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Variable flow valve of a filling machine

Patent Number: 8109416
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Morand, Alexandre

A filling device (10) includes a tubular body (12) including, in an upper section (14), a feeding chamber (18), and provided with a nozzle (20) for the flow of the liquid, wherein a liquid feeding conduit (22) leads into the feeding chamber (18) through a feeding orifice (24), and including a plug (26) which is controlled in axial sliding inside the tubular body (12), between an open position and a closed position. The ...

Foam pump

Patent Number: 8109415
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Tu, Xufeng

A foam pump includes a pump body, a large piston, large piston rod, a small piston, a small piston rod, a over cap and a foaming mesh. The large piston rod is equipped with a one-way valve connected with an air cavity to enable one-way air inlet from the air cavity to a gas-liquid mixing chamber. The mixed air and liquid forms a dischargeable ...

Discharge device

Patent Number: 8109414
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Koerner, Joachim; Umbeer, Volker; Fuchs, Karl-Heinz; Cater, Miro

A discharge device for media has a housing (10), an operating member (88) manually movable relative to the housing (10) and which, for performing a discharge can be transferred from an unoperated starting position in the direction of an operating direction (1a) into an operated end position and with a locking member (52), which is displaceable relative to the housing (10) between a locked position where it prevents the displacement of the ...

Supply line connector for a bar gun assembly

Patent Number: 8109413
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Schroeder, A. A. Jud; Santy, Dave

A bar gun assembly for receiving a multiplicity of fluid carrying tubes carrying a multiplicity of fluids, for example, flavored syrup and soda water, therein. The bar gun assembly has a handle having a handle body. The handle body is a multiplicity of ports and fluid channels therein. A supply line connector assembly engages the supply lines and the handle body. A backing plate assembly engages openings in the fluid chambers of the handle body to seal fluid therein. A nozzle assembly ...

Dispensing nozzle for a dispenser of fluid product

Patent Number: 8109412
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Decottignies, Laurent; Bourdon, Myriam

A dispenser head (1) for associating with a dispenser member, such as a pump or a valve, so as to form a fluid dispenser, the head including a connection sleeve (11) for connecting to an outlet (31) of the dispenser member, the sleeve (11) being connected to a fluid dispenser orifice (13, 13′) via an internal channel (12), the head being characterized in that it further includes a fluid collection dish (14) for collecting the fluid at the ...

Electric soap dispenser

Patent Number: 8109411
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Yang, Frank; Cardenas, Orlando; Sandor, Joseph

An electric soap dispenser that includes sensors for detecting the presence of an object. The dispenser can be configured to dispense an amount of liquid soap, for example, upon detecting the presence of an object. The dispenser can include various features for enhancing the performance thereof. For example, the dispenser can include an additional button for manual operation of the pump. Additionally, the dispenser can detect the voltage of a power supply and compensate for a drop in ...

Anti drip device for liquid dispensers

Patent Number: 8104650
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Lang, Christopher James; Matthews, Shaun Kerry

An anti-drip device is for use in association with a liquid dispenser having a nozzle. The anti-drip device is adapted to fit into the nozzle. The device has an outer cross sectional dimension, an inner cross sectional dimension and an inner surface. The inner cross sectional dimension is the sum of a length of the inner surface and the inner surface is shaped such that the inner cross sectional dimension is larger than a length of the outer cross sectional ...

Device for dispensing a heated liquid

Patent Number: 8104649
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventor: Riney, John M.

A device for dispensing a heated liquid, such as a hot melt adhesive, which includes a dispenser body adapted to dispense the heated liquid, a solenoid valve, and a pneumatic section including a housing coupled between the solenoid valve and dispenser body. The pneumatic housing is formed from a thermally insulating material which may include a thermoplastic polymer such as polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) or a fluoroplastic polymer to reduce heat transfer from the dispenser body through the ...

Mixing applicator

Patent Number: 8104648
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Restive, Mario J.; Birt, Jeffrey James; Waggoner, Thomas Lowell

An applicator mixes an additive with a fluid stream and dispenses the resultant mixture. The applicator includes a housing having a fluid inlet, a downstream auger chamber, a downstream mixing chamber, and a flow path fluidly connecting the fluid inlet to the mixing chamber. A turbine auger assembly including an auger and a rotor is rotatably connected to the housing to move the additive towards the mixing chamber, help mix the additive with the fluid stream, and then disperse the mixture ...

Closure for a pressurizable container

Patent Number: 8104647
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Bober, Andrew M.; Maclean-Blevins, Mark T.; Reimann, Kirk; Markey, Kevin J.; Bar-Noy, Haim; Ludtke, Jonathan L.

An improved pressurizable container and closure. Some embodiments provide an improved sealing arrangement for a pressurized container and closure. Other embodiments provide an improved closure is easier to grasp and/or manipulate. Some embodiments are directed towards a venting assembly for a pressurizable ...

Trigger sprayer having a reduced number of parts and a double tubular valve member

Patent Number: 8104646
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Foster, Donald D.; Nelson, Philip L.

A trigger sprayer has a one piece valve member that includes both an inlet valve element and an outlet valve element. The one piece valve member replaces the separate liquid inlet valve and liquid outlet valve of a conventional trigger sprayer, and thereby provides a more simplified construction for the trigger sprayer and a fewer number of component parts in the trigger ...

Device for discharging granular material

Patent Number: 8104645
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Haase, Arne; Momsen, Jan; Peters, Norbert; Kirchhoff, Timm

A device for discharging granular material, has a receptacle into which the granular material may be introduced, with a separation grid, which is disposed in the receptacle, and an intermediate plate, which is disposed beneath the separation grid. The intermediate plate is equipped with a through-opening for the granular material, and with an aperture, which is provided beneath the intermediate plate and through which the granular material may be removed from the receptacle. The ...

One-way valve and apparatus and method of using the valve

Patent Number: 8104644
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Adamo, Benoit; Chan, Julian V.; Py, Daniel; Houle, Nathaniel

A flexible pouch and valve assembly is provided for aseptically storing a substance, dispensing multiple portions of the stored substance therefrom, and maintaining substance remaining in the pouch in an aseptic condition sealed with respect to ambient atmosphere. The flexible pouch and valve assembly are receivable within a relatively rigid housing, and are adapted to cooperate with a pump for pumping discrete portions of substance from the pouch and through the one-way valve to dispense ...

Fluid dispenser device

Patent Number: 8104643
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventor: Pruvot, Samuel

A fluid dispenser device having: a fluid dispenser member such as a manually-actuated pump or valve, the fluid dispenser member being fastened by a fastener ring on a reservoir; an actuator head that is mounted on the dispenser member, and that is movable so as to actuate the dispenser member; and a removable blocking element that, in its blocking position, prevents the dispenser member from being actuated. The blocking element is assembled to the actuator head and co-operates with the ...

Beverage dispenser and method

Patent Number: 8104642
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Bambrick, Timothy C.; Bloomfield, Richard H.

A beverage container (10) is disclosed having an outer housing (11), a discharge nozzle (12), one or more beverage chamber (18) and a plunger means that may be a base cup (14) with shaft members (50). Preferably there are two or three beverage chambers. The beverage container (10) may include a mixing nozzle (75). The device may include positioning for a travel position, initial discharge position and fully discharged position. The ...

Fluid dispensing apparatus and method

Patent Number: 8104641
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventor: Gehman, Michael Chad

A fluid dispenser hose module includes a housing adapted to enclose the fluid nozzle and at least a portion of a fluid hose within an interior volume of the housing. A first door located adjacent an exterior of the housing allows removal of the fluid nozzle when the first door is adjusted from a closed position to an open position. The first door automatically returns to the closed position from the open position when the fluid nozzle is returned to the boot. A second door adjacent the ...

Closure for a container

Patent Number: 8100303
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Parve, Terrence M.

A closure for a container is disclosed having a body, a top portion, and a transition region. The body has a cylindrical skirt and an end wall. The cylindrical skirt has a first end coupled to the end wall and a second open end configured to receive a receptacle. The top portion is coupled to the end wall of the body portion and has a flap movable from a closed position where the opening is covered to an open position where the opening is at least partially uncovered. The transition region ...

Pump and nozzle liquid flow control system

Patent Number: 8100302
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Bonner, Mark

This invention disclosed herein relates to a pump apparatus for use with a liquid container for transferring liquid from a liquid container. It comprises a pump means comprising a manually-operable pump for pumping liquid and formed with a pump chamber through which liquid can be pumped by the pump. It also has an inlet opening for receiving liquid into the pump chamber and an outlet opening for dispensing liquid out of the pump chamber when liquid is pumped through the chamber using the ...

Sandbag filling apparatus

Patent Number: 8100301
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Babiarz, Stacey A.

A sandbag filling apparatus has an auger within a steel pipe mounted to a wheeled frame for easy positioning. The pipe has a sand receiving end positionable beneath a sand pile, and an elevated end with a sand chute for filling sandbags. The auger flights are substantially spaced from the pipe ID and driven by a motor mounted to the pipe. The pipe has an opening which, when positioned beneath a sandpile, allows sand to enter the pipe and to be delivered by the auger to the sand chute. A ...

Rotate, squeeze and lift child resistant safety cap with dispensing actuator

Patent Number: 8100300
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: DeJonge, Stuart W.

A rotate, squeeze and lift child resistant safety cap with a dispenser actuator for attachment to a pressurized container having a dispenser stem on its top includes: an inner member for attachment to either the container or its closure, the inner member having an outer member interlocking component, being one of a circular track and a circular rail, the circular track having inside and outside ledges with a track space between the inside and outside ledges, the track space having a ...

Counter-mounted viscous liquid dispenser and mounting system

Patent Number: 8100299
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Phelps, Stephen Lawrence; Beltz, Andrew Joseph

The present invention provides an in-counter viscous liquid dispensing system. The features of the viscous liquid dispensing system include a quick mounting reservoir assembly that allows an installer to install the reservoir assembly in any orientation of the reservoir assembly to the counter mounted parts of the system. Other features include a mounting system which allows an installer to install the in-counter dispensing system with out the need to work both above and below the counter ...

Aerosol actuator

Patent Number: 8100298
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Braun, Craig A.; Yerby, Patrick Timothy; Marquardt, Gerald J.; Werner, Jonathan D.; Ksiazk, Jason A.; Walters, Peter J.

An improved actuator is disclosed for actuating an aerosol valve for dispensing an aerosol product from an aerosol container. The improved actuator comprises a base for mounting to the aerosol container. A unitary actuator button supports a nozzle extending between the aerosol valve and a terminal orifice. The actuator button is rotatable about the base between a locked rotational position and an unlocked rotational position. The unitary actuator button is movable for pivoting the nozzle ...

Locking container cap and dispenser for fuel

Patent Number: 8100297
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Anish, Gerald; Berman, Paul; Lefler, Rob

A locking gasoline cap and integrated portable container to restrict unauthorized access and removal of the container and contents. An outer freely rotating cap is selectively engaged by a key locking cylinder to an inner fluid sealing access cap. A reversible pour spout provides for direct fluid transfer from the container after unlocking and repositioning. A static security cable links the locking cap with the container and an immovable object attachment point ...

System and method of providing individual quantities of custom colored sealing compound

Patent Number: 8100296
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Summons, Wayne; Summons, Elliot; Burik, Heather E.

A system and method for providing custom colored sealant are generally provided with a dispensing container, containing a quantity of sealant base solution. A nozzle, is shaped and sized to be removably secured with an open end portion of the dispensing container. A supplemental container is provided that contains a quantity of sealant thickener. A transfer pipette may be provided for selectively transferring a coloring agent to the dispensing container. The coloring agent may be mixed with ...

Dispensing assembly with removably attachable accessories

Patent Number: 8100295
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Keller, Wilhelm A.

A dispensing assembly comprises a syringe and at least one accessory, such as a mixer or a closure cap. The syringe defines a first fastening area with a first pair of retaining elements, and the accessory defines a second fastening area with a second pair of retaining elements. The accessory has a housing with two mutually opposite, compressible housing portions. These housing portions are offset in relation to the second pair of retaining elements along the circumference of the housing. ...

Container assembly

Patent Number: 8100294
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Douros, Ronald M.; Fazzolari, Francesca; May, Richard J.; Robinson, David G.; Davidson, Alexander T.

A container assembly has a first container that operably houses a second container. The first container is configured to hold a first flowable substance, and the second container is configured to hold a second flowable substance. The second container is rupturable, preferably by manipulation through the first container, wherein the second flowable substance can mix with the first flowable substance to form a mixture. The first container is also rupturable to dispense the mixture ...

Microfluidic dispensing assembly

Patent Number: 8100293
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Mukaddam, Kabir James; Stevenson, Jeremy

A microfluidic dispensing system may include diaphragm pumps that may be used for aspirating in corresponding ingredients via a nozzle or a tip from supply sources. Tips may be placed in contact with ingredient supply sources, and through repeated actuation of the diaphragm pumps, desired volumes of ingredients are aspirated into the tips. In some cases, an air plug is aspirated into the tips before an ingredient. Once the desired volume of each ingredient is reached within each tip, the ...

Apparatus for volumetric batching of granular or powder products in a container

Patent Number: 8096451
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventor: Monti, Giuseppe

The apparatus is constituted by at least an operating unit comprising: a chute, inferiorly associated to a hopper for containing granular or powder product, the chute being extended downwards to convey the product towards an underlying container; a rotary obturator having a horizontal axis X, for transversally occluding the chute and being laterally provided with an opening destined to place the chute in communication with a batching chamber, realized internally of the body of the obturator ...

Lateral actuation spray device

Patent Number: 8096450
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Herry, Serge; Petit, Ludovic

A fluid spray device comprising a reservoir (10) containing fluid; a pump or a valve (20) mounted on the reservoir (10) by means of a fixing ring (30) for selectively dispensing the fluid; and a dispenser head (40) including a dispenser orifice (45), the device further comprising an actuator device (50) that is displaceable between a rest position and a dispensing position, the actuator device (50) being displaced in a direction that ...

Dispensing appliance for a multiple cartridge

Patent Number: 8096449
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventor: Keller, Wilhelm A.

The dispensing appliance for a multiple cartridge or syringe comprising a housing configured to receive the cartridge that has an internal thread and a rotatable portion that has a complementary thread, the internal thread and the rotatable portion cooperating in such a manner that by mutual rotation thereof, the rotatable portion is continuously displaceable relative to the housing in the dispensing direction. The housing is configured to receive the cartridge that has two adjacent storage ...

Oval cross-section tube, method for the production and device for the use thereof

Patent Number: 8096448
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Keller, Gerhard; Roy, Hugues-Vincent; Thomasset, Jacques

An elastic substantially tubular package for a semi-liquid or pasty extractable by a finger pressure product comprises a skirt, a head and optionally a cap. The skirt is formed from a wound foil and is provided with a longitudinal weld seam formed by the overlapping of the edges thereof, and the head is fixed to the circumference of the skirt end and forms an oval cross-section at the level of the skirt fixing area. The end of the longitudinal weld seam contacting the head is located in or ...

Deformable tube winding device

Patent Number: 8096447
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventor: Liberatore, Raymond A.

A wind-up device for use with a dispenser including: a body, a gripper inserted into the body, and a brake disposed between the body and the gripper for controlling the direction of rotation of the gripper relative to the body; the brake further comprises a plurality of fingers for engaging a plurality of notches on one of the body or the gripper; wherein rotation of the gripper relative to the body causes the fingers to engage and disengage with the notches at spaced-apart ...

Turbine flow meter for use in fuel dispensing envirnoments

Patent Number: 8096446
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventor: Carapelli, Giovanni

A turbine meter for measuring the flow of a fluid comprises a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port and defining a fluid flow path along a central axis thereof. A flow conditioner is mounted in the flow path downstream of the inlet port and has a plurality of flow deflectors canted in a first direction relative to the central axis. A first turbine rotor is located downstream of the flow conditioner and is mounted for rotation about the central axis. The first turbine rotor has a ...

Electric soap dispenser

Patent Number: 8096445
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Yang, Frank; Cardenas, Orlando; Sandor, Joseph