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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7878376 | Dry goods dispenser and dispensing mechanism A device is provided for holding dispensing and conveying substances such as dry foods such as, for example, flour, breakfast cereal or granola. The device may include a stand holding a possibly hermetically sealed container which may include a conveyor, having a fl... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7766195 | Rotary feeding system Methods and apparatus for accurately and repeatably depositing edible particulates on edible products. A dual-drum rotary feed system accurately meters an amount of edible particle for each edible product with a first rotary drum while a second rotary drum deposits ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7757903 | Feeder assembly for bulk solids A feeder for feeding bulk material into a high pressure conveying line. The feed assembly comprises a rotary feeder that has a material inlet for receiving bulk material from a low pressure source and a material outlet for discharging the bulk material into a higher... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7597219 | Rotary valve for handling solid particulate material A rotary valve including a housing having an inner surface. A rotary assembly is positioned for rotation within the housing. The rotary assembly includes a plurality of radially outwardly extending vanes. The vanes extend toward the inner housing surface and are con... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7419358 | Method and device for compensation of the thermal expansion of a cellular wheel sluice rotors A cellular wheel sluice for the feeding of hot bulk material with stabilization of the radial play between the web ends of the cellular wheel and the wall of the housing borehole by means of the combination of materials of different thermal expansion coefficients, w... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7350674 | Arrangement for adjusting rotor position in a roting sluice The arrangement is for the adjustment of wear of the position of the rotor of a sluice feeder within a feed casing. The rotor has the form of a truncated cone and the play between the rotor and the surrounding casing is adjusted depending on the wear between the rot... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7284679 | Method of dispensing pulverulent contents and apparatus for implementing this method An apparatus for dispensing respectively predetermined quantities of pulverulent contents has a rotatably drivable metering roller containing at least one metering chamber and a material store which stores the pulverulent contents. The metering roller contains at le... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7237699 | Filter piston apparatus for dispensing pulverulent bulk material A filter piston apparatus that dispenses predetermined volumes of pulverulent bulk material has a metering chamber which accommodates in each case a predetermined volume of bulk material, which is present at the end of a circular-cylindrical bore and which has its b... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216776 | Child-resistant pill dispenser A child-resistant dispenser for dispensing items, including a chassis (12) having a reservoir (40) for holding items (16) and a conveyor (14) including a conveyor pocket (18) for receiving an item (16a). The conveyor ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7185791 | Apparatus for metering and dispensing powdered product, and method for replacing a filler wheel for such an apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for metering and dispensing powdered product into containers, including a storage chamber for receiving the product, an incrementally rotating filler wheel that has at least one metering opening, the filler wheel in a fi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7082891 | Food product flavoring apparatus A food product flavoring apparatus (20) includes a receptacle (22) having a dispensing base (30), nozzles (50) positioned above the dispensing base (30), and a vessel (80) holding a liquid flavoring (82). The liquid f... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083069 | Bulk material discharge assembly with feeding apparatus Bulk material discharge assemblies comprise a bulk material hopper, a conduit for delivering an air stream to entrain with bulk material from the bulk material hopper, and a feeding apparatus for introducing additive to the conduit. The feeding apparatus comprises a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7021504 | Apparatus for dispensing free-flowing material Apparatus for dispensing a free-flowing material comprising a container for receiving the material, a pump connected to the container for conveying the material to a port from which free-flowing material can be dispensed. The pump includes at least one rotatable pum... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6991134 | Device to store, sift and measure flour The device to store, sift and measure flour has a container that is generally rectangular in cross section, and that is relatively tall in relation to its horizontal dimensions. A sifting mechanism divides the container roughly in half vertically, and a measuring me... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6966466 | Rotary airlock valve A rotary airlock valve has a plurality of material receiving pockets having leading edges that are narrower than the trailing edges thereof, preferably having walls tapering inwardly so as to define a narrowed pocket opening for directing any material expansion due ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6951294 | Laundry detergent dispenser A laundry detergent dispenser includes a housing that has a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The front wall has a first compartment and a second compartment extending therein. A container is mounted within the housing... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6926003 | Multidose powder inhaler A powder inhaler comprises a medicament container, a rotatable metering disc extending into the interior of the medicament container and an air channel through which air is drawn via a mouthpiece. The metering disc has one or more peripherally located dosing grooves... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6905048 | Volumetric solid and liquid dispenser A volumetric solid and liquid dispenser includes a drum sized for receiving and containing a predetermined volume of solid material from a solid material supply source. The supply source can be a hopper positioned above the drum. The drum is rotatably mounted to a s... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6871762 | Dispenser for ice-thawing and other granulated materials A container for storage, dispensing, and spreading of ice-thawing materials for use around doorways, walkways, and other entrances where people walk and ice can form. It includes a storage hopper safe from the weather elements, a rotary dispenser drum which dispense... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6837403 | High pressure rotary valve with sound reduction means A rotary valve generally consisting of a housing having a cylindrical chamber provided with an inlet communicable with a zone of a first pressure, a first outlet communicable with a zone of a second pressure greater than said first pressure and a second outlet commu... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6779691 | Airtight blade valve device for exhausting dust An airtight blade valve device for exhausting dust includes two faceplates, two side plates, plural threaded rods, a rotor and a speed-reducing motor. The two faceplates and the two side plates are assembled together by the threaded rods to make up a closed casing h... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6766924 | Metering ball-valve with biased housing A ball-valve in which the housing within which the ball is received comprises two half members resiliently biased together and adapted to separate from each other against such bias. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6666627 | Discharge apparatus adapted to distribute material A discharge apparatus for connection to and covering an airlock material outlet. The discharge apparatus includes an air inlet for at least substantially directing an airstream through an airlock material outlet and toward an interior area defined by an a... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6651843 | Method and apparatus for the controlled supply of feedstock to a feedstock processing facility operating at high pressure A feedstock feeder for supplying feedstock to a system operating at a level of pressure. The feedstock feeder includes a pressure vessel having a pressure which is higher than the level of pressure; a mechanical feeder portion which meters the flow of fee... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6527141 | Dispensing measured quantities of materials for mixing into a larger batch An apparatus for dispensing measured quantities of particulate material includes a tubular duct arranged so that an air stream in the duct carries material along the duct and a row of hoppers each for containing the material to be dispensed; the hoppers b... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523726 | Apparatus and method for controlled feeding of particulate material An apparatus for feeding a particulate material. There is a drum having a peripheral surface and a central axis which is rotatable about its central axis. There is a first particulate material retaining wall which has an inner and outer edge. This wall is... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6481602 | Dispenser for frangible frozen food articles The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing articles into a container or basket and for controlling the dispensing mechanism to more accurately, efficiently, and intelligently dispense the desired articles with less damages to the... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6467403 | Stuffing-dosing machine for pasty food products The invention relates to a stuffing-dosing machine which comprises a container (1) which receives the food material and which is subjected to a vacuum (V), means for removing and impulsing the food material towards compaction-stuffing cavities, two altern... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6425500 | Hand held salt dispensing device A portable device for dispensing a particulate salt material upon a ground surface having a body with a substantially hollow interior, a forwardly located and open end and a reclosable end cap engaged with a rearwardly located end for permitting the hollo... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6386391 | Metering machine for pasta A metering machine for pasta is described comprising at least one channel for the roughing of the pasta, a shovel that is transversally insertable in said channel in order to meter the pasta, a cylinder with radial cavity rotatable between a position for ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6338423 | Device for feeding material Device for feeding material from a pressurised space to a space at a lower pressure, said device comprising a frame (2) with an admission port (5) and a discharge port (6), and a feed element (1) rotatably mounted inside the frame, said feed element conta... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6332739 | Powder supply system and powder supplying unit used in the system A powder supply system including a powder replenishment device as a powder source, a suction device and a plurality of powder supply units connected in series. Each of the powder supply units sprinkles powders toward an object mounted on each processing d... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6308860 | Apparatus for dispensing tablets and food products A dispensing device for a container comprises a housing having an open top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion of the housing is attached or permanently affixed to a container opening. An adjustable opening is disposed at the bottom of the housi... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6293439 | High pressure valve A high pressure rotary valve including a housing with inlet and outlet openings and a rotor and blade assembly within the housing for moving flowable solid material through the valve. The chamber containing the rotor assembly is defined between a pair of ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6293440 | Dispenser for granular materials A dispenser which is specially adapted for use with a container for granular materials such as laxatives. The dispenser includes an outer housing and an open or hollowed-out shaft. The shaft is easily separable from the housing for simplified assembly, di... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6283327 | Material feed system for selectively delivering lightweight, friable mesh fibers A material feed system and method for conveying a metered quantity of lightweight, friable mesh fibers without minimal damage to the mesh fibers to concrete and like materials mixing tank. The material feed system including a hopper with a spiral fiber gu... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6267847 | Pulper for a stock preparation system A pulper in a stock preparation system includes a housing with a fiber inlet, at least one water inlet, at least one outlet and an inner chamber. A plurality of stationary pulping foils are attached to the housing and extend into the inner chamber. A rota... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6237816 | Rotary valve and method of operating it A rotary valve for feeding bulk material comprises a housing having a cavity, a supply opening leading to said cavity, and a discharge opening. Within the cavity, there is a cellular wheel rotatably supported. The distance between the outer circumference ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6206247 | Rotary valve for particulate materials A rotary valve consisting generally of a housing having a cylindrical chamber provided with radially disposed inlet and outlet passageways; a shaft journaled in the housing extending through and disposed coaxially relative to such chamber; and a rotor mou... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6197114 | Power feeding apparatus having an adjustable feed width A method and system are provided for adjusting a discharge width of a powder feeder. The system includes a supply hopper that is spaced from the powder feeder. The powder feeder includes a receiving opening and a discharge opening and at least one adjusta... | 03/06/2001 |
