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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7896038 | Method and apparatus for dispensing frozen confectionary A frozen confectionary vending machine employs robotics and other features to provide a customized frozen confectionary product, with or without toppings, in an entertaining environment. At least portions of the vending machine interior are visible to customers as t... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7434708 | Valve assembly A valve assembly for a fluid dispenser includes a housing having at least a first opening and a second opening, and a valve member fitted in the housing, the valve member being rotatable about an axis and comprising a first channel, extending along said axis and com... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422038 | Liquid chemical dispensing system with spill containment device A system for handling chemicals includes a base; a supply container handling area disposed on the base and configured to hold at least one supply container; a drainage vessel disposed on the base and located with respect to the supply container handing area so as to... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7316249 | Infant formula preparation apparatus An apparatus for dispensing infant formula including, a steriliser (2) for sterilising a bottle, a milk powder container (4) for dispensing milk powder into the bottle, a water container (3) for dispensing water into the bottle and a controller ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7281550 | Liquid delivery system with horizontally displaced dispensing point A method and apparatus for the efficient and controllable delivery of cryogen liquid droplets into thin walled containers. Discharge of the droplets is facilitated using a horizontal displacement assembly to transport metered droplets from a liquid dosing unit to th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7237577 | System for controlling chemical substance applicators A system for controlling a plurality of chemical substance applicators in a facility includes establishing a supply of chemical substance applicators, the applicators being configured to contain the chemical substance and to enable the chemical substance to be appli... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216681 | Gravity feed ball-in-seat valve with extension unit for dosing fuel additives A simple, reliable system is provided for automatically dosing vehicle fuel tanks with a fuel additive, particularly a concentrate containing a fuel borne catalyst (FBC), using gravity as the means of injection, preferably with no electronics or complex mechanical p... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7104292 | Auto-switching system for switch-over of gas storage and dispensing vessels in a multi-vessel array A gas storage and dispensing system, including multi-vessel arrays of gas dispensing vessels that require successive change-over to provide ongoing supply of gas to a gas-consuming process, with a pump coupled in gas flow communication with the array. The system is ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100643 | Cartridge filling and sealing apparatus An apparatus for filling a cartridge having at least two compartments for storing fluid includes at least one reservoir of fluid; at least two metering pumps connected to the at least one reservoir of fluid; and at least two filling tubes connected to the at least t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093625 | Dual station applicator wheels for filling cavities with metered amounts of particulate material Apparatus and method for filling spaced apart cavities with particulate material include a transport for moving the cavities along a path of travel. The cavities are partially filled with particulate material at an upstream location while applying vacuum underneath ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066217 | Method for filling a container with a liquid or pourable substance A method for dispensing a specific minimum amount of a liquid or pourable substance into a container to fill the container, in the course of which the amount of the dispensed substance is measured and a valve is close to terminate the filling process as soon as the ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7021032 | Tube-filling machine and a method for tube end sealing in such a machine The invention provides tube-filling machines and methods for, in such machines, end sealing of double tubes (10), that is to say the tube type which has concentric packing tubes (11, 12) which are connected to a common tube shoulder (13) provide... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6968876 | Apparatus for dispensing a substance A container filling apparatus includes at least one source container that contains a substance and a reading mechanism capable of reading data from a data indicator on a receiving container wherein the data indicator identifies data about the receiving container. Th... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955198 | Auto-switching system for switch-over of gas storage and dispensing vessels in a multi-vessel array A gas storage and dispensing system, including multi-vessel arrays of gas dispensing vessels that require successive change-over to provide ongoing supply of gas to a gas-consuming process, with a pump coupled in gas flow communication with the array. The system is ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942124 | Drip feed apparatus for a fuel container The invention recites an apparatus that delivers a fuel additive to a fuel. The apparatus includes a housing that defines a fuel additive chamber. The housing has a release section that automatically releases a portion of the fuel additive from the chamber into the ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938805 | Refillable bottle and system of reuse A refillable container adapted to facilitate the purchase and use of larger volumes of consumer products and the selective discharge thereof. The refillable container includes a refill-discharge cap assembly allowing ease in filling the container while permitting th... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6805174 | Dual station applicator wheels for filling cavities with metered amounts of particulate material Apparatus and method for filling spaced apart cavities with particulate material include a transport for moving the cavities along a path of travel. The cavities are partially filled with particulate material at an upstream location while applying vacuum underneath ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6772806 | Installation for filling receptacles with varying product compositions An installation for filling receptacles comprises a rotary platform supporting a first filling station comprising a first feed vessel having first filling nozzles connected thereto, and at least one second filling station comprising a second feed vessel having secon... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6742552 | In-line and in-container flavor/additive dosing method and system for beverage manufacturing A method and system for producing a flavored beverage wherein the flavor is added in a separate step to a combination of the base ingredients of the beverage is provided. The flavor can be added to a container either before, during or after a thermally processed mas... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6729361 | Method for packaging in a container a product containing different miscible ingredients The method of packaging a receptacle (2) with a product comprising different miscible ingredients comprises the steps of filling the receptacles (2) in part with a first portion of the ingredients in a first filling unit (4) comprising a series ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6575208 | Method and apparatus for filling a multi-compartment container A process and apparatus for preparing a multi-compartment container having two open ends and a partition wall that forms a fluid-tight seal defining two compartments each holding a separate component to be mixed with one another by the end-user prior to u... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6519919 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing pressurized packaging body A method and apparatus for manufacturing pressurized packages capable of obtaining gas displacement pressurized canned goods with high accuracy of internal pressure by atomizing liquid nitrogen, and supplying it together with low temperature vaporized gas... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6412527 | Automated baby formula bottle filler An automated baby formula bottle filler for providing formula for a baby's bottle from powdered formula. The automated baby formula bottle filler includes a housing having an interior space. The interior space is for holding water. A motor compartment cou... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6336572 | Liquid filling apparatus and method of using same A liquid filling apparatus comprises an apparatus body having a liquid channel connected at one end thereof to a liquid tank and at the other end thereof to a filling nozzle, a metering cylinder provided in the liquid channel between opposite ends thereof... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6250344 | Apparatus for dosed dispensing of a number of different liquid or pasty masses An apparatus for dosed dispensing of a plurality of different liquid or pasty masses to a receiving container. The apparatus includes: a first supporting device for supporting containers for the masses in fixed positions; a fixedly disposed annular frame ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6148877 | Fluid filling system with fill time optimization A fluid filling system is disclosed wherein containers to be filled with fluid materials are supplied first to one or more time-metered filling stations, and then to a weight-metered filling station. At first, the time-metered filling station(s) is/are in... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6098674 | Solenoid valve and its application to an apparatus for delivering cryogenic liquid and a packaging plant A solenoid valve is provided that includes a valve body (14) having an inlet duct (18), an outlet duct (24) and a plurality of sequentially operated solenoid actuators arranged in a circular configuration for selectively bringing these two ducts into comm... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6096983 | Powder/chip weighing/feeding apparatus A weighing/feeding apparatus for mixing two or more different types of powder/chip by respective given amounts and feeding a weighing vessel with the mixture efficiently with accuracy is provided. The apparatus includes a weighing/feeding section arranged... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092568 | Product valve complex for dual stream filling system A product valve complex for a dual stream filling complex in which two different products are contained within two different chambers on a packaging machine and utilized to fill a container with both products simultaneously, or just one product. The produ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6047746 | Granular dispensing system A sand art machine uses a plurality of storage bins for colored granular material, each bin having a discharge orifice and an metering valve connected to the orifice for each bin. The metering valve is connected at a dispensing station above a screen on w... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6035905 | Filling containers with particulate material A multi-compartment container is charged with a plurality of doses of powdered medicament so that the volume of each dose is than that of the respective compartments in which it is contained. A respective protuberance is inserted into each respective comp... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5971037 | Method of controlling the weight of granulated products on multiple metering machines, and metering machine implementing such a method A method of controlling the weight of granulated products on a multiple metering machine; the method operating on a machine performing a metering cycle in which at least two products are metered into a container; and the method including: a step wherein t... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5950691 | High-speed liquid filling machine A high-speed liquid filling machine comprises a conveyor 11 for transporting containers C so as to stop the containers successively at a primary filling station S1 and at secondary filling station S2, a primary filling device 21 and a secondary filling de... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5934344 | Printing ink storage container and associated dispensing apparatus An ink dispensing apparatus is comprised of a support frame capable of supporting a plurality of ink containers. The apparatus is provided with an agitating mechanism to agitate the containers from time-to-time to maintain the ink and coloring agent there... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5855233 | Pulverulent substance dispensing device for capsule filling machines The dispensing device comprises a powder feeding container (1), an intermittently rotating body (7) provided with a circular channel (6) which receives the powder from the container (1) and is provided in its base with groups (X) of holes (9, 9A) alternat... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5835982 | Device for withdrawing and weighing products such as, for example, dye products in textile installations A carriage is movable along a row of tubs in which products to be withdrawn are located. On the carriage is mounted a balance for weighing products which are delivered from the tubs. During the withdrawal and weighing operation the balance is deposited by... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5810061 | Drug dispenser and method for dispensing drug A drug dispenser which can dispense drugs with high efficiency. The dispenser has a plurality of drug feeders each having a drug discharging chute and capable of discharging a predetermined amount of drugs into the chute. The drug feeders are arranged in ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5775386 | Apparatus and process for filling plural chamber container with flowable materials An apparatus and a process for filling a plural chamber container, such as a container, with plural flowable materials. The container might be a two-compartment dentifrice container or a two-compartment adhesive container, for example. The container has i... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5651401 | Apparatus for filling receptacles An apparatus for filling multiple receptacles with foodstuffs utilizing a tray having at least first and second apertures through the same. The first and second apertures each possess an entrance and an exit and a chamber within the tray body of a pre-det... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5540263 | Apparatus and method for producing individual servings of hot soup from soup concentrate The production of hot soup from soup concentrate involves the use of an apparatus that includes a housing having a refrigerated first section and a second section. A soup concentrate container is positioned within the refrigerated section for receiving so... | 07/30/1996 |
