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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7261130 | Automated process for counting and filling containers with meat and poultry products An apparatus for delivering desired counts of products to containers. The apparatus includes a conveyor for moving discrete product portions along a path of travel. A force detecting device located along the path of travel measures force applied to the force detecti... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7219818 | Controlled dispensing device A dispensing device that can economically and reliably dispenses predetermined quantity of fluids accurately comprising an elongated rod with one or more through holes formed perpendicularly through its axis defining one or more fluid flow paths. Adjacent to each th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198075 | Composite sheeting material and method of manufacture A method of manufacturing a composite fluted sheeting material comprising at least two surfaces interspersed with a plurality of substantially parallel spaced webs forming a plurality of elongate semi closed cells (5), and a filler material set within said ce... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7047709 | Straw-filling device An automated, fully programmable, and adaptable device fills straws or straw-like packages with any type of flowing, or flowable, liquid. A straw is dropped from a hopper down chutes into a capture area where it is held and filled with liquid, after which it is seal... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6993889 | Product packaging system A product packaging system for receiving a series of products from one or more product transport lines. The products are loaded into a series of carriers and transported through a downstream inserter unit. Inserter assemblies moving in timed relation with the moveme... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6955722 | Method and apparatus for application of a material to a substrate An apparatus for applying a material to a substrate includes a housing having an inlet passage, a plurality of exit openings, and a recess in fluid communication between the inlet passage and the exit openings. A valve element is disposed in the recess wherein the v... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6896849 | Manually-operable multi-well microfiltration apparatus and method A multi-well microfiltration apparatus and method are provided and feature a manual touch-off system for transferring pendent drops hanging from discharge-conduits of a discharge-conduit array to respective receiving wells or receiving holes of a corresponding recei... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6769462 | Dispensing apparatus A dispensing apparatus includes recirculating systems though which the dispersants are recirculated to prevent settling of solid components, such as pigments that may be present in the dispersants. The apparatus includes dispensers located on a movable table positio... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6439437 | Preparation of mixtures for the production of aerated beverages Apparatus for the preparation of homogeneous mixtures from liquid components which may have different viscosities, which comprises a dynamic saturation/blending loop (14), having a small volume, in the feed line (12) feeding a bottle-filling machine, betw... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6332484 | Machine installation for filling containers with contents In the case of a machine installation for sterilizing, filling and closing containers it is provided that the above named devices are arranged together in a station, which is, with regard to drive, independent of the mechanism for feeding and removing the... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6244307 | Transportation, feeding and filling apparatus of irregular-formed vessels and transportation and feeding method A filling apparatus of irregular-formed vessels having an intermittent swinging table (111) disposed above a continuous rotation table (5) and having a plurality of filling nozzles (121) at a same pitch as the vessel holding pitch, filling means for pushi... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6053220 | Volume-based auto seed-dispensing apparatus An apparatus is provided for automatically and evenly dispensing adequate amount of seeds into bedding compartments of a latticed and bottom-netted seed holder according to a ratio of volume expansion of seeds in the bedding compartment. The apparatus mai... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5671787 | Accumulation system and method A system for sequentially establishing batches of predetermined numbers of items is disclosed. The system includes a feeder for continuously dispensing items serially and one at a time. A counter counts items as they are dispensed by the feeder and emits ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5494085 | Container filling apparatus A container filling apparatus includes a tank mounted over a conveyor, and containers being moved along a conveyor under the tank. An elongated slot is formed in the bottom of the tank and aligned over the containers on the conveyor, to dispense fluid int... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5353850 | Apparatus for distributedly filling particulate or granular material into containers An apparatus for distributedly filling a particulate or granular material into containers has an intermittently driven container conveyor, and a continuously driven particulate or granular material conveyor extending across and positioned above the contai... | 10/11/1994 |
| 4960156 | Method and apparatus for topping off containers with liquid to predetermined headspace level Accurately reproducible filling to a selected headspace level of a rapidly moving line of containers is obtained by using a single feeder screw through at least a final portion of a filling region and an outfeed zone following the filling region. The cont... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4899790 | Filling apparatus for a powdery product The filling apparatus for a powdery product, especially for a freeze-dried food product, has a container conveyor for a plurality of containers, a measuring device and a plurality of filling funnels which are placed in the containers. The container convey... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4884599 | Apparatus for packaging fluid materials into packets A rotary packaging apparatus for non-free-flowing material synchronizes the discharge rate of material in an auger emptied hopper with the speed of rotation of a funnel carrying wheel which engages a continuous series of containers such that material is u... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4877067 | Apparatus for distributedly filling particulate or granular material into containers An apparatus for filling a particulate or granular material into containers which includes a container conveyor having an even number of container transport paths and a material conveyor having an endless path of transport of the material including a forw... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4491159 | High speed liquid dispenser Apparatus for dispensing squirts of liquid into the top openings of a moving train of regularly spaced-apart containers, including a rotating circular band having a plurality of nozzle openings spaced about it and aligned directly over the container top o... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4307758 | Method and apparatus for applying paste to battery grids A method and apparatus for applying paste to battery grids wherein the paste is circulated in a primary circuit incorporating an open reservoir wherein the paste is relieved of all pumping pressure and portion of the paste is diverted from the primary cir... | 12/29/1981 |
| 3995586 | Coating apparatus Disclosed is a valve that has a torpedo shaped valving member in the middle of an enlarged passageway. The valving member contains an elastomeric sleeve that expands outwardly from a hinged area when compressed to form a line seal with the passageway. The... | 12/07/1976 |
