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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398801 | Apparatus and method for processing wafers An apparatus and method for manufacturing semiconductor devices are disclosed. In accordance with the invention, a wafer transfer device for transferring wafers from wafer storage containers to wafer processing equipment includes a flow chamber designed to reduce th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7350544 | Station for controlling and purging a mini-environment A SMIF type mini-environment (1) can be connected onto a purge station (2). The purge station comprises a leaktight purge compartment (2b) whose top face includes a closable transfer passage (2c) facing the bottom face (1... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341079 | Machine for the aseptic treatment of containers in bottling plant Machine for the aseptic treatment of containers (10) in bottling plant, of the rotary type provided with a plurality of stations (9) for treating the containers and so shaped as to cause the treatment of the containers to take place under substantially... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328727 | Substrate container with fluid-sealing flow passageway A substrate container includes an enclosure and an access structure formed in the enclosure and providing fluid access through the enclosure to an interior of the substrate container. The access structure includes an opening and an inner surface. A grommet is situat... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7308919 | Refill apparatus for multiple containers A refill apparatus for multiple containers is provided, which comprises a single piece, integrally molded primary container for holding matter. The basin of the container is comprised of a bottom with a plurality of apertures that are arranged in rows and columns fo... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299606 | Method for dispensing fluid substances into containers In a machine (1) for filling containers with fluid products, different fluid substances are directed by means of a rotary valve assembly (19) into a tank (7) furnished with separate compartments (12, 13, 14, 15), isolated one from another... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7270153 | Maintenance device for a filling valve apparatus The subject invention discloses a variety of different maintenance devices for use with a filling valve apparatus. The maintenance devices each include a movable component and a locking mechanism. An actuator of the locking mechanism is coupled to a caming section o... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7165582 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a beverage container filling machine, and a beverage container closing machine There is now provided a beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a beverage container filling machine, and a beverage container closing machine, wherein only the top portions of containers being processed are disposed in a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156262 | Sanitary fill valve assembly with adjustable flow regulator A sanitary fill head and sanitary fill head assembly for dispensing viscous flowable materials including a housing having an inlet passage for receiving the viscous flowable material and an outlet passage from which the viscous flowable material is dispensed, a prod... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143793 | Cleaning system for a filling machine An automatic cleaning apparatus and/or method for periodically cleaning a filling machine during a filling cycle without the need for human interaction to initiate the cleaning process. In some embodiments, a controller automatically initiates a cleaning sequence at... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7104033 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage, having a filling element and filling machine with such filling elements A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage, having a filling element of a filling machine with a rotary construction for filling bottles or similar containers with a liquid has, in a filling element housing, a liquid duct for the controlled... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7036534 | Marine engine corrosion prevention system An apparatus and method for prevention of corrosion with the cooling system of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pressurized inert gas source and a fluid delivery system whereby the gas is dispersed within the cooling system to exp... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7024835 | Apparatus and method for opening sealed containers An apparatus and method for opening sealed containers includes, in a container with a removable seal, container packaging, with a removal end and a closed end, conformed to receive and removably retain the container. The seal has a front end and a rear end. A connec... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017627 | Nitrogen-filling system A nitrogen-filling system is provided. A nitrogen-filling system includes a carrier including a main body for carrying at least one wafer box having at least a wafer, and a closing cover mounted on the carrier main body so as to formed a closed space around the wafe... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011120 | Liquid filling device and method A liquid filling enables liquid, especially high consistency liquid, to be filled in a constant quantity without bubbles and without drops of the liquid. In the liquid filling device for receiving liquid into a cylinder and feeding it into a container, a three-way v... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011117 | Filling valve An improved filling valve and liquid filling machine comprising such valve are herein disclosed. The filling valve comprises a housing having a base, a cap and a sidewall extending between the base and the cap thereby defining a chamber. The base has a ramp which sl... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000653 | High pressure processing apparatus and high pressure processing method A high-pressure processing apparatus includes a processing vessel including a processing chamber formed therein to perform a certain process onto an object in the processing chamber; fluid feeding means which feeds a high-pressure fluid into the processing chamber; ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6966345 | Method for durability treatment of a pumpable material as well as a device therefor A method for durability treatment or sterilization of a pumpable material by high pressure treatment of the same in a high pressure press for killing and/or inactivating harmful microorganisms and enzymes in the material includes placing the pumpable material into a... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6918417 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, and an easily cleaned lifting device in a beverage bottling plant A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, and an easily cleaned lifting device in a beverage bottling plant. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6919043 | Method of sterilization for container, apparatus using therefor and heat treatment for container At the step of preheating the container, in addition to heating of the whole container, a neck portion (1a) of the container may be heated separately. Alternatively on the step of preheating the container, while whole container is heated by a hot air b... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6899145 | Front opening unified pod A front opening unified pod (FOUP) used for temporarily and portably storing semiconductor wafers between processing steps includes a manifold for uniformly distributing a purge gas in the FOUP during a purging process between wafer processing steps. The manifold ca... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6877532 | Purging system for a liquid dispensing nozzle A liquid-dispensing nozzle has a system for blowing air for a period of time through the nozzle's spout after the liquid valve closes. The flow of air purges and expels most of the liquid adhering to the interior surface of the spout, preventing this residual liquid... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6868873 | Method for filling, apparatus for filling, and container for filling and packaging A method for filling a container involves supplying a barrier layer to the inside of a container and irradiating the inside with a high energy ray to form a barrier layer on the inner surface of the container and simultaneously sterilizing the inside and discharging... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6848482 | Liquid removing device An object is to provide a liquid-removing apparatus capable of sufficiently removing liquid adhering to packaging material (11). The liquid-removing apparatus includes a packaging material (11) having a projection formed at a predetermined position; fi... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6837251 | Multiple contents container assembly for ultrapure solvent purging A process and apparatus to deliver both process chemical and solvent for cleaning the process chemical in a solvent purge refill system along with an integral solvent sorption module, in a single “assembly” that permits ease of shipping, minimal end-user interac... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6820660 | Device for the sterile filling of bottle shaped containers A device for filling bottles with liquid foodstuff in sterile conditions wherein an intermittently driven device is provided with bottle supports arranged successively in a line in the direction of conveyance and which passes through processing stations. The device ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6814109 | Zero clearance rotor valve for product filling An improved product filling device for filling containers has a zero clearance rotor valve engaging the interior of a rotor valve housing. The rotor has a tapered conical sealing surface engaged with a complimentary conical seating surface in the housing. The positi... | 11/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6772800 | Pedicure basin liner system A pedicure basin liner system, for preventing transmission of pathogens between pedicure clients when using a common pedicure basin. The pedicure basin has side walls, a bottom portion, and a top lip, which together define an interior volume capable of containing an... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6761191 | Liquid filling system with improved fluid displacement, nozzle and container handling, cleaning, and calibration/set-up capabilities An improved method and apparatus for a liquid filling system is herein disclosed incorporating means for generating greater overall production rate efficiencies (i.e. number of filled containers per minute per filling station) for automatic systems utilizing diverte... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6752959 | High-speed, low temperature sterilization and sanitization apparatus and method The present invention relates to a method of sterilizing and/or sanitizing a container using a sterilant vapor such as hydrogen peroxide. The sterilant vapor is discharged through a nozzle positioned in an opening of the container and the container is then purged of... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6691747 | Method and apparatus for exposing a container to a controlled environment An apparatus for exposing a container traveling along a conveyor to a controlled environment is provided. The apparatus includes an elongated rail and a first elongated gas deflecting member. The elongated rail includes a longitudinally oriented manifold.... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6655419 | Method for conditioning a liquid in receptacle fitted with a positive pressure valve A method for conditioning a receptacle which can contain a pressurized liquid, e.g. a gas cylinder, whereby the receptacle is fitted with a positive pressure valve into which a gas with a water or water vapor content of less than 40 ppmv is introduced aft... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6640845 | Toner filling apparatus and method including an anti-dribbling nozzle having air discharge ports A method and apparatus have been provided for directing toner from a hopper containing a supply of toner to fill as well as cleanly cutoff filling of a container without post-cutoff dribbling. The apparatus for the method includes (a) a conduit member con... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6626212 | Flexible container for liquid transport, liquid transport method using the container, liquid transport apparatus using the container, method for washing the container, and washing equipment A flexible container for liquid transport made of a flexible material includes a top face portion, a bottom face portion, and a peripheral face portion connecting the top face portion and the bottom face portion. An air tight, water resistant slide fasten... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6584995 | HVAC enviro-clean valve Currently, there are no products available which allow a user to treat microbial and bacterial growth inside a HVAC condensate drain line or clear a clogged line without cutting into the drain line. Our valve is an in-line condensate drain line valve that... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6557579 | Double metal seal A filling valve for a pressurized fluid container, including a valve body with a longitudinal bore and a side opening formed therein, a sealing assembly slidingly disposed in the valve body, the sealing assembly being formed with a bore therethrough, a va... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6533001 | Filling machine with filling heads that are respectively provided with a downward skewed valve A filling machine including at least one filling tube (22), whereby a product flows through said filling tube and said filling tube is placed opposite the opening of a receptacle that is to be filled. The feed for the filling tube is controlled by a valve... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6517775 | Sterilant monitoring assembly and apparatus and method using same Sterilant monitoring assembly includes an external housing defining an inlet and an outlet, and an internal flow path extending therethrough. An internal housing is located within the external housing and substantially surrounded by the internal flow path... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6499502 | Method and device for filling a distribution line with corrosive gas The subject of the present invention is a method and a device for filling a distribution line (20) with corrosive gas. The said method is a method for filling with gas, with passivation, a line (20) for distributing corrosive gas, which line is intended t... | 12/31/2002 |
