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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5118010 | In-home drink dispenser A post mix in-home carbonated drink dispenser has a novel expansion chamber and an anti-surge valve. The expansion chamber is a gradually expanding chamber which reduces carbonation loss as the carbonated liquid passes from the carbonator to the point whe... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5056364 | Fuel gauge assembly for LP gas tanks A fuel gauge for cart-mounted fuel tanks, particularly LP gas tanks for barbecue grills, is disclosed, the gauge having a bracket secured to the cart and a bracket secured to the tank. The brackets are indirectly coupled through a resilient member and hav... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5035141 | Apparatus for measuring small changes in liquid level in a container A liquid level sensing apparatus for detecting leaks in storage tanks. A buoyancy member is at least partially immersed in the liquid, suspended from a pivoted, counterbalanced, parallelogram support arrangement with a radio frequency target sensing eleme... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5033449 | Electronic grill control The electronic grill control employs a microprocessor-based circuit which monitors cooking temperature, cooking time, fuel level and the presence or absence of flame. The fuel level may be displayed alternately as a percentage or fraction of the full tank... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4929929 | Leakage control mechanism A leakage control mechanism for aggregate (10) containing liquid and/or with liquid running through them has a receptacle (28) for liquid escaping from the aggregate (10), mounted elastically in vertical direction and equipped with a device (46, 66) for d... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4848150 | Apparatus for measuring small changes in liquid level in a container A liquid level sensing apparatus for detecting leaks in storage tanks. A buoyancy member is at least partially immersed in the liquid, suspended from a pivoted, counterbalanced, parallelogram support arrangement with a radio frequency target sensing eleme... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4774676 | Linear digital flowmeter A linear digital flow meter includes a float in a passageway as is located positioned with the rate of flow. A sight glass tube is secured to the end of the unit and a rod connects the float to a tube. A generally H-shaped housing has the tube located in ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4750358 | Flow rate determination A device for determining flow rate of a liquid material that is discharged from an orifice. There is provided a container having a container wall extending upwardly to an open mouth for collection of the discharge from an orifice. The container has a disc... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4677964 | Portable gas grill A gas grill includes a cart and a cooking vessel supported on the cart with the cooking vessel having a lower gas burner assembly, an intermediate sear grid assembly and an upper cooking grid. The sear grid assembly includes inverted V-shaped sear bars th... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4614477 | Apparatus and method for monitoring and controlling the volumetric loading of a truck body The invention provides an apparatus and method for monitoring the volume of material loaded into a truck body. Apparatus is provided for sensing the volume of material held in the truck body and indicating, visually or audibly, when a predetermined volume... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4562732 | Device for detecting liquid amount in a vessel A device for detecting the amount of liquid in a vessel, such as a fuel tank of an automobile, using a torsion support member such as a torsion bar arranged between the vessel and the body of the automobile. The torsion displacement of the member correspo... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4561418 | Barbecue grill A barbecue grill for outdoor cooking has vertical spaced heating panels between which foodstuffs can be supported for cooking. One of the panels is slidable towards and away from the other panel to control the amount of heat supplied to the cooking area b... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4541276 | Contents gage The fluid contents of a closed container, particularly a closed cryogen container, are gauged by lifting the container through a lever arm one end of which acts upon a pressure transducer coupled to indicating means while the other end of the arm is sprin... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4524617 | Fuel gauge for propane tank A fuel gauge for indicating the level of fuel in a liquid propane tank comprises a housing mounting a weighing means and a cover forming a weighing platform. A locator means secures the tank on the weighing platform. An indicator means indicates the level... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4512189 | Liquid quantity detecting device A liquid quantity detecting device includes a float-type liquid-quantity meter and a torsion bar-type liquid meter. In the float-type liquid-quantity meter, the liquid quantity is detected by a float in a tank and the position of the float is converted to... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4476946 | Weight measuring arrangement for cooking appliance surface unit A weight measuring arrangement for a cooking appliance in which a surface heating unit also functions as a scale platform. A three arm cantilever beam supports the heating unit. A set of four strain gages measures the strain of the three support arms, wit... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4463604 | Liquid quantity detecting apparatus In a liquid quantity detecting apparatus, a torsion bar is mounted on a stationary structure to support a container thereon in such a manner that the torsion bar is twisted at a torsional angle in dependence upon the weight of liquid stored within the con... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4458539 | Blood fractionation apparatus having collected volume display system An apparatus for separating and collecting plasma from whole blood includes a volume monitoring system which provides a continuous display of the volume of plasma collected. A transducer circuit within the system develops an electrical signal frequency-de... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4413515 | Barbecue fuel level gauge A support adjacent to the lower end of the pedestal for a barbecue engages under a bottom edge portion of the barbecue fuel tank such that the tank tends to tilt away from the pedestal by gravity. A gauge member connects to the top of the tank and passes ... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4407160 | Device for determining the quantity of the contents of a tank mounted in a frame which rests on a base with four points of support disposed in the corners of a rectangle Device for determining the quantity of the contents of a tank (1) mounted in a frame (3,4) which rests on a base with four points of support disposed in the corner points of a rectangle, two adjacent points of support being constituted by force measuring ... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4385672 | Feed level indicator An assembly that enables an observer stationed outside an opaque upstanding bin that contains fungible goods such as grain, feed, and the like, to determine the volumetric contents of such bin, by weight. The assembly includes a frame assembly that is lowered ... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4375839 | Measuring device for weighing vehicle cargo An apparatus for accurately and conveniently weighing the load carried in a vehicle provides a readout of the weight of the cargo by sensing the relative vertical movement of the load-carrying portion of the vehicle, which is proportional to the weight of... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4368640 | Liquid level sensing device A liquid level sensing device comprising a load cell supporting a column or stack of segments freely resting on one another. The density of each element is substantially identical to that of the surrounding liquid. The elements are freely guided within a ... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4276774 | Method and apparatus for measuring the level of semi-solid material A method and apparatus for measuring the level of containerized or free standing semi-solid material is disclosed. A substantially smooth uniform cable is suspended above and into the semi-solid material. A predetermined amount of slack is introduced into... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4245505 | Indicator of amount of liquefied gas in bottle A movable platform supports a bottle for liquefied petroleum gas, a pointer is connected to that platform to move when that platform moves, and adjustable spring means urge that platform to move in a direction which will move that pointer toward an "empty... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4197273 | Apparatus for controlling the directional solidification of a liquid-solid system The growth of a solid obtained by cooling a liquid solution is observed and controlled by measuring the variation in volume of the solid-liquid system at the time of solidification. The method is applicable to the control of oriented crystallization from ... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4096024 | Method for controlling the solidification of a liquid-solid system and a device for the application of the method The growth of a solid obtained by cooling a liquid solution is observed and controlled by measuring the variation in volume of the solid-liquid system at the time of solidification. The method is applicable to the control of oriented crystallization from ... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4076088 | Balance with a digital and an analogue display Scale with a digital display and an additional analogue display, the latter comprising at least one group of optically activable elements forming a row, each element corresponding to a value range of results of weighing operations, the length of the highe... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4063605 | Fluid power transmission system A fluid reservoir for hydraulic power systems comprises a tank divided into a liquid compartment and an air compartment by a flexible diaphragm so that the liquid will be pressurized by compressed air in the air compartment. The tank is supported in a sta... | 12/20/1977 |
| 3981195 | Silo level measuring system A system is provided for measuring the level of bulk material in a silo utilizing load cells responsive for determining total load. The silo is constructed with a separated upper storage portion and lower hopper portion with a flexible connecting seal so ... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3971254 | Solids level indicator A solids level indicator adapted for use in a vessel having solids flowing downwardly therein. A shaft is fixedly mounted at one end thereof while a generally flat plate is mounted at the free end thereof, the plate being perpendicular to the axis of the ... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3934474 | Holding and monitoring apparatus for intravenous infusion container An apparatus for holding and monitoring an intravenous infusion container. A pulley wheel is rotatably mounted to a base and wrappingly receives a line which is connected to the intravenous infusion container for the suspended mounting thereof. The axle o... | 01/27/1976 |
