Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
222039000 | Audible | 21 |
20080197146 | Audio, visual, and/or data collection device for tap - The device includes a housing, a detector configured to detect activation of the liquid dispensing assembly; and control circuitry configured to cause at least one of transmission of information and recording of data in response to detected activation of the liquid dispensing assembly. Upon activation of the liquid dispensing assembly, the device can transmit information and/or record and collect data. Preferably the transmitted information is an auditory advertising message. | 08-21-2008 |
20090032549 | Pump assembly with sound emitting device - A container for a liquid is provided with a pressurizing pump sprayer that includes a sound emitting device. The sound emitting device emits a sound in response to pressure on a plate of the pressurizing pump sprayer. | 02-05-2009 |
20090032550 | DEVICE FOR EMITTING SOUND FROM A PERFUME SPRAY PACKAGE - Device for emitting sound from a perfume spray package. This package is shaped so as to contain various microcomponents of a sound-emitting device, such as a microloudpeaker, electronic micorcomponents and microbatteries, operated by pressing on the push button of the spray bottle, the diffusion of the sound and the diffusion of a perfume having the same direction. | 02-05-2009 |
20090045217 | Musical soap dispenser - An apparatus for dispensing soap and encouraging washing hands long enough to kill germs and bacteria. The apparatus comprises a container having a predetermined size and a predetermined shape for holding a predetermined volume of a liquid soap mixture. A dispensing means is engageable with the container for delivering a predetermined quantity of the liquid soap mixture, the dispensing means includes a pump member. There is a chip member disposed in such dispensing means and connected for activation by the pump member for providing a musical reminder on the importance of cleanliness. | 02-19-2009 |
20090166378 | Lighted product dispenser - A container for dispensing liquids or gels, where the container includes a light module, a sound module, or both. When the contents of the container are dispensed by the user, light is automatically dispersed inside the container and into the contents to provide a desired visual effect for attraction of consumers to the product. | 07-02-2009 |
20090261123 | PUMP ASSEMBLY WITH SOUND EMITTING DEVICE - A sound emitting fluid dispenser includes an actuation mechanism with a lever arm. The dispenser includes a pliable cap arranged to enable a user to apply localized force that causes movement of the lever arm in a direction that establishes an electrical connection. When the electrical connection is established, a sound emitting circuit is created and sound is generated. At the same time, the fluid is dispensed from the container. | 10-22-2009 |
20090321474 | DISPENSER HAVING AUDIO FUNCTIONALITY - Systems and methods concerned with design advancements with respect to the dispenser technical art. Some of these design advancements have led to increased water shedding effectiveness, minimization of dispensing head size, and higher quality resonance from the dispenser. | 12-31-2009 |
20100282774 | DISCHARGE APPARATUS COMPRISING ROTATING DEVICE - A discharge apparatus comprising at least one container ( | 11-11-2010 |
20100288790 | DISPENSING APPLIANCE FOR A MULTIPLE CARTRIDGE - A dispensing appliance for a double cartridge comprises a housing for receiving multiple components and a rotatable portion having a thread, the two parts cooperating in such a manner that by rotating the rotatable portion, a multiple plunger acting upon the pistons in the housing is continuously displaceable relative to the housing in the dispensing direction. To this end, the housing is configured to comprise at least two adjacent storage containers, and the thrust force of the rotatable portion is directly transmitted to a multiple plunger. The rotatable portion may have an internal thread and the double plunger a feed flange with a corresponding external thread, in order to actuate the latter in the axial direction upon rotation of the rotatable portion. This arrangement allows dispensing even highly viscous materials with little manual force under high pressure in a precisely metered manner. | 11-18-2010 |
20110108571 | DISPENSER FOR A FLOWABLE MEDIUM - A dispenser for a flowable medium, such as soap, foam soap or the like, has an outlet opening on the underside, a sensor in the region of the outlet opening, which sensor emits an electrical signal upon sensing a person, and an electrical pump which is caused to dispense a portion of the medium through the outlet opening as a result of the electrical signal from the sensor. A switch is also provided on the dispenser, the operation of which switch causes the next signal from the sensor to emit an optical or acoustic signal instead of dispensing a portion of the medium. | 05-12-2011 |
20120037659 | DISPENSER FOR A FLOWABLE MEDIUM - A dispenser for a flowable medium has a container with an outlet on the bottom. A pump is connected to the outlet. A replaceable reservoir is placed on top of the receptacle. The container is removably disposed within the dispenser base and includes a valve inside the outlet. The valve closes the outlet when the container is removed. | 02-16-2012 |
20120181302 | Closure For a Container - The present invention is directed to a closure for a container comprising a first component which assembles onto an outlet opening of a container and provides a seal; said first component containing a snap component to engage to a second component to form a closure; a second component combined with first component forms a dispensing orifice wherein the dispensing orifice is positioned directly adjacent to the open portion of container outlet; a motion of second component pivots about an axis to open a dispensing orifice; wherein second component engages with first component when second component is moved relative to first component to enable operation of orifice; first component comprising one or more elements being in a specific juxtaposition enabling a small height and a low profile for one or more elements of first component; said element(s) being in the plane or below the plane of the outlet of the container. | 07-19-2012 |
20130105512 | DISPENSING APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
20140008384 | MEDIUM DISPENSER - A portable medium dispenser for discharging liquid, pasty or powdery media, having a housing with a discharge opening, a medium reservoir for accommodating the medium before discharge, and an actuating handle, by which a feeding process can be effected during which medium is fed from the medium reservoir to the discharge opening. | 01-09-2014 |
20140131384 | Personal Cereal Dispenser - A cereal dispenser includes a base, a container, and an actuation mechanism. The base supports the dispenser, provides a cradle for receiving a food receptacle, and a trigger for interacting with the actuation mechanism. The container includes a lateral surface formed around an interior volume and a dispensing mechanism with a chute, an outlet, and a portioning mechanism. The dispensing mechanism is activated by the trigger by means of the actuation mechanism. The dispensing mechanism allows cereal to flow from the interior volume, through the chute, and out of the outlet. The portioning mechanism controls how much cereal is dispensed each time the trigger is engaged, ensuring a consistent volume of cereal deposited in the food receptacle. The amount of cereal in the container is indicated by measurement markings on a transparent section of the lateral surface. | 05-15-2014 |
20140197195 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A DENTAL SUBSTANCE AND METHOD OF DISPENSING - Provided is a device ( | 07-17-2014 |
20140263425 | MODULAR DISPENSING DEVICES - A dispensing device is improved through the inclusion of modular components, for example, mechanical interfaces to couple to a container and a base. The modular dispensing device may also include communication systems related to the container and the base. Specifically, the modular dispensing device may receive information such as the contents of the container (e.g., quantity, identity, etc.) and a schedule for dispensing the contents. Using this information, the modular dispensing device may control the dispensing of the contents of the container. | 09-18-2014 |
20150060484 | DISCHARGE PUMP MAKING SOUND WHEN PUMPING - A discharge pump discharging contents such as cosmetics, shampoos, detergents, or perfumes accommodated in a container by pushing the discharge pump to the outside, more particularly to, a discharge pump making sounds when pumping contents out. The discharge pump making sounds when pumping, characterized in that when a push button is pushed, a content within a container is pumped and discharged to the outside, and when force pushing the push button is released, the push button returns to its original state by a coil spring. A sound making unit for making sounds, which contacts and overlaps all or a portion of a plurality of spiral parts constituting the coil spring when compressed, and returns to its original state while scratching the spiral parts contacting the sound making unit when tensioned, thereby making the sounds, is disposed on an end of the coil spring and bent from the spiral part. | 03-05-2015 |
20150321810 | SOUND PRODUCING LIQUID DISPENSER AND LIQUID POURING DEVICES - A sound producing liquid dispenser has a structure sized and configured to seal an opening in a container, a liquid outlet opening for dispensing liquid from the container, one or more air passageway(s) allowing air to flow between the interior and exterior of the container, and a sound producing mechanism located in proximity to the air passageway. A contoured and/or decorative outer housing may be provided. Various types of sound producing mechanisms are useful, including sound chambers formed (at least in part) by perforated walls or reeds and pea whistles. In some embodiments, the sound producing mechanism may be detachable. In particular embodiments, the sound produced during or following a pouring operation sounds like birdsong, and in some embodiments, a contoured outer housing is provided in the form of a bird. | 11-12-2015 |
20160067735 | RESIN DISTRIBUTOR, RESERVOIR BAG TO BE USED THEREWITH, VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A SYSTEM, KIT FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING AND OF OPERATING ASSOCIATED THERETO | 03-10-2016 |
20160068315 | Auto-Alert Toothpaste Cap and Methods of Delivering an Audio Alert - A toothpaste cap device including a bottom cap portion configured to be seated over a toothpaste tube by an internally threaded connector. The bottom cap portion has a toothpaste-dispensing nozzle disposed on an outside upper surface. The device includes an upper cap portion associated with a sound module containing an audio alert, the sound module being automatically activated to play the alert upon opening of the upper portion of the cap. The bottom cap portion can optionally comprise an enclosure cavity enclosing a removable floss spool. A method of delivering an audio alert including providing an auto-activated sound module within a toothpaste cap. The alert may be a recorded message regarding oral hygiene. | 03-10-2016 |