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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398804 | Sealed docking arrangement in particular for bags and a method for the filling and emptying of containers in an environmentally-sealed manner The sealed docking system comprises first and second coupling elements each having respective first and second coupling elements with respective first and second flexible receptacles. Each coupling element has a slot. The two coupling elements engage with one anothe... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7364488 | Methods and apparatus for enhancing inflatable devices Methods and apparatus for enhancing an inflatable device. In one example, a first component adapted to generate at least one of light and sound is coupled to a second component that is adapted to facilitate insertion into an inflatable device. The first component ma... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356951 | Inflatable dancing toy with music An inflatable toy may include a housing, a balloon-like structure, a blower mechanism, a drive mechanism, and a motor. The balloon-like structure may include a base, an inflatable portion, and an inlet. The base and the inflatable portion may define an air storage a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7204278 | Structure of check-valve and production method thereof and inflatable air-packing device using same A check valve for use in an air-packing device has a simple structure and promotes to easily inflate all of the air cells of the air-packing device with a relatively lower pressure. The check valves can be easily attached to any locations of the air-packing device. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7159823 | Rapid deployment of troops and cargo A rapid deployment system has an inflatable landing tube with an inflatable exit slide coupled to an aircraft. Connectors couple the landing tube to the aircraft. Flexible retarders extend inward from the inner surface of the tube for retarding gravitational descent... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7075019 | Measuring and dispensing system for solid dry flowable materials An apparatus for measuring and dispensing solid dry flowable materials, comprising a supply container (10), a reserve hopper (18), a means for connecting said supply container (10) to said reserve hopper (18), a means for weighing said re... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7008289 | Toy with openable container from which one or more objects spring out A toy including an openable container, and a non-porous, molded, hollow, elastic three-dimensional representative object arranged to be contained in a compressed condition within the container such that on opening the container the object springs out by assuming its... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6866073 | Forage bag loading assembly A forage loading assembly substitutes a large reciprocating piston for the traditionally employed auger to impel and compact the forage into a huge bag. The forage is preferably transferred to a point above the piston action by a conveyor, the bottom of which is sus... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6823904 | Metering installation for powder pigments The invention relates to a metering installation for powder pigments, having an arrangement for supplying the powder pigments into a weighing container of a weighing arrangement. The weighing container may be emptied into a pneumatic conveying conduit which leads in... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6799611 | Decorative icing dispenser An icing dispenser having an expandable elastic reservoir on the handle proximal end which when loaded expands a reservoir bladder under an elastic bias that tends to return the bladder to its unexpanded condition, therein uniformly impressing constant pressure on t... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6719016 | Inflator for vehicle protection apparatus A pressurized container includes a vessel defining a chamber therein. A housing that is connected to the vessel defines an outlet that is fluidly separated from the chamber by a closure member. A moveable member may be seated within and form a seal with the housing ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6598629 | Sanding truck sandbagging apparatus A sandbagging manufacturing apparatus designed to be used with standard sanding trucks normally used with a broadcast spreader. The truck includes a large hopper with a hydraulically controlled conveyor belt located longitudinally inside the large hopper ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6431407 | Container filling device An automatic container filler (20) having a frame (22) that supports a hopper (24). A dispensing unit (26) is located at the bottom of the hopper (24) that selectively feeds a fluent material, such as sand, into a plurality of discharge chutes (28). The a... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6408902 | Balloon-inflating device A balloon-inflating device capable of mixing a multiple type of gases, which includes a body having an air-inlet cavity and a compression cavity; at least one air pump mounted to the body to pump air from the air-inlet cavity to the compression cavity; at... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6302171 | Self-triggering inflatable balloon device and valve therefor having an improved puncture stake A self-triggering inflatable balloon device. In a preferred embodiment, the device comprises a cylinder of compressed gas having an actuating valve thereon. The other end of the actuating valve is coupled to a deflated balloon. The cylinder, valve and def... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6220313 | Bulk dispenser A dispenser for bulk goods comprises a storage container, and a discharge device connected thereto, a dosing means and a discharge chute extending to a collecting point. The dosing means comprises a valve flap which is pivotable between a closing position... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6199724 | Bulk pre-measured single hand dispenser A store display, for one handed dispensing a measured volume of bulk items such as hard candy, has a storage compartment. The storage compartment has a sloping floor for gravity feeding a dispenser. A chute, attached to the separator and moveable with it,... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6145709 | Container filling device An automatic container filler (20) having a frame (22) that supports a hopper (24). A dispensing unit (26) is located at the bottom of the hopper (24) that selectively feeds a fluent material, such as sand, into a plurality of discharge chutes (28). The a... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6138723 | Filling arrangement A filling device for filling bags, in particular with granular bulk material, in which there are provided a closeable filler neck (17) which is in connection with a reservoir and at least one pair of clamping arms (14) which are at least indirectly swivel... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6112504 | Bulk bagging machine A bag filling machine comprising a supply hopper, a material flow control mechanism and a rotatable bag filling spout is herein disclosed. The rotating bag filling spout is constructed and arranged for rotation about a vertical axis and is connected to th... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5983965 | Expander for flexible baby bottle liner An expander for a flexible liner in the shell of a baby bottle including a squeezable bulb to supply air and connected confluently to an adapter having a one-way valve therein and with the adapter being sealingly inserted into the open end of the liner.... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5947168 | Method and apparatus for rapidly deflating and substantially totally emptying an inflatable chamber, in particular a chamber of a support device, such as a mattress A method and apparatus for rapidly deflating a chamber. The apparatus for rapidly inflating an inflatable chamber of determined inflation volume with an inflation fluid comprises an inflation device for inflating said inflatable chamber with an inflation ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5901762 | Sand bag filling device A new sand bag filling device for taking bulk sand and filling sand bags with the bulk sand on demand. The inventive device includes a hopper having interior space, a top, a bottom, a pair of end walls, and a pair side walls extending between the end wall... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5873396 | Sandbag-filling apparatus A vehicle comprising a motor for providing drive power to the vehicle, a hydraulic system powered by the motor, a container for containing a bulk quantity of fluent matter, and matter-dispensing apparatus comprising the hopper for receiving fluent matter ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5806572 | Apparatus for inflating and deflating a dunnage bag A reusable dunnage bag is provided for placement between or among boxes or packages of diverse products packed or stored for shipment in trailers or containers so as to cushion and protect the products from damage in being transported from one location to... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5697407 | Compounding system for multiple chamber receptacles A high speed bulk compounder system for filling upper and lower chambers of dual chamber TPN bags with fluid from source containers includes a controller for controlling the operation of peristaltic pump stations, each station being associated with one of... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5692546 | Method of loading a bulk cargo A method for loading a bulk cargo into a flexible expandable liner. The liner has a body defining an inlet opening and an interior for holding the cargo. An inlet chute is connected to the liner body and extends through the inlet opening. The method inclu... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5687551 | Product holding hopper and pouch expander for filling pouches and methods A pouch filling apparatus for filling pouches with product as the pouches travel around a filler wheel includes a hopper wheel carrying a plurality of hoppers over a sector of the filler wheel empty of pouches. The filler wheel carries a plurality of prod... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5630451 | Oil change apparatus An oil drain assembly for an engine oil pan to replace the plug of the oil pan drain opening comprising a valve housing having an upper oil inlet port mounted to and in communication with the drain opening of the engine oil pan; a lower oil outlet port; a... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5603361 | Portable water balloon and container filler A portable dispenser is adapted to filling water balloons and water pistols. A reservoir is pressurized by a hand pump that draws air in from the atmosphere and forces the air into the reservoir. The pressure in the reservoir forces water down a flexible ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5581982 | Method for automatically bagging ice using a timer and multipositional electronic scale An ice bagger comprises an ice maker, an ice bagging unit which includes an automatic sanitation system, and a merchandiser. The ice maker delivers particulate ice into a hopper housed within the ice bagging unit. The ice bagging unit includes a bag carri... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5579813 | Self-triggering inflatable balloon device A self-triggering inflatable balloon device. In a preferred embodiment, the device comprises a cylinder of compressed gas having an actuating valve thereon. The other end of the actuating valve is coupled to a deflated balloon. The cylinder, valve and def... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5566728 | Method and apparatus for use with inflatable stowage pads for transport purposes A method for filling and evacuating an inflatable stowage pad, includes connecting the stowage pad to a nozzle apparatus including a handgrip which operates on the principle of a water jet pump for selectively generating a pressure air flow and a suction ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5443102 | Method and apparatus for filling particulate material into a liner of a FIBC A method for filling an FIBC includes causing particulate material to flow from a container under gravity through a filling duct into a liner of the FIBC. The particulate material is caused to adopt a free fall generally laminar flow stream which over sub... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5357733 | Aseptic packaging apparatus and method including a control system for accurately dispensing material An apparatus and method is disclosed for filling successive pouches which are interconnected in a continuous web by a tubular top portion. Material is dispensed into the pouches by an elongated filling pipe and a mass flow meter monitors the amount of mat... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5275215 | Vacuum fill system The present invention is a vacuum fill system for deaerating flowable materials for storage in a container. The vacuum fill system in general has a hollow, cylindrical container connected to a plurality of valves, slide gate valves and a vacuum pump in or... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5142846 | Apparatus and method for bagging a product A bag detection apparatus (50) for sensing the position and seam integrity of a deformable bag (24) and bag transfer apparatus (53) for gripping and maintaining positive control of the edges (25) of the bag (24) during transfer from a bag filling station ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5036893 | Bag filling machine with traversing latch mechanism A bag filling machine with traversing latch mechanisms. The rear latch mechanisms are movable forwardly towards the front fixed latches to permit the operator of the machine to easily and safely hang the bag loops on the four latches. Thereafter the rear ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5014757 | Balloon inflating device A balloon device includes an inner container and an outer container that are movable with respect to each other. The device includes a pressurized gas container mounted in the inner container and a firing mechanism that is operated by slamming the device ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4791776 | Method and apparatus for filling a bag with individual packs of articles or produce A method and apparatus for filling a bag with packs of produce or articles, in which the bag is suspended from a bag clamp and flattened by pairs of opposing lowering plates at spaced intervals down the bag. The packs are assembled in a batch of two or mo... | 12/20/1988 |
