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US 12,359,953 B2Granted
Liquid dispensing valve device
AssigneeSmartech Topical, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Hnat, Thomas Hnat
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Abstract
The present invention recognizes that there exists a long felt need for devices that can dispense a compound in a measured aliquot, A first aspect of the present invention generally relates to a ball valve device. A second aspect of the present invention generally relates to a method of making a ball valve of the present invention. A third aspect of the present, invention generally relates to a method of dispensing a compound using a ball valve device of the present invention.
Claims23
A ball valve liquid dispensing device, comprising:
- a) at least one proximal end;
- b) at least one distal end;
- c) at least one caged structure;
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- d) at least one ball;
- wherein said proximal end operably engages said caged structure:
- further when said distal end operably engages said caged structure;
- further wherein said ball can operably engage said proximal end, said caged structure and said distal end;
- further wherein when said ball valve device is in operation by being operably engaged with at least one outlet of at least one container comprising at least one compound, wherein:
- a) when in a vertical position with said proximal end facing up, said ball is seated in said distal end of said ball valve device, and b) when inverted or lipped away from up right vertical to allow dispensation of said compound from said container, said ball transverses said caged structure in a timed manner to allow dispensation of an aliquot of compound before said ball operably engages said through hole to prevent further flow of compound.
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