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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7845374 | Gas filling apparatus for photomask box A gas filling apparatus used to fill a photomask box with gas such as nitrogen or other inert gas. The gas filling apparatus of the present invention has a gas filling chamber provided with a plurality of first pillared elements, a plurality of second pillared eleme... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7699080 | Apparatus for distributing a medium to containers An apparatus for distributing a medium to containers may include a distribution chamber which is arranged with respect to a rotation axis and which has a plurality of openings through which the medium can be guided out of the distribution chamber. A sleeve may be ar... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7690404 | Apparatus and method for exposing a container to a controlled environment An apparatus and method for exposing a container to a controlled environment. The apparatus includes an elongated rail with first, second, and third manifolds positioned in substantial alignment with the container. The first, second, and third manifolds are adapted ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7487806 | Source liquid supply apparatus having a cleaning function A source liquid supply apparatus and method that avoids leaving source liquid-and/or cleaning fluid-derived residues in the vicinity of the connection region between the source liquid feed conduit and the source tank. A flow-switching mechanism is attached to the so... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7357159 | Container treatment device with a gas curtain Equipment for treating open beverage containers (3), e.g. by filling or closing, comprising: a treatment site (1), to which a container (3) can be delivered for treatment, and at which a treatment element (2) is situated that acts upon th... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7322170 | Apparatus and method of sterile filling of containers An apparatus for the sterile filling of containers sterilizes the containers before supplying them, with their caps on, to a substantially airtight chamber for filling. A precision lead screw precisely positions each container under the appropriate capping/uncapping... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322870 | Apparatus and process for finishing light source filament tubes and arc tubes Manufacturing equipment and manufacturing process steps that improve upon prior art processes for the manufacturing of filament tube and arc tube light sources, their components and subassemblies, and lamps employing said light sources. A double ended, tipless filam... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7278452 | Filler for filling drink liquid The drink liquid, such as beer, soft drink, etc., stayed in stay portion 5 of filler during the filling operation is recovered without dropping of the quality. The filler is composed of cylinder rod 4 connected to the cap 3 of container 2... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7211123 | Apparatus for venting a transmission Device for the ventilation of a transmission case (11) that is normally intended to hold liquid lubricant for transmission components and includes a residual internal volume of air inside the transmission case that is connected to the atmospheric pressure by ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7186374 | Vapor phase decontamination of containers A flash vapor generator (10) provides a constant flow of vaporized hydrogen peroxide for rapidly sterilizing a large decontamination tunnel (11) with a high container throughput. The vaporizer includes a heated block which defines an interior bore or b... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179390 | Method of filtering a fluid and remote filtering station Filtering of an operating fluid of a mechanical device is performed utilizing a pumping device of the mechanical device which routinely circulated the operating fluid within the mechanical device. A remote filtering station of the present invention has a first condu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7108024 | Apparatus for the simultaneous filling of precise amounts of viscous liquid material in a sanitary environment An automated apparatus for the simultaneous filling of precise quantities of viscous liquid material to a plurality of containers in a sanitary environment, including a sanitary pump for delivering under pressure the viscous liquid material to a viscous liquid mater... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7010900 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, and a cleaning device for cleaning bottles in a beverage bottling plant There is now provided a beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material in a beverage bottling plant, and a cleaning device with a pair of nozzles transversely disposed with respect to one another for introduction of cleaning medi... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6941981 | Liquid filling system with improved set-up and fill weight calibration/verification 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... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923190 | Dynamic oil flusher cleaning system An exemplary cleaning apparatus for cleaning a system having a first fluid and a system pump is provided, wherein the apparatus comprises a tank including a second fluid. The cleaning apparatus also comprises an apparatus pump for pumping a predetermined amount of t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6896010 | Method and device for filling a paint reservoir in an automated painting installation The invention concerns painting installations comprising painting machines or robots (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b), each with a sprayer (12) and... | 05/24/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6786249 | Device for sterilizing packaging using hydrogen peroxide Described is an apparatus for simultaneously sterilizing a large number of packs (1) by means of a gas mixture containing hydrogen peroxide and a carrier gas. The apparatus comprises: supply lines (4) for the carrier gas and for hydrogen peroxide (5... | 09/07/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6431227 | Aseptic filling device A device for filling containers with free-flowing products under aseptic conditions comprises a conveyor system for intermittently conveying the containers along a conveyor path past appropriate filling stations in separate compartments inside a housing. ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6332484 | Machine installation for filling containers with contents In the case of a machine installation for sterilizing, filling and closing containers it is provided that the above named devices are arranged together in a station, which is, with regard to drive, independent of the mechanism for feeding and removing the... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6267153 | Process for filling containers simultaneously with their sterilization A process for filling containers simultaneously with their sterilization, including also the evacuation of the aeriform content of the containers that is exhausted directly to the outside without flowing back in the general tank containing the filling pro... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6234310 | Sterile packaging system A packaging system for a sterilizable item comprising a pouch having a frangible opening, the pouch defining a sterile compartment therein to hold a sterilizable item and a support element for fluid attachment to a sterilizer, the support element defining... | 05/22/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5896899 | Method and an apparatus for sterile bottling of beverages When carrying out a method for sterile bottling of beverages, which comprises the steps of cleaning the bottles first in a cleaning station by means of lye, transporting them then to a separate filling station, filling them in said filling station with th... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5860461 | Container, a container sealing cap, a process and a machine for cold-aseptic filling with beverages A bottle or a can as a small container intended for consumers for the aseptic cold filling with beverages in a filling and sealing machine comprises a manual seal to be operated by the consumer and is characterized by an additional mechanical seal for fil... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5848515 | Continuous-cycle sterile bottling plant A bottling plant is described wherein a bottle feed line and a plurality of specific function groups are each provided with selectively operable devices acting on the bottles moving along the feed line. Each special function group includes one or more mot... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5810059 | Dual channel bag filling machine with a clean in place system that cleans one channel while the other continues to fill bags According to a preferred embodiment, a machine for filling containers, such flexible plastic bags, with fluid product, such a liquid food product, uses two container fill nozzles that each has a product supply system. While one of the nozzles is being use... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5746259 | Injection system for servicing fluids into or through an enclosed region This invention is directed toward apparatus and methods for servicing equipment such as air conditioning systems, refrigeration systems, engines, transmissions, and tires More particularly, invention is directed toward a system for safely transferring pre... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5690151 | Dual channel bag filling machine with a clean-in-place system that cleans one channel while the other continues to fill bags A machine for filling containers, such as flexible plastic bags, with fluid product, such as liquid food product, using two container fill nozzles that each having a product supply system. While one of the nozzles is being used to fill containers that are... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5673733 | Engine coolant removal and refill method and device A removal and refill apparatus for use in removing and/or refilling coolant in an automotive cooling system. The automotive cooling system typically includes a radiator, overflow bottle, engine, water pump, and heater core elements. A method for utilizing... | 10/07/1997 |
