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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313898 | Container carrying system and method for use in an automated filling process In a container carrier system and method for use in an automated process for filling containers of multiple sizes, pucks of various sizes are inserted into compartments of container pallets to allow containers of different sizes to be held in the compartments. A puc... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7228675 | Filling device and method for making a mattress A filling device for making a mattress includes a main frame, a feed vessel, a feeding platen, a capping structure, and a power mechanism. The feed vessel includes an open top and a bottom having supplying openings. The feeding platen includes filling containers. Ea... | 06/12/2007 |
| 6969244 | Powder compacting apparatus and method of producing a rare-earth magnet using the same The present invention aims to prevent heating and ignition of a material powder of a rare-earth alloy while reducing the oxygen content thereof so as to improve the magnetic properties of the rare-earth magnet. A rare-earth alloy powder is compacted by using a powde... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6863094 | Bag filling apparatus for bagging particulate matter Methods and apparatuses for filling flexible receptacles or bags with bulk or particulate material is provided. In one aspect, an automatic sand bag filling apparatus is disclosed which includes a bulk fill channel which may be placed within the interior of each bag... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863092 | Apparatus and method for filling liquid containers Method and apparatus for filling containers with liquid of the type having a tubular filling lance operatively connected to a source of liquid and being vertically moveable between raised positions above said containers and lowered positions, when coaxially aligned ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6837282 | Apparatus for filling containers with viscous liquid food products An apparatus for filling containers with viscous food product includes a plurality of pressure/vacuum fill head positioned above a plurality of containers. Each fill head includes a housing enclosing a plenum through which is longitudinally disposed a valve stem hav... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6810930 | Apparatus for metering powdered filling material An apparatus for metering powdered filling material has a filling material container whose bottom is provided with bores which cooperate with tamping plungers and transfer plungers. Underneath the bottom is a stop ring which functions as a counter support for the ta... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6810928 | Tube filling machine A tube filling machine comprises a circulating conveying device for transporting a tube through the tube filling machine to pass through different processing stations. One of the processing stations is a filling unit in which the tube can be filled with a desired pr... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6799612 | Filling apparatus A filling apparatus may include a conveyor for transporting the vials in an aseptic zone and a vial filler including a dispenser, for example, a filling needle, connected to a fluid supply. The vial filler may be disposed in the aseptic zone. The apparatus may also ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6725890 | Apparatus and method for automatically handling and filling drums Apparatus for automatically handling and filling drums comprising a conveyor on which drums may be sequentially moved to an orienting station, a filling station and a capping and sealing station. The orienting station includes a rotating mechanism for rotating the d... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6722403 | Automated apparatus for dispensing measured quantities of powder to containers in an array A bifurcated bracket carries two powder dispensing assemblies. Each assembly includes a powder reservoir and a rotatable screw received within a compliant silicone sleeve. The outer diameter of the screw is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the sleeve such ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6662828 | Telescoping filling head A telescoping filling head comprising a driving portion, a nozzle block portion and a two-stage telescoping nozzle, the innermost portion of the nozzle having positionable apertures. A telescoping filling head can be retrofitted on an existing filling dev... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6435230 | Metering device A metering device has a filling material container with a metering disk. Metering bores for products such as microtablets are disposed in the metering disk. Underneath the metering disk in a transfer region, there is a capsule filling shaft which is dispo... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6347650 | Device and method for dispensing particulate material The resin dispenser comprises a support frame, a probe with an adjustable loading volume mounted on the support frame and connected to a vacuum source, a hopper for containing a resin slurry, a holder for retaining one or more containers to be loaded at a... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6199605 | Medium dispensing apparatus and a method for the same A dispensing apparatus is which, even when a small amount of a medium is to be dispensed, can satisfactorily dispense the medium. The medium dispensing apparatus (1) has: a laboratory dish transporting mechanism (20) which transports a laboratory dish (10... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6179017 | Filling assembly for aseptically operating deep-drawing packing machines A filling assembly for an aseptically operating deep-drawing packing machine, wherein a conveying region for the web of packing sheet is provided within a pipe held in sterile condition. Arranged behind a packing sheet-forming station is a filling station... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6053221 | Battery filling apparatus The apparatus includes a battery support for supporting a battery at a fill position, a head assembly with a plurality of heads each with an opening formed therethrough, an acid tank, a circulating conduit with a pump for circulating acid, and a valve for... | 04/25/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6029716 | Tire inflater method and apparatus A tire inflating method and apparatus, allowing inflation of different sized tires without changing over a tire inflation device. The tire inflation device has two chambers, an inner chamber and an outer chamber. The inner chamber is within the outer cham... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5975155 | Multi-container filler A container filling machine having a frame and a fill station on the frame. The fill station has hooks to engage stirrups on the top of the bag. The fill station also has a platform to support a first open topped container. The fill station also has hooks... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971043 | Multi-chambered booth and method for filling drums An apparatus and method for filling drums with a substance. First and second external chambers are employed, and an interior filling chamber is employed, which is adjacent to the first and second external chambers. A first exterior door is provided betwee... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5865217 | Fill system including a flexible nozzle for reducing the mixing of product and air during container filling A filling system of a packaging machine is set forth that reduces the mixing of product and air during the filling of the container with a flowable material such as low fat milk. The fill pipe of the filling system has an elliptical cross-section which pr... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5626171 | Apparatus for measuring and dispensing predetermined amounts of powdered material The mechanism (27, 28) which regulates the volume of the distributors (16, 116) is connected to a shaft (41) coaxial to the shaft of the distributor carrousel. When the motor (63) is at standstill, the two coaxial shafts (2,41) rotate in the same directio... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5595221 | Metering machine suitable for filling bottles of varying dimensions A machine for the filling bottles, particularly bottles of varying dimensions. The metering machine comprises two identical devices placed one on top of the other, with combs, allowing the rapid, simple and easy adjustment of the nozzles used for metering... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5477898 | Method and apparatus for filling drums with immiscible liquids such as white phosphorus and water A drum is filled with two liquids of different densities which are immiscible when combined, such as white phosphorus and water. The drum is positioned on a scale beneath a fill pipe. An actuator lowers the fill pipe into the drum. A quantity of water is ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5372167 | Filling machine A cylindrical housing 6 is secured to the bottom surface of an elevatable filling liquid tank 2, and a liquid injection pipe 16 is mounted on the bottom of the housing 6. An exhaust pipe 18 axially passes through the housing 6 and the liquid injection pip... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5320146 | Volumetric feeder with belt gate A feeder wheel has a top surface and a peripheral edge, with volumetric measuring cavities upon at one end to said top surface and at a lower end to said edge. An endless belt is entrained about a portion of the edge, covering cavity outlets open to said ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5318079 | Device for automatic collection, intermediate storage and emptying of blood from slaughter animals A device for automatic collection, intermediate storage and emptying of blood from slaughter animals, comprising an endless track (2), a number of containers (3) movable along the track and a filling station (4) and an emptying and washing station (5) whi... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5287897 | Machine for dosing powdered pharmaceuticals A machine for dosing powdered pharmaceutical from a container in which the powdered pharmaceutical is present as a layer. An element is driven by a first drive to undergo horizontal translation between a first position for sampling powder in the container... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5280815 | Product filling machine A dual cam configuration is provided in a container filler machine. The filler machine preferably fills containers from their bottoms and includes at least one filling station assembly, each such assembly including a dispensing assembly and a positioning ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5240049 | Machine for the dosage and introduction of powder products into containers The machine for the dosage and introduction of powder products into containers comprises a vertical central shaft, a sleeve guided on the central shaft and a pipe guided on the sleeve. The shaft, the sleeve and the pipe are movable along strokes which are... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5226462 | Introducing measured amounts of liquid into receptacles Introducing a measured amount of a liquid into receptacles in a microtiter plate includes locating receptacles in register with the liquid supply. The liquid supply includes pistons and cylinders operated by a stepper motor for adjustable measured and con... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5213140 | Method and apparatus for filling drums with immiscible liquids such as white phosphorus and water A drum is filled with two liquids of different densities which are immiscible when combined, such as white phosphorus and water. The drum is positioned on a scale beneath a fill pipe. An actuator lowers the fill pipe into the drum. A quantity of water is ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5067531 | Bench top container filler A bench top volumetric container filler is provided and consists of a mechanism to pump a predetermined amount of fluid from a reservoir into a container by using a volumetric piston pump operated by a vertical pump driving cylinder.... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5035270 | Automatic conveyorized container filler An automatic conveyorized volumetric container filler is provided and consists of a mechanism to pump a predetermined amount of fluid from a reservoir into containers by using volumetric piston pumps operated by a pump drive cylinder. The containers are a... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4942910 | Process and apparatus for making shaped confections A process and apparatus for making a shaped frozen confection. The apparatus has a plurality of nozzles for extruding the shaped confection in a variety of contoured shapes. The nozzles simultaneously move in a vertical direction and circularly in a horiz... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4921022 | Apparatus for filling insulating glass with a special gas For filling insulating glass with a special gas, a probe (17) that can be introduced through an opening (25) in the spacer (26) for filling with the special gas, and a device (19) for sealing the opening(s) (25, 27) in the spacer (26) after completion of ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4915147 | Apparatus for filling containers with liquids Apparatus for filling fluid products into container which comprises at least one feed line connectable with a reservoir for fluid products and a filling valve connects to the feed line. The filling valve comprises a tubular portion connected with the feed... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4848421 | Pouch filling apparatus having duck bill spout Pouch filling apparatus having a horizontal rotatable drum, an inclined spout plate rotatably mounted above the drum and a metering wheel mounted above the spout plate. A plurality of duck bill spouts are mounted on the spout plate and a plurality of cams... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4688608 | Filling valves for cans and like containers A filling valve mechanism for cans is presented. The valve includes a sleeve slidably mounted on a pair of pins and limited in downward motion by means of a stop. The sleeve carries an O-ring circumferentially thereabout for engaging within the throat of ... | 08/25/1987 |
