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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120109386 | APPLIANCE HAVING A USER INTERFACE PANEL AND A BEVERAGE DISPENSER An appliance including a housing, a dispenser, and a water supply mechanism. The appliance includes a drink supply mechanism configured to removably hold a plurality of drink supply containers, a user interface panel, and a computer. The computer is configured to: cause... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120072035 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING MATERIAL AND ELECTRONICALLY TRACKING SAME A dispensing device is provided for use in a dispensing operation. The dispensing device includes a hand-held housing, a memory to store processor-executable instructions, a processor coupled to the memory and disposed within or communicatively coupled to the hand-held ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120041605 | FLOW AND SCRUBBING PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SURFACE TREATING APPARATUS A surface treating apparatus (10) includes a tank (100) containing a cleaning solution (102) supplied to a supply point (SP) via a fluid flow line (106) under control of a flow control module (108). A chemical pump (144) control... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035772 | OXYGEN CONTENT ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS AND CONTAINER DATA CENTER INCLUDING THE SAME An oxygen content adjustment apparatus includes an oxygen content detector, a number of keys, a controller, an oxygen source, a first nozzle, a first valve, a flame retardant gas source, a second nozzle, and a second valve. The controller is connected to the oxygen cont... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029708 | User Profile Backup System For an Infusion Pump Device Some embodiments of an infusion pump system can include a controller device that communicates with a pump device, the pump device having a memory device. The controller device can be configured to record controller-related data, such as user profile data on the memory d... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110320049 | Drug component admixture library for a drug infusion delivery system Minimizing improper dosage of a drug admixture (including a single primary drug component and at least one second drug component). For each drug component in the drug admixture, receiving a name of the drug component along with its dosage unit, a maximum dose warning le... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110307107 | Temperature-dependent controller for controlling a sanitizing devise This invention is intended to be a controller for controlling a sanitizing device such as an ozone generator. Microbial populations in waste enclosures such as trash cans, dumpsters, or port-o-potties can cause odor and sanitation issues. As ambient temperature varies b... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110298583 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING CONTROL Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for control of beverage dispensing. In one aspect, authorization data specifying that a beverage dispensing node is authorized to be activated are received. Activation dat... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110295434 | Multiple Volatile Material Dispensing Device And Operating Methodologies Therefore A dispensing device includes a controller and first and second actuators coupled to the controller and adapted to actuate first and second containers, respectively, to dispense volatile material therefrom. The device further includes a sensor coupled to the controller f... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110264284 | Vessel Activated Beverage Dispenser A product dispenser for use with a container. The product dispenser may include a container motion detector to detect the container in motion, a graphical user interface, and a microprocessor. The microprocessor receives a plurality of data associated with the container... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110264285 | Method for Managing Orders and Dispensing Beverages A method for managing orders and dispensing products into a container. The method may include the steps of prompting a user selection of a product type at an order entry station, printing indicia on the container indicating at least the product type selected, reading th... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110260828 | Method of Printing Indicia on Vessels to Control a Beverage Dispenser A method of printing indicia on a container to control a product dispenser. The method may include the steps of printing indicia on the container, the indicia controlling access to dispense from the product dispenser, reading the indicia about the product dispenser, det... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110245983 | REMOTELY CONTROLLED FLUID DISPENSER A network of fluid dispensers is disclosed where a Host controller may exchange information with local dispensers, and where local dispensers may exchange information with each other. The information may be dispensing processes, information regarding quality and reliabi... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110245984 | VIRTUAL DISPENSING SYSTEM A network of fluid dispenser systems is disclosed where a Host/Server is a virtual controller for a number of fluid dispensers systems. The virtual controller may exchange information with local dispenser systems, that incorporate virtual controlling functions. The info... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110238225 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATING SAMPLE PREPARATION FOR MICROFLUIDIC CRYO TEM A method and system is provided for automatically preparing transmission electron microscopy (TEM) samples for examination by depositing extremely small samples onto a grid without need for a blotting step. A sample liquid droplet is formed at the end of a capillary, wh... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110202187 | Lubrication Management In methods of and apparatus for managing lubrication of equipment, particulars of equipment requiring lubrication are stored on a computer-readable storage medium. The particulars include at least a desired frequency of scheduled lubrication. A computer provides from th... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110202186 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING AND PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF POULTRY A sprinkler controller in a poultry house having a processor, a data storage device operatively connected to the processor, the data storage device having instructions for programming the processor, and an input/output module operatively connected to the processor. The ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110184569 | VISCOUS MATERIAL NONCONTACT JETTING SYSTEM A viscous material noncontact jetting system has a jetting dispenser mounted for relative motion with respect to a surface. A control is operable to cause the jetting dispenser to jet a viscous material droplet that is applied to the surface as a viscous material dot. A... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110178645 | Control System for and Method of Combining Materials An apparatus and method for combining multiple materials. The multiple materials may include both a major material and one or more minor materials. The major and minor materials are added at transient or steady state flow rates, depending upon a command from a control s... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110172834 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUBSURFACE SOIL INJECTION APPARATUS An apparatus is provided for introducing a discrete, predetermined amount of material into soil at a plurality of predetermined points in the soil which includes a container for holding the material to be introduced into the soil, and tubing in fluid communication with ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110160919 | MOBILE FLUID DELIVERY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD A system and method for delivering fluid to a site using a mobile fluid delivery machine are disclosed. The method includes determining a value of a parameter associated with the site using a sensor, and determining a fluid delivery rate based on the value of the site p... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110160920 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLUID DELIVERY A systems and methods for delivering fluid to a site using a mobile fluid delivery machine are disclosed. The method includes determining a location of the mobile fluid delivery machine on the site, and determining a fluid delivery rate based on the location of the mobi... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110153094 | Lubricator Device and a Lubricator System One aspect of the invention provides a lubricator device for dispensing a lubricant to a lubrication point of a machine. The device includes an electric dispensing mechanism including an electronic control circuit. The control circuit includes an RF receiver for receivi... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110147617 | FLUORESCENCE-BASED ULTRAVIOLET ILLUMINATION A solution for managing illumination of an organism with ultraviolet light is provided. A set of ultraviolet fluorescence characteristics of the organism can be determined using fluorescence data for the organism. The set of ultraviolet fluorescence characteristics can ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110130927 | METHOD AND VEHICLE FOR DEPLOYING LIQUID MANURE The invention relates to a method and a vehicle for distributing manure, whereby a slurry sensor (8) determines the contents of the slurry (G) to be distributed, and an evaluation device (10) compares the determined values with pre-defined contents data. T... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110123688 | AUTOMATED BEVERAGE FORMULATION Systems and methods for dispensing beverages are provided. In accordance with various embodiments, beverage vendors may maintain the quality associated with a branded beverage while permitting consumers to enjoy the personalized beverages. In one embodiment, a user inpu... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110125334 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING DEVICE Systems and methods for dispensing beverages are provided. Aspects relate to obtaining measurements regarding dispensing an ingredient (including the dispensing conditions of the ingredient) and determining whether to adjust dispensing conditions of at least one other i... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110120706 | Refining Information on Subterranean Fractures Systems, methods, and instructions encoded in a computer-readable medium can perform operations related to refining information on characteristics of natural fractures of a subterranean formation. Fracture pattern models are generated based on sampling an initial distri... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110120702 | GENERATING PROBABILISTIC INFORMATION ON SUBTERRANEAN FRACTURES Systems, methods, and instructions encoded in a computer-readable medium can perform operations related to generating probabilistic information on characteristics of natural fractures of a subterranean formation. Fitted fracture models are generated based on microseismi... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110117291 | TEMPLATE TREATMENT METHOD, PROGRAM, COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM, TEMPLATE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND IMPRINT SYSTEM In a template treatment of forming a film of a release agent on a treatment surface of a template, the treatment surface of the template is first cleaned. Thereafter, in a coating unit, the release agent is applied to the treatment surface of the template. The release a... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110112696 | Fluid Delivery Device and Methods of Its Operation A medicinal fluid delivery device and methods for its use are provided. The device can include a command means and a dispensing unit that can include a reusable part and a disposable, reservoir part. Software can be included that facilitates pairing and communications b... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110084843 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGING CORRECTNESS OF SUBSTANCE IN A BOTTLE A management system includes a container unit, a sensing unit, a control unit, a signal display unit and a liquid pumping unit. The container unit has a container, a liquid substance and an information storing element. The liquid substance has material information recor... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110082595 | AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION OF CHEMICAL PRODUCT DISPENSE SYSTEMS Automatic calibration of dispense parameters of a product dispense system is accomplished via electronic communication of product information. A chemical product includes an electronically readable tag or label that stores and communicates chemical product data concerni... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110077783 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGN AND CONTROL OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS UTILIZING COMPONENT-LEVEL DYNAMIC MATHEMATICAL MODEL A control system comprises a controller for positioning an actuator in a working fluid flow and a model processor for directing the controller as a function of a model feedback. The model processor comprises an output module, a comparator and an estimator. The output mo... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110077784 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INJECTING A FLUID ADDITIVE INTO A FLUID DISPENSATION SYSTEM A method for operating a fluid additive control system to inject a fluid additive into a fluid dispensation system is provided. The method includes receiving a first control signal indicating that a fluid dispensation device within the fluid dispensation system is activ... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110071771 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING A TEMPERATURE OF A FLUID INJECTOR USED IN A HOT ENVIRONMENT Systems and methods of estimating a fluid injector tip temperature. A controller having a processor and a memory supplies a current to a coil of a fluid injector, a resistance of the coil is measured when the current is supplied to the coil, a coil temperature is determ... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110066295 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING A DISPENSING DEVICE USING A LINEAR MOTOR A system for actuating a dispensing device includes an apparatus for holding and actuating the dispensing device that includes a linear motor including a stator component and a forcer component and a frame that orients components of the linear motor relative to each oth... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110054706 | KITCHEN GUN SYSTEM A kitchen gun system for dispensing edible liquid ingredients as required for cooking. The kitchen gun system includes a plurality of pumps, each having an inlet and an outlet. Packages of edible liquid ingredients are attached to the inlets of the pumps. The outlets of... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110046772 | Flexible Manufacturing Systems and Methods A converting line comprises a first unit at a first region of the converting line and a second unit at a second region of the converting line. The first unit is positioned in series with the second unit. The converting line further comprises a third unit at a third regi... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110035063 | Water Management System This invention is a water consumption monitoring and control system comprised of a base unit, itself comprising a display and a data entry device, a microprocessor, a communication link to water meters, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, flush toilet vibration senso... | 02/10/2011 |
