| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 222214000 | Wall deflecting means | 14 |
| 20100163581 | FLUID DISPENSING APPLIANCE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A cosmetic fluid dispensing apparatus ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20090159616 | Liquid-dispensing device - A liquid-dispensing device includes a liquid-containing unit, a flexible tube, a nozzle, and a cam mechanism. The flexible tube is connected to the liquid-containing unit. The nozzle is connected to the flexible tube. The cam mechanism includes first and second cams, and first and second cam followers. The first and second cams are co-rotatable. Each of the first and second cam followers is driven by a respective one of the first and second cams to move to a squeezing position, where each of the first and second cam followers exerts a squeezing force on the flexible tube. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090145930 | WATER-SQUIRTING TOY - A water-squirting toy comprises a cylinder, a handle, and a flexible bag. The bag is arranged inside the cylinder and may stretch and shrink following the handle that is pulled and pushed to absorb water or squirt water for fun at play of repeated water absorption and squirting. The water-squirting toy absorbs and squirts water by using the flexible bag that stretches and shrinks instead of a conventional piston that is jostled, so simple structure, fewer parts, lower fabrication labor hour, and fabrication cost down is achieved. Further, easy operation and higher duration are achieved. The cylinder may be made of soft material to squirt in a bending status. The handle and the cylinder may be connected and formed into a bar-shaped assembly for fun at play. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20080272151 | Device and Method for Filling Liquid or Pasty Products - A device and a method for filling liquid or pasty products having lumpy fractions and free flowing, pourable lumpy products comprising a storage container, means for opening or closing the outlet of the storage container and a gravity tube arranged underneath the storage container. The gravity tube has at least one flexible side wall. A device for mechanically pressing-in the at least one side wall of the gravity tube is also provided. In order to reliably exclude an accumulation of product in the gravity tube during filling and to increase the filling accuracy, the device for mechanically pressing-in the side wall of the gravity tube has rotatable elements for deforming the cross-section of the gravity tube. In this case, the side wall of the gravity tube is temporarily inwardly deformed by the device for mechanically pressing-in according to a specified scheme. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090230151 | Dispenser with collapsible dispensing tube - A dispenser includes a housing and a push bar movable between a rest position and an actuated position. A container is retained in the housing and holds a liquid, and a pump is associated with a liquid. The pump is actuated to dispense a dose of the liquid, when the push bar is moved from its rest position to its actuated position. A dispensing tube includes an inlet associated with the pump, an outlet associated with the push bar, and a bellows portion between the inlet and the outlet. Upon moving the push bar from its rest position to its actuated position, the bellows portion is collapsed from an expanded volume to a compressed volume, and the outlet of the dispensing tube moves with the push bar. Upon return of the push bar from the actuated position to the rest position, the bellows portion expands from the compressed volume to the expanded volume, and draws liquid at the tip of the dispensing tube into the dispensing tube to reduce or eliminate dripping. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20110139826 | SQUEEZE BOTTLE FOR SINUS CAVITY RINSE - A vessel for use in rinsing a user's nasal cavity provides a resiliently collapsible main body, a self-sealing nozzle that increases in internal pressure when the vessel is squeezed, and a check valve in the nozzle to reduce back-wash into the vessel. A collar connects the nozzle and check valve to the main body. The check valve includes a first opening that provides fluid communication between the main body and a void formed in an interior of the nozzle and may allow pressure within the nozzle to increase upon deforming the main body. A second opening may provide fluid communication between an exterior of the main body and a fluid reservoir formed in the main body. The second opening may cooperate with a valve that allows selective fluid communication between the exterior of the main body and the reservoir formed in the main body. | 06-16-2011 |
| 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 pivots at a point distal from a point of rotation of the rotor and the lever arm moves about a fixed rotation axis to engage and disengage the stator with the tube relative to the rotor. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100059549 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DOSING OF LIQUIDS IN GAS FILLED SPACES - An apparatus or dosing of liquids into a gas filled space comprising: a pump; a dosing orifice for introduction of liquid into the gas filled space; a discharge line, which connects a pressure side of the pump with the dosing orifice; and an elastic, liquid storer. The discharge line includes a shutoff valve between the pump and the dosing orifice, wherein the elastic, liquid storer is located between the pump and the shutoff valve, and the apparatus includes a first operating state, in which the pump runs in the case of closed shutoff valve, in order to store in the elastic, liquid storer a liquid amount under pressure. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20120111895 | LIQUID DISPENSER - The liquid dispenser comprises a ratchet assembly, a rotor assembly, a reservoir assembly, and a drive mechanism. The reservoir assembly includes a reservoir and a reservoir tube; and the rotor assembly includes a drive gear and at least one compression element. The ratchet assembly includes a pawl configured to engage the drive gear when the drive mechanism is actuated. Optionally, the liquid dispenser includes a venting assembly and/or a dose control assembly. The venting assembly automatically vents the reservoir when the reservoir is mounted in the liquid dispenser. The dose control assembly allows the user to control the distance the drive mechanism may be actuated and thereby control the amount of liquid that is dispensed. The liquid dispenser of the invention provides accurate control over the amount of liquid that is dispensed as well as ease in replacing the reservoir. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120248149 | LIQUID DISPENSER - A liquid dispenser is disclosed in the present application. In one exemplary embodiment, a liquid dispenser is configured to dispense foam. The liquid dispenser includes a frame portion, a pump portion, a refill portion, and a guide portion. The pump portion includes one or more compression members coupled to a rotatable member. The rotatable member is configured to rotate relative to the frame portion. The refill portion includes a liquid container, a tube, and a foaming nozzle. The tube is fluidly coupled to the liquid container and the foaming nozzle. The tube is positioned between the compression members and the guide portion. The tube is compressed by the one or more compression members as the rotatable member rotates to move liquid material from the liquid container to the foaming nozzle. The foaming nozzle is configured to covert the liquid material to foam, which is dispensed by the liquid dispenser. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20100051647 | MECHANISM FOR DOUBLING SOAP DISPENSING AMOUNT OF AUTOMATIC SOAP DISPENSER - A mechanism for doubling a soap dispensing amount of an automatic soap dispenser includes: a speed reducer disposed inside a soap dispenser, driven by a motor and coupled with a pushing element; a resisting element provided on an inner surface of the soap dispenser that is on a forward moving side of the pushing element; and a soap container connected with a discharge tube located between the pushing element and the resisting element. A pad is coupled to a side of the resisting element facing the pushing element so as to be adjacent to an outer surface of the discharge tube, thereby increasing the time the discharge tube is jointly compressed by the pushing element and the resisting element. Thus, the soap dispensing amount can be doubled without having to modify an existing soap dispensing mechanism of the soap dispenser and a moving cycle of the pushing element. | 03-04-2010 |
| 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 of liquid between the container and the chamber, and an outer valve for regulating a flow of liquid between the chamber and the dispensing opening. The pump may assume a closed position, in which a volume of liquid is drawn from the container to the chamber by a negative pressure created in the chamber, and a dispensing position, in which a volume of liquid is drawn from the chamber to the dispensing opening. The inner valve is a one-way valve, which opens for a flow of liquid in the dispensing direction at an inner valve opening pressure acting in the dispensing direction, and closes for any pressure acting in an opposite direction. The outer valve is a two-way valve, which opens for a flow of liquid in the dispensing or opposite direction. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20120325860 | Pinch Valve - A pinch valve for use with a liquid dispensing cabinet is comprised of a tube pinching device configured to translate between an open position and a closed position and an electrically powered linear actuator configured to provide a valve opening force to the tube pinching device, The pinching device is coupled to a spring device configured to apply a valve closing force to the tube pinching device. The pinch valve is additionally comprised of an operator handle facilitating manual opening of the tube pinching device. The pinching device is rotatable in the valve body. The valve body has a front surface heat sink against which a tube pinching force is applied by a tube pinching device and a rear surface with a concavity configured to receive a tube carrying a heat transferring fluid. The tube pinching device can be operated electrically or manually. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120325859 | Liquid Dispenser Pinch Valve - A two-piece pinch valve is disclosed. A first piece or part of the valve is fixedly installed into a dispensing cabinet. A second piece or part having a movable pinch bar that pinches and un-pinches a tube is installable into and removable from the first piece by hand. Removal of the second piece from the first pieces allows a tube to be directly installed into the pinch valve. Installation of the second piece into the first piece configures the valve for operation. The second piece is installed into slots in the first piece. The slots and engaging protuberances on the second piece enable the second piece to be locked in place. | 12-27-2012 |
