for storing ice. A base in the ice bin has one or more portion control compartments. The one or more portion control compartments has an interior volume to hold a predetermined portion of the ice. An actuator moves the one or... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20100314408 - Method and apparatus for sanitary dispensing of holy water from a cross-shaped fixture: An apparatus for sanitary dispensing of holy water including a cross-shaped housing having one or more compartments. A front support plate and lower sensor/dispenser plate assembly form an L-shaped support bracket. A refillable contain, a micro pump and a dispenser nozzle are stacked on the support bracket. The support bracket... Agent: Keusey & Associates, P.C.

20100314409 - Device for complete emptying of a tube: A device for the complete emptying of a tube including a tube body with a tube head and a tube opening located in the head, with the device including a base body with a slot-shaped tube receptacle as well as a shaft rotatable in the base body with a holder... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20100314410 - Integrated method and system for dispensing beverage ingredients: An integrated beverage blending system comprising: a controller for menu selection; an ice portion control module; an ingredient module; a dispensing apparatus in communication with the ice portion control module and the ingredient module, wherein the ice and the ingredient are dispensed into a beverage container via the dispensing apparatus.... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20100314411 - Environmentally friendly fluid dispensing system: Environmental friendly automotive fluid dispensing systems and are provided. One disclosed system provides for the controlled dispensing of an automotive fluid selected from multiple automotive fluids. A quantity of fluid to be dispensed can be designated and the system can dispense the designated quantity of the selected fluid. A pump... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20100314412 - Component mixing method, apparatus and system: A removably attachable mixing device for use with a beverage dispensing apparatus for mixing ingredients to produce a beverage. The beverage dispensing apparatus includes a controllable water source, an ingredient source. The removably attachable mixing device being attachable to the water source and the ingredient source for receiving and mixing... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20100314413 - Soap dispenser assembly with flexible conduit: A soap dispenser assembly having a manually operated pump with a suction and a discharge, a dispensing spout, and a flexible conduit providing fluid communication between the assembly and a container or reservoir for liquid soap that is not supported by the dispenser and is instead supported by a substrate... Agent: Monty L. Ross Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP

20100314414 - Skin treatment dispenser and method of manufacture: A flexible, body attached device is disclosed for dispensing skin treatment and topically-absorbed medicinal treatments. The device comprises a dispensing reservoir that is caused to dispense treatment through a slit-based diaphragm valve upon the application of simple pressure to the device. Various embodiments of the invention include variations in the... Agent: Dennis W. Davis

20100314415 - Hands-free hydration system for non-ambulatory users: An oral hydration system for supplying user, such as patients, who are unable to lift a glass or a pitcher with hydrating fluids. The hydration system includes a holster that holds a fluid container which is closed by a removable cap. The holster is configured to be easily removably installed... Agent: Paula J. Yost

20100314416 - Boxed beverage stand: A boxed beverage stand for use with a boxed beverage having a container portion and a valve includes a lower portion having a plurality of legs, a top end, and an open area. The plurality of legs elevates the top end above the open area. The stand includes rails adjacent... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20100314417 - Foam production pump not causing contamination of contents: A foam production pump includes a button (110) having an outlet port (112), a housing (120), a closure (130) for mounting the housing to a container, a stem (170) performing an up-and-down motion, a shaft (150) mounted in the lower part of the button, a foam net (158) for producing... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20100314418 - Dispenser adapted to engage a bottle and for use with consumable fluid having solid ingredients: A dispenser adapted for use with thick salad dressing or other consumable fluid which may have large solid ingredients therein.... Agent: Garcia-zamor Intellectual Property Law Attn: Ruy Garcia-zamor

20100314419 - Powder dispenser: The present disclosure includes a powder dispensing assembly including a housing, a hopper assembly comprising one or more hoppers for containing powders to be dispensed contained within said housing, an outlet passage engaged with the hopper assembly for discharging selected amounts of powder from the hopper assembly and a powder... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20100314420 - Aerosol composition: e

20100314421 - Apparatus for the interchangeable connection of a casting tube to a spout of a melt vessel: A device for interchangeable connection of a casting tube to a spout of a melt vessel with a sliding closure fastened on a melt vessel. The closure is formed by at least one stationary closure plate and a closure plate that can be displaced relative thereto, wherein the displaceable closure... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20100308073 - Apparatus, method and system for a dispensing system of a refrigerated appliance: An apparatus, method and system for sensing parameters related to water and/or ice being dispensed from a dispensing station of a refrigerated appliance is disclosed. The dispensing system includes a sensing system positionable at the dispensing station at the point of dispension for liquid and/or ice to sense a parameter... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20100308075 - Container for flowable substances and dispensing apparatus: A container for flowable substances includes a rigid, concave lower part having an outlet and an upper part including of a convex flexible film that is mirror-inverted with respect to the inner contour of the lower part. The upper and lower parts may be in the shape of hemispheres. The... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20100308074 - Liquid pump: A liquid pump for dispensing a liquid is provided. The pump comprises a body which defines a plurality of cylinders therein, each cylinder having located therein a respective piston, wherein each cylinder and respective piston is shaped and configured such that the fit between them substantially prevents leakage of the... Agent: Pfizer Inc Mary J Hosley

20100308076 - Touch-free pressurized can dispenser: An automatic touch-free dispenser provides dose dispensing of a product from a pressurized can by sensing or detecting the presence of a user's hands, and an actuator assembly which tilts the nozzle on the can in response to such detection, to thereby dispense product from the can. The can may... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20100308077 - Dispensing device: Proposed is a dispensing device for a cosmetic product. A flexible inner container is ultrasonically welded with a valve housing. The valve housing is provided with a welding bead which is covered by the inner container during welding. The inner container is welded with the valve housing for a housing... Agent: Jason H. Vick Sheridan Ross, PC

20100308078 - Mixed beverage dispense system and method: A mixed beverage dispense system and method for pumping a first liquid and a second liquid using a controlled gas source. The dispense system can include a first pump that pumps the first liquid and a second pump that pumps the second liquid. The first pump and the second pump... Agent: Greenberg Traurig (phx)

20100308079 - Melting system for bags: A device is provided for successively melting a solid working material, such as a hot melt adhesive, packed in a packaging bag, and for pressing the molten working material out of the packaging bag. The device includes a cylindrical receiving chamber provided with at least one outlet opening at the... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20100308080 - Piston wiper plate for pressing units for melting systems for bags and melting system for bags provided with said piston wiper plate: A piston wiper plate for a pressing unit for melting systems for bags includes a single-piece wiper plate having an axial upper side and an axial bottom side made of elastically resilient material, and a radially outer wiper edge that surrounds the periphery in the relaxed state. The sealing and... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20100308081 - Closing cap for a discharge head: Closing cap for a discharge head of a medium container, having a dosing pump, which can be inserted in a sealed manner into a container neck, for drawing medium out of the medium container and dispensing it in a pump stroke which can be triggered by actuation of the discharge... Agent: Meadwestvaco Corporation Attn:IPLegal Department

20100308082 - Dispensing device: A device for dispensing a substance has a dispensing outlet from which the substance is dispensable, a dispensing member mounted for movement in a dispensing direction U from a first position to a second position, said movement, in use, causing the substance to be dispensed from the dispensing outlet, and... Agent: Glaxosmithkline Global Patents

20100308083 - Liquid pump: A liquid pump creates a fountain type of dispenser for a container. The liquid pump includes a top portion, an elongated body and a bottom portion. The bottom portion at least partially includes an electric motor that is designed to draw fluid into the bottom portion when the electric motor... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20100308084 - Dispenser head for connection with an extractor device mounted in a beverage container: The dispenser head (1) comprises a pressure medium inlet (7) communicating with a pressure medium passage for supply of a pressure medium to a beverage container. A pressure medium valve (39) is adapted to open and close the beverage passage, and a hollow beverage piston (9) is arranged to be... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20100308085 - Auto-vented automatic stop flow pouring spout: Disclosed is a pouring spout of the type comprising an inlet tube devised to be detachably connectable to the container for receiving the liquid stored therein and an outlet tube slideably connected to the inlet tube for guiding the liquid from the inlet tube to a receiving container. A liquid... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20100301065 - Actuator systems and methods for aerosol wall texturing: A system for dispensing texture material onto a target surface in a desired pattern that substantially matches an existing pattern on the target surface comprising a main container, an outlet assembly, a secondary container, a conduit, and a valve. The main container stores texture material. The outlet assembly defines an... Agent: Schacht Law Office, Inc.

20100301067 - Container and one-way valve assembly for storing and dispensing substances, and related method: A device for storing and dispensing a substance includes a storage chamber for the substance. The container includes a passageway in fluid communication with the storage chamber. The container includes a pierceable wall located on an opposite side of the passageway relative to the storage chamber. The device includes a... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP Hartford Cityplace I

20100301064 - Mixing apparatus: A method and apparatus for delivery of a plurality of input fluids, at least two of which are liquids, in a foam delivery system, including a fluid controller having: a delivery mechanism for each fluid, at least one test parameter transducer for each fluid configured to measure a test parameter... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20100301066 - Mixing nozzle: A beverage dispenser provides numerous inventive features in its refrigeration system, diluent delivery system, concentrate delivery system, mixing and dispensing system, and control system. The refrigeration system employs a plate heat exchanger to provide on demand refrigeration of an intermittent water flow. The diluent delivery system includes a flowmeter/solenoid/check-valve assembly.... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20100301068 - Multipurpose camping container: Described is a multipurpose camping container. In certain embodiments, the container is capable of being filled with either “stuff” or fluid. The container is collapsible such that its size may be reduced in accordance with the volume of the contents of the container. The container further includes a pump for... Agent: Whitaker Law Group

20100301069 - Pump with wash flow path for washing displacement piston and seal: In general, a piston-type pump includes a wash flow path that allows a wash liquid such as water to pass through to provide washing and cleaning as the pump operates. The pump may be used in precision liquid dispensing systems and particularly with liquid solutions that have a tendency to... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20100301070 - Suction pump for a dispenser unit and dispenser unit: The invention relates to a method for filling and evacuating a dispenser unit for paste-like, foam-form or liquid media. In the known methods, a storage container is evacuated via a suction pump, which otherwise serves for the delivery of the medium, after filling. The risk exists hereby that medium is... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20100301071 - Peristaltic pump: A peristaltic pump assembly and system that facilitates reliable and efficient engagement and removal of a flexible tube. A stator is pivotally retained on a structure and cooperatively operated by a lever arm and cam to engage and disengage the stator from the tube and a corresponding rotor. The stator... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20100301072 - Measuring device: The invention relates to a measuring actuator (30), a measuring cap (20), a protective cover (60), a measuring unit, and a device for fixed and variable measuring and discharging of fluid from a container. The actuator (30) being configured for detachable and movable connection to the cap and adapted for... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20100301073 - High-heat-retention ladle for carrying molten aluminum: A high-heat-retention ladle for carrying molten aluminum includes a ladle body defining therein a storage space, which contains molten aluminum therein, the ladle body including a molten metal inlet and a molten metal outlet, which allow the storage space to communicate with outside, a cover opening and closing the inlet... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20100301074 - Apparatus for dispensing food items after pre-selected time intervals: One embodiment of an apparatus for dispensing food items at pre-selected time intervals is provided. The apparatus may include a dispensing member, a receiving member, a timer and a locking member. The dispensing member may store at least one food item therewithin. The dispensing member may dispense a predetermined quantity... Agent: L.c. Begin & Associates, PLLC