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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322160 | Monitoring system for induction sealer An induction foil cap sealer system includes a monitoring system that comprises a plurality of sensors disposed throughout the sealer system, each sensor monitoring a respective condition related to the sealing operation. A controller is configured to receive from t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7000656 | Dosing system There are practical difficulties in dosing a component of a composition into its container, such as a personal care product into a hand-holdable dispenser on a filling line, due in part to the short time that is available for the operation. The difficulties can be a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999950 | N-tuple or RAM based neural network classification system and method The invention relates to n-tuple or RAM based neural network classification methods and systems and, more particularly, to n-tuple or RAM based classification systems where the decision criteria applied to obtain the output sources and compare these output sources t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6145552 | Particulate product following system and method A container following system for use with a particulate product measuring and dispensing machine having a discharge opening for allowing measured quantities of particulate product to drop therefrom into a moving container. The container following system c... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6135167 | Method and apparatus for a filler valve An improved filling valve specially configured for attachment onto a conventional, high speed liquid filling machine that is typically utilized in food product container packaging lines to quickly fill large numbers of containers, such as bottle or cans. ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5782100 | Refrigerant metering charge board A refrigerant metering charge board that accurately meters a refrigerant and an associated synthetic compressor oil into a product, preferably a refrigerator, is provided. Metering is accomplished by way of servo motors coupled to ball screws which are in... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5584326 | Compact apparatus for the storage, delivery and mixing of fluid substances Apparatus for the storage, delivery and mixing of fluid substances. The aratus consists of a compact, pre-assembled, movable operative unit, enabling the storage of a large number of substances and the management of a large number of delivery points in a... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5566733 | Apparatus for delivering, at high frequency, measured quantities of liquid Two electrovalves (7A, 7B) are grouped in a same block (7) and disposed in parallel between a supply conduit (5) and a distribution conduit (6). Each electrovalve is provided with a micrometric adjustment screw (9A, 9B) which can be actuated from outside ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5425402 | Bottling system with mass filling and capping arrays Two or more of a bottle-cleaning operation, a bottle-filling operation, a cap-dispensing operation, and a cap-affixing operation simultaneously process arrays of equally sized containers in an x-y array by engaging the bottles with movable heads of a head... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5305809 | Gang array filler with relocatable nozzles A filling machine for containers simultaneously fills an array of containers, for examples immediately following depalletizing, and includes motor driven positioners for the nozzles to accommodate changes in the size of container being run. The containers... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5297597 | Container filler indexing counter A container filler indexing counter is provided for an automatic filling machine, which consists of a conveyor having a belt and guide rail for carrying a plurality of containers therealong. Two cylinders are spaced apart and adjustably mounted to the con... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5163484 | Process and apparatus for dispensing liquid colorants into a paint can, and quality control therefor An automated paint-batching system for producing paint cans of any size and color. The system includes a plurality of paint-batching cells, with each cell having a maching comprised of either one or two dispensing stations. When two dispensing stations ar... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5140801 | Apparatus for filling folded sheet bags Two vacuum-type suction bells are movable towards and away from a bag for opening the bag. When open, a feed pipe is inserted into the bag for filling the bag with fluid. Sealing elements move toward the bag for sealing the same about the feed pipe. The s... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5111855 | Plant and apparatus for producing perfumes An automated perfume processing plant for dosing and mixing different substances for the production of perfumes, includes a plurality of reservoirs for different substances, a plurality of outlet dosing valves controlled by a control computer individually... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5083591 | Process for dispensing liquid colorants into a paint can, and quality control therefor An automated paint-batching system for producing paint cans of any size and color. The system includes a plurality of paint-batching cells, with each cell having a machine comprised of either one or two dispensing stations. When two dispensing stations ar... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5070674 | Packaging machine and method A packaging machine and method of packaging utilizing chains of interconnected preopened bags which are fed sequentially and one at a time to a load station. Bag tops are clamped against spreading horns by sensor equipped clamps which cause disablement of... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4950145 | Apparatus for molding chocolate Chocolate mold filling apparatus having chocolate molds having different number of cavity, cavity volume, cavity fill opening height, and cavity fill opening spacing characteristics. Each mold further has a base flange which incorporates a process code ke... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4787428 | Container filling apparatus with selectively communicated chambers Liquid from a supply tank B flows into a container C via outer and central annular chambers 14, 8 of filling apparatus A. Communication between the chambers is controlled by a flexible diaphragm 5 selectively urged against an annular seat 15 on a wall 10 ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4733803 | Particulate dispensing apparatus A dispensing apparatus adapted to be mounted over a can line for dispensing metered amounts of particulate material into cans in a high speed canning operation. The dispenser utilizes a metering unit which includes a reciprocating slide bar having a pair ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4544005 | Can detection and switch mechanism for can filling apparatus A filling apparatus for metal containers has a rotatable bowl carrying filling syrup or other fluid with a plurality of filling valves arranged on the bowl bottom around its periphery to fill empty containers moved into traveling engagement with each valv... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4532971 | High speed vacuum syruper A high speed vacuum syruper for containers has a rotatable bowl carrying filling syrup or other fluid with a plurality of filling valves arranged on the bowl bottom around its periphery to fill empty containers moved into traveling engagement with each va... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4529019 | Safe tire inflator Vehicular tires, mounted on wheel rims, are more safely inflated in rugged box enclosing entire tire-and-wheel-rim assembly, using inflating line that penetrates through wall of box, with pressure gauge visible from outside of box. Interlocks can be provi... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4495975 | Sample treatment device A device for treating samples, for example collection of fractions from a chromatographic separation process, comprises a series of test containers (11), a treatment unit (5) and an apparatus (4) for creating relative motion between the test containers an... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4372352 | Foam dispensing apparatus In a foam dispensing head for discharging foam in a low pressure system there is provided at least first and second orifice rods rotatably insertable within receiving bores cooperative respectively with adjacent first and second mix component infeed ports... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4274456 | Apparatus for dispensing fluid sealant An apparatus for accurately dispensing predetermined amounts of fluid sealant onto can ends which comprises a dispenser arm mounted at one end for horizontal and vertical arcuate movement, a clamp for releasably holding the arm in one operative position, ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4158535 | Generation of polyurethane foam An improvement in the generation of foam from a mixture of foam-forming material in a structure having a preferred configuration. Conveying means are used to convey the structure along a horizontal path. A plurality of foam gun heads are mounted in spaced... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4010595 | Apparatus for supplying boxes to a plurality of filling and weighing stations and removal of filled boxes thereof An apparatus and method for supplying empty boxes to a plurality of filling and weighing stations for filling boxes at said stations each independently of other filling stations, and removal of filled boxes from said filling and weighing stations along a ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3982376 | Apparatus for filling and sealing retort foods A filling and sealing process and apparatus for retort foods, in which a plurality of retort pouches are treated at the same time. The retort pouches are gripped by a plurality of grippers fixedly connected to an endless transfer chain and fed through fir... | 09/28/1976 |
