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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125482 | GAS FILLING SYSTEM A gas filling system includes a vehicle having a gas tank, and a gas station that supplies the gas tank with gas. The vehicle includes a controller having a filling protocol that specifies a method of control on the gas station side that is used when the gas is filled i... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120080118 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ALLOGRAFT PRODUCTS There are disclosed systems and methods of delivering sterile fluids aseptically to a sealed canister. In an embodiment, a includes a canister having an inlet, a vent, and a drain outlet, a reagent manifold in communication with the inlet, a bubbler in communication wit... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120067457 | FUEL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK A method for using a fuel distribution network. The method including receiving a fuel reservation request (FRR) from a fuel network user interface module (FNUIM), obtaining a physical location of the FNUIM, determining a user associated with the FRR, and obtaining a lis... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120048422 | DOSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILLING A CAVITY The present disclosure relates to a dosing device comprising a powder hopper and a plate with a surface, wherein said plate is provided with at least one cavity adapted for receiving a particulate material, and filling means being movable along said surface for moving p... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051975 | GEL CARD FILLING DEVICE COMPRISING AN IONIZER The invention relates to a device for filling at least one receptacle (12) of gel card type initially sealed by a cap. The invention is characterized by the fact that the filling device comprises a piercing member (110) for perforating the cap, means (1... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120037269 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFLATING AN ARTICLE OF OUTDOOR GEAR OR APPAREL USING A DRY GAS An inflation system includes a bladder incorporated into an article of outdoor gear or apparel. The bladder is incorporated into the article of outdoor gear and apparel so as to provide insulation to a user. The inflation system includes a gas canister that includes a r... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120037270 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A DYE SOLUTION TO BE ADSORBED TO A DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING THE DYE SOLUTION This disclosure relates to a dye solution monitoring device and a dye solution controlling device for a dye-sensitized solar cell, more particularly, to a dye solution monitoring device for a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a light-absorption device for measuring a... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120037266 | Medication and Identification Information Transfer Apparatus A medication and identification information transfer system is provided that includes a primary medication container, a secondary medication container, a secondary container label and a medication information transfer apparatus. The medication information transfer appar... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120031522 | Motorcycle Fork Oil Changer and Method A motorcycle fork oil changer and associated method for changing fork oil in a motorcycle fork of the type defining a drain hole allowing access to an interior of the motorcycle fork is disclosed. The motorcycle fork oil changer includes a nozzle defining a through open... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031524 | VESSEL ADAPTED TO BE USED AS A MOVEABLE BOTTLING PLANT FOR BOTTLING LIQUID PRODUCTS This invention relates to a vessel (100) adapted to be used as a moveable bottling plant for bottling liquid products, where means (112a-112d) for hosting liquid products and means for hosting empty receptacles (128) or ingredie... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120018039 | NOZZLE FOR A REFUELLING PROBE A nozzle includes a nozzle body having a nozzle tip for engaging a fuel hose coupling, the tip extending from the body, and a valve sleeve for opening and closing a fuel path between the tip and the body. The tip is mounted within the body on a flexible shaft, so as to ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120000568 | Fuel transfer coupling Provided herein are devices usefully applied to coupling fittings that pass fuel and fuel tank headspace vapor simultaneously in a countercurrent fashion. In one end use, such a coupling fitting has its vapor tube and fuel conduit attached to a fuel reservoir, and where... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120000575 | Interface Assembly for Space Vehicles Disclosed is a multipart valve assembly. The assembly can be used in selectively coupling two vehicles. The assembly includes inter-fitting male and female components and associated control valves. Coupling the male and female components establishes media (fluid or gas)... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110315271 | DEVICE FOR FILLING A TANK BY GRAVITY OR UNDER PRESSURE The present invention relates to a filler device (1) for filling a tank equally well by gravity or under pressure, the device being provided with a gravity filler spout (10) comprising a hollow tube (11). Furthermore, the device includes a pressure ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110303324 | HOT FILLING SYSTEM FOR BOTTLES A filling valve (1) for hot filling plastic bottles, which allows to meet all the requirements determined by the typical particularities of hot filling applications in the most effective manner possible, while allowing to maintain the same basic configuration als... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110277879 | PRODUCTION INSTALLATION FOR FILLING WITH PRODUCTS RESPECTIVELY IN THE FORM OF A LIQUID FILLING MATERIAL AND BUFFER STORE FOR SUCH A PRODUCTION INSTALLATION The invention relates to a production installation for filling bottles or similar containers with products in the form of a liquid filling material, said installation comprising a device for providing a product, a filling machine connected to said device by means of at ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110272056 | BEVERAGE DISPENSER An apparatus for introducing a selected beverage into a flexible pouch 8, sealingly closing the pouch 8 and dispensing the closed pouch 8. The apparatus comprises a housing 4 adapted to, in use, accept a plurality of reservoirs 10 of b... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110253255 | Balloon Tying Apparatus and Method A balloon tying article is provided with a first wall, a second wall and a cavity therebetween whereby a balloon is tied using each of the walls to knot the balloon neck... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110253256 | BALLOON SEALING SYSTEMS AND METHODS A balloon sealing system includes a housing having a top, a bottom, a front face, a back face, and two sides; a fill nozzle extending substantially through the housing, the fill nozzle including a fill nozzle inlet extending through the top of the housing, and a fill no... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110232801 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING FUEL FROM A HYDRANT PIT VALVE AT AN AIRPORT A fuel delivery system of an aircraft refueling vehicle that is configured to distribute fuel from a hydrant pit valve at an airport. The fuel delivery system includes a first hose including a coupler that is configured to be fluidly connected to a hydrant pit valve at ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110226381 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BOTTLING PLANT A method of controlling a bottling plant, including detecting an operating state of the bottling plant, determining whether for the detected operating state the energy consumption and/or the consumable consumption of at least one consumer of the bottling plant can be re... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110180176 | TANK FILLER NECK This disclosure relates to a tank filler neck which comprises a housing, in which at least one flow aid and a head part are arranged. The flow aid and the head part, which may be designed with a screw thread, are connected to form an insert, which by insertion in the ho... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110168293 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MAKING UP PREPARATIONS The invention relates to a method for filling a container (16) with a preparation consisting of a number of components, stored in a number of sub containers (1, 23), placed inside a housing (29). A robot, accommodated inside the housing (29),... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110146838 | BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE A beverage vending machine having a pickup compartment accessible from the outside and having a beverage mixing station; a beverage dispensing device having at least one outlet located at the mixing station in a fixed position facing the pickup compartment; a first memb... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110146835 | AUTOMATED PHARMACY DRUG HANDLING AND PRESCRIPTION VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD An intake to exit security system for high-volume pharmacies provides maximum security from tampering and assures accuracy. The system immediately assigns bar codes to shipments upon arrival and then tracks them through warehousing, bulk distribution, prescription dispe... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110139299 | SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH A REFUELING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMING FUEL-CELL VEHICLES/MARINE CRAFT AND INTERIM PRODUCTION OF GASEOUS PRODUCTS, POWER, AND INNER-CITY REJUVENATION A facility for the generation of electrical power and products for the refueling of vehicles including but not limited to, fuel cell vehicles (FCV's) and marine craft and for use by the facility and/or general market. A host of electrical power generation devices includ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110132492 | DEVICE FOR PREPARING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF SALT, PARTICULARLY OF CALCIUM CHLORIDE, FOR USE AS A SURFACE DEICER.... A device for preparing an aqueous solution of calcium chloride, particularly for use as a surface deicer, comprising a containment tank which defines a body for containing the water in which the calcium chloride in solid form is to be dissolved and at least one fill ope... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110126939 | HIGH FLOW STOPPER WITH VACUUM AND DATE INDICATORS Devices and methods for the sealing of a container are disclosed. The devices and methods include stoppers that allow for removal of air from the container with a vacuum source. Various embodiments comprise a high-volume valve allowing for expeditious evacuation of the ... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110088809 | HAND SANITIZER DEVICE FOR FUEL PUMP DISPENSER A hand sanitizer compartment is embedded into a fuel pump dispenser to provide a patron with the option to cleanse his hands after pumping fuel. The hand sanitizer compartment includes a hand sanitizer dispenser that includes a circuit configured to receive an activatio... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110056570 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING PRESSURE OF NATURAL GAS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF DELIVERING NATURAL GAS Methods and systems for reducing a pressure of compressed natural gas and for delivering natural gas are disclosed. A regulator comprising a vortex tube may be used to reduce the pressure of compressed natural gas while a temperature thereof is also reduced. The tempera... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110048578 | Appliance Securing Shipping Kit and Apparatus Securing the drum casing of a washer during shipping includes a kit assembly having at least one airbag for wedging between the drum casing and washer housing. The preferred airbag has three arm extensions, although a bag with two arm extensions, or two separate bags co... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110017344 | AN INLET FOR A TANK The invention relates to an inlet for a tank which is intended for a liquid food product. The inlet is placed in the side wall of the tank and at the upper end of the tank. The inlet is further designed so that the inflowing product is distributed in fan-shape along the... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110011489 | DEVICE FOR BOTTLING DRINKS WITH CIP CAP CONTROL A device for bottling liquids into containers with at least one filling member (2), which fills the liquids into the containers, and with a covering device (4), which covers the filling member (2) at least temporarily in order to prevent the egress ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100326563 | Method of eliminating static charge from resin vessel, method of sterilizing and filling resin vessel, method of filling and capping resin vessel, apparatus for eliminating static charge from resin vessel, and resin vessel sterilizing and filling system It is aimed to eliminate charges accumulated inside a wall structure of a resin vessel 2, which is sterilized by an electron beam irradiator 16, and an ionizer 134 disposed outside a filler 112 emits to the outer surface of the resin vessel <... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100313993 | VIAL STABILIZER A method and apparatus for stabilizing vials during a contents transfer, the apparatus having a flat base from which vertical arms rise from each end, and having a stabilizer band segment above and parallel to each side of the flat base to provide stabilizing support to... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100300581 | BEVERAGE BOTTLE FILLING PLANT WITH A BEVERAGE BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE, AND A CUTTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A BEVERAGE BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE A cutting device and method for operating a cutting device. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a se... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100282363 | BEVERAGE BOTTLING PLANT WITH HEATED INFORMATION-ADDING EQUIPMENT AND INFORMATION-ADDING EQUIPMENT A beverage bottling plant with heated information-adding equipment and information-adding equipment. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure i... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100276035 | Device with penetrable and resealable portion A syringe and a reconstitution syringe are provided for the delivery of controlled doses of any of numerous different sterile substances, such as vaccines, medicaments, pharmaceutical preparations, cosmetics, and food products. A plunger of the syringe defines a reseala... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100252142 | UNIT FOR FILLING CONTAINERS, COMPRISING AN INSULATOR, ESPECIALLY FOR A PRODUCTION INSTALLATION A unit (10) for filling containers (14), includes an insulator (16) having a body (18) provided with an inlet (E) and an outlet (S), the structure (20) of the body (18) defining a space (V) forming an aseptic working region (... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100233794 | SUCTION DEVICE AND ANALYSIS DEVICE Each of nozzles includes a micropore which is used as a channel, and the channel is exposed to the outside in the vicinity of a front end of the nozzle. An arm supports the nozzles so that the front ends of the nozzles are movable in an insertion/extraction direction, i... | 09/16/2010 |
