British merchant Peter Durand invented the tin can in 1810.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314070 | Method and apparatus for gradient generation A method and apparatus for treating a fluid. A method for treating a fluid may include combining two or more separate streams into a common stream and then splitting the common stream into a new set of separate streams wherein the separate streams may possess differ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7198077 | Filler apparatus for multiple chamber receptacles An improved machine and method for automatically proportioning-out or measuring-out a predetermined quantities of a variety of selected products and feeding the predetermined quantities of product into the individual chambers of a multiple-chamber dispensing contain... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7100393 | Beverage cooler with adjustable platform A beverage cooler includes a receptacle, adjustable platform and raising mechanism. The receptacle has a bottom, walls and an open top. The platform has at least one orifice, at least one guide and a threaded orifice. The raising mechanism includes at least one trac... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6883559 | Method and apparatus for gradient generation A method and apparatus for treating a fluid. A method for treating a fluid may include combining two or more separate streams into a common stream and then splitting the common stream into a new set of separate streams wherein the separate streams may possess differ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6705357 | Method and apparatus for gradient generation A method and apparatus for treating a fluid. A method for treating a fluid may include combining two or more separate streams into a common stream and then splitting the common stream into a new set of separate streams wherein the separate streams may possess differ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6557594 | Apparatus and method for preparing and filling beverage containers The processing system for preparing and filling beverage containers with ice and liquid. The beverage processing system simplifies the task of filling multiple glasses, cups or like containers with ice and a beverage, in a short time period, which is requ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6397901 | Powder material supply device for producing fuel cell separator A powder material supply device is able to supply powder material to a mold system equally and accurately to produce a fuel cell separator of high surface accuracy, thereby producing a high performance fuel cell. The powder material supply device includes... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6390330 | Apparatus for metering and dispensing powder into hard gelatin capsules or the like An apparatus for metering and dispensing powder into hard gelatin capsules or the like. The apparatus has a metering disk that rotates in advancing steps, with bores disposed in its base. The bores which cooperate with tamping plungers that move up and do... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6357495 | Device for filling a blister band with products In a device for filling a blister band with products, a hopper (3) holds the products (2) in bulk and has a open bottom where taking over rollers (17) rotate to slightly push the products upwards, contrasting the products weight and causing reciprocal det... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6311743 | Device for feeding tablets and the like to a packaging machine A device for feeding tablets in a blister packaging machine includes a vibrating container containing a mass of tablets. The vibrating container features a bottom wall, one portion of which includes tablet feeding channels, communicating with related slot... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6126375 | Material testing apparatus The invention consists of a hopper to place material in, and a door beneath it to hold back the material until it is to be released onto a grid consisting of four separate compartments or chutes that direct the material into four separate sample container... | 10/03/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5944073 | Transporting device for longitudinal holders A device comprising a transport table, a multiplicity of longitudinal holders that can move freely in relation to one another in a square or rectangular closed circuit past various work stations by means of transport devices, which have points of contact ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5394907 | Device and method for dosing a liquid product Device and method for dosing a liquid product from a tubular container are provided. The container includes a plurality of doses of the liquid product and a plate for pinching the container together locally such that it is divided into a plurality of sepa... | 03/07/1995 |
| 4972886 | Ice distribution system An ice distribution system comprises a light weight, hand carried ice distribution tray which functions in conjunction with a plurality of glasses, or other drink receptacles, removably retained by a base assembly, or industry standard dishwashing rack, o... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4817685 | Apparatus and method for simultaneously filling multiple munitions items with explosive Apparatus and method are provided for stirring an explosive materials mixture maintained in a molten state to ensure homogeneity of its composition and for simultaneous transfer of predetermined quantities thereof, by effecting the transfers primarily in ... | 04/04/1989 |