Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| 20100086467 | Release of Stored Ammonia at Start-Up A system for storage and dosing of ammonia, including a solid ammonia storage material capable of binding and releasing ammonia reversibly by adsorption/absorption. The system is able to release ammonia gradually according to a demand that can vary over time with interm... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100065578 | FLOW REGULATING STOPCOCKS AND RELATED METHODS A novel enhanced stopcock is disclosed, as well as related methods, that safely controls flow of flow materials from a pump. Pump fills a first chamber, from which a second chamber is filled. Flow material is dispensed from the second chamber when the stop cock is moved... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100025428 | APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING MEASURED QUANTITIES OF LIQUID A liquid dispensing apparatus is provided which has a syringe for storing and dispensing a liquid, and a connector passage connected to the syringe. A positive pressure passage is connected to an air source for supplying positive pressure to the syringe, and there is a ... | 02/04/2010 |
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| 20090212070 | Monitoring and Detecting Empty Fluid Containers in A Blood Processing System Systems and methods for determining when a fluid supply container of a blood processing apparatus becomes empty. The system uses a scale to monitor and detect when a fluid supply container is empty based on the rate of change of the container weight, and a controller re... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090194564 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPARATUS A beverage dispenser includes beverage temperature measurement means for measuring a temperature of beverage stored in a closed beverage container; pressure measurement means disposed in a gas supply conduit supplying gas into the beverage container from a source of pre... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090039108 | Apparatus for Delivering Sealant at a Predetermined Pressure to a Stuffing Box of a Shaft A delivery unit (40) for automatically delivering a viscous sealant at a predetermined pressure to a stuffing box (70)of a shaft (20) is disclosed. The delivery unit (40), such as a pressure booster incrementally displaceable piston, is contr... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090020556 | METERING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF DISPENSING FLUID A metering assembly includes a fluidic chip and metering chambers. Selectable outlet valves communicate with each metering chamber to provide a discrete dispensed volume. The valves may be commonly controlled and may be formed as multi-level valves. The valves may be gr... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090019625 | CHEMICAL SOLUTION DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS AND CHEMICALS A chemical solution distributing apparatus which is installed in a water tank in water closets or the like and distributes chemical solutions periodically in the water tank including a bottomed tubular apparatus main body which has an opening at its lower end; a chemica... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090014468 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD A fluid delivery system is operative to deliver a high viscosity and/or a highly abrasive fluid at a preselected pressure. The system does not incorporate any pressure regulator disposed in contact with the pressurized fluid. The system includes a fluid supply which ret... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090013670 | Reservoir for a fluid dosing system A reservoir for holding a fluid for supply to a fluid dosing device for introducing the fluid into a gas flow, the reservoir comprising: an outer container; an inner container located within the outer container, the inner container being arranged to hold the fluid; an o... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080277412 | Method and apparatus for dispensing fresh cooking oil A new and improved method and apparatus for dispensing fresh cooking oil is herein disclosed. A fluid dispensing apparatus includes a pump, a motor, the motor operatively connected to the pump, a pressure switch having an on pressure and an off pressure, wherein the off... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080225635 | Device for Adding a Powdery or Granulated Liquid-Soluble Polymer Flocculation Aid to a Liquid The invention relates to a device for adding a powdery or granulated flocculation aid to a liquid. The device includes a container for receiving the flocculation aid to be added, the flocculation aid being mixed with a liquid by a controllable dosing element. The device... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080210708 | COMPRESSED GAS / CARBON DIOXIDE / HYDRAULIC FLUID DISPENSER A fluid dispensing apparatus having a) a compressed gas or CO2 cartridge controller, b) a hydraulic pressure medium connected to the CO2 cartridge controller, c) a flow control valve connected to the hydraulic pressure medium; and d) a hydraulic pi... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080197147 | Method and a device for regulating pressure in a vessel containing a liquid The method of regulating pressure in a vessel comprises the steps of feeding the vessel with gas at a given feed rate and of modulating the exhaust rate by means of a valve member placing facing an exhaust orifice and associated with a control member.... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20070272004 | System and Method for the Spectroscopic Determination of the Components and Concentrations of Pumpable Organic Compounds The present invention is directed to a fast, nondestructive measurement method for determining the contents of solid, liquid and/or suspended flowing organic compounds. The arrangement according to the invention comprises a sample vessel, a pump, and a measurement cell ... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070215639 | Method and Apparatus for Dispensing Liquid with Precise Control The present invention provides methods and apparatus combining a pressure vessel and a centrifugal pump to accurately and efficiently control pressure and flow rate of liquid in a liquid dispense system. The present invention particularly relates to the accurate and eff... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070108225 | Liquid dispensing system A control system employed for dispensing liquid to a process via a flow passage from a container including an outer container and an inner container. The inner container is made of a flexible material and occupied by the liquid so that pressurized fluid in a compression... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070102445 | Drip-resistant pipetting device and drip-resistant pipetting method A liquid-metering device is disclosed, in particular, a pipetting device for aspirating and dispensing liquids. The device comprises a vessel which is at least partially filled with gas and has an opening through which liquid is received or discharged, a gas-pressure-ch... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070056984 | BULK MATERIAL STORAGE FACILITIES WITH ACCESS CHASES AND/OR INTERNAL FILLING STRUCTURES A storage facility includes a storage structure having a floor and a boundary wall upwardly extending therefrom, the floor and boundary wall bounding a chamber adapted to receive bulk material. A transfer pipe includes a base section that extends outside of the storage ... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070039975 | System for combining liquids An additive container for an additive potable liquid; said additive container adapted for screwed connection to a standard screw-top base potable liquid container; said additive container provided with sealing means adapted to change from a first sealed state to a secon... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070012719 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DISPENSING INDIVIDUAL SERVINGS OF FLAVORED AND ENHANCED WATER Novel systems and methods for operatively utilizing nutrient/flavor impregnated media(s) operatively contained in devices, such as, for example, product structures or the like, capable of introducing the nutrients/flavors in a single serving (4-12 oz) dose packets, or m... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20060289559 | Beverage dispensing gas consumption detection with alarm and backup operation A CO2-based beverage dispensing system includes a CO2 monitoring unit operative to emit a warning upon detecting excessive consumption of CO2 gas. The CO2 monitoring unit includes a gas input port, a gas output port, a CO... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060283877 | Beverage dispensing gas consumption detection with alarm and backup operation A mixed-gas beverage dispensing system for driving beverages from a container to a tap with a predetermined ratio of carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2) gas includes one or more monitors to detect excessive consumption of N2. The syst... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20050000980 | Under counter dispenser A dispenser for liquid consumables locates a store of the particular liquid at a location remote from the dispensing location. The dispensing location is typically located above a counter and may include a relatively narrow stem that brings a flexible liquid delivery tu... | 01/06/2005 |
