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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176950 | Dosage-dispensing device with a changing mechanism for dosage-dispensing units A device for dispensing a dosage includes a base frame, at least one device for receiving any dosage-dispensing unit or functional unit that is compatible to be inserted therein, a holder and at least one drive mechanism. The holder has at least one holding position... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176949 | Liquid crystal dispensing system A liquid crystal dispensing system includes a frame, a stage coupled to the frame; at least one liquid crystal dispenser moveably coupled the frame over the stage, and at least one measurement member operatively coupled to the liquid crystal dispenser, wherein the a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8151830 | Sensing apparatus A powder dispensing device is disclosed for dispensing powder into hard gelatin capsules or the like. The powder dispensing device comprises at least one plunger for compacting the powder to a powder compact and/or at least one transfer plunger which transfers the p... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151831 | Carousel for processing containers filled with liquid or powder products Containers for packaging liquid or powder products are directed onto a carousel (1) presenting a support element (9) equipped with a number of peripheral stations (10), each accommodating a relative container (2), and set in rotation abou... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146624 | System for controlling the loading of one or more foods into a self-propelled mixing unit by means of a mechanical shovel mounted to a motor vehicle A system for controlling the loading of animal food into self-propelled mixing units by means of a mechanical shovel. The system includes a testing apparatus, which is mounted to the shovel to determine a series of chemical-physical information related to the chemic... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8118068 | Apparatus and methods for storing and dispensing solid material The invention is directed to a dispensing unit suitable to precisely dispense material in powdery and/or granular form. The dispensing device comprises an gate valve opening sealingly closed by a blend. A control unit, which is interconnected to a scaling device, co... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8104521 | Dosage-dispensing device for powders or pastes A dosage-dispensing device includes a drive device and a source container that can be set into the drive device, wherein a dosage-dispensing head is connected to a closure shaft which is movably constrained in the source container. The closure shaft has a coupler pa... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8042578 | System and method for making paints from prepaints A manufacturing system for making paints from prepaints, along with a method related thereto. ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8011394 | Methodology and apparatus for storing and dispensing liquid components to create custom formulations The invention includes a material dispenser that further includes a container containing material, a press plate or puck for exerting pressure on the material, a sensor for detecting the material discharged from the container, and a scale for detecting the amount of... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7987879 | Methods and apparatus for dense particle loading Methods and apparatus enable filling a receptacle with solid particles introduced into the receptacle with a controlled flow rate and pattern of distribution of the particles. A pneumatic loader may dispense the particles into the receptacle with ability to adjust t... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980277 | Powder charging device and powder charging method The invention discloses a powder filling device and method which is capable of making stable powder flow rate, preventing powder from being leaked or dispersed during filling operation, and filling the powder in a short time in a new powder filling system filling th... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7958916 | Powder dispensing and sensing apparatus and methods Powder dispensing and sensing apparatus and methods are provided. The powder dispensing and sensing apparatus includes a tray support structure to receive a cartridge tray holding cartridges, a powder dispenser assembly including powder dispenser modules to dispense... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958915 | Liquid color gravimetric metering apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for delivering liquid color to a plastic resin processing machine include a scale for weighing a container of liquid color, a pump for removing liquid color from the container, controller for actuating pushers in the pump in a sequence whereby ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7832434 | Automated filling system for bulk liquid An automated filling system to conduct a filling operation in which a bulk liquid transport vehicle is filled with a bulk liquid and quality assurance tests are performed by a gas analyzer. A programmable logic controller, employed to control the filling operation, ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7806152 | Automated ice bagging apparatus and methods An automatic ice vending apparatus including a holding vessel formed with an aperture, the holding vessel being configured and dimensioned to receive and house ice pieces produced by an operatively associated ice supply, an ice metering device, and an ice transferri... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7789111 | Methodology and apparatus for storing and dispensing liquid components to create custom formulations The invention is directed to methodologies and apparatuses in which materials are dispensed in order to create a desired finished product. The invention includes a material dispenser that further includes a container containing material, a press plate or puck for ex... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7690403 | Automatic liquid dispenser and automatic liquid dispensing method An automatic liquid dispenser and automatic liquid dispensing method are disclosed capable of transmitting ultrasonic to an upper surface of a receptacle, and receiving the ultrasonic reflected from the upper surface of the receptacle to detect a receptacle height, ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7621300 | Metering method for particulate material There is provided a method for metering a quantity of a particulate material onto the surface of a porous retainer comprising the steps of: exposing a first surface of a porous retainer to a pool of particulate material; applying a vacuum to a second surface of the ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7617849 | Apparatus and method for dispensing substances into containers An apparatus for dispensing substances, specifically powders and liquids, into a container, is designed as a compact module containing a weighing device with a load receiver, a holder device which is attached to the load receiver and serves to receive and loosely ho... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7591290 | Protection of cryogenic storage units against filling overpressures Safe filling is provided by a housing (8) controlling the pump (6) of the mobile tank (1) receiving, via a secondary hose (10), the pressure prevailing in the container (2) to be filled, a programmable logic enabling the pump to op... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7441569 | Will call wireless tank level monitoring system A wireless tank level monitoring system is provided. The system includes a transmitter that is located in close proximity to the storage tank. The transmitter is coupled to a remote-ready tank level gauge, which provides a ratio-metric voltage output proportional to... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7415995 | Method and system for independently filling multiple canisters from cascaded storage stations A canister filling system is provided for independently filling multiple canisters from a common set of storage stations prioritized in a cascaded manner. The system includes first and second fill stations configured to receive and independently fill canisters with ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412312 | System for automatically determining a public transport vehicle emergency braking characteristics, in particular of a railway vehicle A system for automatically determining a public transport vehicle emergency braking characteristics, in particular of a railway vehicle, includes elements (1) for measuring the vehicle speed, elements (2) for measuring the distance travelled by it, and... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411136 | Multiple batch system and method for loading railcars of a wide range of capacities and designs Multiple-batch train loading systems and methods, for example for loading coal, which are capable of accommodating railcars of a wide range of capacities and designs. Each railcar is loaded with at least a relatively large initial weighed batch having a weight at le... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398803 | Identification and communication system for inflatable devices A pneumatic system consists of an inflatable/deflatable article, for example, a compression garment connected to a pump by connectors, respectively. The connector attached to the garment carries an RFID transponder and a corresponding radio circuit is located within... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7360564 | Apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids and container for use in the same An apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids, comprising a plurality of pumps, having a connector for releasably connecting, to the respective pump, a container, which holds a fluid and comprises a connector-counterpart, and at least one actuator for releasing ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356980 | Automated method for packaging food An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351749 | Process for manufacture of personal care products utilizing a concentrate water phase A process which may be continuous is provided for manufacture of personal care product compositions. The process involves feeding a first water phase which is a concentrate containing most if not all water soluble ingredients of the composition into a blending tube.... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350876 | Combination panline and utility drilling or bolting unit A drilling or bolting unit for selective use with either a vehicle or a panline of a face conveyor associated with a longwall miner or mining machine is disclosed. In one embodiment, the unit comprises a base adapted for engaging the panline and a plurality of recei... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347007 | Low pressure high capacity dryer for resins and other granular and powdery materials A vacuum dryer and method for drying granular or powdery material including at least one canister for holding said material being movable among a series of locations including material heating and vacuum drying locations, means for moving said canister among said lo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343943 | Medication dose underfill detection system and application in an automated syringe preparing system An automated system is provided and includes a safety and cost reducing feature that is capable of detecting whether an underfill condition exists within the product container as a unit dose of medication is delivered thereto. More specifically, the medication is ty... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337594 | Food dispensing device and method An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337162 | Computer-implemented method and apparatus for matching paint A computer implemented method for matching paint on a vehicle, having the steps of receiving in a central computer, from a remote terminal, vehicle identifying information relating to a specific vehicle and a first set of paint color data from a portion of the body ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328726 | Ramp rate blender The invention provides processes for delivering a blend of two or more compressed gas streams to a receiving vessel at a preset ramp rate under pressure regulation control in response to cumulative mass ratio when at least two of the streams have different compositi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325578 | Container filling machine A machine for filling containers with liquid or particulate material, wherein a carousel conveyor, rotating continuously about an axis, supports a number of supporting and weighing heads, each of which is independent of the other supporting and weighing heads and su... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325408 | Method of controlling a refrigerator A method of controlling a refrigerator having a shaved ice discharger to discharge shaved ice produced within the refrigerator to the outside. The refrigerator includes a shaved-ice maker equipped within a freezing compartment to produce shaved ice, a shaved ice dis... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320345 | Tire safety valve and inflation device An air inflation device is a pass-thru vehicle tire inflation device. It ensures exact air pressure without the use of an air gauge. It works by attaching to a tire valve, and then to an existing air supply, such as those found at gas stations, and utilizing an inte... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320346 | Method of proof testing glass A method of proof testing glass containers is disclosed. The method involves applying pressure to a sealed container in two discrete stages as shown in FIG. 1. In the first stage, the pressure is increased to a peak over at a first rate. In the seco... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317967 | Apparatus and method for transferring data to a pharmaceutical compounding system A system and method for use with a data entry system for providing input data to a pharmaceutical compounding device having an associated plurality of source solutions is provided. A first label comprising first indicia defining a desired pharmaceutical compound is ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314039 | Method of controlling operation of a liquid-fuel combustion appliance A method of controlling operation of a liquid-fuel combustion appliance. The method is characterized by including an “antiseize operating mode” in which an electric motor and a fuel pump, powered by the electric motor, are started periodically to prevent oxidati... | 01/01/2008 |
