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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7168459 | Feed bags and methods of use A feed bag includes a body bounding a compartment, the compartment being adapted to hold a feed material. The body has a first end with an outlet formed thereat and an opposing second end. A vent port is formed on the body so as to communicate with the compartment. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156372 | Non-contact valve for particulate material A non-contact valve (24, 26) for controlling the flow of particulate material (M) includes a body (102) and a gas-porous element (106) associated with the body (102). A first orifice (122) is defined by the gas-porous element (1... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7080670 | Method and device for filling a drinks container with a drink produced from an initial liquid, and corresponding drink container According to the inventive method, the filling of a drinks container (10) with a drink (15) produced from an initial liquid (24) and containing a gas dissolved therein is carried out in an inventive device (20) comprising a filling device... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6902702 | Devices and methods for producing microarrays of biological samples The present invention is directed to systems and methods for producing microarrays of biological samples using an improved slide platform, vacuum manifold, and variable pin contact velocity. Slides onto which spotting pins produce the microarray of biological sample... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6889725 | Container strengthening system A system for strengthening containers in a high-speed filling operation is disclosed. The system includes a solenoid-driven injector apparatus positioned at an angle to the containers being filled. The injector apparatus includes a chamber connected via an intake li... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6883558 | Method of filling a muffler cavity with fibrous material A method for filling a muffler shell with a fibrous material includes providing an outer muffler shell, applying a temporary form to the outer shell to define a muffler chamber within the outer muffler shell, and wetting the fibrous material by forcing moisturized c... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6851459 | Air samplers An air sampler for use in analyzing biological or other analytes, comprizes an airflow chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet. An extract from an air mover draws ambient air in through the inlet, and then through the chamber, to discharge it back to atmospher... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6810929 | Transportable container for fluidizable material and method A transportable container for fluidizable solids includes a storage container adapted to contain the fluidizable solids is disclosed. The storage container defines an air inlet port for introducing fluidizing air into the storage container and a solids outlet port f... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6796341 | Filling spout for an umbrella-shaped jet A filling spout for distributing a liquid in a receptacle, delivering an umbrella-shaped jet, the distribution passage for the liquid being defined by two parallel truncated partition walls, one outer wall belonging to the body of the spout and the other inner wall ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6782925 | Concrete recovery method and system According to certain embodiments of the present invention, there is disclosed herein a method and system of recovering concrete which includes admitting a concrete slurry to a tank, pressurizing the tank with a fluid under pressure, discharging through a discharge l... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6772801 | Fluidization of particles for encapsulation in oral dosage pharmaceutical products Encapsulated oral dosage pharmaceutical products are produced utilizing a system including a hopper and a dosator, where the hopper receives particles having irregular geometries and sizes greater than about 100 μm for delivery to the dosator. A gaseous fluid is di... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6763858 | Container strengthening system A system for strengthening containers in a high-speed filling operation is disclosed. The system includes a solenoid-driven injector apparatus positioned at an angle to the containers being filled. The injector apparatus includes a chamber connected via an intake li... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6748985 | Inlet device and its use An inlet device for a reactor vessel (5) intended for a separation method comprising retaining a substance on a separation medium from a liquid passing through the reactor vessel (5) which contains the separation medium. The device comprises (a) a dist... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6715515 | Structure for loading chemicals into solution tanks A chemical loading system includes a venturi located at the top of the solution tank to reduce the fluid mass that has to be lifted into the tank. An anti-bridging nozzle at the outlet of the eductor hopper assures that material is pushed into the vacuum created by ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6698473 | Cone-shaped jet filling tube and filling machine equipped therewith A filling tube for dispensing a liquid into a container, wherein the tube (10) includes an orifice (36, 40) for dispensing the liquid which conditions a cone-shaped jet, and wherein the tube includes an axial cannula provided with a gas discharge conduit ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698467 | Container strengthening system A system for strengthening containers in a high-speed filling operation is disclosed. The system includes a solenoid-driven injector apparatus positioned at an angle to the containers being filled. The injector apparatus includes a chamber connected via a... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6695018 | Collection scoop for flue gas desulfurization systems with bleed streams or ex situ forced oxidation A scoop is used to collect a liquid slurry upstream of an internal collection tank. The scoop is in fluid communication with a downcomer, which receives at least part of the collected slurry, thereby maintaining a continuous flow of liquid slurry through ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6668877 | Filling system for still beverages A filling system having a discharge unit to fill still beverages under an open ambience into containers. The filling system has an annular nozzle from which blows a sterile gas in the direction of filling. The nozzle is mounted on the filling system conce... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6659144 | Container strengthening system A system for strengthening containers in a high-speed filling operation is disclosed. The system includes a solenoid-driven injector apparatus positioned at an angle to the containers being filled. The injector apparatus includes a chamber connected via a... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6505656 | Container strengthening system A system for strengthening containers in a high-speed filling operation is disclosed. The system includes a solenoid-driven injector apparatus positioned at an angle to the containers being filled. The injector apparatus includes a chamber connected via a... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6446679 | Methods and apparatus for packing chromatography columns Particulate chromatography medium such as silica is packed into a chromatography column (2) along a feed conduit (16, 18) leading to a packing port (1) through the column wall. A motive flow of a liquid packing vehicle such as a non-polar organic solvent ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6401769 | Apparatus for dispensing a predetermined volume of a liquid Apparatus for dispensing a predetermined volume of a liquid (18) comprises a reservoir (12) for the liquid, a channel (13) provided with an outlet (16) for conveying the liquid (18) from the reservoir to the outlet, and means for generating a pulse of gas... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6378571 | Container strengthening system A system for strengthening containers in a high-speed filling operation is disclosed. The system includes a supply tank having an intake line connected to a source of liquefied gas. A solenoid-driven injector apparatus positioned at an angle to the contai... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6326225 | Method of manufacturing liquid crystal device A multiple panel is manufactured having individual panels in each of which a sealing material surrounds a pixel region and peripheral driver circuit regions. At least a part of the sealing material in the respective panels is provided with seal openings t... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6170718 | Volumetric batch dosing device A volumetric dosing system for bulk material utilizes a telescoping measuring container in which the upper portion carries the upper limit sensor for the height of the bulk material in the container and extends into the lower container below the level of ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6112780 | 4-tube apparatus for gaseous contaminant control during bottling processes A four-tube bottling system that greatly reduces the oxygen or other air-borne contaminants in bottled beverages. The apparatus allows for the injecting of inert gas into the bottom of the container while the atmosphere escapes through the forth tube near... | 09/05/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6056025 | High speed air nozzle for particulate filling system An apparatus for assisting in filling a container from a hopper containing a supply of particulate material is provided. The apparatus includes a conduit operably connected to the hopper and extending downwardly therefrom. The conduit is adapted to permit... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6039090 | Pressurizable beverage vessels An improved pressurizable wide mouthed vessel is provided which is capable of storing beverages under pressure and also of being used as a drinking vessel. The wide mouthed drinking vessel is closed by a closure urging a seal to sealingly engage the vesse... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6032438 | Apparatus and method for replacing environment within containers with a controlled environment A controlled environment gassing system is provided for removing the existing environment from containers. The existing environment may be purged by passing the containers along a gas distribution manifold disposed parallel to the direction of travel of t... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5911249 | Gassing rail apparatus and method An apparatus for exposing product to a controlled environment includes a rail top, a rail base, and a longitudinally oriented gas limiting member including two sections connected at their longitudinal ends and providing a gap between the sections. The con... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5878791 | Gas exchange device A gas exchange device designed to displace existing air or gas inside a pressurizable or inflatable article with an inert, dry gas such as nitrogen. The gas exchange device includes an elongated injection tube which inserts into a valve or opening of a pr... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5769135 | Steam outlet tube assembly for making beverages A steam outlet tube assembly for preparing beverages includes a steam tube having a terminal length portion including an outlet end. The outlet end of the first conduit is located at the terminal length portion of the steam tube. There is further provided... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5765607 | Machine for metering pharmaceutical products into containers A machine for metering pharmaceutical products into containers, each presenting, at least one given portion, a seat for a pharmaceutical product in the form of small-size particles; a conveyor being provided to convey the containers in a given direction t... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5744182 | Aromatisation process used in food packaging A process for introducing an aroma into the headspace of a package containing a food product during the gas packaging of the food product which comprises introducing a modified atmosphere into the headspace, and introducing a food acceptable aroma dissolv... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5598876 | Powdered material dispensing unit A gravity dispensing unit for filling containers with powdered material, wherein a vessel for powdered material presents, underneath, at least one dispenser with a central supply conduit in turn presenting a shutter and made of porous material; the supply... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5518046 | Method for charging liquids into containers A liquid is charged into a container through a liquid charging opening, which is formed at an upper end of the container. The container comprises a bottom for self-support, which is formed at a lower end of the container and causes the container to be sup... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5503198 | Method and apparatus for filling containers with dry ice pellets A pneumatic pellet transportation apparatus loads a predetermined quantity of dry ice pellets into an empty container while simultaneously evacuating the containers of dead air. The apparatus includes an aerator for fluidizing the dry ice pellets into a m... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5476126 | Method and apparatus for venting a storage vessel A method and apparatus for venting volatile organic compound vapors from a liquid storage vessel which includes the steps of introducing a purge medium to a liquid storage vessel containing volatile organic compound vapors and establishing an uniform and ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5465765 | Vacuum apparatus for developing fingerprints A vacuum chamber is provided for the development of latent fingerprints, having a first and second end, and end plates sealing the first end, a removable end plate for sealing the second end to form a vacuum chamber by assembly of the wall end plates. In ... | 11/14/1995 |
