| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 222505000 | WITH RELATIVELY MOVABLE ACTUATOR FOR OUTLET ELEMENT | 36 |
| 20090001105 | FLUSH MOUNTED SPIGOT ASSEMBLY - A spigot assembly for use in a fermentation vessel, such as the type used in wine making, is provided. The spigot assembly is of a multiple part construction such that it substantially avoids entrapment of either sediment or air in or on the assembly as the spigot operates to remove liquid from the vessel. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100127021 | Closure with lid with push-button actuation - A dispensing closure system for use with an associated container includes a closure assembly having a closure base, and a lid moveably connected to the closure base. The present preferred embodiment of the closure includes a slider element mounted on an upper surface of the closure base for lateral movement between unactuated and actuated positions. The provision of camming surfaces on the slider element, which cooperate with the closure lid, permit convenient, push-button opening of the closure lid to facilitate convenient use by consumers. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100213221 | CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER - A closure is provided that is configured to fit over a mouth of a receptacle to form a container. The closure includes a body portion having an open bottom formed of a skirt that defines an outer periphery of the body portion and an end wall defining at least one dispensing aperture. The closure also includes a member supported at the end wall. The member has a flap configured for pivotal movement and a user interface configured for sliding movement. The sliding movement of the user interface causes the pivotal movement of the flap. The closure further includes a retaining member coupled to the body portion for securing the member to the body portion. The retaining member at least partially covers the flap and the user interface. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100243683 | WATER DISPENSER FAUCET ACTUATORS - Bottled water dispensers that include a cabinet having an exterior portion, which includes side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall. The water dispensers include at least one water dispensing actuator, which includes a cap portion having an exterior top surface that is flush with the top wall of the bottled water dispenser. The cap portion also includes a button that is substantially parallel with a side wall of the dispenser. The exterior top surface of the cap portion must be pressed downwards, and the button must be pushed inwards, in order to release water from the dispenser. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110011897 | Tap - A tap for use in association with bag in box containers including a body, a plug member and a drip limiting assembly. The body includes a tap nozzle with a dispensing opening. A nozzle opening is placeable in fluid communication the dispensing opening and with a bag of a bag in box container. The plug member has a second end structurally configured to interface with the dispensing opening and with the plug member. The plug member is selectively actuatable between a closed orientation and an open orientation. In the open orientation, the nozzle opening is in fluid communication with the dispensing opening. In the closed orientation, the nozzle opening is precluded from fluid communication with the dispensing opening. The drip limiting assembly is disposed at the dispensing opening. The drip limiting assembly limits the formation of drips after the plug member is returned to a closed orientation. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110132940 | WIDE-SLOT NOZZLE - A device for applying a flowable medium onto a level workpiece surface, including a housing forming an elongated outlet nozzle for the medium and an essentially cylindrical media distributor which is rotatably arranged in the housing and includes a slot that changes its position relative to the outlet nozzle by rotating the media distributor and whose outer surface forms sealing surfaces which rest sealingly against sealing surfaces of the housing. In order to develop the device such that low- to medium-viscosity media can be applied with a closed surface onto a level workpiece surface, the media distributor is a pipe whose interior is formed by a reservoir that can be fed with the medium via a feed opening and that the slot extends in such a manner that, by rotation of the media distributor, it can be brought from an open position, in which it forms an open, continuous opening essentially over its entire length from the reservoir to the outlet nozzle, to a closed position in which the continuous opening is completely closed. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120175387 | NOVEL EXTERNAL TAP ACTUATOR AND DISPENSE NOZZLE FOR COLLAPSIBLE LINER VALVES - The invention provides an improved method for dispensing beverages from a collapsible liner fitted with a disposable valve. It comprises an external tap actuator with hand operated lever and integrated external dispense nozzle. The collapsible liner valve is located inside the housing of the external tap actuator. The external tap actuator's hand operated lever is configured in several ways to be compatible with three commercially available collapsible liner taps. When the hand operated lever opens the valve, the beverage flows into the said dispense nozzle which delivers the liquid to a beverage container such as a glass or carafe. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120199615 | TRI-FUNCTION TAP FOR BEVERAGES - A tap for liquids dispenses liquids including wines from plastic bags or bladders packaged in cardboard boxes, and has three modes of operation. Liquids may be dispensed from the box on a shelf by manually turning a rotatable cap to open a valve for liquid to flow by gravity; an adapter attached to the tap automates the process and dispenses liquids through a pump; and the tap may be used to fill bags or bladders from an automated filling machine. In a first embodiment, the rotatable cap must be manually opened for both manual and automated operation. In a second embodiment, the rotatable cap may remain closed and the adapter can still dispense liquids through the tap using a pump. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120248154 | WATER DISPENSER FAUCET ACTUATORS - Bottled water dispensers that include a cabinet having an exterior portion, which includes side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall. The water dispensers include at least one water dispensing actuator, which includes a cap portion having an exterior top surface that is flush with the top wall of the bottled water dispenser. The cap portion also includes a button that is substantially parallel with a side wall of the dispenser. The exterior top surface of the cap portion must be pressed downwards, and the button must be pushed inwards, in order to release water from the dispenser. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130214011 | DISPENSING APPLIANCE PROVIDED WITH A REMOVABLE DISPENSING CARTRIDGE - A dispensing appliance allowing the loading of a container together with a dispensing tube is disclosed. After loading the container into the holding portion of the appliance, a dispensing cartridge is engaged into a receiving system provided in the dispensing portion of the appliance, which is movable with respect to the holding portion from a first loading position to a second dispensing position. The cartridge partially encases a dispensing tube with both inlet and outlet ends protruding out of first and second sides of the cartridge, such that the outlet portion of the dispensing tube is flexible. Upon engaging the cartridge into the receiving system, the outlet portion is engaged into a pinch valve while the inlet points towards the dispensing opening of the container. The dispensing tube inlet is introduced into the dispensing opening upon moving the dispensing portion of the appliance to its second dispensing position. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130256343 | MULTI-HANDLE BEVERAGE DISPENSING VALVE - Applicants' invention may retrofit or may be provided initially with a dispensing valve and comprises a second handle, interacting with a valve and/or a valve first handle for dispensing a beverage from the valve. Applicants' invention comprises a valve body typically having at least a pair of handles, one typically upstanding and one downwardly depending both which separately may be moved to actuate the dispensing mechanism within the valve to dispense a beverage therefrom. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130306684 | Tap - A tap for use in association with bag in box containers including a body, a plug member and a drip limiting assembly. The body includes a tap nozzle with a dispensing opening. A nozzle opening is placeable in fluid communication the dispensing opening and with a bag of a bag in box container. The plug member has a second end structurally configured to interface with the dispensing opening and with the plug member. The plug member is selectively actuatable between a closed orientation and an open orientation. In the open orientation, the nozzle opening is in fluid communication with the dispensing opening. In the closed orientation, the nozzle opening is precluded from fluid communication with the dispensing opening. The drip limiting assembly is disposed at the dispensing opening. The drip limiting assembly limits the formation of drips after the plug member is returned to a closed orientation. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130334262 | ACCESSIBLE FAUCET HANDLE - Disclosed is a faucet assembly for dispensing liquids from a container, and more particularly, a handle assembly that is connectable to a liquid dispenser of a container for use with a variety of liquids. The faucet assembly is configured to be compatible with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) Guidelines which require certain features of various equipment to be at a dimension or within a range of dimensions that allow access to a person who might have a temporary or permanent disability and require a faucet assembly connected to a liquid or beverage container to be lower than a certain height and depth or set back dimension when the container is placed on a surface for dispensing the liquid from the container. A faucet assembly with a handle assembly that extends downwardly and outwardly from the top of the faucet assembly to ensure the faucet can be actuated by a person within the ADA Guidelines. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130341366 | DISCHARGE DEVICE - A discharge device including: a conduit defining a closed channel for flow; a valve housing in fluid communication with the conduit wherein the valve housing contains a sealing member slideably engaged within the valve housing; an actuating lever connected about a fulcrum, the fulcrum connected to the conduit, the actuating lever operably engaged with the sealing member; and a resilient member operably engaged with the actuating lever and biasing the actuating lever to maintain the sealing member to be in a closed position. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140097210 | SPOUT WITH CONTROLLED FLUID FLOW FOR PORTABLE FUEL CONTAINERS - The present invention provides a spout for use with containers, particularly portable fuel containers (PFCs). The spout generally has a slide assembly physically coupled to a proximally positioned plunger such that the slide and plunger may be manually moved in tandem to variably control the flow rate of liquid or fuel through it. Movement of slide assembly in a distal direction opens the spout, whereas movement in a proximal direction closes the spout. The slide assembly may be in a recessed cavity on the top of the spout. The spout may have a main body portion and a nozzle portion, and a side exit opening at or near the distal end of the spout. Passageways within the spout are designed to encourage segregated and orderly flows of liquid/fuel and air for control and increased flow rate of liquid/fuel from the container. Methods of assembly and operation are also provided. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140103078 | SPOUT WITH CONTROLLED FLUID FLOW FOR PORTABLE FUEL CONTAINERS - The present invention provides a spout for use with containers, particularly portable fuel containers. The spout has a slide assembly physically coupled to a proximally positioned plunger. The slide and plunger may be moved in tandem to variably control the flow rate of liquid or fuel through it. The spout may have a main body portion and a nozzle portion, and an exit opening at or near the distal end of the spout. Passageways within the spout are designed to encourage segregated and orderly flows of liquid/fuel and air for control and increased flow rate of liquid/fuel from a container. The spout may further have a holder(s) on the side of the spout for contacting or engaging a structure or surface of a container, tank, etc., being filled, to help hold and properly position the spout to avoid overflow during use. Methods of assembly and operation are also provided. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140131397 | CONNECTOR FOR ACTUATING DELIVERING TAPS - A connector ( | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140319185 | DISPENSER HEAD FOR A CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR FASTENING A DISPENSER HEAD TO A CONTAINER - A dispenser head for dispensing a liquid or pasty medium, which dispenser head is fastenable to a container storing the medium, including an intermediate element with a receiving opening for the container and an actuating handle which is coupled displaceably in an actuating direction to the intermediate element, wherein the intermediate element and/or the actuating handle have/has at least one releasable connecting element providing a retaining force between the intermediate element and the actuating handle, which retaining force is opposed to a relative movement between the intermediate element and the actuating handle. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150008244 | ICE DISPENSER - An ice dispenser is disclosed herein. The ice dispenser may include an ice chute and an ice gate mechanism positioned about the ice chute. The ice gate mechanism may include a downwardly opening ice gate operated by a pivoting lever system. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20160009542 | FAUCET WITH SHEARING VALVE ELEMENT | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160058155 | CONTAINER WITH DISPENSING TIP - Containers for distributing products are disclosed. The containers comprise a bottle having at least one sidewall and defining a cavity therein. The bottle has at least one opening. The containers also include an actuator comprising at least one sidewall defining a cavity therein. The bottle also includes a tip including an orifice. The orifice is configured to dispense product therethrough. The actuator is positioned between the bottle and the tip. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160178085 | APPARATUS FOR REGULATION OF THE PRESSURE OF A GAS | 06-23-2016 |
| 222506000 | Plural flow controllers or closures | 1 |
| 20090294487 | Dispenser Having a Conical Valve Assembly - A dispenser includes a dispenser body which defines a flow passage, a valve assembly, and an actuator. The valve assembly is disposed in the flow passage and includes a first valve member and a second valve member. An actuator is coupled to the valve assembly. When the actuator is manipulated through a first range of motion, only the first of the two valve members is displaced, and when the actuator is manipulated through a second range of motion, both the first and second valve members are displaced in unison. | 12-03-2009 |
| 222507000 | Annular, outlet surrounding actuator | 5 |
| 20090230158 | Lubricant dispenser with nozzle - An apparatus according to the present invention provides a fluid pour spout including a plunger having a variable position for controlling the flow of fluid therethrough. Also provided is a fluid container having a fluid pour spout including a plunger having a variable position for controlling the flow of fluid therethrough, the spout being at least partially integrally formed with the container or removably coupled thereto. A further apparatus according to the present invention is a lid including a fluid pour spout including a plunger having a variable position for controlling the flow of fluid therethrough, the lid being removably coupleable to a fluid container. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100270336 | DISPENSING HEAD FOR DISPENSERS OF FLUID PRODUCTS - A dispensing head for dispensers of fluid products includes a connecting body ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110114677 | Flow switch - A flow switch assembly which includes a valve housing that includes an upper body portion and a lower body portion that are rotatably engaged relative each other. The upper and lower body portions define a chamber. The housing includes an inlet and outlet to the chamber. A valve member seated in the chamber of the valve housing for movement between an open position establishing at least one passage between the inlet and the outlet and a closed position wherein the at least one passage between the inlet and the outlet is non-established (preferably by said valve member sealing at least one of said inlet and outlet). There is also provided interactive cam elements associated with at least one of the upper body portion and the lower body portion, and associated with the valve member, are provided for moving the valve member between the open position and the closed position when the upper body portion of the housing is rotated relative to the lower body portion. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110168743 | PAINT CAN DISPENSER - A dispenser for a paint container having an access opening. The dispenser includes a main lid which is attachable to the paint can access opening and includes a threaded stem. A flow restrictor is threadably mounted to the threaded stem so that rotation of the flow restrictor relative to the stem axially displaces the flow restrictor along the stem. A turret is rotatably mounted to the main lid and includes a dispensing opening. The turret is mounted to the main lid so that the turret is locked against axial movement but freely rotatable relative to the main lid. The turret includes at least one axially extending slot which slidably receives an outwardly extending tab from the flow restrictor so that rotation of the turret axially displaces the flow restrictor along the stem. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110220686 | DOSAGE-DISPENSING UNIT FOR FREE FLOWING SUBSTANCES - A dosage-dispensing head has a body with an end surface and an area that couples the head to a source container. The end surface has an outlet opening connected to the coupling area. The head also has a slider, constrained to a guided linear sliding movement parallel to the end surface. An aperture-setting member of the body turns about a rotary axis, orthogonal to the end surface, to actuate the slider. An orifice opening of the aperture-setting member is configured so that the outlet opening is always within the area of the orifice opening. A passage opening of the slider is between the body and the aperture-setting member. By turning the aperture-setting member, the slider moves in a linear path, linearly displacing the passage opening relative to the outlet opening and varying the aperture width of the dosage-dispensing head. This regulates the flow rate of the free-flowing dosage material. | 09-15-2011 |
| 222509000 | For nonrotary outlet element reciprocable axially of discharge opening | 8 |
| 20080237273 | Discharge device - A discharge device which has a body with a hollow interior. The discharge device has i.) a liquid inlet having liquid inlet surface area and ii.) a liquid outlet wherein the liquid outlet has a hollow interior. The hollow interior has i.) a stem and ii.) a valve guide having a top valve guide, a bottom valve guide, and a valve guide surface area. The stem passes through the valve guide and the bottom of the valve guide is above the liquid inlet. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080314936 | Beverage Dispensing Tap - A tap suitable for dispensing a gaseous beverage comprising a body, a horizontal inlet, and primary and secondary downwardly-extending spouts, the tap having primary and secondary flow paths. The primary flow path is adapted to dispense a bulk portion of beverage and comprises a horizontally oriented primary valve, the primary valve comprising a primary valve stem which is axially-slidable relative to the horizontal inlet, between closed and open positions and a primary valve seal, the primary downwardly-extending spout being positioned downstream of the primary valve, such that, in a closed position of the primary valve, beverage entering the horizontal inlet is prevented from flowing through to the primary downwardly-extending spout. The secondary flow path is adapted to dispense a foamed portion of beverage and comprises a flow restriction for inducing turbulence in a beverage flowing through the secondary flow path so as to produce foam, the secondary flow path comprising a horizontally-oriented secondary valve comprising a secondary valve stem and a secondary valve seal which is axially-slidable relative to the horizontal inlet and a secondary valve seat between closed and open positions, the secondary downwardly-extending spout being positioned downstream of the secondary valve, such that in a closed position of the secondary valve, beverage entering the horizontal inlet is prevented from flowing through to the secondary downwardly-extending spout. Wherein the primary valve is operatively connected to a handle oriented perpendicular to the horizontal inlet, such that, actuation of the handle in a rotational manner in a substantially vertical plane causes the primary valve to open or close and actuation of the secondary valve, for example, by pushing a button operatively connected to the secondary valve stem, causes the secondary valve to open or close. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090127295 | Machine for making and dispensing frozen food products such as crushed-ice drinks, sorbets and the like - A machine ( | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090242590 | Rapid Comestible Fluid Dispensing Apparatus and Method - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a comestible fluid dispensing apparatus including a nozzle defining an interior space and having a fluid inlet through which fluid is received within the interior space and a fluid outlet through which fluid exits the interior space and a substantially conical valve movable relative to the nozzle between different positions with respect to the nozzle and shaped to reduce turbulence and/or provide improved dispensing control. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20110011898 | Tap - A tap for use in association with bag in box containers comprising a body, a plug member, an upper seal assembly and a lower seal assembly. The body includes a tap nozzle in the form of an elongated tube having an inner surface and an outer surface, a handle opening at a first end and a dispensing opening at the second end. A nozzle opening extendsinto the elongated tube between the first and second ends and is placeable in fluid communication with a bag of a bag in box container. The plug member is structurally configured to fit and slidably move within the elongated tube of the body such that the outer surface of the plug member faces the inner surface of the elongated tube. In the open orientation, the nozzle opening is in fluid communication with the dispensing opening. In the closed orientation, the nozzle opening is precluded from fluid communication with the dispensing opening. The upper seal assembly includes an upper seal surface region and an upper seal bead positioned between the nozzle opening and the handle opening of the body. The upper seal assembly maintains continuous sealing engagement between the closed orientation and the open orientation of the tap. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110095057 | DRAW-OFF VALVE FOR A DRINKS RESERVOIR, AS WELL AS A DRINKS RESERVOIR PROVIDED WITH A DRAW-OFF VALVE OF THIS TYPE - A draw-off valve for a drinks reservoir and a drinks reservoir provided with a draw-off valve of this type. The draw-off valve comprises a tubular body, a plunger member, and a spring member. Viewed in the direction of passage, the channel narrows, at an internal narrowing, from a first internal cross section to a second internal cross section; the narrowing forms a seat for the underside, facing the outlet, of the head. The spring member acts with bias, on the one hand, on the tubular body and, on the other hand, on the plunger in order to press the underside of the head against the seat. The seat and the underside of the head are formed in such a way that, when positioned against each other under the influence of the biasing of the spring member, they form a sealing closure of the channel. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20160003659 | DOSING DEVICE FOR SOAKING A CLEANING CLOTH WITH DETERGENT - This invention concerns a device for dosing a liquid detergent for soaking cleaning cloths, which releases an exact amount of liquid detergent; in particular, the invention refers to the actuating devices for operating the valve that the above-mentioned dosing device is fitted with. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20170233152 | SAFETY NOZZLE AND SAFETY VALVE | 08-17-2017 |
