A container and container closures are provided as well as methods of dispensing product from the container are provided. The container closure includes a pair of cover members. One cover member includes sifting apertures and the other cover member is imperforate to prevent dispensing product. The container closure may also include a measuring volume that can be used to measure a predetermined amount of product to be dispensed. Sifting and bulk dispensing may occur for either product dispensed directly from the container or when dispensing the predetermined volume of product.

A device for measuring and dispensing predetermined volumes of dry powdered or dry granular materials, and methods for using the device are disclosed. The device comprises: a rotatable cap, a rotatable measuring cylinder, a rotatable cylindrical fill ring; and a base cylinder, such that the rotatable cap, the rotatable measuring cylinder, the rotatable cylindrical fill ring; and the base cylinder are mechanically or physically attached or joined, while preserving their operational, rotatable, releasable, or stationary functionality. A rotatable leaf partition and a blocker form a measuring volume between them within a predetermined volume from teaspoon (tsp.), tsp, 1 tsp, or 1 tablespoon (tbsp.). A minimum measuring volume may be formed in a hollow cylindrical measuring compartment by creating a cavity that provides reproducible measurement of the granules or powders within +/10% by volume.

A container for storing and dispensing loose powder has a jar, a multitiered sifting-dispenser, a dispenser slot, and a closure plug. The multitiered sifting dispenser is a rigid frustum-shaped divider that separates an interior cavity of the jar into two compartments. The dispenser slot traverses from a first compartment to a second compartment by passing through the multitiered sifting-dispenser. As a result, cosmetic powder that is stored in the first compartment can be dispensed into the second compartment and subsequently deposited onto the multitiered sifting dispenser. The closure plug serves to plug the dispenser slot. To accomplish this, the closure plug is held into place by the jar lid.

Provided is a plastic cover capable of quantitatively discharging powder, including an upper cover, a powder discharging box, a slidable spoon, a powder feeding box 4, and a spring, wherein the upper cover is screwed on the powder discharging box, the slidable spoon is arranged between the powder discharging box and the powder feeding box, the spring is arranged in the slidable spoon, with one end being connected to the powder feeding box and the other end connected to the slidable spoon. With the plastic cover capable of quantitatively discharging powder, the powder can be taken out quantitatively, and the structure is simple, the use is convenient, and the operation is easy.

A powder supply apparatus includes a measuring shaft having a recess to be filled with powder, and a powder filling mechanism for filling the recess of the measuring shaft with the powder. The powder supply apparatus includes a rotary cylinder for sliding the measuring shaft along an axis of the measuring shaft, and a distal-end cover plate of a cylinder where the powder in the recess is leveled off by a slide of the measuring shaft. The rotary cylinder directs the recess downward by rotating the measuring shaft about the axis of the measuring shaft and supplies the leveled powder in the recess downward from the recess to a lifting plate at a predetermined position by dropping the powder.

A spice jar equipped with a twist-top measuring mechanism enabling the cook to choose the desired amount of spice, and then dispense that amount of spice.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a cloud computer system for controlling a plurality of remote devices comprising a cloud server including a cloud based operating system comprising a data model stored in a computer memory. The data model includes commands that may be performed by a plurality of remote devices in a remote system and, for each remote device, one or more operations for triggering processes executed by the remote device. The cloud based operating system generates a set of instructions from the plurality of commands and corresponding operations to control a portion of the remote devices to perform a task.

A transportable container apparatus includes an elongate container having a central axis and a base attached to a bottom end of the container. The container and base are substantially symmetrical about the central axis and the container is oriented substantially vertically with the base resting on a ground surface when in a working position. The container having an upper container section with upper walls substantially parallel to the central axis and a lower container section with lower walls substantially parallel to the central axis. The upper container section includes a sloping hopper at a bottom thereof to direct granular material into the lower container section. A floor of the container is sloped toward an outlet port defined in a ported wall of the lower container section such that granular material stored in the container slides down the floor to the outlet port.

A supply container for placement in a dispensing device of a program-controlled cleaning appliance, in particular a dishwasher, includes a main body providing a volumetric space, the volumetric space being of a size suitable for storing an amount of powdered detergent sufficient for performing a plurality of wash cycles. The main body includes a bottom portion and a circumferential side wall integrally formed therewith, the side wall being equipped with a flange located opposite the bottom portion and extending radially outwardly from the side wall.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a cloud computing system for controlling a plurality of remote devices. The cloud computing system generates a set of instructions from a plurality of commands and corresponding operations to control the remote devices. In some embodiments, the system may be used to automatically produce an item, such as a food item.